Passengers arriving at Bedford Station in the evening peak on 18th & 20th December were entertained by a selection of carols and Christmas music performed by Bedford Choral Society and Chasing Deer.
The concerts were arranged by Marston Vale CRP in conjunction with Beds & Herts CRP and Thameslink.
A team of volunteers was on hand to collect donations from passengers. Mohammad Yasin, MP for Bedford & Kempston kindly joined the team for the Chasing Deer concert when colouring sheets & pencils and copies of Arlo’s Adventures There and Back were distributed to children.
£361.26 was raised on 18th December for Tibbs Dementia Foundation with a further £424.61 collected on 20th December for Bedford Foodbank.
Bedford Foodbank would very much welcome donations over the winter. You can donate directly to the Bedford Food Bank here.
Check out https://bedford.foodbank.org.uk/give-help/donate-food for a list of items that are most needed.
Stephen Sleight, Marston Vale CRP Officer said,
“I am delighted that our concerts raised such a large amount for two very worthy causes. My thanks to Bedford Choral Society and Chasing Deer for providing wonderful Christmas music, and to our fantastic team of volunteers, in particular Mohammad Yasin MP for making time in his busy diary to join us. And of course a huge ‘thank you’ to passengers for their generous donations!”