BLCF

Congratulations to all the team here at BLCF on winning the surprise award at Luton and Bedfordshire’s Community Awards, acknowledging our 20 years of supporting the local community.

Join Us  Do you live in Central Bedfordshire or Bedford Borough?Do you take an active interest in your community and have a real desire to ensure that well-run projects, reaching those most in need locally, get the funding they deserve? If the answers are YES, then we would LOVE to hear from you! For

BLCF have been shortlisted for the Community Company Award at the 2021 Luton’s Best Awards. This Award is to recognise an individual or team that goes above and beyond in their work particularly those that have gone the extra mile to support the local residents during the Pandemic.Please show your

Trustees Week is an annual event and is a great time for us to say a huge Thank You to all of our wonderful Trustees, Thank you for playing a vital role, volunteering your time and working together to make important decisions about BLCF’S charity’s work. ViViane Vayssieres Grafton Barbour

This week sees BLCF celebrate their 20th Anniversary as a charity in Bedfordshire. Set up by Geoffrey Farr MBE, DL, together with the Bishop of Bedford and the then Lord Lieutenant, Sir Sam Whitbread the Community Foundation’s original purpose was to help smaller charitable organisations to secure much needed funding, to help serve their local neighbourhoods.  In

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Viviane Vayssieres, FCIM, as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Viviane has served as a board member for the past 3 years and has been a Marketing Consultant at Paule Rochelle since 2009. We are also delighted to welcome Karen Perkins as our new CEO. Karen moves to