Inspired by the Millennium Dome and the turn of the century, BCA involved large numbers of local people in the making and decorating of plastic domes. The work was then amassed for a striking public display at the Bedford’s River Festival.  

‘The Eyrie Roar’ was a phrase coined in the fifties to describe the atmosphere at Bedford Town Football Club as the crowd waited for their heroes to enter the pitch. The book BCA compiled is the result of reminiscence sessions with fans of the club, offering a unique record of their memories of the Club’s

This ‘hands on’ arts project encouraged children (aged 5 +) living in the Queens Park area of Bedford to look at the community in which they live and be inspired to produce a photograph, video, drawing or piece of written text. Over 1000 images were produced in a four week period and then displayed in

Time on our Hands was a project that began in 1993, offering older people a chance to try a broad range of arts activities, whilst meeting new people, gaining new skills and enjoying new experiences.    

Throughout the summer of 95 BCA’s Photography Group (comprising of local photography enthusiasts) visited Queens Park and Brickhill Allotments and got to know the allotment holders with a view to creating a photographic record of allotment life. The photographs taken feature the personalities they met, the produce they grew and the allotments themselves.