Community Life Magazine - Bedford Issue 1
Community Life magazine is a fresh approach to showcasing community life. Focussing on local charities, volunteers, wellbeing, local animal shelters, champions of the community. This edition is Bedford - 1st edition.
Community Life magazine is a fresh approach to showcasing community life. Focussing on local charities, volunteers, wellbeing, local animal shelters, champions of the community. This edition is Bedford - 1st edition.
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Editor<br />
Teresa Brooks<br />
T: 01234 310521<br />
M: 07429 136815<br />
E: teresa@communitylifemag.co.uk<br />
Advertising Manager<br />
Marie Rugg<br />
T: 01234 930634<br />
M: 07761 472164<br />
E: communitylifemag@yahoo.co.uk<br />
Front Cover Image<br />
Richard Corbyn<br />
Design & Artwork<br />
tweet: @doodlemunky<br />
Production<br />
info@tmmedia.co.uk<br />
Printed by<br />
White Hart Press, <strong>Bedford</strong><br />
Publisher<br />
Brooks Media<br />
Th e <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>Life</strong> Donation<br />
Every month, we will make a £25<br />
donation from our advertising<br />
revenues to one of the charities<br />
or projects in our magazine so<br />
look out for<br />
the star! £25<br />
FROM COMMUNITY LIFE<br />
Disclaimer<br />
All adverts and editorial are printed in<br />
good faith. While we make every eff ort to<br />
ensure the reliability and accuracy of the<br />
material contained in <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Life</strong>, we<br />
can accept no responsibility for the veracity<br />
of any claims made by our advertisers or<br />
contributors. No part of this publication<br />
may be reproduced or copied in any form<br />
without the written consent of the publisher.<br />
Welcome...<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Life</strong> is a monthly local<br />
magazine about your town and your<br />
people with 5000 copies available<br />
across pick up points in <strong>Bedford</strong> and<br />
the surrounding areas.<br />
We have a big focus on charity work,<br />
home grown groups, volunteering,<br />
projects of all kinds and true stories. In addition, features and<br />
articles on health, beauty and wellbeing will ensure there is<br />
something for everyone.<br />
We want you to be part of it and to contribute, share and enjoy!<br />
Your stories and experiences are all welcome and if you are part<br />
of anything new and would like people to know about it or if<br />
you have something you want to raise the profi le for, please let<br />
us know. We will try to include as much as we can about the<br />
things that matter to you!<br />
Look out for the <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Life</strong> Donation - We will gift £25<br />
every month to one of the groups, charities or projects we<br />
feature. Th is month our donation is to the new Breast of Health<br />
charity featured on page 5.<br />
Th ank you to our lovely, local businesses, contributors and all<br />
who have supported our launch.<br />
Enjoy! J Teresa & the team x<br />
Contents<br />
New local Breast of Health charity sets up ...................... 5<br />
Blood Pressure Numbers ................................................................... 6<br />
My Story – Lynne East’s personal battle ............................ 9<br />
Parade in your Pants .............................................................................. 10<br />
What Skin Type are you? ................................................................... 11<br />
Keeping your home Safe ....................................................................12-13<br />
<strong>Bedford</strong>’s Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s ........................... 14<br />
<strong>Bedford</strong> Daycare Hospice – 20 years on .............................16-17<br />
Central Volunteering Services ...................................................... 18<br />
Sitting down can damage your health ................................. 19<br />
YMCA Supported Lodgings Scheme ..................................... 20<br />
A Day in the <strong>Life</strong> of a Home-Start volunteer ................. 23<br />
Relationships – Taking the Curves ........................................... 25<br />
Artie’s Olympics for schools ........................................................... 26<br />
Take me Home – Can you help an animal? .................... 29<br />
Resources and What’s On ................................................................. 30<br />
Mini Ads and Services .......................................................................... 31<br />
To advertise please call 01234 310521 or email: teresa@communitylifemag.co.uk<br />
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