Trevor Larder is the Outreach Development Officer for the North Bedfordshire Project for the Bedford Credit Union.

The aim of the Project is to undertake an outreach programme which includes :

  • increasing awareness of the Bedford Credit Union services and benefits
  • organising and attending local outreach events
  • attracting new members
  • recruiting and training groups of local volunteers
  • establishing local collection points manned by local volunteers
  • establishing partnerships with key local organisations and groups
  • establishing Payroll Deduction Schemes with local employers.

The area covered by the project includes the town of Bedford and the following villages and communities :

  • Kempston, Wootton, Elstow, Wilshamstead, Eastcotts,
  • Cardington, Cople, Willington, Great Barford, Renhold, Wilden
  • Stewartby, Ravensden, Clapham, Oakley, Bromham.

If any local organisation or community group, club or society wish to learn more about the Bedford Credit Union, the Outreach Development Officer will be delighted to provide information or to come and speak to a meeting. See below for the contact details.

Collection Points

One of the aims of the Project is to establish Collection Points in various communities, where members can pay into their accounts and new members can be signed up. The communities which the project is concentrating on initially are :

  • Kempston
  • Brickhill/Putnoe
  • Kingsbrook/Cauldwell
  • Goldington 

Kempston Collection Point

The latest Collection Point will open at Project 229, 229 Bedford Road, Kempston on Thursday 22nd July and will be open every Thursday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.

Kingsbrook/Cauldwell Collection Point

The Collection Point for the Kingsbrook and Cauldwell wards at the BPHA Community House on Faldo Road is open every Friday from 14.00pm to 16.00pm. 

As for the other existing and planned Collection Points, we need more volunteers to help us run them. If you can donate a few hours per week, we would like to hear from you. You can make new friends, support something worthwhile and make a difference in your Community. 

 
 
For more information on how to get involved in the Project as a volunteer, as a Community Champion and/or to support the establishment of a Collection Point or Payroll Deduction Scheme, or just to talk about becoming a Member, please contact : 

Trevor Larder, Outreach Development Officer at the Bedford Credit Union on 01234 346352, email trevorlarder@bedfordcreditunion.org.uk or write to 6, St Paul's Square, Bedford, MK40 1SQ