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Black History Month Celebrations - 8th October 2011 - Sponsored by Heritage Lottery Fund
A celebration of lives ..........
 
The Play "AFRICA!" by some of the participants The Community event
of the Commonwealth Connections Project
 
 
The giving of awards to community members
 
The young participants of the project going to End of the day and going home time!
receive their awards!
Heritage Lottery Award to BACF Commonwealth Connections
Project
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £40,400 to The Bedford African & Caribbean Forum
towards their project to help young people in Bedford learn about their African and Caribbean heritage.
The Bedford African and Caribbean Forum is a registered charity organisation established since 1998 to promote the social and economic needs of the African and Caribbean community in Bedford. They have a continuous ethos of working across the broad spectrum of their community, from young people to the elderly, with service users and providers.
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The aims of the Heritage project are:
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During the project the Bedford African and Caribbean Forum will be working in partnership with the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery & Bedford Museum and Bedford Borough Libraries. The project will create five new part-time employment opportunities. Recruited volunteers from the wider population of Bedford who are not of African or Caribbean origin will receive training on oral history recording, research, translation and transcription work. They will also get to learn about African and Caribbean histories and cultures. People knowing more about each other’s culture and values result in a more understanding and tolerant society.
Commenting on the award, the Chair of BACF, Carl Bernard said “This is an excellent opportunity for the Bedford African & Caribbean Forum in the furtherance of their work within the African and Caribbean community.”
Robyn Llewellyn, Head of Heritage Lottery Fund East of England, said “This interesting project will give young people the chance to learn about and explore both their heritage, and that of the many diverse communities that make up Bedford in the 21st Century. At HLF we understand that valuing and sharing our diverse histories changes lives, brings people together and can provide the foundation for a modern confident society.”
For further information, please contact Dr Mrs Pamela Bernard.
 
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH WAS CELEBRATED ON 2nd OCTOBER 2010
A JOINT PROJECT WITH BEDFORD MUSEUM
The day was bright and sunny and the cultural display of Nigeria Bini wedding songs and dance by Eruogun Cultural Group, London was enjoyed by all!
www.eruogunculturalgroup.org
We rely entirely on generous donations and grants to keep this project running. Any donation will be greatly appreciated.
For cheque donation, click HERE to download the Donation form. Send completed form and cheque to us. Thank you.
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