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Rag Rug Workshop

The Higgins Bedford

Higgins image of rag rug design

Join local artist Anne Marie Abbate to learn the techniques for making a rag rug using a latch hook. Tools and some materials are available to use on the day. 

Suitable for beginners.

Please use promotional code HIGGINS30 to avoid paying a transaction fee when booking a place.

Tickets £11 per person (maximum 3 in one booking)

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Bedford Guided Walks: I Never Knew That
The Higgins Bedford

Bedford Guided Walks: I Never Knew That

Bedford Guided Walks’ calendar of fun and informative tours continues, with ‘I Never Knew That’, encompassing all you never knew about Bedford!

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Knitting & Crochet at The Higgins Bedford
The Higgins Bedford

Knitting & Crochet at The Higgins Bedford

This friendly, informal group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at The Higgins Bedford to knit and crochet together. They sometimes work on their own projects, but also knit for charities and events throughout the year.

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Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) Community Portrait Exhibition
The Higgins Bedford

Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) Community Portrait Exhibition

At The Higgins Bedford, a FREE event running from 28th September until 23rd February 2025, The Community Portrait exhibition explores the history of photography, from 1840s glass-plate techniques through to current digital techniques, and examines a potential future involving AI.

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Bedford Guided Walks
The Higgins Bedford

Bedford Guided Walks

The Norman Conquest of Britain witnessed the introduction of castles to the landscape and a major castle in Bedford was built in the 12th century. Walk through the old castle grounds, see the mound on which it once stood and hear the story of the castle and its demise in the siege of 1224.

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The Life & Times of John Bunyan
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The Life & Times of John Bunyan

Bedford Guided Walks’ calendar of fun and informative tours continues, with The Life & Times of John Bunyan.

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The Jewel in the Crown with Bedford Guided Walks
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The Jewel in the Crown with Bedford Guided Walks

Bedford Guided Walks continues with their busy programme for 2024. Each walk lasts approximately two hours where you can learn about the characters and buildings which make up Bedford’s thousand year history. The Jewel in the Crown talks about the construction of the Embankment and its surrounds along the ‘jewel’ that is River Great Ouse.

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Monster Collage
The Higgins Bedford

Monster Collage

Head to The Higgins Bedford and join local artist Katie Allen to create a Monster Collage.

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Wizard Wands with Creative Days
The Higgins Bedford

Wizard Wands with Creative Days

Creative Days arrives at The Higgins Bedford, showing you how to make your own Witches and Wizards wand – so get those spells ready, it’ll be magic!! Sessions at 11.15am, 12.45pm and 2.15pm.

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Clay Pumpkin Tealight Holder
The Higgins Bedford

Clay Pumpkin Tealight Holder

For more spooky activities at The Higgins Bedford, creative practitioner Anne-Marie Abbate will be showing you to make a clay pumpkin tealight holder for Halloween. Sessions at 11.15am, 2.45pm and 2.15pm.

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Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) Community Portrait Exhibition
The Higgins Bedford

Bedford Creative Arts (BCA) Community Portrait Exhibition

At The Higgins Bedford, a FREE event running from 28th September until 23rd February 2025, The Community Portrait exhibition explores the history of photography, from 1840s glass-plate techniques through to current digital techniques, and examines a potential future involving AI.

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