Help raise vital funds towards a new Children’s A&E and a new CT scanner in the A&E Department at Bedford Hospital.
Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends have undertaken a £1m appeal on behalf of Bedford Hospital, to raise money for:
We now need you – people of Bedfordshire and beyond – to walk, swim, run, row, cycle or even rollerskate One Million Miles to raise these vital funds!
It's a great way to support the community, keep fit and fundraise, so we can continue our life-saving work and be there for children in times of need.
Register to take part in the One Million Miles fundraiser and help us raise money for Bedford Hospital. There's no minimum or maximum number of miles to undertake, just whatever you feel comfortable doing!
Register to take part in the One Million Miles fundraiser as a business for up to 4 employees to take part; or as a school or youth organisation (e.g. Brownies, Scouts) for up to 30 participants!
We welcome challenge and friendly competition:
» Which business adds the most miles towards the million miles?
» Within your school or organisation, which individual, form or year group will cover the most miles walking, running, skating, swimming or any other inventive way!
If you don't want to take part in the challenge but still wish to contribute to the fundraiser – then you can donate on our main JustGiving page – every donation, no matter the size will make a difference!
However – if you are wanting to take part and want to collect donations, please register below to receive your Welcome Pack and find out how to create your own linked JustGiving page.
After registering below, you'll receive a special water bottle, and welcome pack, with instructions on how to create your own JustGiving fundraising page. During the fundraiser, you'll receive support from our team, and if you want to, you'll be featured on our website and social media to celebrate your amazing achievement. All registration fees go directly to the charity – we will be forever grateful!
We were founded in 1988 by a group of local people, initially to raise money to refurbish the dilapidated Student Nurse Home at Bedford Hospital South Wing. Since then we have raised £10 million for a number of projects; the largest was £2.35 million to build a new Oncology Unit. This latest fundraiser, One Million Miles, is the brainchild of local businessman Ismail Anilmis DL.
The charity was delighted to purchase a new state of the art MRI scanner made possible by the bequest of two very generous legacies. At a ceremony on Monday, July 30, 2018, the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, Helen Nellis officially opened the extended MRI scanning suite at Bedford Hospital (South Wing).
The addition of the new equipment will increase the capacity of the MRI unit, bringing a new level of efficiency and more comfort for the patients.
BHC&F initially raised £180,000 to create the first Primrose Clinic in 1993, but with rapid growth in cancer treatment options, the original portacabin structure required could not cope with demand.
The charity therefore ran a huge £2,350,000 fundraising campaign to build a much larger, brand new permanent structure which became operational in 2003 and remains as an excellent facility for cancer treatment in Bedford.
BHC&F ran The Gamma Plus Appeal to raise £600,000 between 2011 and 2013 to purchase a new Gamma Camera with a dedicated CT scanner attached. This allowed images from both CT scan and the radioactive hot spots identified on the Gamma camera to be superimposed to accurately localise where the abnormality was exactly located in the patient.
This was one of the first such specialised Gamma Cameras to be installed in a District Hospital in the country.
