Working within the Bedford Borough Partnership
Bedford Street Angels are pleased to be an active member of the Bedford Borough Partnership, which brings together senior representatives from the community, private, public and voluntary sectors to work together to make Bedford a better place to live and work. See the article about Bedford Street Angels on their web site.
Supported by Bedford Borough Council
Since its early days, Bedford Street Angels has had the support of Bedford Borough Council. BSA is part of the:
Bed:Safe Steering Committee
Community Tactical Action Group
Serious Acquisitive Crime Working Party
Operational Delivery Group
Bed:Safe is an initiative Bedford Borough Council, other local agencies and Night Club owners that seeks to keep the town centre safe for people using the pubs and clubs at night. Street Angels keep in touch with police, door supervisors and taxi marshalls as we walk around the streets.
Supporting Bedfordshire Police
Street Angels keep in touch with police through the use of the Nite Net radio system. We work closely with the Night Time Economy and Licencing Officers, Community Engagement Officer and Police Intelligence.
Supported by Churches
The Bedford Street Angels project is supported by the following Church organisations:
All Bedford Churches Together
Bedford Town Centre Churches
Goldington Churches Together
Shalom Chuches Together
Hope Bedfordshire
Diocese of St Albans
University of Bedfordshire Chaplaincy Team
YMCA Bedfordshire
The following individual Churches have officially signed up to Bedford Street Angels and are represented on the BSA committee that oversees the project. Churches provide finance and encourage their members to volunteer as Street Angels, as administrators or to pray. A prayer card is available that churches can print and give out to members.
All Saints Church, Kempston
Bedford Pentecostal Church
Bromham Baptist Church
Brickhill Baptist Church
Bunyan Meeting Free Church
Cotton End Baptist Church
Cranfield Baptist Church
Elstow Abbey
Kempston East Methodist Church
Kingdom Way
Priory Methodist Church
Renhold Chapel
Russell Park Baptist Church
Rutland Road Church
Salvation Army
St Andrew's Church
St James' Biddenham
St John's with St Leonard's Church
St Joseph and the Holy Child Catholic Church
St Mary's Church, Cardington
St Paul's Church
St Peter de Merton
Turvey Abbey Monastery of Christ our Saviour
Christian Nightlife Initiatives
We are very grateful to the Watford Town Centre Chaplaincy for their help and advice in getting started with the Street Angels project in Bedford.
Street Angels and Street Pastors are operating in many towns and cities in the UK and worldwide. See the list on the Christian Nightlife Initiatives page of the Halifax Street Angels web site.
Bedford Street Angels would welcome the support of more Churches in Bedford. Church leaders please contact us for more details. |