Blues Foundation win High Sheriff Award

Blues Foundation are delighted to have received the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Award for ‘outstanding service to the community in Bedfordshire’ during the pandemic.

Presented by the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire earlier this afternoon at Goldington Road, this award is to recognise the work completed by Blues Foundation in support of the local community; including our Digital Device Appeal, Meals for the Vulnerable and Activity Programmes across Bedfordshire.

Launched in January, the Digital Device Appeal championed by The High Sheriff aimed to tackle the digital divide and help children and young people access technology through the third national lockdown.

Through the campaign, supported by numerous members of the #BluesFamily and local Bedfordshire businesses, over 1,800 devices were delivered to vulnerable people and higher education facilities to ensure young people had access to online learning.

Blues Foundation Manager, Tom Harwood said: “We are humbled to receive the award from the High Sheriff, we are proud to play our part in supporting communities across the county during these difficult and challenging times. The pandemic has effected the lives of everyone and we hope our support has made a difference locally.”

The Meals for the Vulnerable campaign began nearly a year ago to coincide with the #RunRowRide campaign – the first ever campaign launched by Blues Foundation in May 2020. Alongside some further donations, close to 5,000 meals have been delivered across the county.

Drop offs have been to places including FACES Bedford, YMCA Bedfordshire, Emmaus Village Carlton and Holman House.

This week, Blues Foundation have been following the very latest government advice and the RFU Return to Rugby roadmap to run a multi-sport activity camp in Flitwick; supporting disadvantaged young people.

A similar camp will take place in Sandy next week. For more information on future activation, click here.  

Here at Blues Foundation, we are humbled to have received this award from The High Sheriff and we look forward to continuing our outreach into the local community moving forward.

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