A charity coffee shop and
community venue for Bedford

Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm
Crazy Coffee Shop Quiz

Crazy Coffee Shop Quiz

Join us on 26th May at 7pm for an evening of fun and trivia, as we put your knowledge (and a few other skills) to the test! There’s no age limit, and all are welcome. We’ll be doing a few ordinary quiz rounds, and a few not so ordinary ones,...
We're Open!

We’re Open!

What does an MP, cups of coffee, cupcakes and cakes and a bunch of people in blue t-shirts have in common? They were all part of our opening on Saturday. We were pleased that Alistair Burt, MP for North Bedfordshire was able to pop over to cut the ribbon and officially open...
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Help us out!

Help us out!

Are you up for a challenge? We’d love you to help us out as a volunteer in one of three ways: - As a Coffee Shop Barista you’d be helping serve and run the coffee shop that supports the rest of the project - If you become a Listening Ears Team Member, you’ll be spending...
The Grand Opening!

The Grand Opening!

You know that feeling you get before Christmas – it’s like butterflies in your tummy or like your insides just want to smile from ear to ear. It’s that anticipation of what’s to come. I’ve got that feeling now. I’m too excited to sleep and know that I’ll be awake really early because of it to. Tomorrow...
Fountain Nearly Ready To Splash

Fountain Nearly Ready To Splash

Have you seen the article about us in this week’s Bedford Times and Citizen?
Updated: Jenny is Doing It Again!

Updated: Jenny is Doing It Again!

UPDATE – Please see the following message from Jenny: Thank you for sponsoring me to run the MK marathon on Sunday in aid of the Fountain I need to update you as I shall not be running on Sunday and need to explain and give you an option Almost 8 weeks ago I was out...
The Fountain is GO!

The Fountain is GO!

We’re REALLY excited to share that today we signed a lease to start operating in Bedford town centre! We’ll be setting up in the old ‘Canopy Cafe’ at 9 Thurlow Street, near the bus station. It’s going to be a busy month of getting ready to open, but if you’re able, please do sign up...
Swishing Party

Swishing Party

10th March, 3pm – 6pm at Russell Park Baptist Church, Bedford Have you ever heard of swishing? It’s a great way to re-use old clothes and find some new ones! Bring your clothes (with hangers), handbags and accessories to swap, and help The Fountain at the same time. Who knows, you might find the perfect outfit… It’s...
Game over, and what fun it was!

Game over, and what fun it was!

Thanks for joining in with our marathon gaming event, we raised over £200 that will really help with getting the project up and running in our new building (stay tuned for news on that one – coming soon, we promise!). You can still give – just text TEEN13 £2 / £5 / £10 to 70070,...
Vote For Us!

Vote For Us!

Update: The voting has unfortunately been closed due to suspected irregularities. The decision will now be made internally by the FSB, but thank you for your support! If you don’t click another link on this website, please click this one: [link removed] This is for us to become the recipient of all fund-raising activities associated...
Game On!

Game On!

Donate up to £10 by text: TEEN13 £amount to 70070 This time last year we had a 24 hour computer gaming marathon. Our intrepid (albeit slightly crazy!) gamers Rikki Newnham and Becca Criddle played various video games raising nearly £500 in aid of The Fountain. Well it seems that once wasn’t enough and they have both volunteered...