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 the project. Spencer and Becca...
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...
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!
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...
Charity Begins Today!
As of today, The Fountain is a registered charity! This is wonderful news because it means that we are able to access all sorts of different sources of funding and support that unregistered charities cannot access. Furthermore, it will help us to be identified as a charity much more easily, lending credibility to our...
Postcard/Coaster/Thingy
We’ve got a fab new postcard, that you can cut out and make into a coaster to remember us each time you have a tea, coffee, juice or whatever else you’re drinking. If you could use one, why not get in touch, or download and print one yourself!
Porter Blacks – The Current Situation
As you will probably be aware, our dream is to buy Porter Blacks at the top of the High Street in Bedford. We recently visited, and the photos below are what the interior currently looks like. It’s not pretty at the moment, but we really want to make this building into something much better for...
