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...
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...
Nab A New Newsletter!
We’ve created another edition of our newsletter for the project. In this edition, fundraising events, new supporter highlights and news about a new fun website. Grab a copy to find out about our progress, then pass it on to a friend!
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...
What’s Next?
You might be wondering what’s next in the pipes for The Fountain. Well, we’re far from running dry as we cook up the next batch of fundraising ideas and projects for you to get involved in and have fun with. Firstly we’re planning to start a monthly milkshake night, similar to our previous one at...
Project Proposal Booklet
It’s been a little while since we’ve published information here, but don’t worry, we’ve been hard at work getting a brand new booklet together. This booklet builds on the information from the Project Ideas sheet, offering potential costings and the opportunity to give to the project.
Updated Project Outline
Here’s the latest version of the Project Outline document. It’s a ‘living’ document, so you can expect to see a few more of these over coming weeks. We’re working hard to refine and develop our understanding of the aims and needs relating to the project, and we’ll keep it updated as new partners agree to...
