Public Sector

• Bedford Borough Council
• Central Bedfordshire Council
• Luton Borough Council
• NHS Bedfordshire
• Bedfordshire and Luton Mental Health and Social Care Partnership NHS Trust
• Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service
• CfBT Advice and Guidance

 Partnerships 

• Central Bedfordshire Local Strategic Partnership
• Bedfordshire Parent Partnership Service
• The Learning Partnership Bedfordshire and Luton

Town and Parish Councils

• Ampthill Town Council
• Dunstable Town Council
• Flitwick Town Council
• Houghton Regis Town Council
• Leighton-Linslade Town Council

Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Organisations

• Bedford Race Equality Council
• Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity
• Community and Voluntary Service 
• Voluntary Action Luton
• Voluntary and Community Action

Voluntary Organisations and Community Groups

4th Dunstable Scout Group

Advocacy Alliance (Bedfordshire and Luton)
Age Concern Bedfordshire
Alcohol Services for the Community
Anchor “Staying-Put” Bedford
Artists' Network Bedfordshire
Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (ASBAH)
Autism Bedfordshire

Bedford Counselling Centre
Bedford Creative Arts
Bedford Guild House
Bedford Housing Link
Bedford Model Engineering Society
Bedfordshire Advocacy Service for Older People
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation
Bedfordshire and Luton Mind
Bedfordshire Disability Forum
Bedfordshire Garden Carers
Biggleswade First Aid Club
Biggleswade Sea Cadets
British Red Cross
BTCV Bedfordshire

Children’s Society (East of England Region)
Christian Family Care
Citizens Advice Bureau Bedford and District
Citizens Advice Bureau Dunstable and District
Citizens Advice Bureau Leighton-Linslade
Citizens Advice Bureau Mid Bedfordshire
Clapham Methodist Church

Dallow Development Trust
Disability Resource Centre
Dunstable and Houghton Regis Gateway Club
Dunstable Concert Music Society

Elisabeth Curtis Centre for Disabled Riders
Energize

Families United Network (Dunstable)
Family Groups (Bedford)
Furniture Link Bedford Ltd

Goldington Family Centre
Greensand Trust
Gujurati Mitra Mandal (Bedford)

Home-Start North and Mid Bedfordshire
Home-Start South Bedfordshire
Hospice at Home Volunteers Leighton-Linslade
Houghton Regis Baptist Church Community Link Project

KidsOut UK Ltd

Leonard Cheshire Disability
Livability Lifestyle Choices
Luton Accommodation and Move-On Project
Luton and Bedfordshire Youth Association

Mayday Trust
Mencap Dunstable
Mencap Bedford and District
Mid Beds Link-a-Ride Community Transport

National Travellers Action Group Bedfordshire

Oakley Rural Day Centre

Redton Badminton Club
Relate Bedfordshire and Luton

Shefford Majorettes
Sight Concern Bedfordshire
Spurgeons Child Care

University of the Third Age (Dunstable)

Victim Support Bedfordshire

Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough

YMCA Bedfordshire

Compact Quotes

Central Bedfordshire has agreed to adopt the Bedfordshire and Luton Compact, a working document aimed at developing a close, efficient and more effective equal working partnership between local, voluntary and community organisations and statutory agencies.

Richard Ellis, Director of Customer and Share Services for Central Bedfordshire said: “Central Bedfordshire and it’s voluntary and community organisations enjoy good working relationships and share many aspirations; dedication to public life, support for the development of strong and healthy communities, and the pursuit of inclusiveness. The community and voluntary sector in Bedfordshire deliver high quality services across all sectors of our communities, and in doing so help us deliver our strategic objectives.

“The Compact builds on these good relationships and will continue with the development of genuine working partnerships that deliver our joint priorities in Central Bedfordshire”.

Colin Poulter, Coordinator for Mid Beds Link a Ride said: “Compact had a direct impact for Link a Ride as it enabled us to enter into a lease agreement for our fleet of vehicles. This provided brand new minibuses and removed the need for capital to repair and renew them. It also gave job security for the drivers and enabled investment in staff training”.

Martin Trinder, Chief Officer for Community and Voluntary Service added: “In adopting the Compact, Central Bedfordshire has made a clear statement that it values the local voluntary and community sector, which has a unique role as an advocate for local people, particularly those marginalised in society, and as a service provider”.

John Gelder, Director of Voluntary and Community Action summed up: “The Compact will provide an excellent framework for consultation and partnership working and we welcome the opportunity this presents to engage with Central Bedfordshire in the development of services to improve the quality of life for local residents and those who use the services provided by the sector”.