Bedford Museum is holding an exhibition up until December 2008 which celebrates local sporting champions and as particularly relevant as the Olympics have just started. www.bedfordmuseum.org
The modern equivalent of chess - fantasy wargames are a creative and compelling past-time and if you are interested finding out more, go along to the Arndale Centre in Luton on Thursday evenings
Something for everyone ! Bedford's River Festival brings everyone together for 2 days of fun and sport - making the best use of the River Ouse.
The Sunshine Riding School in Luton has been going for 20 years and Sinead van Kampen went along to learn more about the day in the life of a horse. www.sunshineriding.co.uk
Wimbledon is on and tennis is a sport that many people would like to play, but may feel daunted about how to go about learning. team BEDS & LUTON are running a project called Get Back Into Tenis
Peter Kendall, President of the NFU, is also a local farmer, and here he talks to Judy Oliver about the challenges of farming today and some aspects of his role as President of the NFU.
Ex-Arsenal footballer Perry Groves comes to Bedford to test some football boots and compare them with the lucky ones he wore when playing in the League Cup. Here he talks to our reporter, Sinead van Kampen. www.footy-boots.com
Local News TV talks to Alistair Burt, MP for North East Beds on his views on the recently announced changes to the local authorities in Bedfordshire. To contact Alistair, please write to:burta@parliament.uk