Adult and Community Learning
SPARK is the name for the Adult
and Community Learning Service in Bedfordshire and Luton, which
aims to work with local communities to provide and promote a range
of high quality learning opportunities for adults that support family,
employment and community roles; promote equality of opportunity;
and enable adults to share in the joy of learning for its own sake.
These are the contacts you should use for enrolling. When you
search for a course, you will find the telephone number you need
to use for enrolling, through one of the main centres, listed below:
Dunstable & Houghton Regis 01582 818737
Adult Education Office
Kingsland Skills and Enterprise Centre
Parkside Drive
Houghton Regis
Beds LU5 5PY
email: michelle.hayden@bedscc.gov.uk
Leighton Buzzard & Linslade:
01525 375769
Adult Education Office
The Riverside Centre
Bridge Street
Leighton Buzzard
Beds LU7 1FJ
email: info@riverside-centre.com
Ampthill & Flitwick: 01525 404412
The Adult Education Office
Redbourne Community College
Flitwick Road
Ampthill
Beds MK45 2NU
email: enrolmentsrcc@yahoo.co.uk
Clifton & Shefford: 01462 629906
The Adult Education Office
Samuel Whitbread Commuity College
Shefford Road
Clifton
Shefford
Beds SG17 5QS
email: eve.needham@bedscc.gov.uk
Biggleswade & Sandy: 01767 318097
The Adult Education Office
Stratton Community College
Eagle Farm Road
Biggleswade
Beds SG18 8JB
email: bandsacl@bedscc.gov.uk
Bedford & Kempston: 01234 244970
The Adult Education Office
John Bunyan Community College
Mile Road
Bedford
Beds MK42 9TR
email: emrolmentsbedford@yahoo.co.uk
Sharnbrook and Rural North Beds: 01234 782581
The Adult Education Office
Sharnbrook Community College
Odell Road
Sharnbrook
Beds MK44 1JX
email: sharnbrookacl@hotmail.com
Freephone for other information: 0808 100 3140
Community & Voluntary Service - Mid & North
Bedfordshire (CVS Mid & North Beds) is an umbrella organisation
that supports and represents the interests of voluntary organisations,
community groups and charities in Mid & North Bedfordshire.
The Centre for Voluntary Service
43 Bromham Road
Bedford
MK40 2AA
Telephone: 01234 354366
01234 347503
info@cvsmidandnorthbeds.org.uk
www.cvsmidandnorthbeds.org.uk
Voluntary & Community Action South Bedfordshire
Voluntary organisations and community groups in South Bedfordshire
campaign on many different issues, meet the needs of local communities,
provide social activities or deliver services. Whatever your organisation
does, we are here to support you.
Voluntary and Community Action
Bossard House
West Street
Leighton Buzzard
Bedfordshire LU7 1DA
Telephone: 01525 850559
Fax: 01525 376281
Email: mail@action-southbeds.org.uk
Voluntary Action Luton
Voluntary Action Luton is a Council for Voluntary Service providing
advice and support to voluntary and community groups in Luton and
its surrounding areas. We exist to encourage effectiveness, innovation
and co-operation and to ensure that the voice of the sector is heard.
Address:
Voluntary Action Luton
Voluntary Resource Centre
15 New Bedford Road
Luton
Bedfordshire LU1 1SA
Telephone: 01582 733418
Fax: 01525 733013
Email: info@valuton.org.uk
Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity (BRCC)
BRCC is a countywide charity working with communities across Bedfordshire
and Luton. BRCC supports the county's urban and rural communities
in responding to the new opportunities and challenges arising from
local government reorganisation in Bedfordshire; housing growth
plans; and the impacts of a changing climate. BRCC delivers a wide
range of services and activities for communities and organisations
across the county.
For general enquiries:
Telephone: 01767 626465
Email: info@bedsrcc.org.uk
Bedford College
Bedford College is represented across the whole of Bedfordshire,
and has learning centres in many local communities, designed to
meet the needs of local people; offering hundreds of courses, long
opening hours, comfortable surroundings and a flexible approach
to learning.
Bedford College
Cauldwell Street,
Bedford, MK42 9AH
Email: info@bedford.ac.uk
Tel: 0800 074 0234
Fax: 01234 342674
Barnfield College
Barnfield is the largest college in Bedfordshire and Luton, with
four centres in Luton and one in Bedford. It also runs an extensive
network of community-based courses,
Barnfield College
New Bedford Road
Luton
LU2 7BF
Telephone: 01582 569500
Email: enquiries@barnfield.ac.uk
Dunstable College
The college is situated across three main campuses with various
outreach centres throughout the region, Dunstable College aims to
make learning as accessible for each student as possible.
The outreach centres are targeted specifically at the part-time
market.
Phone: 01582 477776
Email: enquiries@dunstable.ac.uk
Website: www.dunstable.ac.uk
Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities
(NLDC)
The purpose of the NLDC funding is to support local voluntary and
community organisations to develop and deliver learning opportunities
for residents of disadvantaged areas.
The Learning Partnership Bedfordshire & Luton Ltd
Calibration House
1 Sunbeam Road
Woburn Road Industrial Estate
Kempston
Bedfordshire
MK42 7BZ
Telephone: 01234 857637
Fax: 01234 856854
Email: info@learning-partnership.co.uk
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