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Looking back on 2019

03 Jan 2020

Here at the Trust office, we have a team of 23 staff who work to support our schools and to run our activities as a charity #HereforBedford. We have been looking back on our year and below is a brief snapshot of some of the work we have been doing.

January 19

The search began for a new CEO and Chair of HEART Academies Trust, to take the MAT forward

February 19

We funded Voces 8 singers to go out into the HEART schools to deliver singing workshops

February 2017

We commissioned NPC to research and review our impact as a placebased charity in Bedford

March 19

Voces8 performed at the Corn Exchange with a specially formed HEART Academies Trust choir, featuring pupils from each of the MAT's 4 schools.

April 19

We brought the Philharmonia Orchestra's 'Orchestra Unwrapped' concert to over 600 state school pupils and their teachers

May 19

Now in its 3rd year, our Inspiring Leaders Programme was accredited by the Insitute of Leadership and Management.

May 19

Our Have a Go with Harpur event attracted thousands to Bedford Park for an action packed day of free activities

June 19

Filming began for our promotional film, Fabric of Bedford

June 19

We moved our Randalls Close almshouse residents over to the brand new Wixams ExtraCare development

July 19

New CEO David Steadman joined the team and began the process of meeting stakeholders

July 19

Our financial year end figures revealed we had spent over £1million on grants to local community projects

August 19

Former CEO (and ex Submarine Commander) David Russell was portrayed by Colin Firth in a major new film, KURSK

September 19

We launched our film Fabric of Bedford to an audience of 160 guests at Vue Cinema

September 19

We welcomed this year's University Bursary Students and graduates for a special presentation event

October 19

Our team of artists delivered free art insets to state school staff as part of our Art Competition 2020

October 19

The first Ready2Lead? conference for Bedford Borough sixth formers was held at Bedford School

November 19

Our Employee Survey raises £600 for Tibbs Dementia

December 19

The Philharmonia Orchestra's Resident Composer Rachel Leach delivered our inset to state school staff at Bedford Modern School

December 19

As always, our year ended with the much anticipated annual visit from the wonderful Pilgrims School Choir

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