Life beyond thefarm gates
Connecting with our local community
Playing a meaningful part in our local Bedfordshire community matters to us.
We’re not just about farm life – we want to provide support, encouragement (and eggs!) wherever we can.
Getting behind the Bedford Blues
Sharing our devotion to egg-shaped items
Here on the farm we’re thrilled to announce that Bird Brothers are official sponsors of our local Bedford Blues rugby union team! The agreement is set to run from July 2025 for a full year. As enthusiastic rugby fans and pro-active community members, this marks a wonderful step for our business. And we’re pleased to say the feeling’s mutual.
Commercial Manager Ben Howe said:
“This is a great opportunity for our team to join forces with a long-established local business. We look forward to developing our relationship – look out for some egg-citing action around here soon!”
A shared devotion to oval items is one natural reason bringing us two BBs together, but there’s plenty more to this healthy collab. Let’s not forget the humble egg is a pocket-sized protein-packed energy booster. And it’s a fact that rugby players need more than the average amount of protein, since it’s invaluable for supporting muscle development and recovery.
So if the Blues’ players are bouncing off the pitch next time you watch them, you can guess why!
Bedford Foodbank receives over 6,000 eggs thanks to birdbros
Bedford residents in need will have access to high quality protein at their local foodbank thanks to a donation of thousands of eggs from birdbros.
The bumper delivery was received over the festive season and is now available for the Bedford community through emergency food parcels.
Bedford Foodbank’s volunteers work with referral partners to provide a minimum of three days’ emergency food and support to people experiencing crisis in our community.
Pete Bennett, coordinator from Bedford Food Bank, said: “Bedford Foodbank has been supporting people suffering a food crisis in the Borough since 2011. In 2023 we helped to feed over 24,000 people, including over 8,500 children, and this year is likely to be no different.
The donation included 1,024 individual packs of six eggs from birdbros’ Roamin’ Free brand, which are free range super-sized eggs.
Matthew Bird, commercial director at birdbros, said: “This is the second year we’ve supported The Bedford Food Bank with a donation over the Christmas period and we’re proud to help our local community in any way we can. We know this can be a difficult time of year for many, and it’s important for us to support those in need with good quality nutritious protein.”
Established in 1969, the British Lion accredited egg producer is a family run business based in Swineshead, Bedfordshire. It supplies up to five million eggs a week to businesses nationwide.
Bedford Foodbank is part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK.
For more information about Bedford Foodbank, click here.