Healthcare professionals, service users, carers and other members of the community gathered for The Great Bedfordshire NHS Show at The Forest Centre in Marston Moretaine on Wednesday, July 5 – exactly 75 years since the NHS was formed.

The packed event was organised by Bedfordshire Community Health Services (BCHS), part of ELFT, and the Governor and Members office of ELFT.

It included the NHS 75 King, Colin Goodship, who was born on 5 July 1948 so was the same age as the NHS.

One of the joint organisers was Debbie Martin, BCHS Associate Director of Community Services: Operations.

“The one common thread throughout my time with the NHS has been the unswerving commitment of every colleague to providing the very best care possible for the communities we serve,” she said.

The show also provided a chance for guests to meet ELFT’s local Governors.

ELFT Membership Officer Tina Bixby, who organised the London event and who jointly with Debbie organised the Bedford Show, said: “It was a great opportunity for our Governors and Members to share in our celebrations."