Eagles players and officials took a break from preparing for the new season by delivering Easter Eggs to children and Bedford and Milton Keynes Hospitals this week.

We chatted to staff, parents and children on the Riverbank Ward in Bedford on Wednesday (1st April) and The Children’s Ward, Children’s A&E and the Neonatal Unit in Milton Keynes on Good Friday (3rd April) whilst handing out the eggs, which had been donated by the club.

Speaking afterwards, Club Chairman Neale McMaster said:

We are very happy to continue the traditional of donating Easter Eggs to our local hospitals again this year.

It’s never nice for children to need to spend time in hospital at any time of year let alone during a holiday, but it’s pleasing to hear that the club’s visit had given them a bit of a boost.

The Eagles kick off the 2015 season tomorrow on Easter Sunday (5th April) away to divisional rivals the Cambridgeshire Cats. Kick-off at Coldhams Common is 2.30pm.

The first home game of the season at Bedford International Athletics Stadium on Barkers Lane, Bedford takes place a week later on Sunday 12th April against Hertfordshire Cheetahs, kicking off at 12pm.