Bedford Astronomical Society (BedAS), founded 1987 by a small group of people with a common interest in astronomy. Member (100-2016) meet at Bedford School with access to the Piazzi Smyth observatory on the same site.
Cranfield Astronomical Society (CranAS), astromony group associated with Cranfield University. The group runs the Loxham Observatory on behalf of Cranfield Univserity.
Luton Astronomical Society (LuAS), founded 1969, orginally as the Luton and District Astronomical Society, following lectures by Jim Hysom at the Luton College of Higher Education.
Sandy Astronomical Society (SanAS), 2014 by residents of Sandy (Bedfordshire) and surrounding areas.
Survey of Astronomical History 