Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats

Bedford Borough Council is asking residents to donate their unused bikes for Ukrainian families in the Borough.

Bedford Borough has welcomed nearly 300 Ukrainian guests since the start of the conflict in their homeland and is asking for bikes, of all sizes and in particular ladies bikes, to help our guests travel to work or school and discover Bedford Borough by bike.

This weekend sees the return of Bedford Park Concerts to Bedford Park.

Kicking off on Thursday 28th July with Simply Red, followed by Friday 29th July with Cafe Mambo Ibiza In The Park, Saturday 30th July with Paul Weller and finally, on Sunday 31st July Bedford Park Proms.

You can book yout tickets at https://www.bedfordparkconcerts.co.uk

Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has today announced the winners of the coveted Green Flag Award 2022, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.

The Green Flag Award scheme recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for their management across the United Kingdom and around the world.

Mayor Dave Hodgson in his regular email has praised all those involved in making this year's River Festival a success and also provided comment on Stagecoach's Park and Ride servcie. The email is below:

River Festival - and Stagecoach buses

It was great to see some many people enjoying River Festival this weekend, our first since 2018.

This week marks a decade of the Bedford Borough Council's Jobs Hub - a service, which has helped provide advice and support to over 50,000 residents and has helped over 4,000 people into Work, education and self-employment.

The Jobs Hub offers people of all ages who live in Bedford Borough bespoke career advice and guidance and helps residents find work, training and business opportunities.

The final preparations are being made on the Embankment and Russell Park - less than 48 hours before 250,000 people arrive for the 2022 Bedford River Festival.

This year's River Festival kicks off at 10.30 am with Dragon Boat Race Heats until 5 pm at St Mary's Gardens.

The River Festival will see the return of lots of the Festival's old favourites, from the music stages and funfair, the dragon boat and raft races on the river, and lots of stalls and activities to get involved with across the Embankment, Mill Meadows and St Mary's Gardens.