New outdoor gym opens on the Embankment

Outdoor gym equipment has now been installed as part of the Riverside for All project that was overseen by Councillor Henry Vann as the former Portfolio Holder for Town Centres and Planning. The project is also seeing new paths installed in St Mary's gardens, the resurfacing of the Embankment and new signage along the riverside.

Cllr Henry Vann said "This gym equipment is all part of our vision of a Riverside for All and a thriving Bedford. Bedford's greatest asset is its riverside - the Great Ouse draws people in from across the country and one of our major town centre plan objectives was to improve the links, signage and routes between the river and our town centre. This is all part of enhancing what Bedford has to offer and getting more people active and were it not for our good financial management of the council, this sort of investment in the jewel in Bedford's crown would simply not be possible.

"We hope the Conservatives, who are now in charge, will show the same long-term commitment to our parks, open spaces and riverside as we have and I look forward to our plans - including investing in new signage, dropped kerbs, improved accessibility of our footpaths and additional CCTV and lighting - coming to completion."