Local organisation PBIC is working closely with The Harpur Trust and Bedford Borough Council to coordinate care and support for guests from Ukraine arriving in Bedford.
The Bedford Flea, Affordable Art & Local Produce Market returns on 10th April.
Responding to the first Home Office figures on arrivals of Ukrainian refugees to the UK, which reveal that just 1,200 people - less than 3% of those who've applied - have arrived under the 'Homes for Ukraine' scheme, Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey MP said "Tens of thousands of British families have offered to open their homes to Ukrainian refugees, but the Government is squandering their amazing generosity with needless bureaucracy and delays.
Earlier this week, Mayor Dave Hodgson visited the play area at Browning Close in Bromham with Sian Woodfine and Julie Betts the Chair and Clerk of Bromham Parish Council to look at the improvements carried out by the Parish Council during 2021.
The NHS are contacting people who are eligible for a spring booster of the COVID-19 vaccine and invite them to get their next jab.
Bedford Borough Council has received national recognition by Government for its 'Bugs and Bees Project.'