The Mad Hatter's Tea Party at Bromham Mill and Café- This Weekend
This free weekend of fun and games is on from 10am - 4pm on both Saturday, 30 August and Sunday, 31 August.
26 Aug 2014
News
Mayor Dave Hodgson Meets ‘ALS Ice Bucket Challenge’
Mayor Dave Hodgson was nominated by Dominic Quirke to do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge- video here.
24 Aug 2014
Mayor's GCSE Congratulations for Borough Students
Following the publication of GCSE grades for students across Bedford Borough yesterday, Mayor Dave Hodgson has congratulated students and teachers on their achievements.
22 Aug 2014
New East West Rail Report Outlines Need for Extension to Cambridge and Beyond
With work to link Oxford and Bedford as part of East-West Rail now underway, Lib Dem Mayor Dave Hodgson has welcomed a new report which identifies the huge economic benefit of extending the scheme to Cambridge. The report published this week by the East West Rail Consortium, of which Bedford Borough Council is a member along with other local authorities along the route, states that the it will deliver an economic benefit of up to around £750 million, and could see a direct train link enabling journey times between Cambridge and Bedford of just 24 minutes.
22 Aug 2014
Bedford is Named as UK's 'Most Generous Town'
New figures released by charitable donation website JustGiving has revealed Bedford to be the UK's most generous town, based on donations made via the site. JustGiving released the figures after calculating the total size of donations from the UK's towns, by postcode, then accounting for the number of donors relative to the population size.
21 Aug 2014
Brand new Cafe for Mowsbury Park - Bringing Facilities Back into Public Use
Mowsbury Park in Bedford is set to become an even more attractive location for visitors, with a brand new café opening in a council building being brought back into use twenty years on from when it was last open to the public. Four Seasons Café, in Mowsbury Park, will open its doors for the first time at 11am on Saturday 23rd August, with a fun day and mini charity fete. Its opening is another key step in the Council's drive under Mayor Dave Hodgson to bring public facilities into public use and make its award winning parks even more enjoyable for those who use them.
21 Aug 2014