Mayor Dave Hodgson assisted with the planting of a replacement Sorbus tree on Cornwall Road last week. The Council Highways team have been working hard to reinstate historic tree pit locations across Bedford Borough. Over 170 new tree pits have been created in the past two years.
This year, the Kempston Christmas lights switch on-event is on Sunday 27 November.
The UK Commission on COVID Commemoration has launched a consultation giving people across the UK the opportunity to say how they think the pandemic should be remembered and with possible suggestions including the adoption of a Remembrance Sunday-style symbol, dedicated memorials and reflective spaces. You can find out more at https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/covid-commemoration-consultation
Today, Mayor Dave Hodgson visited the Sri Gurdwara Sahib Ji Ramgharia Sikh Society to commemorate the foundation stone laying for a new Gurdwara on Ampthill Street.
Earlier this week the Government announced the reopening of the Warm Home Discount scheme which will provide a discount of £150 off electricity bills for three million low-income households this winter.
Bedford Borough Council, in partnership with Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes City Councils, has launched a new set of health and wellbeing standards for local workplaces. The Healthy Workplace Standards are intended to help employers, even the smallest firms who don't have the resources for a dedicated post or team, support the health and wellbeing of their workforce.
