Don't forget the Ageing Well Festival is taking place today at Bedford Corn Exchange until 2pm with lots of stands giving information and there is also a COVID Booster pop-up where you can get your latest vaccination.
Fujifilm, the healthcare, materials and imaging company, has officially opened its new UK Headquarters - called Fujifilm House - just off Cardington Road in Bedford.
Earlier this month Mayor Dave Hodgson wrote to the Secretary of State for Transport calling on the government to return the fines from average speed cameras to Bedford Borough Council to allow reinvestment in road safety measures. The government have refused this call and instead decided to continue to retain all the money from fines generated by average speed cameras. This means that Bedford Borough residents will not see a penny of these funds invested into new road safety measures.
Bedford Borough Mayor Dave Hodgson has written to all primary schools in the Borough and to PLACE (Parent-led and community based education) inviting pupils to help design the 2022 Christmas card.
Bedford Borough's libraries are all set for this October half-term with lots of free halloween based crafts and activities for children from haunted house scratch art, creepy crowns and spooky goings off.
The Harpur Trust award grants totaling around £1,000,000 each year to support education, relief of poverty, sickness or distress or recreation with a social welfare purpose.
