The Quarry Theatre is now showing a 'Lockdown' Exhibition featuring over 100 pieces of work from members of the public created during Lockdown in various forms including paintings, paper sculptures and a knitted diary of lockdown life.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has wished everyone a Happy Bedfordshire Day, and declared that he is 'proud of Bedfordshire and proud that Bedford is the county town.' The Bedfordshire flag has been flying from Borough Hall all day and, at Mayor Dave's suggestion, the staff canteen has been serving Bedfordshire Clangers and Chocolate Toothpaste!
Mayor Dave Hodgson visited Kings House yesterday to discuss their carbon reduction plans following the installation of solar panels part funded by the Mayor's Climate Change Fund.
Age UK Bedfordshire is set to receive £20,000 from Bedford Borough Council to support their Get Set for Winter Campaign as detailed in the report for residents aged 50 and over who are struggling with the cost of living, energy bills and keeping warm.
As you may be aware, Bedford Academy - formerly John Bunyan Upper School - is benefitting from a £25 million investment in completely new school buildings which will feature excellent facilities for its students. It's a major project and represents a huge investment in the education of the children and young people in the catchment area for the academy, but many people may simply be unaware of what's going on there and the progress that is being made on the new buildings. That's because the project involves the building of brand new buildings at the back of the current site, behind the present school buildings, which will be demolished when the construction work is finished and replaced with playing fields in the front of the site.
