Democracy and elections

Freshers Fayre 2008

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Freshers Fayre 2008

September and October saw saw the start of freshers week at both the College (10th September) and the University (1st October) here in Bedford. Members of the Democratic Engagement Team went out and set up a stall to promote the message of registering to vote. The Council is currently conducting the annual canvass, and this was a good way of informing students that if they wanted to vote at the next election, nows the time to get registered.

The team also took their own brand of promotion, offering the students a bag of free stuff including pens, notepads, mousemats, mugs, balloons, highlighters and 'democracy' sweets!, with an important message being carried on them all:

Democracy - Make your choice, have a say about your future!

The College Freshers visiting to the democracy stall:

Practising for the future...!

...and congratulations to Natalie Rushton who won the BedfordBID sponsored Prize Draw. Natalie won £50 worth of vouchers to spend in Bedford Town Centre!

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Pictures from the Freshers Fayre 2007

Here are some pictures of our future young voters in action:

Also, congratulations go to Emily Bendall, who won the Phillips TV/DVD by successfully answering the following question:

How many Councillors are elected onto Bedford Borough Council?

The answer of course being 54. Well done Emily!

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