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Ranger Service
The Ranger Service
The Council has three teams of Rangers working to make the town a better place for residents and visitors. Amongst the most visible of our front line services, the Rangers can be seen around town in their green or red uniforms covering their area by bike – it's the quickest way to nip around their areas and they are more easily flagged down by local people when they need a word.
Please bear in mind when phoning the Rangers that they spend much of their time out of the office but they check their messages regularly and will return your call as soon as possible.
There are 2 downloadable files at the bottom of this page providing further information as follows:
- a plan of Bedford showing the areas covered by the Rangers
- a leaflet with more information on the Ranger Service
Urban Park Rangers
The three Urban Rangers concentrate on our parks and open spaces. As well as being a reassuring presence for the public they carry out practical management work and deal with the problems that do crop up from time to time.
Each ranger has their own area to cover in the town, these being:
North - from A428 to the northern town boundary
Mid - from the river corridor through Bedford to the A428
South - the southern slice of Bedford and all of Kempston
Contact: 01234 227363
Country Park Rangers
Three Country Park Rangers are based at Priory Country Park and are responsible for the sites daily management and helping visitors to enjoy their time there. In addition, they help to look after Biddenham Loop Country Park the Council’s six local nature reserves.
Contact: 01234 211182 (Priory Country Park Visitor Centre)
Street Rangers (red uniforms)
Eight Street Rangers, working for both the Borough Council and BPHA, work directly with local communities to help make Bedford a safer and better cared for place. Their work can range from organising neighbourhood events to dealing with graffiti and fly tipping problems. They work closely with schools and a wide range of other community groups and organisations.
Contact: 01234 227254
 | Ranger Service Leaflet ( 993 Kb ) - DOWNLOAD |
Guided Walksand Health WalksThe rangers get involved with a wide range of community activities. Currently they are working with the local PCT leading health walks through our parks. To find out more about these, call the park or street rangers' numbers as shown above. You will probably have to leave a message but someone will get back to you.
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