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Recycle Your Christmas Tree

12/29/2021 9:10:00 AM

From Thursday 30 December to Monday 10 January, there will be 8 Christmas tree recycling sites across the Borough where you can drop off your real Christmas tree, for it to be composted.

After the Christmas celebrations are over and the decorations are down, if you can’t plant your real Christmas tree in the garden, make sure you recycle it.

Real Christmas trees can be dropped off at one of the Christmas tree recycling sites between Thursday 30 December and Monday 10 Janu...

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Council appoints new provider for advocacy services

12/21/2021 4:14:00 PM

Following a procurement process, Bedford Borough Council has appointed a new provider for Adult Advocacy Support Services.

An advocacy service helps people understand their rights, and ensures their voice is heard, when it comes to decisions about their health, care and wellbeing.

Once contracts are signed, VoiceAbility will take on the service from 1 April 2022 following a successful tender process where service users and stakeholders helped to write ...

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Bedford Borough Sports Awards Winners!

12/21/2021 12:02:00 PM

Bedford Borough Council has announced the winners of this year’s Bedford Borough Sport and Physical Activity Awards.

With an incredible array and quality of nominations this year, the panel decided to award four ‘Special Commendations’, reflecting how close the final scores were in several categories.

Sarah Bullimore won ‘Adult Personality of the Year’ for her achievements in equestrian eventing, including a bronze medal at the European Eventing Championships earlier this y...

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Bedford Borough Council Provide School Holiday Food Vouchers

12/16/2021 3:55:00 PM

Bedford Borough Council will be providing vouchers to families with children eligible for income related free school meals.

Funded through the Household Support Fund, the council will provide households £50 per eligible child or young person in Bedford Borough for the school holiday.
The £50 is made up from £15 per week to support a daily meal and a supplementary £10 per week allocation, which is being provided to help off-set any extra spend on utility bills and other house...

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Ideas for a Green Christmas

12/15/2021 11:33:00 AM

It’s that time of year where lots of us are looking to be organised for Christmas.

With decorations, gifts, cards and wrapping, we can end up creating a lot of waste in the run-up to and on the big day. There are lots of way to make your Christmas a little greener this year.

Gifts don’t always have to be something you can hold- try gifting a pre-bought experience like a well-deserved weekend away. You can also re-gift something you have at home that know you someone els...

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Have Your Say- PSPO Extension

12/14/2021 10:07:00 AM

Since the Council first implemented the town centre cycling PSPO in 2016, over 3200 tickets have been issued to those cycling illegally through pedestrianised areas of our town centre.

This PSPO is set to expire next year, and the Council is consulting on continuing it for a further three years and including additional restrictions on e-scooters and skateboarding.

PSPOs give Councils the powers to carry out enforcement actions such as issuing fines against those who commit ...

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Bedford Borough Council Publishes Budget Consultation

12/10/2021 2:16:00 PM

Bedford Borough Council is asking for your views on its Budget for 2022/23.

COVID-19 has had a major impact on the Council’s finances and resources, alongside ongoing increased demand for services such as care for the vulnerable.

At the same time, the Council is facing an estimated funding gap of over £15million to 2025/26, with a need to save over £5million just in 2022/23.

To make these savings, the Council will be continuing the approach within its Transformation...

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Permit Scheme Introduced for Businesses Operating in Our Parks

12/9/2021 11:12:00 AM

Bedford Borough’s parks are the perfect place to enjoy exercise and keep healthy, with local fitness instructors offering a range of sessions, from bootcamps to yoga. From 1st January 2022, people looking for a workout will be able to check that the activities are insured and licensed to be taking place – all approved instructors will be easily identifiable by their permit card.

The new permit cards will provide peace of mind that the fitness sessions are risk assessed, and also le...

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Celebrating National Tree Week in Bedford Borough

12/8/2021 10:31:00 AM

Last week saw National Tree Week and Bedford Borough Council planted some very special trees to mark the occasion, just some of the over 10,000 trees to be planted in Bedford Borough this tree planting season.

In Jubilee Park, 12 UK-grown Japanese cherry trees- or Sakura in Japanese- were planted during National Tree Week. 6,500 Japanese cherry trees are being given to the UK from the Japan-British Society and are being planted across the country in parks, gardens and schools t...

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First case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Bedford Borough

12/7/2021 2:26:00 PM

Vicky Head, Director of Public Health at Bedford Borough Council said: “A single Omicron case has now been confirmed in Bedford Borough. The case is linked to international travel, and rapid action from the local contact tracing team – working closely with the UK Health Security Agency – has ensured that close contacts were promptly identified and asked to self-isolate and test.

“It is likely that more Omicron cases will be confirmed in the coming days and Delta infections are a...

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