At a meeting of the Climate Change Committee this week, Mayor Dave Hodgson confirmed the new locations for rewilding and relaxed grass cutting to help save the bees and boost biodiversity across Bedford Borough. The new sites include Margetts Road, Aylesbury Road, Clapham Road Roundabout, Moor Lane, Bedford Park and Bowhill Park.
Bedford Borough Libraries is excited to welcome an award winning performance poet and children's author to one of its libraries. Following a previous postponement, Joseph Coelho, the Waterstones Children's Laureate will now visit Kempston Library on Monday 20 February, 1pm to 2:15pm. He will be signing up for a library card and speaking to visitors and staff, everyone is welcome to attend. Joseph will be speaking to visitors and performing some of his poetry. A class from a local school will also be at the event.
The Bedford Town Deal Board has announced that four further business cases, which were submitted in 2022, have been approved by Central Government, giving the green light to start delivering the projects.
Congratulations to The Fox Inn in Carlton and the Carlton Village Shop and Post Office who have been in shortlisted in the Countryside Alliance awards for the 'Best Regional Pub' and the 'Best Regional Village Shop/Post Office' categories respectively.
The Higgins Bedford is celebrating LGBT+ History Month this February with a new art display and creative events for visitors to enjoy.
It is six months on from when Elstow Solar Farm first went operational, and it is already far exceeding expectations in terms of energy and income generation. The state-of-the-art solar farm has generated 1,926Mwh of energy, more than originally predicted. This has led to over £127,000 more income for the council than was originally estimated.