With the projected costs for the planned incinerator near Stewartby spiralling to far in excess of £1 billion, Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for the plans to be scrapped in favour of an environmentally superior method of dealing with waste.
We were visited by Ros Scott today, a grass roots campaigner I've known for many years. Ros is from Suffolk where she was active in local issues such as her children's schools, she then became a local councillor and now she's a Baroness (sits in the House of Lords) and is President of the Liberal Democrats.
Latest figures from Bedford Borough Council have revealed that one in six looked after children move three or more times a year. The figures show that the number of children moving repeatedly within one year is almost five per cent above the national average, and four per cent over the Council's own target. Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for the issue to be addressed as a matter of urgency and have requested a full report to the next Children's Services Committee meeting.
Today I joined a trip down the river with some other councillors. The Council are thinking hard about how best use can be made of this great and currently underused asset that Borough has.
Bob Russell, who is MP for Colchester which has a large armed services population, dropped by for a cup of tea and to support my campaign for a fair deal for the troops on Tuesday. We were joined by the Eastcotts Councillor Sarah Holland who is a member of the British Legion and volunteers as a welfare officer for the Legion.
I went along to the Biddenham village fete today and enjoyed the fete where I met with friends and the sunshine. There were lots of interesting stalls including produce and crafts such as jewellery. And have you ever seen a "human fruit machine"?