
Elstow May Festival 2022
The annual Elstow May festival and family fun day will take place this Saturday (7th May) at Elstow Abbey Green between 12-4pm.
The annual Elstow May festival and family fun day will take place this Saturday (7th May) at Elstow Abbey Green between 12-4pm.
Before setting out on the village tour trail on Saturday, I went along to the final Rivercare event of 2011. Rivercare events are run by the Coucil, and are open to anyone to come along and help improve the riverside environment in Bedford. Saturday's 'Green and Arty River Clean Up' concentrated on the area near Aspects and Longholme Way. In addition to the usual litter pick, a mural was also painted in the underpass which links Aspects to the embankment, while the railings were also repainted. My talents were best suited to repainting the railings, as you can see from the photo! It was really enjoyable to work alongside the numerous local volunteers young and old who gave up their Saturday morning to make a positive difference to our shared riverside environment. I want to say thanks once again to all those who came out and got stuck in. They provided an example of real community spirit in action, in common with all of those people across Bedford Borough who take care of their local environment .
Bedford Borough Council has extended the temporary green waste drop off site at Oasis Swimming Pool, through to Sunday 24 May.
The threat of flooding is a major risk to many homes across Bedford Borough and the Council is urging residents to be flood aware this flood awareness week.
With the Christmas and New Year bank holidays coming up, there will be a few changes to bin collections.
Bedford Borough Liberal Democrats are calling for more funding for our police, and have launched a petition calling for £300million extra.