Recently I popped along to the Embankment to have a look at the historic balustrades, which we are repairing and renewing as part of a £50,000 investment to preserve this landmark feature of Bedford Town Centre.
As has been widely reported, rural bus services elsewhere across the country have faced drastic cuts in the face of the unprecedented reduction in funding for local authorities. While we are obviously contending with those same cuts in our funding, we have fought to protect rural bus services and have introduced new and improved routes, so it was pleasing to hear that those new services were singled out for praise at the recent National Transport Awards.
With Armistice Day approaching, I will shortly be posting information here about some of the many Remembrance events taking place across the Borough. Firstly, though, I want to highlight the fact that once again there is a Poppy Shop in the centre of town, in The Harpur Centre, which was opened by the Deputy Mayor Cllr Charles Royden. Thanks are due to the Harpur Centre for once again making a unit available for the poppy shop, and of course to Angela Parker who runs the shop with the support of a number of dedicated volunteers.
Remembrance events across Bedford Borough are always tremendously well attended and are, without, exception, deeply moving...
Tomorrow sees the launch of the Free Parking Deal for Bedford Town Centre. For the first time ever, free parking will be available in all Council-run town centre car parks for the first two hours of your stay, every Saturday. If you stay for longer, you will simply pay for the amount of time you stay after those first two hours.
Tonight sees Bedford's big Chirstmas Lights Switch-On taking place along the Embankment, with the show starting at 7pm. This is always a hugely popular, family-orientated event with people of all ages lining the Embankment to enjoy the show, which this year will once again feature a spectaular fireworks display.
