Mayor Dave Hodgson was in attendance representing the Borough at the Scots Society of St Andrew's 'deeply moving' Service of Remembrance at Bedford Cemetery, Foster Hill Road on Sunday.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has spoken out about the damage which would be done if the Oxford to Bedford section of East West Rail were delayed, as is being considered by Network Rail. In the summer, the government asked the Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, to review all rail enhancements to be delivered by 2019, and it is understood that a recommendation to delay completion of the Oxford to Bedford link by three years to 2022, and other elements of the western section of the line to as late as 2026.
On Sunday, Remembrance Services taking place include the wreath laying and Remembrance Service in Bedford at the War Memorial on the Embankment, and in Kempston at the War Memorial following the Kempston Remembrance Day Service and Parade.
A busy and bustling Bedford Town Centre on market day fell silent earlier today as tribute was paid to members of the armed forces who have lost their lives in service. The Royal British Legion's Armistice Day Commemmoration once again took place on 'Boots Corner' near the junction Midland Road and Harpur Suite, and hundreds of people gathered for a poignant service and an immaculately observed two minutes' silence.
Mayor Dave Hodgson has said that it is 'absolutely essential' that local access to justice in Bedford is maintained, after details of Bedford Borough Council's forceful response to the consultation on the Government's plan to close Bedford Magistrates' Court was revealed.
Bedford Borough Council has launched a consultation on plans to deliver a transition from a three-tier education system to a two-tier system with primary and secondary schools.
