
New Initiative to Encourage more Local Young People to Pursue Careers in Engineering
A new initiative facilitated by Bedford Borough Council has been launched with the aim of encouraging local young people to consider a career in engineering.
A new initiative facilitated by Bedford Borough Council has been launched with the aim of encouraging local young people to consider a career in engineering.
In his latest message to subscribers to his email updates, sent out on New Year's Eve, Mayor Dave Hodgson has wished everyone a Happy New Year, and looked ahead to a year of events and activities to help mark the 850th anniversary of the granting of Bedford's Royal Charter in 1166. A special logo has been produced for the anniversary, which will be available for groups and organisations to use and promote through the year, and which you can see here alongside this story.
An empty building and former school fields could be transformed under plans which would see the creation of a new public open space alongside homes and care facilities for the elderly.
The Bedford Mayor's Charity will benefit from a special screening of Blazing Saddles this Friday, 5th February 2016 thanks to the support of Bedford Film Festival and The Place Theatre.
Mayor Dave Hodgson visited Bromham Lower School yesterday morning, where he met pupils and staff and talked to them about the move to a two-tier schools system. For Bomham Lower, this will mean current Year 3 pupils staying on in September 2017 as the school's first Year 5 pupils, who will then stay on into Year 6 in 2018/19 as the school becomes a fully fledged 4-11 primary school.