
Record Numbers Turn Out for Christmas Lights Switch-On
Approximately 12,000 people are estimated to have come to the Christmas lights switch-on and fireworks display on Bedford Embankment on Sunday night.
Approximately 12,000 people are estimated to have come to the Christmas lights switch-on and fireworks display on Bedford Embankment on Sunday night.
Today is Bedfordshire Day, a day to celebrate our county and all things Bedfordshire from clangers and chocolate toothpaste to our flag and our history including the anniversary of the birth of John Bunyan.
Today is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, the national day to raise awareness of the issue of fuel poverty and the solutions available.
It is Bedford's Homelessness Awareness Week next week, with lots of varied events.
Ahead of this week's Homelessness Awareness Week, Bedford Homeless Partnership launched a Charter that was co-produced by organisations and people with lived experience of homelessness to bring together businesses, educational establishments, organisations, politicians and the general public to help end homelessness in our borough.
I was delighted to once again visit Bedford Soup Fest, now in it's third year.