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Huge crowds flock to town’s famous River Festival The first Bedford Festival was held 40 years and every two years since with the scorching weekend of July 14th and 15th being a winner. Christina Rowe, Love Bedford Director, said: “All credit to the events team at Bedford Borough Council, their many partners, sponsors and the public for making this such a fantastic event.
“At BedfordBID our mission was to make sure that this huge marketing opportunity was accessed by town centre businesses and our Little Book of
Offers did just that with 5,000 being snapped up by people who will then be encouraged to keep coming back all summer long to take advantage of the discounts. “We also launched our free draw to win a trip to New York thanks to one of our independent businesses Global Travel Experts. This promotion will run all
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Riding the wave
The high tide of people who came to the Bedford River Festival weekend reflected the surge in new houses which have been built in the Borough. Many of the people we met at the event were visiting the festival for the first time and it was our mission of behalf of over 500 BedfordBID levy payers, to make the most of that “Love Bedford” vibe by encouraging them to come back to the town all summer long. Our ‘Little book of BID offers’ gives discount and deals from a range of businesses. We also gave away 1,000 Love Bedford bags containing £5 Love Bedford Gift Vouchers, which can be redeemed at 270 shops, restaurants and more. On top of this we launched our Trip to New York prize draw which encourages people to sign up
to www.lovebedford.co.uk and our social media sites. All of these run throughout August – so make the most of all that Love Bedford has to offer by logging on. Once you are in town there is a super new Symbol Spot trail launched this month which is free fun for the little ones, and face painting and balloons around the “Beach Week” of August 6th. Come on down to town this August.
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A fond farewell to a favourite face of BCHA
THE popular face of Bedford Citizens Housing Association (BCHA) has retired after almost 17 years of welcoming people to Charter House on Kimbolton Road. Sheila Sweeting has been the Receptionist and Administration Officer for all of those years and has helped and welcomed many residents, families and visitors over the years including HRH Princess Alexandra when she visited last year. Marie Taylor, Chief Executive of BCHA summed up the feeling of staff and residents. “First impressions are so important for any organisation and over the years Sheila has given a magnificent first impression for us. She has made friends with both residents and families and been a great help and support to so many. We will miss her very much but wish her a long and happy retirement.” “It has been more than a job to me. I have met so many wonderful people and had the privilege of learning about their lives and hearing their stories. It has been amazing,” said Sheila.
BuSINESSES in Bedford are celebrated Independents’ Month in July with a range of promotions including films, magazines, outdoor advertising and on-line activity. Led by the Business Improvement District (BID) team, the Love Bedford marketing campaign puts independents in the spotlight all year round – but July is an extra special month. This includes a free prize draw to win a trip to New York, the original “I Love” city using a heart as a call to action, now used by the Love Bedford team as a marketing symbol. July 4, uSA Independence celebrations has added to the activity thanks to travel agents, Global Travel experts, of the Castle Quay area. The competition offers a three night stay for two people in New York. www.lovebedford.co.uk
“We thought the I Love New York and Love Bedford was a happy link for us as we our town welcomes many visitors from the united States all year round,” said Christina Rowe Director of BedfordBID. “Visitors to Bedford love the choice of independents shops and restaurants so it seemed a good idea to tie up with a family-owned town centre business Global Travel Experts for this promotion.” Ten films have been launched featuring local independent businesses. These have been produced by award-winning social media champions Yakety Yak and are being shared widely across Instagram, FB and Twitter. They can be viewed at lovebedford.co.uk 20,000 copies of the Love Food & Drink booklet have been distributed giving information about Bedford’s wide range of eateries.
Thomas More’s sporting star
ST THOMAS More School is proud to announce that one of our Year 10 students, Leonie Brunning, was recently awarded a silver medal in the Intermediate Girls’ High Jump at the New Balance English Schools Track and Field Championships 2018. Leonie beat her personal best score and set a new St Thomas More School record with an impressive jump of 1.75m. For Leonie to be selected to participate in such a prestigious event was a great testament to her talent but to leave with a medal is a phenomenal achievement and shows the level of dedication she has put in. Leonie has now been selected to represent England in the English Schools’ Athletic Association Home Countries’ International Schools’ Track and Field Championship and we are sure she will not only do herself proud but St Thomas More School too.
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Sophie’s simply the best
BEDFORD College beat top fashion and textile universities across the uK in a national competition. More than 2,000 students nationwide entered The Bradford Textile Society awards but Sophie Penwright took first prize in the Clothworkers’ Company Award with a printed textile design suitable for both fashion and interior. Her work “Reimagined Safari” is now on display at the Dye House Gallery in Bradford. Sophie, aged 19 from Kempston, won £300 and is planning to go on to the new BA Hons Degree at Bedford College with a view to becoming a fashion buyer. Elisa Bratton, Fashion and Textile Programme Leader said: “It is really exciting to see how the HND course here at Bedford College is providing students with the platform, opportunity and teaching expertise to compete on a national scale alongside the top BA institutions in fashion and textiles.”
Wixams whizz at maths
WIxAMS Academy, Bedford hosted the ‘Bedford Rock Wrangle’ organised by Times Tables Rock Stars, where 20 schools competed in a huge Times Tables-off. The event saw over 60 students, aged between 10 - 12, compete in a series of heats and the grand final, to see who would be crowned the Supreme ultimate Rock Hero for Eternity. The winner, was Sara Rodrigues from Braybrook Primary School in Peterborough, who answered an incredible 396 multiplication questions correctly in three minutes, said that it all comes down to “practice”. Mrs Jacqui Hepburn, Maths Lead at Wixams Academy, said: “This was an excellent opportunity
for us to show-case our school at a regional event, attended by over 20 schools from Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire and Bedford and we were really pleased that the Times Tables Rock Stars team chose our school to host event.” Times Tables Rock Stars www.ttrockstars.com is the brainchild of Bruno Reddy, former Maths Teacher, from Bedford. It is a web and app-based programme which schools and families use to help their children improve their times tables recall, speed and accuracy. Bruno said: “Rock Wrangles are a brilliant way to showcase the talents of the children in their times tables and to make maths fun.”
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THE final phase in the refurbishment of Bedford Heights is now finished, with a brand new reception and landscaped entrance completing the transformation of the former home of Texas Instruments into what is now Bedford’s premier business centre offering contemporary office and conferencing space. The iconic building, which has stood proud on Manton Lane since 1960 when it was purpose built to house Texas Instruments, has benefitted from significant investment and refurbishment in recent years, improving the space to become Bedford’s premier business centre. Tim Pain is Managing Director of Verve Developments Ltd, which owns Bedford Heights. He said: “Bedford Heights is a fantastic building with a really interesting heritage and we are delighted to now be able to present this final stage in the building’s refurbishment to businesses in Bedfordshire. –––––––––––––––
Logistics Park development commences
LONDONMETRIC Property Plc and Graftongate hosted a ceremony on 25 June 2018 at Bedford Link Logistics Park to mark the start of construction of three new logistics warehouses. The event was attended by Bedford Borough Council including its Mayor, Dave Hodgson, and Chief Executive, Phil Simpkins. The three warehouses of 106,000 sq. ft. 50,000 sq. ft. and 32,000 sq. ft. will be ready for occupation in early 2019. The buildings will represent the second phase of a wider development at the site to deliver c700,000 sq. ft. of modern logistic space and representing a total investment by LondonMetric of c£70 million. The first phase consisted of the delivery of the infrastructure to the site including a new road junction of the A428, which is now complete. The development is expected to create up toa 1,000 jobs across a range of roles and sectors. Development Manager, Nick Heath of LondonMetric said: “LondonMetric is delighted to be now bringing forward the scheme, after working closely with the council and other interested parties. We are long term investors in Bedford, already owning the nearby Argos distribution warehouse. We are excited by the prospects for Bedford as a key logistics location and the long term local opportunities that this development will bring.”
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Marking the way with carvings
THE proposed route of the Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterway Park has been marked by the installation of unique wood carvings at the Forest of Marston Vale’s Forest Centre & Millennium Country Park. The Trust commissioned the carvings by local wood carving artists – Carrie Yuen and Tony Langston. The carvings portray examples of wildlife – birds and animals – that will live on, or near, the waterway and associated canal boat activities. The carvings were unveiled by the High Sheriff for Bedfordshire, Mr Julian Polhill, on Tuesday July 10, 2018. –––––––––––––––
Rutherford Racers back on track
MARK Rutherford School Racers have again qualified for the 2018 International final to be raced at Rockingham Speedway. Sponsors Transition Cycles have enable the school to continue racing two cars this season gaining 12th and 14th places at the Eastern Region Heat. The team of 15 students, many of them new drivers for this season, were a credit to the school, working efficiently to maintain, modify and then race the cars in 90 minute races on the famous Rockingham track. Pit crews put in some record pit stop times with slick driver changes despite it being one of the hottest days this year.
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Queen’s Award for dementia charity A SMALL local Bedford charity, the Tibbs Dementia Foundation, has been recognised by the Queen for its fantastic work in helping people with dementia and memory loss, as well as their families. The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of an MBE for volunteer groups,was presented by the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire on July 16th. The organisation has 70 volunteers and 11 staff who run 40 different groups, services and activities for people with dementia and their family carers including:
Music for Memory, gardening, swimming, bowls, and walking football, as well as providing a support network and access to information. These take place in Bedford, Elstow, Flitwick, Oakley, Kempston and Potton. Hands-on CEO Sarah Russell said: “This award is a wonderful recognition of the hard work of our team and our volunteers who make a real difference to the lives of people in our community. Please sign up for the Tibbs newsletter www.tibbsdementia.co.uk to learn more.
Photograph shows left to right: The Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis; Mark Kiteley Board member of Bedford College Service Ltd which generously allowed the charity event to be staged at the Grand Hall of what is now The Bedford Sixth Form in Bromham Road and Sarah Russell CEO of the Tibbs Foundation.
A summer of singing, dancing and acting
PuPILS from Castle Newnham School’s 4SIxTEEN Theatre Company have been treading the boards this term with two fantastic productions in their new theatre. The ambitious production of the Hollywood classic musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ was a great success and played to sell out audiences recently and received excellent reviews. Earlier in the term Primary pupils at Castle Newnham School staged a 1960’s adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The production was set to the music of the Beatles. Theatre Company Director, Luke Skeel, said: “4SIxTEEN Theatre Company is going from strength to strength, we are so proud to host a theatre company within our school which is producing high quality productions. The opportunities the theatre company has given to our pupils, as well as the school’s dedication to delivering high quality performing and creative arts provision on the curriculum, is putting
Castle Newnham at the centre of arts education in the area..”. Speaking about the recent productions Principal Ruth Wilkes said: “Another triumph from our performing arts department and it was just fantastic to be able to launch our new theatre studio. We are very proud of our award-winning shows and ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ has taken us to the next level in terms of singing, dancing and acting.. “It was also wonderful for us to enjoy Shakespeare performed by children as young as eight years old supported by some of our older Year 5 and 6 children. The learning of lines was amazing and a fabulous evening of entertainment was had.” –––––––––––––––
Winning poster for park party
THE winning poster for a party in Bedford Park has been design by Katya Barwood a Year 6 pupil at Castle Newnham School. Bedford Hospitals Charity contacted Castle Newnham to ask them to design a poster for their up and coming charity event ‘Party in the Park’ in July. “We pride ourselves on our contribution to the local community,” said Principal Ruth Wilkes. Alison Boston, Assistant Principal said.” We organised a whole school art competition and were thrilled with the entries from pupils throughout the school. ‘The Party in the Park’ is a great way to help support our local hospital and also to celebrate the start of the summer holidays.” Members of the Bedford Hospitals Charity and Emma Garrett from Bedford Pavilion judged the entries.
Katya Barwood from Castle Newnham School is pictured above, with her winning poster and Amanda Brookes from Bedford Hospitals Charity.
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School pupils Inspiring at cutting edge creativity at of research John Bunyan BEDFORD School and Mark Museum Rutherford School Sixth Form students are working collaboratively on a pioneering and challenging research project that could help change the lives of children around the world. Working together directly with scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and European Bioinformatics Institute, the biology students from the two schools are helping to identify all of the genes in the Human Whipworm (Trichuris Trichiura) using a process known as annotation. The Human Whipworm is a parasitic worm which affects 500 million people, mainly children, worldwide; causing diarrhoea, abdominal pain, malnutrition and severe developmental problems. The ground-breaking project, led by The Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS), incorporates exciting research into education; giving the Bedford students the opportunity to contribute directly to the understanding of a significant global pathogen and the development of new treatments and vaccines. –––––––––––––––
Mark Rutherford are East of England Hub winners
FOR several years now Mark Rutherford School has been part of the Network of Excellence in Computer Science and has been a hive of activity in the area of CPD for teachers of computer science. The CAS Bedford Hub has been running out of the school, providing teachers in the local area and beyond with vital CPD opportunities in computer science. In addition, the Hub works with the British Computer Society (Bedford) and Cranfield university to organise the annual BCS Coding Competition for students from Year 5 to Year 10. The work of the Hub has recently been recognised at the CAS National Conference where it won the CAS Hub Award for the East of England. Hub leader Jackie Samosa said: “This is great news and is positive recognition for all the training/activity taking place at the Hub. “This Hub wouldn’t be able to run so well if it wasn’t for the dedication of all the volunteers who kindly offer a whole range of training sessions for teachers in the local area and beyond, and also give up time to work with students in our local schools.”
THE prize giving for the John Bunyan Museum’s literary competition ‘A day in the life…’ took place on Monday 9th July in the stunning Bunyan Meeting church, and the winning entries will be on display in the museum over the summer. Entrants were asked to imagine they were one of the four figures of John Bunyan in the John Bunyan Museum: Tinker, Soldier, Prisoner, or Preacher. Imagining what life would be like, and telling us as a diary entry, letter, sermon, poem, short play, or cartoon strip. We had entries from 97 children. The three judges were; John Bunyan Museum’s Education Volunteer, Alison King; Curator, Nicola Sherhod, and the Minister of Bunyan Meeting, Christopher Damp.
They awarded the following prizes: SCHOOL YEARS 1-2: 1st Prize LeynaJayne Roberts – Putnoe Primary, 2nd Prize Henry – St. James Primary, 3rd Prize Patryk Mitura - Putnoe Primary, and Highly Commended Tanishk Barue – Putnoe Primary YEARS 3-4: 1st Prize Samuel Bjorkland – St. James Primary, 2nd Prize Weronica Mitura – Putnoe Primary, 3rd Prize Isla Purves – St. James Primary, and Highly Commended Amelia Harding- Shotton YEARS 5-7: 1st Prize Eleanor Dutton – Putnoe Primary, 2nd Prize Nikol Bledzinska – Putnoe Primary, 3rd Prize Hanna Wegher – Putnoe Primary, and Highly Commended Lucus Zoll – Great Denham Primary YEARS 8-10: 1st Prize Oscar Francis West – Samuel Whitbread Academy, 2nd Prize Daniella Adjei – Putnoe Primary, 3rd Prize Niamh Bailey – Putnoe Primary, and Highly Commended Alyssia Brown - Putnoe Primary
This summer don’t forget to visit our free exhibition “Bunyan Inspired 2” running from now until Saturday October 6, at the museum and at Basement at Bunyan Tuesday 2t to Saturday 25th August. –––––––––––––––
National finalists
BEDFORD School pupil Stephen Simmons aged 15 has enjoyed great success on both the track and field this season. Competing for Bedfordshire and Luton Schools, Stephen secured third place overall in the Octathlon event in very hot conditions at the Anglian Schools Combined Event Championships held in Boston, Lincolnshire. –––––––––––––––
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Author visits Castle Newnham
AuTHOR Nicki Thornton visited Castle Newnham recently to talk to the children about her children’s novel ‘Last Chance Hotel’. It is the story of Seth, is downtrodden kitchen boy at the remote Last Chance Hotel, which is owned by the nasty Bunn family. His only friend is his black cat, Nightshade. But when a strange gathering of
magicians arrives for dinner, kindly Dr Thallomius is poisoned by Seth’s special dessert. A murder investigation ensues – and Seth is the main suspect. He is, of course, innocent, but can he prove it? The book is a magical whodunit and the first novel by Nicki Thornton.
through August like the offers and will draw people into our lovebedford.co.uk and social media platforms.” BedfordBID supported the John Bunyan Boat by giving them goodie bags containing £5 Love Bedford gift vouchers for those taking a river trip. More bags were given out at the Love Bedford stand in Russell Park bringing the total to 1,000. Said Christina: “Redemptions on these vouchers given out at the last River Festival were very high meaning people took the trouble to come back to town which is what we want them to do. They come for the free festival, we want them to keep coming back to the town centre all summer long.” BID zone businesses who made the most of River Festival included:
The harpur Centre who sponsored the main stage and hosted a marquee for their centre shops like Specsavers. McDonald’s on the High Street who reported their “busiest day ever.” Michael R. Peters ran a charity stall in aid of Bedford Hospital, with the prize being a fantastic fridge/freezer. The Flute had no less than three bars selling Pimms and more to thirsty visitors. The Bedford Swan hotel extended their terrace in to a San Miguel bar and hog roast marquee. Baby and Play secured a prime spot and gave away Love Bedford “lost children” wristbands.Secret Garden from St Cuthbert’s Arcade made it on Sunday to give away balloons to their target audience. The new Riverside cinema, bars and restaurants complex did a roaring trade.
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AUGUST IN THE GARDEN – by Milton Ernest Garden Centre
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Plants for sunny dry conditions S I write at the end of June we have already had seven weeks without rain and the weather forecast is saying a lot more hot sunny weather. Although I welcome this like most other people while on holiday it is a nightmare trying to keep my precious plants alive without enormous water charges. I watch that meter spinning around while watering the tubs and veggy patch let alone the rest of the garden. So I am looking to replace any casualties with plants that are more resistant to drought conditions. I also have one area that is a real suntrap with poor soil so I have decided to plant a dry border and get rid of the grass completely which realistically is brown not green from May to October. I intend to plant this border early next spring so I will spend the rest of this year preparing the soil. Apart from selecting plants that will thrive in the sunny dry conditions it is vital to remove any weed, grass or other unwanted plant growth and try to conserve moisture in the soil around the plant roots. I will use rotted garden compost which I make by layering all my garden and kitchen waste, chicken litter and grass cuttings. It is important to incorporate some soil as well but there is usually enough
still attached to the roots of weeds, potato, sweet corn, bean and brassicas plants when the harvest is finished. The occasional sprinkling of sulphate of ammonia helps soil bacteria to speed up decomposition. You can use peat or other fibrous soil conditioners but at a cost. A generous layer of compost should be spread on top of the soil and dug or rotavated to incorporate. After planting I will mulch around the plants to a depth of 10cm with pulverised bark when the soil is really wet to conserve that precious moisture in the soil. The area is backing onto a Yew hedge with pleached Hornbeams so I will leave two meters in front of the hedge and behind the border for a gravel path to allow for hedge trimming and maintaining the larger plants in the back row. The plants that thrive in dry sunny places have either thick leathery green leaves or silver. The silver foliage is due to numerous fine hairs on the leaves which can feel felty to touch. These become whiter as the conditions become drier reducing the water loss from the plant. The dark green foliage of the Yew will be a great foil for the silver leaf plants. Onopordon Acanthium is a gigantic thistle and has huge prickly silver felted leaves and in the second year throws a large branched stem
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with purple thistle flowers. It is a very dramatic plant which dies after flowering but produces numerous seedlings to replace the original plant. Cynara Cardunculus the Cardoon has great arching silvery white filigree leaves and strong stems bearing large spikey buds that burst into blue thistle flowers. This is another plant drama queen ideal for the back of my border. Between these I shall plant Buddleia Davidii Empire Blue for the purple flowers which attract the bees and butterflies in August. In the centre of the border Cistus Cobariensis and Cistus Landanifera will be separated by Yucca Gloriosa Variegata another architectural plant with rosettes of brightly variegated leaves. At one end Fatsia Japonica Spiders Web with the large leathery bright green variegated leaves will be surrounded by clumps of Senecio Cinerea White Diamond and at the other end Agapanthus Campanulatus with its gorgeous blue flowers in late summer. There are an amazing number of lower growing plants suitable for the front but I am selecting Euphorbia Polychroma, Acanthus Spinosa, Ballota, Senecio Sunshine, Lavender Munstead, Sedum Spectabilis and Stachys Silver Carpet to give as much colour and interest as possible in a very dry border.
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Wootton Upper School pupils celebrate victory
YOuNG sporting stars have been honoured for their achievements in a glittering ‘Sports Personality of the Year’ style awards ceremony. Pupils from Wootton upper School in Bedford were presented with a horde of medals in recognition of their sporting success at the school’s Sports Awards Evening on July 4th. The event was presented by former Olympic badminton player Gail Emms MBE who represented England for more than a decade at international competitions, winning gold at the World Championships (mixed doubles) in 2006. Gail presented a host of achievement awards and gave a motivating speech to the next generation of sporting heroes. Among those winning awards was Georgia Hall for ‘Sporting Excellence’ for Gymnastics, Holly Reader (GCSE PE Student of the Year), Madie Cochrane (Female Sports Personality), Sean Hardwidge (Male Sports Personality) and the Year 9 Athletics Team were crowned ‘Team of theYear’. Michael Gleeson, school principal, said: “I’m immensely proud of all our budding sports stars for their phenomenal commitment and success during this school year. “Many of our pupils are at the top of their game regionally and nationally. The effort and dedication they invest into their chosen sports is nothing short of incredible. Many juggle the demands of academic work and studying with long hours training and we’re delighted to be able to honour their efforts in this way. “I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to all those who’ve won medals at this year’s awards evening. I look forward to seeing many more faces at next year’s event and wish them the best of luck for the coming school year.” Wootton upper School prides itself on offering a wealth of extracurricular sporting, scientific and academic opportunities to nurture the talents and skills of its students – many of which take place abroad. In June, three Year 9 pupils; Alex Ayale (100m), Jasmine Ferguson (300m) and Niamh Huxford (800m) flew the flag of the school at county level by being crowned county champions at Bedford County Athletics Championships. Dozens of Year 9 and 10 pupils also took part in a host of track and field events as well as ‘rounders’, mixed netball, dodgeball and tug of war during a Day of Sport event at the school on June 26th. Meanwhile, Year 9 STEM Club tested their engineering skills in the Rampaging Chariots Event in Leonardo, Luton – a robotic games winning the assault course competition and finishing runners-up overall. Wootton Upper School is hosting an Open evening for children currently in Year 8 to discuss options. The event will take place on September 20 from 5pm until 7.30pm. Anyone interested in attending or who wants more information is asked to contact Linda Gray on 01234 767123.
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LONG-TERM FUNDING In Focus with PLAN NEEDED
Since 2010 we have lost 21,000 police officers, 18,000 police staff and 6,800 police community support officers in England and Wales. Central government funding to local police forces will fall in real terms for the eighth consecutive year in 2018-19 and in addition that there will be a £54m shortfall in funding for counter-terror policing. It has meant tough choices for policing in the year ahead with the Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police, Jon Boucher once again reiterating he does not have enough police officers to respond to all emergency calls. Bedfordshire Police has experienced an increase in knife, gun and gang crime over the past year. Some 40% of all discharges of guns in the Eastern region 7 force area from Norfolk to Kent occur in Bedfordshire. It is routinely in the top five forces for Serious Acquisitive crime, it faces the third
LOG ON AND COMPLAIN – NOW!
NHS Commissioners are consulting on their plan to close Putnoe Walk-In-Centre and it is crucial that people take part and oppose the loss of this important facility. The walk-in centre is very well-used and serves a vital function, and the campaign to save it depends on those who value it speaking up through the consultation. The Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) extended the Walk-In Centre’s contract for six months from April. This followed a robust campaign against its closure as the expiry of its previous contract approached. We need to reject the current closure plans even more overwhelmingly if we are to save it. The CCG had announced a plan to
FORCE REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY
In June, I was delighted to welcome Policing Minister Nick Hurd to Bedfordshire Police HQ in Kempston for a national conference on diversity in policing as he congratulated Bedfordshire Police on the “shining example” they represent to policing as a whole through recent exemplary recruitment across minority communities. Nick Hurd specifically thanked the Chief Constable and I for the particular emphasis we both put on increasing diversity in our Force and in policing as a whole, which has brought outstanding results, with 26-33% diversity across recruitment since I came into this role. It is a commitment made in my Police and Crime Plan and Jon Boutcher and I had talked at length about this as a joint priority for Bedfordshire Police before I even stood
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MP for Bedford and Kempston highest terror risk in the country because of the security threat posed by Luton Airport and volume crime which includes priority crimes such as street robbery is at the level of five years ago and is rising. Demand is now at unprecedented levels with an increase in traditional non-police matters such as supporting the visit of President Trump and mental health cases. Rest days for our police officers are now being cancelled at a phenomenal rate, and the
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Dave by Dave Hodgson Mayor of Bedford provide a ‘like-for-like’ walk-in centre replacement at the former North Wing hospital site in Bedford from October. Instead, however, the CCG is now planning to close the walk-in centre altogether in May 2019. Before that, from October its weekday hours will also reduce significantly, from 8am-6pm to 8am-2pm. They say that the Walk-In Centre will be
Update from the
Police & Crime Commissioner by Kathryn Holloway for election. It is not only the morally right thing to do, to reflect our communities in the make-up of the Force, but brings talents and skills to our policing that are absolutely critical, including speaking a range of languages and a knowledge of culture and community backgrounds. This does not mean for a single second that our other officers are not valued as highly but, as Nick Hurd said, we need to recruit from the widest talent pool possible
number of officers on long-term sick leave is rocketing. It is simply dangerous to keep asking our officers to do more and more without giving them the time they need to recuperate. Despite Bedfordshire Police delivering on almost every recommendation of the Government’s new Serious Violence Strategy and being the most improved force in England and Wales for Effectiveness – it is not able to keep the public as safe as it would like. Efficiency can only be taken so far. The force is achieving miracles on its restricted budget which is in the lowest quartile for central funding and for council tax receipts. Short-term emergency funding does not actually help to solve the problem of officers being overstretched because the police cannot recruit new officers just to cover short-term incidents. We need a long-term funding plan and with violent crime rising, we need more police officers and we need them now.
replaced by the new urgent Treatment Centre at Bedford Hospital from October. However, with Bedford Hospital A&E under massive pressure as it is, and the current walk-in centre seeing 35,000 patients a year, it is clear that we need both services. The CCG previously told the Council’s Health Scrutiny committee that this consultation would run well into the Autumn. In fact, they are closing it on August 19th. It is therefore urgent that this closure is not snuck through, and that everyone who does not want to lose the walk-in centre says so via this consultation. You can find it at www. bedfordshireccg.nhs.uk/page/?id=5469 I believe this is a clear reduction in services for local people, and strongly encourage everyone who agrees to have your say. and policing has never done that, which is an absolute disgrace which has to be challenged and changed in 2018. It is absolutely clear that Nick Hurd fully understands the very significant progress made by Bedfordshire Police in this area and he, quite rightly, points to the fact that no force should ignore the need to recruit across diversity even where, unlike ourselves, there are no significant black, Asian or other minority populations in the force area. This is a wider issue than that, to make sure that we recruit the best of the best from the widest pool and that is precisely what we are doing here in this county. Everyone who knows me knows that I am interested in being an effective PCC, not just being PC – politically correct. We need to have access to recruits across every race and culture and who bring their understanding of faiths, communities and multiple languages to policing.
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out & about music a
The Rolling Stones Now The Quarry Theatre presents 7.30pm Friday August 31
unfiltered - The 20th anniversary tour! The Rolling Stones Now is a celebration of all that has made the The Rolling Stones legendary. In full costumes, recreating the Stones live shows of the late 60’s - 90’s, Mick’s pout, Keith’s riffs and Bill’s stony face are all on show as the band play some of the greatest songs ever written including ‘Brown Sugar’, ‘Jumpin Jack Flash’, ‘Paint it Black’ and ‘Sympathy for the Devil’.
BEDFORD PARK CONCERTS Billy Ocean
Billy has achieved extraordinary success as both an artist and a songwriter. We are so excited to have this exceptional artist confirmed to play in Bedford Park this summer. Backed by his full band expect hit after hit from ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’, ‘Caribbean Queen’ ‘Suddenly’, ‘When the Going gets Tough (the tough gets going)’as well as the now classic Get Outta My Dreams; Get Into My Car plus many many more! Also on the bill is international soul singer Jaki Graham, the mighty ASWAD, Loose ends ft Carl McIntosh and ‘The Christians’.
Friday August 3
Jess Glynne
The Triple Brit Award nominee and platinum selling artist will be ‘Right Here’ in Bedford Park This Summer! Jess Glynne first came into the public prominence in 2014 as the vocalist on Clean Bandit’s Grammy Award winning and #1 hit ‘Rather Be’; Glynne scored another number one earlier that same year on Route 94’s ‘My Love’. Pop sensation Jess Glynne has since become one of the biggest uK breakthrough acts of recent years.
Saturday August 4
Lesley Garrett – Proms
The soloist this year will be none other than English soprano Lesley Garrett, this exquisite musician, broadcaster and media personality is the perfect fit for Bedford Park Proms. Lesley Garrett is known for her cross-over repertoire that stretches from Mozart to Meat Loaf via West End Musicals; reaching places that other opera stars can only dream of. Joining Lesley will be tenor Jeff Stewart, who enjoys a busy world-wide career and his dramatic tenor voice is much in demand. Tickets: www.bedfordparkconcerts.co.uk
Sunday August 5
The Rolling Stones Now were established in 1998 and since then have travelled the country playing thousands of gigs and events. They have appeared with The New Yardbirds, Geno Washington, The Downliners Sect and on France TV with Jimmy Cliff. Don’t miss a night of struts, riffs and down-
right dirty Rock n’ Roll where Satisfaction is guaranteed! “Quite simply the best tribute band on planet rock.” The SUN “…They’re a real laugh… if you want a fun way to end the evening this one’s a blast!” ★★★★ The DAILY MAIL
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THE CASTLE HAS A NEW LOOK! RECENTLY REFURBISHED THIS TRADITIONAL PUB IS SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF BEDFORD
Serving a large selection of Cask Ale & Ciders, Wines, Homemade Pub Fayre & Fresh Coffee. Court Yard Garden & Car Park.
What’s On Pie Night
Thursday 9th August Thursday 6th September
5 En-suite Letting Rooms
Live Music from 7.30pm Sunday 26th August Dave King & Cliff Hanson Sunday 30th Sept – “Two Blue”
Open Mic Night Hosted by Mat Roberts Every Monday from 8.30pm
From 6.30pm. Booking is advised
Steak and Gourmet Burger Night Thursday 23rd August Thursday 20th September From 6.30pm. Booking is advised
MAIN MENU ALSO AVAILABLE
FOOD SERVED Monday to Friday 12 noon to 2.30 & 6.30 to 9.00 Saturday 12 noon to 3 Sunday 12 noon to 4pm 17 NEWNHAM STREET, BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE MK40 3JR T: 01234 353295 E: info@castlebedford.co.uk www.CastleBedford.co.uk CastleBedford
NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Roly & Kay from The Castle, Bedford & their new team, welcome you to The Prince of Wales A traditional village pub situated in the centre of Bromham, serving a wide selection of real ales, cask cider & wines, home made dishes, large enclosed garden & car park.
No O w A ll p e n Mo Day nda y
W H AT ’ S O N PIE NIGHT
BURGER NIGHT
FISH NIGHT
T H U R S D AY 9 August 23 August 6 September
T H U R S D AY 16 August 30 August 13 September
EVERY TUESDAY from 5.30pm
Served 5.30pm – 9pm. Booking advised. Wednesday 1st August & Wednesday 3rd October
Charity Quiz Night from 7.30pm
LIVE MUSIC
in Aid of Bedford & District Cerebral Palsy Society
Every Sunday
Monday - Friday 12 noon 2.30pm & 5.30pm - 9pm Saturday 12 noon - 3pm & 6pm - 9pm • Sunday 12 noon to 4pm
6pm - 8.30pm
FOOD TIMES
8 Northampton Road Bromham, Bedford MK43 8PE T: 01234 822 447 www.princeofwalesbromham.co.uk Prince of Wales Bromham
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––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––– POPPY WALK FOR AFTERNOON HONOUR 2018 VINTAGE TEA Calling families, dog walkers and ramblers! Get Christ the King Parish hall harrowden Road, Bedford MK42 0SP 2pm to 4pm Friday 24th August Admission £3 Tea, home-made cake and dancing For Information call 01234 404563
The Higgins Bedford have got lots of activities planned for the summer holidays. every Wednesday to August 22, kids can explore the museum with Kevin the Platypus and enjoy crafty fun including pottery, kite making and personalising a drawstring backpack. 11am, 12.30pm and 2pm and cost £2.70 per child. Fridays, to August 24, The Higgins Bedford will be hosting ‘STEM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) specials with Little Science Labs, Mini Map Makers and animal encounters with Teaching Talons. These workshops also start at 11am, 12.30 and 2pm every Friday and cost £5 per child.
BEDFORD FOLK DANCE CLuB
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Thursday evenings 8pm – 10pm Putnoe heights Church, Bedford MK41 8eB Its good fun for only £2 including refreshments No partner required. Ron Law 01234 825574 www.bedfordfolkdanceclub.com
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Interested in Family history?
Then come along to the next monthly talk on Friday 7th September 2018
‘The Many Ways of Counting our Days’
by Colin Oakes 7.15 p.m. Drama Hall, Mark Rutherford School Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8Px Members free, visitors £1. www.bfhs.org.uk
––––––––––––––––––––––– JAZZ ON THE OUSE Following the success of last year’s Jazz on the Great Ouse Cruises the John Bunyan Boat Team are pleased to announce this year’s programme. The cruises are run in association with Olney Jazz Club, Conscia Jazz and The Barns Hotel and feature top jazz musicians. Thursday August 16th - September 21st – Ben holder (violin) Alan haughton (piano) Tomas Pedersen (bass) Thursday September 20th – Frank Griffith Trio featuring Frank Griffith (sax/clarinet) Alan haughton (piano) – Tomas Pedersen (bass) Thursday October 18th – Tom Syson Trio featuring Tom Syson of Conscia Jazz on trumpet with edwin Ireland (double bass) Jacky Naylor (keyboards)
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SPONSORED ‘BIKE ‘N HIKE’ A GREAT DAY OUT
Saturday, 8 September, 10am- 6pm. Cycle, walk or drive to beautiful open churches in Bedford, Kempston and surrounding villages. In aid of Beds and Herts Historic Churches Trust To join in, contact the Area Organiser, Alan Colley 07761 545705, colley64@yahoo.co.uk See http://www.b-n-h.co.uk/ and www.bedshertshct.org.uk/bikenhike.html
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FREE LUNCHTIME CONCERT
every Tuesday 1.10.p.m. - 1.50.p.m. Come and listen to talent musicians from the Royal Academy and the Royal College in this beautiful church. The church cafe opens at midday.
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––––––––––––––––––––––– KEMPSTON AND DISTRICT MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY Wednesdays from 7.30pm-10.00pm at Kempston east Methodist Church New members welcome For further details contact Brian Woodcock on 07795251988 or brianwoodcock@btinternet.com
––––––––––––––––––––––– BINGO Kempston hammers Club (Cutler) Fun, friendly bingo with eyes Down at 8pm 01234 853262 Always the last Wednesday of the month with the exception of April and December.. 2nd May BIG Spring Bingo - tickets in advance ADDISON CENTRE, KEMPSTON
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FUND RAISING TEA DANCE
MONDAY 13th AUGUST 2018 2.00pm to 4.30pm £3.00 (INCL CuPPA) Tel: 01234 851877 or 01234 340997 ––––––––––––– SATURDAY AUGUST 25th OPEN FROM 12 o’clock
FOR SALe OF TeAS - COFFeeS LIGhT ReFReShMeNTS TEA DANCE 2.00pm to 4.30pm Entrance £2.00
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We are a (non-profit making) Toddler Group who meet at Centenary hall, 104 Bedford Road, Kempston on Tuesday from 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm (term time only) We have a large range of toys and activities for the children to enjoy, where they can learn to share and socialise We provide refreshments for both child and carer. Contact: Debbie on 07975 –772-058 or Suzanne on 01234-857467. ALL SAINTS PARISH CHuRCH KEMPSTON
––––––––––––––––––––––– AFTERNOON TEA & A GUIDED TOUR of this historic church to visiting groups of 10 or above at a cost per head of £7.95. Contacts are Janet Fardell on 01234 855158 or Frances Leonard on 01234 852480
walking and raise funds for The Royal British Legion, Bedfordshire’s Poppy Walk for Honour, The Poppy Walk returns to commemorate the end of the First World War and to say thank you to the First World War generation- all who served, sacrificed and changed our world. Come to Bedford Priory Country Park in Bedford, Barkers Lane, Bedford MK41 9Sh on Sunday 12th August, 2018. We will be gathering at Visitor Centre at Priory Country Park Bedford from 11.00am to embark upon a choice of two routes, 2km, which is wheel chair and push chair friendly or 10km for those that really want to stretch their legs. bedspoppywalkforhonour.co.uk or upon arrival on the day
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Great for aspiring animal keepers, entomologists and herpetologists. First Wednesday of every month in Shortstown Village hall, Southcote, Shortstown, Bedford, MK42 0QL. Fun, educational and entertaining sessions for children aged 5 - 13 who love animals, pets and wildlife. Children with SEND are warmly welcomed and sessions are differentiated to meet individual needs. Sessions are £5 per child (siblings £3). Registration is required. www.blackcricket.co.uk/kids-club www.facebook.com/blackcricketkidsclub Email: kidsclub@blackcricket.co.uk
––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––– WORLD SHIP SOCIETY Kempston Constitution Club 196A Bedford Road, Kempston 3rd WEDNESDAY in the month 15 August 2018 Alan Moorhouse giving his latest presentation
BEDFORD BRANCH
for a presentation from another selection of the excellent slides taken by Captain eric Askew. Telephone: 01234 352014
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TIDDLYWINKS TODDLER PL AYGROUP
Meeting at Kempston hammers Sports & Social Club every Thursday 9.30 till 11.00am school term time only All children welcome from new born to preschool age Large range of toys,activities and a craft table. Refreshments supplied for both children and carers. Non profit making playgroup If your require further information just come along or ring Ruth on 01234 854657
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CENTENARY HALL, behind Kempston Town Hall, Bedford Road For further information telephone:
01234 857011
If you are interested gardening why not come along to our meetings. We meet the second Wednesday of most months of the year in All Saints Church Hall, Cemetery Road Kempston. We have speakers and demonstrations covering every aspect of gardening For further information contact Trevor on 01234 856040 or Marian on 01234 855288
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Al-Anon Family Groups In these enlightened times alcoholism is not only recognised, but is given considerable media coverage. What is not so readily recognised is the plight of those who love a problem drinker. Alcoholism has many faces from the functioning drunk who may never show the amount of drink taken, may not be abusive or violent, never lose a job or fall foul of the law to one who
terrorises every one he or she has contact with. The onslaught of emotions, from feelings of rejection, insecurity, fear, resentment and anger can culminate in utter despair. What can we do? Who can we talk to? Where can we go? Support groups in Kempston and Bedford. www.al-anonuk.org.uk Help line 0207 403 0888 10am10pm, E: enquires@al-anonuk.org.uk
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MILTON ERNEST GARDEN CENTRE Radwell Road, Milton Ernest MK44 1SH Teas, Coffee, Breakfast, Snacks in Café
For pitch enquiries contact Simon 01234 823033 E: simongoatley@miltonernestgardencentre.co.uk
WARM CINNAMON WAFFLE WITH ITALIAN VANILLA ICE CREAM £ AND CARAMEL SYRUP
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MILTON ERNEST GARDEN CENTRE
Radwell Road (just off the A6) Milton Ernest MK44 1SH
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THE BEST FISH AND CHIPS IN BEDFORD ‘PROBABLY!’
Al & Jessie took over the Fish and Chip shop on Denmark Street in August 2016. Believed to be the oldest shop in Bedford we are doing everything possible to restore it to its former glory. We are now a modern, family focused fish and chip takeaway opening five days a week. We focus on buying fresh and sustainable products in order to bring our customers
the highest quality food. We stock a range of fish including Cod, Haddock, Plaice and Rock as well as our extensive menu and weekly specials. We welcome suggestions from our customers as to what they would like to see on our menu or how they prefer their food cooked. Our staff are our greatest asset and we have invested substantially in their training and development to help us meet the highest standards of hygiene, food quality and customer care. As such we are pleased to hold a 5#Food Hygiene rating as well as the coveted ‘Q’ awarded issued by the National Federation of Fish Friers.
34 Denmark St, Bedford MK40 3TQ ORDER ONLINE www.alsplaicebedford.co.uk or CALL 01234 330814