BEDFORD BOROUGH EDITION
JULY 2017
l Theatrical make-up at Bedford College page 8
l What’s happening in your community
l Message from your new MP page 16
l What’s On starts on page 19 l Love Bedford Day page 2
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Billion dollar babes
The beauty business is worth billions in the UK and in Bedford a gathering of the differing faces of the industry met up for an evening of elemis.
Mrs Dorothy Purdew owner of Champneys health spas and two of her one-time £29.50 a week trainees Kerry Cash and Kerry Symons teamed up with Kerry Attfield of Bedford College’s Brooks hair and Beauty Salon, at the event. “It was a good investment in training as I am sure many, many people have benefited from the professionalism and service skills shown by my two Kerrys,” said Mrs Purdew. Mrs Purdew gave the audience of 50 at The embankment hotel a brief resume of how she started what was to become a multi-million pound business and praised Kerry Cash for being an ambitious entrepreneur who nows owns 5th Avenue hair and Beauty salon, and Kerry Symons who is now Champneys henlow Spa Manager. Kerry Cash had organised the
event to introduce a new produce range at 5th Avenue: elemis The 5th Avenue supper nights cost £25 per head and include glass of bubbly, two course dinner, free goodie bag and raffle ticket to win prizes like a day for two at Champneys, an overnight stay at The embankment and flowers from Fleurettes of Bedford - plus discounts off products and treatments. Said Kerry Cash: “These events are proving a great way to bring together like-minded businesses who want to reward customers.” The next event will be on September 14th and bookings are now being taken. Kerry also talked about developments at the 5th Avenue Salon: how Bedford College trainees had helped to raise £500 for charity at the Bedford Rugby Club ‘Pink Day, that staff member Merecedes had now a ‘degree’ in hair colour-
ing following specialist training from a school in London and how Kerry had been a judge at the fantastic Bedford College hair and Beauty Show. “It’s all about us working together to make sure our town
gets its share of this huge business which provides great career opportunities for young people,” said Kerry who is a Director of Bedford College Services Ltd which manages commercial activities across the college campuses.
Three Kerrys – Symons, Cash and Attfield with Dorothy Purdew.
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BMS opens Science Centre
ON Friday June 16, Space Scientist, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, officially opened Bedford Modern School’s state-of-the-art Science Centre. Following an investment of more than £9m the new Science Centre includes 17 laboratories; three in each subject for specialist use and eight multipurpose laboratories together with adjacent preparation space. A separate floor is devoted to each discipline: Biology, Chemistry and Physics and a central learning atrium provides a flexible teaching and display area. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock inspired students from across the school during the day and said: “It has been wonder-
ful to visit Bedford Modern School today; there is a real sense of community here. “I have spoken with several students who have asked me so many impressive questions and I can see that this level of interest is as a result of the fantastic encouragement from their teachers. “I am looking forward to returning to see everybody back in action!” headmaster Michael hall said: “The Science Centre is by far the most significant capital investment in the School’s history and seeing teachers and students using this exceptional teaching and learning environment this afternoon is wonderful.”
(l-r) Head of Science at BMS Mr Neal Else, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock and BMS Headmaster, Michael Hall.
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New MRI scanner for Hospital
The Bedford hospitals Charity is to provide Bedford hospital with a new £1,000,000 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner.
Announcing the news at the Charity’s AGM on Tuesday 16th May, the Acting Chairman Mr Gordon Beeden reported that a Siemens Magnetom Aera 1.5 tesla magnet machine is on order and is due to be installed towards the end of this year. The Scanner will be housed in a new building and will allow the decommissioning of the Suite 2 machine currently in a trailer, meaning that Bedford hospital will have two modern Scanners. This latest major donation to Bedford hospital is financed by two very generous legacies that have been held by the Charity in a Future Projects account for an opportunity such as this Scanner to fulfil the wishes of the benefactors. MRI machines use large magnets to produce very highly detailed indepth body scans and the magnets on which this machine depends will be made in Oxfordshire. The machine is designed to be ‘patient friendly’ and will provide the highest patient comfort and operate at greatly reduced noise levels. Setting up is quicker and imaging will be of a superior quality and 46% faster than at present, allowing more patients to be scanned per day. Installation costs are reduced and the machine will operate at lower overhead costs.
Mr Beeden spoke of the great debt owed to the late Mrs Jayne Beard by the Charity and Bedford hospital and by the Bedford community. Jayne Beard was Chairman of the Charity for the eight years before her death in 2016, and was a person widely known for her great enthusiasm and commitment towards her home town and was responsible for the launch of several Charity projects, notably the successful £750,000 Challenge Cancer Appeal to improve cancer treatment facilities in Bedford hospital. The Primrose Car Appeal to raise at least £50,000 for the purchase of three, perhaps four, new vehicles for the unique Primrose Car Service currently stands at £32,000.
Mrs Debbie Inskip, former high Sheriff of Bedfordshire, was confirmed as the new Chairman of The Bedford hospitals Charity, with Dr Rob Oakley, formerly Consultant Radiologist at Bedford hospital, as Vice-Chairman. Mr Gordon Johns, Chairman of the Bedford hospital NhS Trust, thanked the Charity and the Bedford community for their valuable support of Bedford hospital and spoke of recent measures and progress in the hospital and recorded his thanks to all members of staff.
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Bubbins means Business Computer coding workshop
GINA Bubbins has been appointed Director of Business Development for Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes/ Buckinghamshire for Bedford College. Now the No. 1 college in the South east Midlands region and one of the largest in the UK, Bedford College has links across the spectrum of business and commerce – providing companies with the skilled people they need to keep up the fast-changing market place. Gina joined the college 11 years ago from Autoglass, an international company with outstanding customer sales and service. She brought along those ‘real business’ skills to developing the sales team for the college, creating and improving links with 1,000+ employers in the process
“Our success in Business Development is in looking at training from the perspective of the employer and their needs. They want their people to be the best they can be to support their company and its potential growth. “The more we help businesses thrive, the better future for everyone - employers and would-be employees,” said Gina. Ian Pryce CBe Principal and CeO of Bedford College said: “Our team makes a valuable contribution to the SeMLeP economy by enabling business to grow, and following our merger with Tresham in Northamptonshire to create the ‘Bedford College Group’ we are a £60 Million College and one of the biggest outside of major cities.”
ON Friday May 12, a group of Year 10 students from Mark Rutherford School took part in a dance and computer coding workshop, run by the Pell ensemble and supported by Arts Council england, where they used computer coding to make an advanced dance piece. In groups, they created a small dance piece to use later on in the day. everyone was very enthusiastic and were not shy in working together to create piece which suited everyone and matched the music that was provided. After this, they worked on computers to create a code and used different pieces of technology to create
a small light display. The students worked by themselves and were very interested in how the coding could be developed. By the end, they had all made a code that gave instructions to the light display. Finally, they returned to the dance groups and used the light display as a mechanism to control the dance movements. The coloured lights corresponded with the dance moves created earlier in the day. When the code flashed up a particular colour, the dancers had to respond with the corresponding dance move. So the code effectively controlled the dancers. Christopher Buttice
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Helping kick-start students’ futures
A DeSIGN competition set by Brand engineers, CGI Creative Graphics International provided a double reward for Bedford College students. The winner, Curtis Reeve will be joining the award-winning design studio for two weeks in the summer. Runner-up, Alberto Speziali and Curtis were presented with creative drawing tablets to
showcase their skills, as they kickstart their futures. Year One hND Graphic Design students, were briefed to design a vehicle livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of CGI. A global branding innovator providing design, production and installation services to the automotive, aerospace, leisure and retail industries. CGI has a client portfolio of global blue-chip motor manufacturers, airlines and engineering conglomerates in over 25 different countries worldwide. www.cgivisual.com Adam Jenkins, Design Manager for CGI, joined former Bedford College student now CGI Marketing Assistant, Tiffany Trethowan for the presentation. Tiffany was a graduate from the same course and employed by CGI straight from college. Advanced Practitioner in Graphic Design, Jeffrey Tribe commented on the project “This is the third year CGI have generously shared their time and expertise with our students. To have access to such a professional organisation provides exceptional learning opportunities for our students and really does make a difference”. CGI has offices locally in Kempston. www.cgi-visual.com –––––––––––––
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Theatrical Make-up
The end of year show by Theatrical Make-up students at Bedford College was called a Night at the Movies. Featuring scenes from the Lion King, Comic Book, Bollywood, Disney, Alice in Wonderland and a finale of horror scenes. Students seeking a career in theatre and the movies learn how to create tremendous effects. Interested? Go to www. bedford.ac.uk The catwalk show was staged in the theatre at the South Bank Performing Arts Centre and was sponsored by: Treasure House of makeup Northamptonshire Domestic Appliance Services and easy-lightbulbs.com
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New town centre Champions from BedfordBID
BeDFORD Business Improvement District (BID) has two new team members: Adam Chin and Dan Field who will be championing the Love Bedford brand. They will be liaising directly with 500 BID levy-paying businesses, as well as being seen out and about by visitors. Bedford was a pioneer BID in 2005, and there are now over 240 across the UK. “Bedford led the way in 2005 with Bluecap guides. however, consumer and business demands have changed. People look at their smart phones to navigate offers from shops, and levy-paying businesses are looking for more
OVeR 120 people, young and old, rose up to the challenge of racing a sports wheelchair as part of Bedford’s high Street Showcase event on Saturday June 3. The wheelchair racing was aimed at challenging people to sit in and race a wheelchair as part of the promotion of the ‘Push 4 It’ event to be held on Sunday October 8, at the Bedford International Athletics Stadium, Barkers Lane. The October event is a legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. held each year it has already raised over £30,000 to encourage and assist young disabled people to get into sport and improve their performances. Push 4 It challenges both able-bodied and disabled people to compete in simple relay races or individual time trials and has become so popular that it is being promoted by Rotary International and WheelPower, a wheelchair sports charity. Contact Mary Whitehead m.e.whitehead@btinternet.com
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nesses seven days a week.” essential services such as the Retail RadioLink & exclusion Scheme will be relaunched, including working towards maintaining the Safer Business award and gaining a Purple Flag accreditation. Services such as the Love
Bedford gift voucher scheme will continue. Both new Champions are from Bedfordshire. Adam, 24, is formerly worked in events and Dan, 33, was an actor, IT specialist and teacher. Pictured Adam left and Dan right.
sophisticated means to compete,” explained BID Director Christina Rowe, “For that reason and following feedback from businesses and visitors, the board of the BID, themselves representing town centre businesses, have decided we need a new skills set for our frontline team and we now have the Champions on board. “Businesses will be kept abreast of the latest information from the BID which is of commercial value to them. The Champions will help businesses to promote themselves via the various Love Bedford platforms. News and updates will be logged instantly via Tablets direct to our office team who manage the website and social media platforms. This speed of response is entirely necessary in these days of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. “Given the growth with the BID zone, including the new Riverside development, and the rise of Sunday visitors, our Champions will also show that BedfordBID is working for busi-
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BOROUGh COUNCIL’S RePLY: Firstly, I would like to thank you for your feedback about our service. I am sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction with the service we provide. Over the last few years the Council has tried to avoid making cuts to frontline services, despite reducing funding, but regrettably this approach is no longer sustainable and the Council had no choice other than to identify options to reduce its services, particularly discretionary services, such as the Tourist Information Office. During 2016 the Council held a public consultation on a number of savings proposal, including the closure of the Tourist Information Office, and having considered the response to the consolation it was agreed that the Office should close. I appreciate that you found the service provided by the Tourist Information Office very helpful and I can assure you that the decision to withdraw the service was not taken lightly. Unfortunately, however, it is not possible for the Council to continue to provide the wide range of services that it has provided in the past and it must give priority to funding essential statutory services such as adult social care. Since receiving your feedback we have arranged for bus timetables to be available for customers in the Customer Service Centre at horne Lane in addition to information being held on the website. We are currently awaiting a delivery of these timetables. In the meantime, we will also post out a printed version of the online X5 bus timetable and a Bedford Borough bus map to your home address. Customer Service Centre 2 Horne Lane, Bedford MK40 1RA Tel: 01234 718723 ext 47723
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Should you buy or rent a house? Buying your own home can be expensive but could save you money over the years. Renting a property through a letting agent or private landlord offers less autonomy to live by your own rules, with more flexibility if you need to move. Yet, there is third way that many people seem to forget, yet it plays an important role in the housing of Bedford people. Collectively known as social housing, it is affordable housing, which is let by either Bedford Borough Council or a housing association to those considered to be in specific need, at rents below those characteristic in the private rental market. In Bedford, there are 6,847 social housing households, which represent 19.24% of all the households in Bedford. There are a further 1,347 families in the Bedford Borough Council area on their waiting list, which is similar to the figures in the late 1990’s. The numbers peaked in 2011, when it stood at 3,093 families, so today’s numbers represent a drop of 56.4%.
Nevertheless, this doesn’t necessarily mean that more families are being supplied with their own council house or housing association property. Six years ago, Westminster gave local authorities the authority to limit
entitlement for social housing, quite conspicuously dismissing those that did not have an association or link to the locality. Interestingly, the rents in the social rented segment have also been growing at a faster rate than they have for private tenants. In the Bedford Borough Council area, the average rent in 1998 for a council house/housing association property was £165.79 a month. Whilst we have no up to date figures, because of the ‘Large Scale Voluntary Transfer’ of all or most of the local authority’s stock was transferred to a Private Registered Provider sector, so the average rent is no longer applicable. Therefore, using the average rent increase for England of 108% (England’s average rent being £183.08 a month in 1998 and £381.03 a month today) we can guesstimate an average of approximately £340. When comparing social housing rents against private rents, the stats don’t go back to the late 1990’s for private renting, so to ensure we compare like for like, we can only go back to 2005.
have increased nationally by a net figure of 19.7%, whilst rents for social housing have increased by 59.1%. So, what does this all mean for the homeowners, landlords and tenants of Bedford? Rents in the private rental sector in Bedford will increase sharply during the next five years. Even though the council house waiting list has decreased, the number of new council and housing association properties being built is at a 70 year low. The government crusade against buy-tolet landlords together with the increased taxation and the banning of tenant fees to agents will restrict the supply of private rental property, which in turn using simple supply and demand economics, will mean private rents will rise – making buy to let investment a good choice of investment again (irrespective of the increased fees and taxation laid at the door of landlords). It will also mean property values will remain strong and stable (sorry!) as the number of people moving to a new house (and selling their old property) will continue to remain restricted and hence, due to lack of choice and supply, buyers will have to pay decent money for any property they wish to buy. Interesting times ahead for the Bedford Property Market!
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From Gold to Platinum Transition Mass celebrated MARK Rutherford School student in one hit Leonardo Buttice was recently awarded not only the first Villiers Park Gold Standard INVOLVe Award, but also the first ever Platinum INVOLVe Award for Outstanding Leadership and Project Management. This is a wonderful achievement for one of our students, displaying how hard work and enthusiasm can lead to resounding success. Leonardo is a member of the Villiers Park 2020 STeM (Science, Technology, engineering, Maths) Scholars Programme, a two-year course which takes place alongside their A-levels. As part of the course, STeM Scholars now participate in the INVOLVe initiative, a selforganised project designed to encourage Scholars to contribute to the enrichment of the learning communities within their own and other local schools and colleges. Leonardo has fully embraced INVOLVe during his time as a Scholar, committing himself to the project and resulting in the Platinum Award for his efforts. As part of his project, Leonardo teamed up with two other STeM Scholars, as well as some other Year 12 students, to lead a two-hour science day during ‘science week’ in March. This project targeted thirty Year 4 students from two local schools: Ravensden Lower School and Great Barford Lower School. The day involved the running of three sessions simultaneously, during which the Scholars each led their own chosen subject field (for Leonardo this was Chemistry). “We titled it: Chemistry, colour changes and important chemicals. We taught the students about acids and alkalis and used a video with a brief explanation. We covered all important
things such as health and safety, as well as the definition of Chemistry”. Leonardo and his team went to great efforts to ensure the event would run smoothly, corresponding with the two schools in order to plan in detail the timings, room allocations and staff timetabling to ensure the day would be possible. “I met with the head Teacher on a number of occasions to decide which rooms to use and how to inform the schools. I then wrote a letter to be sent to each school outlining the science day”.
BeDFORD Catholic Schools Transition Mass May 23, 2017, SS Philip & James Church Pupils from across the Trust schools gathered for a very special Mass to celebrate their transition to a new school setting. Fr. Malcolm Bull, who is a Trust Director, celebrated Mass and spoke about the life of St. Francis, a man who did not start life in a particularly saintly way, but who got there in the end! each member school led on key areas of the liturgy. Pupils from St. Joseph's and St. John Rigby led the Penitential Rite and bidding prayers. St. Joseph's also added some panache
The secret garden The sun is shining so where better to spend it than in the newly refurbished country style courtyard garden at The Castle in Newnham St, with new furniture and oak sleeper decking the Castle is a real sun trap and a great place relax and try one of the many Cask Ales, Cask Ciders or flavoured gins. Roland and Kay have also introduced a new Summer Sunday menu, with a wider range of dishes like their famous homemade pies, beer battered fish and chips, warm feta and courgette salad, gourmet burgers and not forgetting the traditional homemade roast with all the trimmings and much more and now served from 12 noon–4pm .
to ‘Give me joy in my heart’ with their well-rehearsed descant part. Singers from St. Gregory's sang the Psalm accompanied by St Thomas More maestro organist, Abraham. Mr. Bishop, the executive Principal, led specially written blessings and promises where all year groups stood up and promised to keep within their hearts of the spirit of their school mission statement as they moved onto pastures new. “It was a real privilege to be with students from all of our family of schools as we promised to do our very best. There was a tangible sense of community – it was a very special event.”
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St John Rigby and the ‘Fiver Challenge’
WITh the SATs over, St. John Rigby Year 6 children and staff have got together to develop their creativity and enterprise as they enjoy their final weeks at the school before moving onto pastures new. All Year 6 children are involved in the ‘fiver challenge’, a national young enterprise scheme. Children arrange themselves into teams of no more than six. each team is given a shiny new plastic five-pound note and is challenged to make as much profit as possible using as many fundraising initiatives as they can. This year, the children have focused their attention on leading and coaching younger children in sport. “Our Year 6 children organise everything,” said the Year 6 teaching team. “For example, the football training is professionally planned with sessions on passing, shooting... everything!”. “The main purpose is for children to be enterprising and to have fun,” said Mr. Palmer, headteacher. “There are some future ‘Apprentice’ contestants in our ranks, without a doubt!”
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Every picture tells a story
A PLAIN brick wall at Castle Newnham School (Castle site) has been transformed into a colourful mural that runs the entire length of the school grounds. It is the creation of artist Katy Dynes who worked with the pupils and staff to come up with ideas that reflected the life of the school. The wall will be used for many lessons and activities, including P.e, motor and learning skills, target practice, creative writing and values with a ‘friend’s corner’ included in the mural. Using the natural surroundings and all the undergrowth, Katy interwove small paintings of bugs, butterflies, bees and other animals, including a little mouse, that link all the walls and the mural together. A section of wall depicts a boy and a girl in amongst
some buttercups and butterflies, in memory of the head of Nursery, Sue Kumar. Butterflies and buttercups were amongst her favourite things. Jim Balmbra, head of Primary for the Castle site, is delighted with the finished result: “The mural is a fantastic addition to the school grounds and the children and staff really love it. I am sure that this has inspired many of the children in their own art work and is something for the school to enjoy for many years to come. Our thanks go to the school’s PTA who donated the mural.” Katy Dynes works extensively with schools where she teaches and holds illustration workshops. She has also been a school artist in residence.
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PUPILS and teachers at Westfield School are now enjoying Yoga as part of their school day. Year 1 was the first group to have a Yoga lesson and other classes from across the school will be taking part too. Peter Thornes, Deputy head Teacher said: “A specialist Yoga instructor visited the school and showed a group of teachers how they can give Yoga lessons to our pupils. “At Westfield we pride ourselves on embracing different activities. Yoga is an acknowledged way of energising the mind and body and I know that we will all benefit from the sessions and have a good time doing them.”
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16 — BEDFORD BULLETIN JULY 2017 having grown up in ealing, the elevated section of the A40 Westway into the centre of London is well known to me, as is its skyline; a skyline now dominated by the wreck of Grenfell Tower. It is an all too visible reminder of the dreadful fire that killed so many, injured many more and displaced the remainder; a catastrophe that needs the best investigation so we understand how this tragedy occurred. We continue to keep all in our prayers. Justice must be done. In the media coverage of this awful fire a number of issues have been raised, including significant concerns about building regulations, fire safety, the standards of the refurbishment, the disparity of wealth in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and much more besides. They all need investigation. The response to the disaster similarly varied, from the chaotic to the sacrificial, not least by the emergency services and nearby community members, including those from local churches,
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REASONS TO COME TO TOWN
Following a successful construction period, the exciting new Riverside Bedford development is in the process of opening. At the time of writing, new public space by the river is open and being enjoyed by many already, while the hotel has been operating for some weeks. July will see the return of town centre cinema to Bedford, along with the opening of restaurants Wagamama, Zizzi, Miller & Carter, Gourmet Burger Kitchen and MexiCo. With UK town centres struggling in the face of trends towards online shopping, Riverside Bedford has attracted £36 million of investment, brought hundreds of jobs and will generate extra footfall for new and
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I am proud to have been elected as Member of Parliament for Bedford and Kempston. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. I am here to serve the whole community. My top priorities are to do all I can to:
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synagogues and mosques. One of the issues that has been highlighted is that of the disparity of life opportunities within this one London Borough. It was reported that the average wage is £125,000 and that is with the presence in the Borough of significant numbers at the bottom of the wage tree, including those in Grenfell Tower. It contains some of the most expensive real estate on the planet, its rent levels are the most unaffordable in London, and yet it has one of the
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existing traders. Major commercial operators have delivered an emphatic vote of confidence in Bedford and the development, signing long term commitments. We know that with the growth of online and out-of-town shopping, you have to give people reasons to make a positive choice to visit a town centre to spend their time and money. Riverside Bedford’s attractions do pre-
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Yasin MP for Bedford and Kempston resources for Bedfordshire Police to keep our residents safe. Of course, there is much more to do as well. I’ve lived in Bedford for 25 years and served as a councillor for the last 11 years, so I know the impact the cuts to public sector funding is having on the whole community.
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highest number of people in temporary accommodation. however, of all the statistics, here and elsewhere, I have found most shocking the differences that exist in life expectancy. Across the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea men live, on average, fifteen years longer in the richest ward against those in the poorest ward; for women the gap is eleven years. Closer to home both men and women in harpenden live, on average, for fifteen extra years compared to those in the St Martin’s area of north Bedford. Being poor doesn’t just affect you daily life, it is likely to curtail your life. Life opportunities vary for us all, but it is unacceptable in our wealthy country (Britain is 5th in the table of wealth amassed by individuals) that the disparity in life expectancy is so great. Amidst everything else prompted by the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, we must ask how do we become more of a nation where all can flourish, and live life to the full.
cisely that. It will make a major contribution to our vision of a town centre which is an attractive destination in its own right; one which draws people for retail but also for leisure, culture, food and drink and more. The town centre should also be somewhere not only to visit and do business in, but also to live in. The residents of the development’s new flats will be customers of local traders, and will mean there is more life and activity outside core shopping hours. The openings taking place over the coming weeks and months as Riverside Bedford is completed in full are the culmination of a process which has transformed large council office buildings and car parking into new public space, new attractions, new jobs, new footfall and an even more enjoyable and attractive town centre. exciting times ahead...
I’ll fight for better funding for public services, promote Bedford as a great place to do business, and work with the Borough Council and organisations across the Borough to ensure that we remain a positive, vibrant community with opportunity and a good standard of living for everybody.
I’d like to thank Richard Fuller for the seven years he served Bedford and Kempston and to wish him well for the future.
Like all the new MPs, I am in the process of setting up my local office, but in the meantime I can be contacted by email at: mohammad.yasin.mp@ parliament.uk or by letter at: Mohammad Yasin MP, house of Commons, London, SW1 0AA.
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First hand tales of World War II
A WORLD War II Navy Veteran held Year 7 pupils spellbound with his experiences of serving during the war when he visited Biddenham School this week. Fred Rose, 95, was originally from London but now lives in Bedford. he was conscripted into the Navy in 1939 when he was just 19 years old and fought for the whole duration of the war. The students were fascinated to hear about his life aboard the ships he served on including hMS London, hMS Viceroy and hMS Cawsand Bay. On the hMS London he worked decoding radio messages, on the hMS Viceroy he was the Navigator’s Yeoman (he helped the navigator with maps) and on
the hMS Cawsand Bay he was the Special Security Duty Man and oversaw the securing of German UBoats. Fred told the students: “The ships also escorted convoys and troops to various places including Iceland, Malta and Tripoli in Libya. Being on a convoy ship was dangerous. You had to dodge German planes, submarines and ships and outwit them at all times in order to stay alive. Not everyone did.” After the war he worked as a civil servant while waiting for a placement at a teacher training college. Afterwards he became a primary school teacher. Ree Ann Vaughan, head of history was delighted to welcome Fred: “This was an amazing experience for our students to be able to hear first hand.”
Mayor officially opens new-look lake cafe
MAYOR of Bedford Dave hodgson has cut the ribbon to officially open the newly refurbished Longholme Lake café in Bedford. The family-run café is open daily and offers delicious hot and chilled drinks, freshly made sandwiches and mouth-watering cakes, as well as ice creams and snacks. There are plenty of tables and seats on the front terrace overlooking the lake and in the new courtyard. Boats are available to members of the public to hire and there are plans to offer bikes for rent too. The café is operated by Tom healey and Andreas Doverstav, who have 20 years’ hospitality and catering experience. Mayor Dave hodgson said: “I congratulate the new café owners on their successful opening of the refurbished Longholme Lake café. It’s a great place for lunch or a meeting place for a coffee and a chat. I know it will be well used by the local community and also by visitors to the embankment and Mill Meadows.”
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JULY IN THE GARDEN – by Milton Ernest Garden Centre
N the middle of summer with all the bright colours of bedding plants bombarding our senses foliage plants like Ferns, Grasses and hostas give the cool green relief on hot sunny days. Ferns are wonderful hardy garden plants for many garden locations. Some varieties thrive in deep dry shade whilst others like full sun with plenty of moisture and are dramatic when planted next to water giving an exotic tropical look to the garden. They vary in size from the large Regal Fern, Osmunda Regalis, with its stately 1.2metre fronds to the Maidenhair Spleenwort, Asplenium Trichomanes, only 15cms which will grow in crevices in walls or trees or in a trough garden. evergreen ferns give year round interest and are a lovely contrast to large leaf plants like hostas. Ferns are easy to grow in rich humus soil so when planting add plenty of peat, compost or rotted horse manure. Little ongoing maintenance is required except watering in dry periods and mulching once a year. evergreen ferns are excellent plants for tubs on shady patios. Use JI No 3 Potting Compost when growing ferns in containers. Polystichum, the Soft Shield Fern is very easy to grow in either sun or shade. For sunny moist places plant Dryopteris Affinis. Tasmanium Tree Fern, Dicksonia Antartica, adds a touch of the exotic to
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any sheltered shady space. The ferny head will spread to 2.5m. The fronds gradually unfurl as the temperature climbs in spring but fade with the first hard frost. It is important to spray the foliage and trunk with water every couple of days and give the crown and trunk good winter protection with hessian, fleece and straw. hostas when planted with ferns really complement each other. They are one of the best architectural foliage plants with handsome often variegated leaves. hostas grow very well in tubs if planted using Multi Compost with JI and fed with a liquid feed high in Nitrogen. The foliage can vary in colour from lime yellow to sea green and blue. There are varieties that will grow to 1.2 metre tall like empress Wu to really small specimens like h. So Sweet with green leaves and yellow leaf margins 20cms tall and h. Mouse ears which has silver blue leaves and is only 15cms tall. They thrive in deep rich humus soil so add lots of peat, compost, leaf mould or rotted manure when planting hostas. The flowers in midsummer vary in colour from white to lilac purple and are often scented. Slugs and Snails can be problematic so
mulch around hostas with horticultural alpine grit or use sheep’s wool (available in packets). Slugs and snails avoid moving across rough sharp areas or fibres. Use eraza slug pellets as the leaves start to grow and continue to apply after rain or excessive watering. If children, pets or wildlife frequent your garden, use Neurdorf instead which is Ferrous Sulphate based so breaks down to add nutrients to the soil as well after rain, or Grazers which is based on Calcium Chloride. Copper bands around tubs, Parasitic Nematodes, Beer Traps are alternatives. Some recommended varieties are hosta Big Daddy with large blue green leaves and white flower spikes, h. Fragrant Blue with blue leaves and lavender scented flowers, h. Fire and Ice with creamy white leaves with dark green margins and lavender flowers and h. honeybells with golden yellow leaves and white flowers. Ornamental grasses are also calming accompaniments to colourful perennial plants in the herbaceous border. They are lovely architectural plants with upright flower plumes of various colours that sway and whisper
in the breeze. There are varieties to grow in sun, shade, damp and dry places. A lovely specimen grass for a sunny dry place is Cortaderia Selloana Pumila, the Pampas Grass at 1.5 m tall it has stately white feathery plumes and handsome blue evergreen foliage. Miscanthus Morning Light, Miscanthus Zebrinus, both with striking green and yellow markings and Stipa Gigantea tall with purple and golden oat like plumes are excellent planted in full sun and moist but well drained soil. hakonechloa Aureola is a much smaller grass excellent for moist shade. The foliage is lush, graceful and green and yellow in colour to brighten the darkest corner. Fescua Glauca elijah Blue likes full sun and will tolerate dry conditions. The strikingly blue leaves should be cut back in March to maintain a good shape. Carex Comans Bronze compliments the blue Fescua with bronzy gold fine foliage. Two other interesting coloured leaf grasses for sunny places are Omphiopogan Planiscapus Nigracens with deep purple black leaves and Uncinia Rubra with deep crimson red leaves. All these small grasses are suitable for growing in containers.
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out & about the place p Every Wild Beast/ Night Creature
Weaved from folklore and fable eVeRY WILD BeAST tells a tale about courage, curiosity and running away from really big scary things. This is not a love story, this is an adventure. There is a cliff face cutting into the waves and breaking them to foam. An old kayak is tied to the roof of a battered black Jeep. A white wine spritzer sits unattended on the doorstep. Sid watches her reflection on the surface of the water, with each ripple it changes. Sometimes she finds a beautiful creature looking back. Sometimes she finds a spitting snarling girl, tense with rage and sick with anger. NIGhT CReATURe is the retelling
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of an Ancient Greek myth about a pretty nymph turned monster; a fable about losing yourself to the dark blue sea. Folklore and legend collide with the 21st century as the myth of Scylla is told through poetry, storytelling and an original folk score to bring a new world to life in the imagination of the listener.
The Event Wednesday 26 July 7:30pm
The Man stands in a pool of light. he is an actor. We know this because he tells us so, but also because our experience tells us that this is what actors do. he appears to be intelligent, but this might just be clever direction. The event is a deceptively simple piece of theatre where the audience is playfully led
to question, not only the nature of reality, but the very nature of existence itself.
John Kirckpatrick (with Marisa Jack & Davy) From turning professional in 1970, John has gone on to become one of the most prolific performers and recording artists on the english folk scene, playing solo and in countless duos, trios, groups and bands of all kinds. As both singer and instrumentalist he has spent time in The Albion Country Band, Steeleye Span, Band of hope, Trans europe Diatonique, and for a couple of years had his own John Kirkpatrick Band. he continues to play for concerts in two occasional outfits - Brass Monkey, and The Sultans of Squeeze
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and leads and calls with his own dance band, Mr Gubbins Bicycle. his skill on his squeezeboxes has led him to be highly rated as a session musician out in the wide world, particularly following his long association with Richard Thompson, both live and on record.
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Inspiring Women of Bunyan John Bunyan Museum, Mill Street, Bedford 11th July – 7th October
The exhibition celebrates the 100th anniversary of one of the first woman ordained into the Christian Ministry, Constance Coltman, and looks at the women who inspired John Bunyan, how women are depicted in Part two of The Pilgrim’s Progress, and the roles of women in Bunyan Meeting. The significant role that women played in the development of Bunyan Meeting is often overlooked. Women were part of the
group that originally founded Bunyan Meeting and, over the years, have taken on key organisational roles. In recent times women have been appointed as Associate Ministers, Deacons, and Trustees. The exhibition also focuses on the two important women in John Bunyan’s life; his pious and calming first wife Mary, and his strongwilled and courageous second wife elizabeth, women who inspired the main characters of Mercy and Christiana in The Pilgrims’ Progress Part II. Part II tells the story of the wife and children of Christian, who had been left behind in Part I as he went on his journey, and now follow, making their own journey, with their companion Mercy.
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25 and Counting An exhibition by women artists 6th July – 12th August The Panacea Museum, 9 Newnham Road, Bedford, MK40 3NX
ThIS new exhibition challenges the under-representation of women in the art world. Artist’s Collective NOhAT proudly presents 25 and Counting, a multidisciplinary exhibition of work by 25 plus Bedfordshire-based female artists. This show will highlight and tackle the under-representation of women in the art world. The participating artists have been invited to produce works on the themes of identity, visibility and invisibility. Sculpture, textiles, video, painting and text are all represented. The reality is that today the public still sees only a tiny handful of art produced by women. We want to change this. Of the thousands of watercolours, drawings, oil paintings and miniatures artworks in the collection of Bedford’s main art museums only 3% are by women artists. “We see our exhibition as a starting point for a discussion about the visibility of women and women artists today. It should also act as encouragement to boldly take up space, and to highlight the issues
concerning women artists in the Bedfordshire area.” expect weekend workshops, talks and events throughout the duration of the exhibition. For more information see The Panacea Museum’s website. Works will include mysterious, embroidered banners by Abi Spendlove, that speak of society’s undervaluing of typically ‘women’s skills’, while Artist Faye Spencer presents us with a gaudy and grotesque, carnivalesque view of a world turned on its head. With complex geometric patterns of thread lines on the tracing paper, Saliha el houssaini highlights gender inequalities in the world of science, past and present. In their collaborative work, Ana Ortega and Kate Roberts take inspiration from their fascination for bodily functions. Their wearable, sculptural textiles both invite and repel. The work of Jan Drury and Joanne Bowes commemorates the charitable work of women that often goes unrecognised. Jacqui SaundersLove’s complex paper sculptures address ideas of place, environment and identity. NOhAT was formed by Ana Ortega and Sophie Atkins, born out of a frustration that the work of women artists often remains unseen and unrecognised and a deep desire to bring about change.
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Music Face painting Singing DJs Delicious food Bouncy castle
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Thursday 27th July, 7pm to 9pm at Saxon Games and Crafts Saxon Way, Great Denham, MK40 4GP £12 per head to include findings and jump rings For further info or to book call Michael on 07877 951630
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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 email:martinandjanet1@btinternet.com or Frances Leonard on 01234 852480 email: francesmleonard@gmail.com
––––––––––––––––––––– BeDFORDShIRe FAMILY hISTORY SOCIeTY Friday 7th July 2017 7.15 p.m. Interested in Family history? Come along to our next monthly talk
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by Ian Waller held in the Drama Hall of Mark Rutherford School, Wentworth Drive, Bedford MK41 8PX Members free, visitors £1. www.bfhs.org.uk
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Organised by the Miracle Church of God in Christ of Alexandra Road, Bedford MK40 1JB.
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