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by Euan Duncan Local – Democracy Reporter
A SIX-WEEK public consultation begins on Friday April 19, into planned changes to Central Bedfordshire Council’s Local Plan.
Residents and local organisations are invited to have their say on proposed modifications to the long-awaited document.
Controversy has surrounded aspects of the Local Plan since the council submitted it for examination in April 2018. Two weeks of extra sessions were held virtually in December to reconsider some of the potential development areas. The local authority’s fears it might have to start the whole procedure again receded when there was no call from the planning inspectors for any further hearings.
“The consultation seeks views on all the main modifications being planned, as well as a sustainability appraisal report and a habitats regulations assessment addendum,” explained the council.
“Other proposed adjustments include changes to the Local Plan policy maps. “We’ve also published extra (minor) modifications, as well as a draft version of the Local Plan, with the consultation documents. “These don’t form part of the consultation, but are available to help inform everyone of the potential changes. “This main modifications consultation follows on from public examination sessions which took place during summer 2019 and December 2020.” CBC submitted a list of post hearing actions and modifications to the inspectors, in line with requests made during the hearings. The inspectors have replied with various questions of clarification on some of the detail sent. The Local Plan sets out future strategic policies and proposed development across Central Bedfordshire until 2035. These include housing and industrial growth, development in
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the countryside and Green Belt issues, along with sustainability measures. It also covers transport, town centres and retail, the economy and employment, as well as planning for gipsies and travellers. The general feeling is we’re working towards something that will be found acceptable, rather than having to start again,” Conservative Caddington Councillor Kevin Collins told a sustainable communities overview and scrutiny committee meeting in January. “The next significant stage in this process is the inspectors send a formal letter to CBC on hopefully what they think is required to make the plan acceptable. “Then we’ll be looking to adopt it by the middle of 2021,” added Councillor Collins, who’s the executive member for regeneration and planning. A need for 39,350 new houses up to 2035 was put forward by the local authority, with 23,845 properties planned for or built already. This covers 32,000 homes identified for Central Bedfordshire, with 7,350 properties “as a contribution towards Luton’s unmet housing need.” New strategic road and rail projects are part of the potential infrastructure changes, which could help create 24,000 new jobs.
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Bedfordshire fire fighters tackled a blaze at a large disused house in Clifton near Shefford during the night. The first and second floors and the roof of Clifton House in Church Street were all well alight. Local residents say the unoccupied listed building, which was built in the late 18th and early 19th century, has been the subject of planning application to convert it into flats. Last year there were reports of vandalism carried out by youths who tried to start a fire.
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THE first hydrogen powered train ran on the UK mainline in September 2020 in a step towards the UK’s net zero targets. With a grant of £750,000 from the Department for Transport (DfT) to help towards the development. HydroFLEX trialled their train in Warwickshire. This has followed nearly two years’ of development work and more than £1M of investment by both Porterbrook and the University of Birmingham. Hydrogen-powered trains do not adversely impact the climate, instead they use hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity, water and heat. The technology will be available by 2023 and is able to be retrofitted to current in-service trains, this will go towards decarbonising the rail network and make rail journeys greener.
RANSPORT Secretary Grant Shapp’s recent announcement that the planned Oxford-Cambridge Expressway Arc was to be abandoned put the East West Rail (EWR) scheme in the limelight once again.
The East West Railway is currently under construction between Oxford and Milton Keynes, with the Bedford to Cambridge phrase due to start construction in 2025. EWR’s currently preferred route will see it go through Bedford Midland Station before going north of Bedford, and although the exact route is yet to be proposed it’s likely to take it through or close to areas of Clapham, Ravensden, Wilden, Renhold, Great Barford, Roxton and Wyboston. The parish councils in those villages are united in their opposition to the route corridor selected, arguing that it has the worst environmental impact of the original five. They also question how the most expensive scheme by over £1bn, became the second cheapest after it was selected. Most of the villages were not on
by Michael Jarman-Webb the proscribed consultee list when the original proposals came out in 2019, and very few members of the public in the area appear to have received communications at the time from either EWR or Bedford Borough Council. One parish council that was consulted in 2019 was Brickhill, who at the time supported the Northern routes D & E, despite the likelihood of them running through their own parish. That support was recently rescinded at their March meeting where they voted to support the other parishes in opposition to the route proposals. The parish councils are leading a new campaign group to ask for a
rethink on the preferred route corridor. BFARe–- Bedford For A Reconsultation, argues that there are better route choices that will have far less environmental impact, their views are backed by organisations such as the Campaign to Protect Rural England and the English Regional Transport Association. They recently put their views to the rail minister Chris HeatonHarris, and are awaiting answers to questions raised. BFARe have a petition for a re-consultation at https://bit.ly/3913e0E and more information can be found on their website at BFARe.org.uk.
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There was a time back in the early 1960s when Bedford was a rail hub. There were direct rail connections to Cambridge, via Sandy on what was called the ‘Varsity Line’. This route is closed as an option to reconnect with Cambridge, with crucial points on the original line having been built over. Other direct connections locally were to Hitchin and Northampton, and you can still get to Bletchley from Bedford Midland Road. In the hey day of the railways travellers could depart from Bedford for London, Luton, Leicester, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, Carlisle, Edinburgh and Glasgow — Bedford was truly well connected — it can happen again.
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The decision to adopt Route E on the East West Railway was not made by Bedford Borough Council, it was made by the East West Railway Company in January 2020 following a consultation in 2019. A northern route was supported by myself and all of the political parties represented on the Council. Route E will deliver 12% more economic benefits to Bedford Borough than a southerly route. Route E would also support the regeneration of the centre of Bedford and the delivery of the Town Centre Masterplan as well as enabling Bedford Midland to become an interchange of national importance. The East West Rail Company will shortly be consulting on the exactly where the line could be situated, and will be seeking further public feedback on these options during a public consultation. I urge everyone to get involved in this consultation.” Dave Hodgson – Mayor of Bedford Borough
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MEASURES including a new leadership team are being put in place to rectify failings in Bedford Hospital’s maternity services, following a critical report. Much of the improvements centre around staff concerns and issues, rather than patient outcomes, a meeting of Central Bedfordshire Council’s social care, health and housing overview and scrutiny committee heard. Maternity services at the hospital were downgraded to ‘inadequate’ after inspectors found a “potential risk for baby abduction”. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected Bedford Hospital’s maternity services in November because of 14 whistleblower enquiries between August and its visit. Inspectors observed “staff, women and visitors” leaving maternity wards “without challenge”, according to the CQC. The unannounced inspection followed staff concerns about the safety of the service which “could lead to risk of harm to patients”, its report said. Maternity services at the hospital were previously rated as ‘requires improvement’ after an inspection in August 2018 and one three years earlier. The committee requested an update from the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust over the Cygnet ward at Bedford Hospital. The maternity service at Bedford has had its challenges over the years, chief executive of Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust David Carter told councillors. “Regarding the CQC reports in 2015 and 2018, following concerns raised by staff, not patients, there was a visit from the CQC in November,” he said. “Covid hasn’t helped. There were midwives shielding from Covid and some on maternity leave, and with
that against a national shortage of midwives. “The unit at Bedford is smaller than at the Luton and Dunstable, and one of the challenges of that is you have quite significant fluctuations in demand. “There are an average seven babies born on any given day, but on the highest there’ll be 15 and on the lowest only one. “That was the backdrop to the review,” he explained. “We were required to do an action plan for the CQC following its visit. “This included providing a more robust escalation process up the tiers of management at the times when it’s more challenging. “You can respond to that by drawing staff from other areas. We put in increased medical consultant hours on the delivery suite. “The most significant part to focus on is a proper organisational development plan to tackle staff welfare. “If staff have a concern they can raise issues within the organisation and feel secure and safe to do that rather than going outside. “The outcomes at the unit remain good,” added Mr Carter. “It’s the third lowest in its peer group of 39 for stillbirth and perinatal mortality. “We’ve had really positive feedback from our patients, but we’ve got a significant piece of work to do. “We’ve also changed the leadership team, so we’ve got a new clinical director across both sites. “It’s a new management team which allows us to take a fresh approach. “We had a meeting last week with the CQC, which is happy with our progress and the steps we’re taking. “We can’t expect the unit to be in a better place overnight, but I’m very confident about the progress we’re making.” If the current improvements are a success, a written statement from the trust to update the committee will be acceptable, councillors agreed.
Angry Labour Councillors accused by Conservatives of manufacturing a problem LABOUR Councillors have reacted angrily to the news that there will be no extra money for Bedford Borough’s Public Health team next year. Labour Councillors have criticised the government by saying that: “After a year of tackling a pandemic which has exposed and exacerbated the health inequalities caused by a decade of austerity and a diminished public health system, the Government has signalled that Public Health will receive a belowinflation increase of 0.7%, which is in effect, a real-terms cut. “After a year of waste, dither and delay resulting in 126,000 deaths so far, the impact of Covid19 will likely be felt for decades, and a range of locally driven Public Health initiatives will be needed to tackle not only the aftermath of the pandemic, but the inequalities that have been highlighted by it.” Portfolio Holder for Public Health & Wellbeing, Councillor Louise Jackson said: “Our officers have been working flat out with businesses, schools and communities to contain outbreaks and respond to the multitude of challenges that this pandemic has thrown their way. “It is the local teams that have often found themselves picking up the pieces when the Government’s dubious policy choices have
resulted in rising infection rates.” “It is our team right here in Bedford Borough that is making a real difference with tracing contacts, and helping people not only to isolate but to access money, food and medical supplies when they need it. It is the local teams that are engaging with hard to reach groups and trying to drive up vaccination rates.” “Throughout the last 12 months we have seen all to clearly how locally driven Public health responses are the ones that matter, and for that not to be recognised in this funding announcement is not only an insult to local authority Public Health teams up and down the country, but will prevent us from tackling the issues that we really need to address”. Bedford Borough Labour Group Leader Sue Oliver added: “This Tory Government has totally failed to acknowledge how crucial the work and expertise of our Public Health Officers has been throughout the pandemic. “Their refusal to give them sufficient resources to meet the immense challenges we now face, is a disgrace on a par with their insulting 1% pay offer to NHS workers.” Cllr Graeme Coombes, leader of the Conservative group on the Borough council responded:
“Labour are trying to manufacture a problem that doesn’t exist. “The Government has supported Bedford Council with millions of pounds of public money during the current health pandemic and the Borough is now being given nearly £100k in extra public health funding for 2021/22 taking the total grant from Central Government to £8.9m. “It fully recognises the key role of Local Councils in delivering public health services locally and the high priority we place on good public health. “This is over and above additional money that has been given by Government for the Council to address health related matters such as £450k to protect vulnerable adults, £222k to help rough sleepers with drug and alcohol dependency issues, and a £310k Workforce Capacity Fund for Adult Social Care. “The Government is also funding a truly astonishing programme of mass vaccination in Bedford Borough and across the country. “It is now up to Bedford’s LabLibDem run Council to spend this public money wisely, to recognise the importance of ensuring a fit and healthy population and to deliver public health services that actively and continually promote the health and well-being of Bedford Borough residents.”
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As a nation we consume eighty million boxed Easter eggs. In addition, over three hundred million creme eggs are produced each year. Along with the tiny eggs and more, we eat a lot of Easter Eggs! Some of us must eat a huge number to make up for all who are more abstemious. Maybe, this Easter, you are currently enjoying this year’s supply of chocolate. As we relish it, do we ever stop to think what they represent and symbolise? Is there, for instance, a recognition that the fast of Lent is over and now the feast of Easter can occur. That’s why we have pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. To use up the remaining eggs, sugar and fat as we prepare for the simplicity of Lent. Historically eggs were among the items that were not to be eaten during that period. In contrast to a time of abstinence, reflection and confession, Easter turns our focus to the richness and abundance of life. More probably we are aware that the chocolate eggs connect us with the themes of new life and new birth. Prior to Christianity the association with fertility and rebirth was strong. It was a symbol of the start of spring. With the death and resurrection of Jesus eggs took on new meaning. Early on they were often coloured red to recall the death of Jesus. Down the centuries eggs of all forms – from those straight out of the farmyard to those elaborate designs of Fabergé – were given as gifts to celebrate the new life of Christ. In 1873 J. S. Fry & Sons produced the first British chocolate egg, the fore-runner of all those millions of eggs we enjoy today. Whatever our faith or belief, cracking open our chocolate egg can remind us of that Easter theme of new life. For Christians it can symbolise breaking open the sealed tomb and the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. It is that promise that into even the deepest darkness light can shine; that out of death comes life. It is that hope that inspires us that despite all the deprivations, challenges and, for many, despair, of the last year, there will be renewal. As you consume your chocolate, think again of what it represents. Rejoice at the Easter theme of the risen Jesus who invites us to live with confidence and joy. Savour those 80 million symbols of hope!
The tragic death of Sarah Everard and the Met Police's handling of a vigil for her has instigated a national demand for action to tackle violence against women and girls. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill introduced to parliament in March, is an opportunity to look at some of these issues. It’s a huge piece of legislation that includes major government proposals on crime and justice in England and Wales. But new powers to manage protests are some of the most draconian controls this country has ever seen on free expression and the right to protest, particularly targeting the most vulnerable and marginalised people in the country. The right to protest is the cornerstone of a healthy democracy. The new measures are chilling and totally unnecessary as there are already laws within the Public Order Act 1986 to deal with protests that cause disorder, damage, disruption, or intimidation. The Government wants to widen the conditions that the police can intervene on static protests, to match existing police powers to impose conditions on marches. These measures will enable the police to impose conditions such as start and finish times and maximum noise levels on static protests – even if it’s a single person protest. The Government argues they aren’t suppressing protest but under these new laws, you will only be allowed to protest without fear of arrest if you make no noise, make no impact and not annoy anyone, especially the government at Westminster. This is the true cancel culture - on a statutory footing. There is no better example of how out of touch and pandering to the ‘culture wars’ this Government is, than introducing new laws to protect the statues of dead men, whilst not including a single law to protect women. So, I completely understand the outcry of people asking how on earth we got to a point where you can be sentenced for 10 years in prison for damaging a statue but the current minimum sentence for rape is five years. I accept that the police have difficult challenges, but freedom of speech is an important right in our democracy.
We have now started to see the first easing of the Lockdown regulations. Schools have returned, while care home residents have been able to nominate a single named visitor for regular visits. I am pleased to be able to tell you we have had no significant problems in schools or care homes. Pupils and teachers have been pleased to return to in-class teaching. I also know how happy care home residents and their families are to see each other in person again. We have been allowed to meet with a person, not from our household, for both exercise and now recreation in a public outdoor place. By the time you read this we will have had further relaxations on 29th March when we can meet with more people outdoors and most outdoor sports can restart. It is too early to see if the relaxations have had any impact on transmissions, but we have been seeing a consistent reductions in the number of positive Coronavirus cases across Bedford Borough over the last few weeks and most importantly the number of deaths decreased. A new community testing initiative for workers without symptoms has been launched. Around one in three people who are infected with Coronavirus have no symptoms, so could be spreading the disease without knowing it. Further information on rapid 'no symptom' testing can be found at www.bedford.gov.uk/social-carehealth-and-community/public-health/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/ At the time of writing there is another supply issue with vaccines and the local NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have informed me that they are suspending bookings for the first dose of vaccinations from 29th March until the end of April. This follows the Government’s Task Force on vaccinations announcement that there will be a significant reduction in supply available from manufacturers. The CCG will focus on delivering second doses to local residents throughout April.
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Harpur Centre Manager chosen as one of Nat West Bank’s 100 Inspiring Women NatWest Bank’s familiar face Nicola Damelio, and her colleague Deborah Lewis, pulled together 100 of the top women in the region for a celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, in partnership with SEMLEP and OXLEP. Over the last few years, the local NatWest team in Milton Keynes have celebrated International Women’s day by bringing together an incredible community of women to meet, network and share their experiences. The inspiring women have included entrepreneurs, leaders and other wonderful people who have shared their journey in a candid and engaging manner. This year, the team felt it was only right to capture the magic, inspiration and resilience shown by women right across the region whose stories will resonate in every household, every business and every community.
Among them were some local faces with links to key Love Bedford businesses including the volunteer Chair of the Board and The Harpur Centre Manager, Samantha Laycock. The sudden impact of COVID19 meant continuous changes were required at The Harpur Centre to support businesses and keep the community safe. Samantha ensured that the team’s and customer's safety was paramount and worked tirelessly throughout the past year to support businesses, stakeholders and the wider community. Samantha Chose to Challenge by also continuing to volunteer as Love Bedford’s Chair to help support 550 businesses through their
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sectors’ unprecedented changes. Born and bred in Bedford, Samantha Laycock has proved herself once again to be a true spokeswoman for local businesses and people. Samantha Laycock, Centre Manager at Harpur Centre, commented: “As the Centre Manager at The Harpur Centre I have been very lucky to meet so many wonderful people across Bedford, which inspired me to volunteer as Chair of Bedford BID. My goal has always been to ensure that our local businesses are supported as much as humanly possible. This past year, we have met unprecedented challenges, but it has remained vital to ensure that Bedford continues to be a vibrant town that supports both national and independent businesses.” She continued, “Having been born and bred in Bedford, the town will always be close to my heart. Bedford is my home, which is why my passion to ensure the town and our business thrive is so strong. It has been a difficult year to say the least, however, the way in which we have all come together is astonishing. I am so proud to have been included in Nat West, Milton Keynes, 100 Inspiring women and am hugely grateful for the recognition. However, it is the people and businesses of Bedford that I am most proud of and I look forward to more of our businesses opening their doors in a safe manner again soon.”
Sharing a message of hope to others while supporting hospice
A 16-year-old girl from Potton in Bedfordshire has shaved off her hair in an extraordinary show of support for her Nan who has cancer, and to spread the message that beauty comes from within. In shaving off her long locks, Abi Rushton, a student at Sandy Secondary School, has raised an incredible £3,000 for Sue Ryder St John’s Hospice which has helped care for her Nan. Abi shares: “I decided to shave my head with my Nan. She has struggled with cancer for years and years now. I have many times seen her struggle with feeling beautiful and her self-esteem and it made me so sad to see. “I wanted to show her that what
she sees is not true and everyone else can see her for the beautiful woman that she is.” Shaving her head is something Abi has wanted to do for some time to challenge misconceptions around people’s ideas of what’s beautiful. “I wanted to raise awareness about society’s beauty standards of young girls, and to tell people that beauty is more than skin deep. We live in a society that revolves around social media and it is hard to see beyond the expectations that are made of teenagers. “I wanted to make people realise that beauty standards are stupid and that overall it is subjective.”
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Bedford’s ready to Spring open! 100s of businesses in Bedford have been open throughout the lockdowns by selling services and goods online. The Harpur Centre has been largely open throughout because of its ‘essential services’ like Boots. Café society has been kept alive by clever marketing by the likes of Bridges at Riverside who have been promoting takeaways. Now everyone is looking forward to being able to welcome customers back on their premises, outdoors and then indoors, as Spring progresses into Summer. Parking is available on-street, on flat surface car parks around the town, in Queen Street and Lurke Street multi-storeys and more The High Street, and other road surface improvements, will make for a bright, new look to key areas to welcome customers back in the coming months. Updates daily on
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Sandy Twinning Association WE continue to get regular news updates from our friends in both France and Poland and at the moment there is noticeable envy at the extent of the vaccine roll-out programme in the UK. France has not had any kind of lockdown restrictions for some time. Gatherings are still limited numbers-wise and there is a nightly curfew from 18.00. Infection levels have been dropping but currently the English variant of the Coronavirus is sweeping through the Calais region and parts of Normandy but not the Malaunay district thus far. Interestingly, schools were only closed for a period of time last spring and have remained open ever since. Much of retail is open but not large shopping centres. All the talk at present is of vaccines and the failure of the pharmaceutical industry to plan ahead. As a result France is heavily reliant on imports of the
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vaccines which are slowly increasing. All over-70s should receive their first jabs by the end of March but at this point in time only around two million have been vaccinated. In Skarszewy life is continuing at a relatively slow pace but with little signs of vaccines at present. Shops and schools have been open for some time but mask-wearing is widely respected. The big cities have some vaccine supplies but there seems to be no real plan for a phased roll-out country-wide. Politicians and key workers in places like Warsaw have received their first jab but elderly people in the more rural areas are not expecting anything in the short term. For any information about Sandy’s link towns or the Association’s activities please contact Martin Pettitt on 680082 (martin.pettitt@virginmedia.com) or Max Hill on 681469 (amax hill@outlook.com)
SIR STANLEY ODELL an ever present member of Bedfordshire Conservatives has died peacefully on Sunday March 21, 2021, at the age of 91. Prior to his death Sir Stanley was resident in a nursing home in Meppershall following a road accident at a vaccination centre. Sir Stanley was knighted in 1986, and among many other positions he was an Honorary Fellow of the University of Bedfordshire and an Honorary Fellow of Luton University. He was Founder Playing Member of the Biggleswade Rugby Club in 1949. Sir Stanley is survived by his wife Eileen. The couple married in 1952 and have four daughters.
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Tree Fund Bid successful
Sandy Town Council has previously expressed its commitment to planting more trees in our town through its Environmental Plan and Tree Charter Membership. In March, the Council were delighted to be awarded £4,000 from Central Bedfordshire Council's Tree Fund for the planting of trees across our recreational areas. The
grant, which is match funded by the Town Council with a further £4,000, will allow the Council to plant over 60 good sized trees and continue our commitment to helping enhance biodiversity and making Sandy a greener place to live. The Council will continue its investment in trees with a second funding application during the autumn planting season.
Town Council meetings Meetings of Sandy Town Council and its committees are currently being held virtually on the Zoom video conferencing platform. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meetings and can contact the Clerk at clerk@sandytowncouncil.gov.uk for details on how to join. All meetings commence at 7.30pm except Development Scrutiny Committee (Planning) which starts at 6.30pm
Monday 12th April 2021 Town Council Monday 19th April 2021 Development Scrutiny Community Services & Environment Monday 10th May 2021 Development Scrutiny Policy Finance & Resources See our website for details of othe r meetings. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND PRESS ARE WELCOME TO ATT END.
winners World Book Day Kids’ Craft Competition The Council awarded
Sandy Town Council is pleased to share some of the winning photos from our World Book Day Kids’ Craft Competition. The event, run in partnership with Sandy Library, invited children across Sandy and Beeston to send in a photograph of a drawing, painting, or crafty creation, inspired by their favourite book. The Council hoped this competition would help families to share some joy around World Book Day, which inevitably felt different this year, during the
lockdown. One parent told us: ‘We have been home schooling, like so many, and during this second phase it has been more challenging to keep the children motivated and think of new activities to do at home. The competition came at a great time to inspire us to do something different during half term.’ We received 38 pictures of crafts made by children between 18 months and 11-years-old. Winning entries were:
Under 7 years: Ben Chapman, age 5 - The Three Little Pigs Sebastian, age 6 - The Tiger who Came to Tea (pictured top right) Freya Watts, age 3 - The Gruffalo (pictured bottom right)
7-12 years: Lewis Chapman, age 8 Lego time-lapse movie (view on our Facebook page) Zackary Boon, age 8 - Stig of the Dump Jessica, age 9 - Stick Man
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national book token prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries, to keep feeding the children’s love of reading. Congratulations to the winners and all the children who took part; they should be very proud of their wonderful work. Thanks go out to Madeline Phippen, Sandy Library Manager, and to all the children and parents who contributed an entry and helped to make the competition so much fun.
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2021 LEAGUE FIXTURES Sandy Cricket Club’s first league fixture of the 2021 season is a 2nd XI home fixture against Harrold 2nd XI on Saturday, 1st May – 1pm start. Sandy CC are looking for new players of all ages to join us this season. If you are looking for a local, affordable, and social club, get in touch. Grassroots cricket can resume from 29th March 2021. We are still awaiting final confirmation from the ECB before being able to give dates and times for coaching. Please watch for the club’s social media posts for details of when junior coaching sessions will commence. Sessions will be open to all new participants, come along, and have a go. No previous experience required. SENIORS Provided the road-map for easing lockdown is maintained with the published dates there is every chance that the cricket season will happen according to plan for all age-groups across Bedfordshire, albeit with the same restrictions as last year with regard to such things as social distancing, no teas and changing rooms closed. Things may change in this regard from the end of June but that depends entirely on the rollout. The decision by the FA to allow youth football leagues to continue until the end of June is causing difficulties for some cricket clubs in terms of ground sharing. Bedfordshire seniors will be looking to field no less than four sides during the forthcoming season: over-60s 1st and 2nd XIs in national league East, a 3rd XI shared with Bucks which will play in Division 4 and the newly formed over-70s side, which made its debut last season with a few friendlies, will also complete in national league East. The 1st and 2nd XIs will play on a Tuesday and the 3rds and over-70s on a Thursday. As ever we will be on the lookout for new faces. Anyone interested in joining any of the seniors’ squads is warmly invited to contact either Graeme Presswell on 07946 863262 or at graeme@presshoo.co.uk or Max Hill on 01767 681469 or at amaxhill@outlook.com CLUB SECRETARY VACANCY Due to retirement, we are looking for a new secretary. Duties include: distributing agendas and taking
minutes at committee meetings (roughly once a month) and the AGM annually; being the main contact for external organisations including the council and ordering supplies needed for the upkeep of the ground. If you are interested for further information, please email: cricketclubsandy@gmail.com 500 CLUB DRAW WINNERS The first 500 Club draw of 2021 took place on March 15th. The winners were tickets: 27 - £100 125 - £50 200 - £25 211 - £25 Tickets are still available for 2021 by emailing cricketclubsandy@gmail.com for more details. £10 ticket enters you into 10 monthly draws (just £1 a month); 9 monthly draws for £100, £50 & 2 x £25 prizes, plus a final Christmas draw for £300, £150, £100, £75, £50, and £25 prizes. It is a great way to support a local sports club.
24,000 jobs could be created by strategic projects
Four areas of significant housing demand identified in the Local Plan are: • 1,500 houses east of Biggleswade; • 2,000 properties at Arlesey incorporating Henlow, Stotfold and Fairfield; • 5,000 homes absorbing the villages of Lidlington and Millbrook; • A further 4,000 north of Luton. Other developments in Sandy, Tempsford, Barton-le-Clay, Aspley Guise and Chalton were considered superfluous. The consultation is open for six weeks, until 12pm on Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
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FOR many people, the gardening year begins at Easter so, armed with your shiny new tools, packets of fecund seed and brimming with enthusiasm, here are a few jobs that liven up gardens and stop them looking slightly sorry for themselves! As most people probably realise, the quickest way to transform the appearance of a garden is by cutting the lawn. If, however, you also edge it, then the contrast is even greater and the definition even sharper and your whole space will look neater and fundamentally, more cared for. Rather than use an edging iron (also known as a half moon) every time you cut the lawn, use it just once at the start of the year, preferably when the ground is damp, not drenched. Use it every time and your lawn will shrink as it is far more difficult to slice a tiny slither than a large chunk. If your lawn has straight edges, use a line or even a board which you can stand on and then slice against it. A wobbly edge looks awful and drags everything down around it as that part of the garden suddenly becomes guilty by association! If your lawn does not have straight edges, it will still benefit hugely from being edged and by making smaller incisions, it is possible to create flowing, neat curves. Flick the unwanted soil to elsewhere in the bed using the iron or even use a hoe to create a gully. Throughout the rest of the year, simply edge the lawn with edging shears. The gully makes this process far easier to undertake and done regularly, takes hardly any time at all. Collect the debris either by hand or by using a hoe. I am often asked what tool is the most useful in a garden and although a good sharp, spade is indispensable, as alluded to above, a hoe has so many uses. My most used one, really needs replacing, as much like its owner, it is getting on a bit and falling apart, but somehow I just can not bring myself to discard it! Think of it is as knife on a stick and it can be used conventionally, to cut through unwanted ‘weeds’ but it can also be used as a preventative measure.
Many years ago, a very lovely old client of mine said in a particularly fine Bedfordshire accent, ‘you hoe before the weeds before they appear’! He was referring to my penchant for hoeing beds whether they have unwanted guests or not! By regularly fluffing up the soil between your loved plants with a flicky, wristy action, weed seeds that are present are disturbed and maybe destroyed before they can germinate. But tip toeing through the tulips, and daffs., and forget-me-nots etc., also has a beneficial impact on the whole appearance of a garden. Regular contributor and talented gardener Sue Dutton has kindly provided a list of tips which I shall periodically mention and this month’s she suggests that to stop cats using areas of your garden as a litter tray, spray tea bags with Deep Heat, burry 2cm below the surface. Use three per square yard. Lasts for two weeks. If you try this, please let me know how you get on. Other items of news, there has been a large increase in the number of untrained people calling themselves gardeners and tree surgeons. I regularly see the damage caused by these persons and I would urge you to employ the legal dictum: caveat emptor (let the buyer beware). Always ask to see a list of relevant qualifications. As I always say, while the levels of jeopardy are no where near comparable, would you rather visit an untrained dentist or one that has been trained over a period of years? The same with a car mechanic! Last month’s just for fun quiz question was: influenced by the recent St. Valentine’s Day then, the love apple is the original name for what fruit? Answer: Tomato. This month’s just for fun quiz question, why are shortly to come into flower, forget-me-nots (pictured), so called? As usual, many thanks to all of you for contributing to this column, keep them coming, and please contact me with any gardening tasks or queries you may have, lawndocgardens@aol.com or tel: 01767 627 581 or 07796 328 855.
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Biggleswade Sandy Lions Club WITH the end of lockdown in sight we are planning for the future. As soon as details are available we will let you know. In the meantime we are continuing to provide our services to the community we serve. Message in a Bottle is a very simple idea for anybody who is living at home and who may be vulnerable due to age or illness. It is a plastic canister approx 4” high and just over an inch in diameter which contains all the medical and next of kin details of the resident. It is suggested that this canister is kept in the fridge and there are labels to stick on the outside of the fridge door and the inside of the front door. The emergency services are aware of this scheme and will look for the canister if they have to call in an emergency which helps speed treatment. Similarly Message in a Wallet covers much of the same information and is carried in a wallet or purse. This is a document the size of a credit card
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Academy students making a huge impression Borough Youth Cabinet. Daisy, who is Head Girl at Wixams Academy, is now Chair of the Cabinet and Martina, who only joined the school in October from London, is the new publicity officer. Daisy Bishenden is the school’s champion cook after winning her year’s and the overall Bake Off competition during lockdown. The competitions encouraged students to learn useful cooking skills as a break from home studying. She was joint overall winner with younger student Camani Ani-Okai. Wixams Academy is part of Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT). BCAT was created to drive up local educational standards. The Trust believes our region deserves outstanding schools and its commitment to Bedfordshire means that all of its resources are focused on education for the local community. BCAT and its sponsors educate 16,000 students across Bedfordshire. The Bedford College Group consists of Bedford College, Shuttleworth College, Tresham College, Bedford Sixth Form, and Wixams Tree Primary School They were initial sponsors of the Bedford Academy, and helped to create Bedford Free School. Bedford College Academies Trust (BCAT), Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 6BA
STUDENTS from Wixams Academy are proving an exceptional asset to the wider community of Bedford Borough. William Priano is proud to see his design for the Wixams village sign now in place at the main entrances off the A6. He entered a competition two years ago and won an iPad, but Covid caused a delay in the creation and installation of the metal sign as a ‘Welcome to Wixams; – but it is now in place. “It’s pretty cool,” said William, who hopes to become an architect when he is older, so this project was a good signpost towards a career in visualising beautiful environments. Meanwhile, Daisy Newton and Martina Georgieva are now busy
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Guides launch Challenge Badge in partnership with Whipsnade Zoo
GIRLGUIDING Bedfordshire has launched a wild new Challenge in support of local charity, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo – with Girlguiding members completing fun animal-inspired tasks at home while raising funds for the closed zoo. Shut for the third time in a year as part of the nationwide lockdown, the global conservation charity behind ZSL Whipsnade Zoo has been calling on the public for support as it is usually reliant on ticket sales to fund its vital work. With activities including making a butterfly corner or bird feeder to creating a whole wildlife garden at home, creating a hedgehog house, and renewing your plastic promise by making an animal sculpture from recycled items. Rainbows, Brownies and Guides will earn a new badge inspired by ZSL Whipsnade Zoo. To launch this new partnership, Girlguiding Bedfordshire ran a competition which was open to all its members to create a new and very special badge; the competition was won by then six-yearold Rainbow, Isla Jordan, who attends Wilden Rainbows.
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LOUISA Watson, Director of Marketing at Wyboston Lakes Resort has been appointed as a venue sector adviser to the Board of HBAA, the association for the meetings, events and accommodation industry. She will represent the depth and breadth of the HBAA’s venue community and influence the HBAA’s board strategy and activities. In this new voluntary role, which is additional to her existing position at Wyboston Lakes Resort, Louisa Watson will drive engagement within the HBAA’s venue community and deliver relevant content and support aligned to the sector’s needs, and complementary to the needs of the association’s agency members. Reflecting on the new role, Watson said: “Having been personally involved with the HBAA for six years and previously held roles as Marketing Committee Chair, Venue Chair for two years and more recently Sustainability Chair, I am delighted to have been appointed to this role at such a challenging and pivotal time for the venue community.”
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Bedford business and local charity join forces to ramp up initiative for a greener future
Dave Hodgson, Mayor of Bedford Borough commented: “It was excellent to tour the Midas facility and see first-hand the investment they have made in their buildings, plant and technologies while also partaking in tree planting at Shocott Community Wood. “Since I declared a climate emergency in the borough in 2019, the council have worked to reduce its carbon footprint and also engage and work with the boroughs business community on efforts and actions they can take to reduce environmental impact. “Midas are a great example of a Bedford borough business assessing their practices and putting in measures which not only reduces the impact of operations on the environment, but also achieve cost savings to reinvest in the company. I look forward to continuing to work with Midas and other borough businesses in sharing good practice and reducing carbon impact across the area.” James Russell, Forest Director for the Forest of Marston Vale agrees and says: “We’re delighted to be working with the team at Midas to
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lead the way on how local businesses here in Bedford and beyond can transform their environmental performance. We were happy to agree to the partnership and arrange the sale of some carbon units to Alan, because he’s demonstrated his willingness to put people and planet before profit through this investment, and their values and vision is aligned with our own: the Forest becoming an area defined by trees and which demonstrates how communities, businesses and the environment thrive alongside each other, in a sustainable and balanced way.” Passionate environmentalist, Midas Pattern Company MD Alan Rance hopes that other Bedford businesses might be encouraged to think about their own carbon reduction plan, having demonstrated with a small dedicated team that it is possible to deliver a successful, profitable business which also demonstrates a long term commitment to local investment and the global environment. “Having the opportunity to work in partnership with the Forest of Marston Vale, to not only support Midas net-zero ambitions, but where we can positively improve the local environment just three miles down the road from Midas, is amazing. “I am enthused that our mutual partnership has commenced with such a positive day at Shocott
Spring. I can’t imagine having more fun than I’ve had planting the first ten oak trees. “Working together with the Forest of Marston Vale can only enhance the spread of the green ethic that is the #midasgreeninitiative. We must all keep doing our level best if we to stand a chance of leaving this beautiful planet in any kind of decent condition for our children and our grandchildren, we are teamwork!”
SHORTSTOWN and Cotton End Local Community Forest charity the Forest of Marston Vale has entered into a five year partnership with award-winning company Midas Pattern Company Ltd, planting 500 trees per year near Bedford and selling verified carbon units to cut the manufacturing company’s carbon footprint to absolute zero. The first of its kind for the Charity, the venture will see Midas become the latest Corporate Friend of the Forest by investing in both tree planting and the purchase of Woodland Carbon Units generated from the young trees already growing in the Shocott Spring Community Woodland. In doing so, Midas have become the first company to buy verified carbon that’s already been locked up by the young woodlands growing to create the Forest of Marston Vale. With a commitment to plant 2,500 trees in five years, and purchase a further 500 carbon units per year – known as “Pending Issuance Units (PIUs)”, relating to carbon this woodland will lock up in the years ahead – the responsible polyurethane moulding company will go beyond their already achieved carbon-neutral manufacturing status, and achieve absolute carbon net zero for all products, benefitting the local environment and aiding national efforts to combat climate change. The partnership is one of many measures introduced by Midas as part of the ‘Midas Green Initiative’: their commitment to support the fundamental principle of sustainability and environmentally friendly, zero-carbon economy through a company-wide carbon reduction journey. To showcase this achievement, Midas Pattern Company welcomed Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson MBE to their factory at the Elms Farm Industrial Estate for a Covidsecure tour of the facilities, followed by a meeting at Shocott Spring with the team from the Forest of Marston Vale where 10 oak trees were planted to mark the start of the partnership and demonstrate the commitment to carbon net zero in action.
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ahead with pioneering Research into Small Cell Ovarian Cancer, with other families who have lost loved ones to this rare disease, now able to make awards to support the Research and grants can be accessed to support this now international Research.” Whilst originally Angela’s Fund was supporting research they hoped one day would start, followed by supporting the foundations for a Small Research Programme which began in 2016 and latterly to extend this to a full five year Research Programme, Angela’s Fund is now supporting the Development of the Research worldwide. As the CEO of the Eve Appeal recently stated: “things have certainly moved on apace.” Encouraged by this the Butcher family are now hoping there will be more opportunity to fundraise when restrictions are eased. In the meantime if anyone would like to support Angela’s Fund, please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/smallcellovariancancerresearch to make a donation, or contact Linda Butcher on 07730 319209 of Mark James Butcher on Facebock to find out other ways in which to support. Linda Butcher
IT WAS a totally different Party, Angela’s Annual Charity Birthday Bash this year! On Saturday, March 6, 2021, the Bigglewade-based charity held a masked, handcuffed with lockdown hairstyles party. Linda, Mike and Mark Butcher celebrated alone but it was great to know that other households around the country were supporting from afar. Linda said: “We were fortunate to be able to hold last year’s event on March 14, just prior to lockdown – our last charity get together and didn’t want to let the occasion pass without doing something. Individuals or families joined in our cash prize competition for the most Facebook likes / reactions for their photo enjoying the evening or raising a glass to Angela. Others supported a raffle on the night and the evening raised a fabulous £565.50 for Angela’s Small Cell Ovarian Cancer Research Fund at The Eve Appeal. “Whilst it’s been a very difficult year for everyone, we’ve managed to find ways to still raise money and are amazed that a year ago, Angela’s Fund stood at £135,853,96 and today it’s at £157,603.70 so all in all it’s been a pretty exceptional year, raising well over £21,000. “The generosity of friends and family and indeed the general public has enabled the Eve Appeal and Researchers to strive
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State-of-the-art crane installed at Bedford College
TRAINEES will have an industrystandard crane in the new Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) training centre at Bedford College. The gantry crane, of the sort used within manufacturing facilities to lift components of pre-manufactured properties, was itself hauled into position in Cauldwell Street on Friday, February 26, by a specialist spider crane. The gantry crane being installed was manufactured in the UK by Street Crane Company Limited. The crane has cost £25k plus VAT and is an essential element of the new MMC. It will safely lifts loads up to 3.2T and it will have a working span of 20.2m. College staff will be able to operate the crane using a wireless control pad. Work has been underway on Bedford College’s £4.3 MCC since before Christmas and will be completed by September 2021. Pre-manufacturing homes, or at
least part of them, and then shipping them to a building site, has been identified as the most efficient and cost-effective way of meeting the huge demand for housing. To keep up with the skills demand from the construction industry, Bedford College has been awarded money to upgrade its existing facilities in Cauldwell Street. The riverside campus already houses the Brundtland Building, which leads on modern “eco” infrastructure training, and the Advanced Engineering Centre, which houses a Virtual Reality construction ‘cave’, funded by the Connolly Foundation. Digital engineering technologies and the use of computerised-aided design (CAD) equipment is already part of the wider college curriculum offer. There is a huge synergy now between engineering design and the construction industry, which opens up a whole new world of employment.
Raising money for Indian ‘street children’
Left to right: Poonam Chand; Jacqueline Merne; Maureen Forrest Founder of HOPE; Karen Crofts-Hotston and Seema Grantham. © Photo by Michelle Jovic.
THE Bedford community has helped to raise over £27,000 for vulnerable street children in India. Local resident, Jacqueline Merne, established the Bedford HOPE Fundraising Group in 2018, to help raise vital funds and awareness for The HOPE Foundation (HOPE). HOPE is a charity helping vulnerable street connected children and slum dwelling communities in Kolkata, India. The vision of HOPE is of “a world where it should never hurt to be a child”. Jacqueline is a Stress Management Trainer and the author of “Stress to Success” and “The Happy Beans Best Day Ever Gratitude Journal”. She has been a dedicated supporter of The HOPE Foundation for many years and has visited HOPE projects in Kolkata on numerous occasions. Jacqueline first met Maureen Forrest, the founder and Honorary Director of The Hope Foundation, whilst working in war torn and famine stricken African countries during the 1990’s. HOPE was established in 1999, and since then has positively changed the lives of over 2.9 million people, supporting and providing them with the means to lift them out of the abject poverty into which they were born. HOPE implements over 60 vital humanitarian programmes in Kolkata, supporting street connected children and slum based communities across a range of programme sectors including Child Protection, Education, Healthcare, Vocational and Life Skills Training, Nutrition, and Emergency Response. HOPE’s
central projects include providing holistic care to extremely vulnerable children across 11 Child Protection Homes; and delivering medical and surgical care in the 42 bedded HOPE hospital which caters for the street and slum communities in Kolkata. Jacqueline’s experience overseas helped cement her understanding of the power of giving and was the catalyst for the formation of the Bedford HOPE Fundraising Group. She says “to see first-hand how people who have virtually nothing at all, and show so much gratitude for the simplest of things, has etched a place in my heart and enriched my life forever.” Jacqueline believes that this experience opened her eyes to a life filled with joy, happiness and contentment. “Even though you never expect to get anything in return, you do a thousand times over. Giving elevates our mood and fills our heart with joy.” Jacqueline, and the other core members of the Bedford HOPE Fundraising Group, Seema Grantham, Poonam Chand, Karen Crofts-Hotston, Sharon Vanspall have shown nothing but kindness and generosity; selflessly giving their time and energy to HOPE. Every member brings their own unique style and skill-sets, and each is inspiring and creative in their fundraising ideas. Despite the fundraising challenges of 2020, due to Covid restrictions, the HOPE Bedford Fundraising Group, and groups associated with them, have continued to raise funds.
This new funding will see the single storey building which sits alongside the Brundtland Building on Cauldwell Street being upgraded to include a facility to construct dwellings and component parts like kitchen and bathroom “pods”. “We will be working closely with leading employers in the construction industry regionally to get input about the skills they need to fast-forward these modern methods,” said The Bedford College Group’s Director of Construction Dave Wilkins, “There are huge opportunities here for training young people for great jobs in the future - be it 16year-olds embarking on apprenticeships, those undertaking the new T-Levels, others progressing on to degree-level Higher Education courses, and those in the industry who want to modernise their skills. “There will always be a demand for more traditional construction skills and we will continue to offer
those courses across all levels.” Ian Pryce CBE, CEO of The Bedford College Group, said of the Modern Methods of Construction Centre: “This refurbishment has been supported by the Getting Building Fund which is especially welcome in these times which are seeing a renewed focus on the construction industry.” The project has received £2.9 Million in funding as part of a Getting Building Fund for infrastructure projects designed to stimulate jobs and support economic recovery across the county. The South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnership (SEMLEP), has been allocated £27.3million of the pot – more than £15.1 million of which has been allocated to fund six projects in Bedfordshire. Hilary Chipping, SEMLEP Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to have secured more than £27m from government to support the recovery from COVID-19.”
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With Covid-19 still an ever-present threat foreign holidays are not quite yet allowed – but with either of this month’s recipes you can just imagine the waves lapping up the beach at the end of a hot day. It’s still warm and you’ll be sitting, relaxing with a glass of chilled white wine and the authentic taste of the Mediterranean. These recipes are simple to make, the ingredients all readily available, what’s stopping you? Just enjoy. Mediterranean fish casserole
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Serves 4 Hearty fish steaks baked with garlic, tomatoes and herbs make a delicious dish, enough to bring back memories of holidays near the Mediterranean coast. INGREDIENTS - 2 tsps olive oil - 1 tbsp dry white wine or stock - 2 sticks celery, thinly sliced - 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced - 150g red onions, thinly sliced - 600g chopped tomatoes - 1 lemon, thinly sliced - 1 tbsp tomato purée - 4 fish steaks, such as swordfish or tuna, about 125g (4½ oz) each - 3 sprigs fresh rosemary - 3 tbsps chopped fresh oregano, or 1 tbsp dried - Salt and black pepper
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Mussels & shallots in white wine Serves 4 Use fresh mussels for this recipe, ensuring they are tightly closed before you cook them. Serve with slices of fresh crusty bread – or with thin French fries to soak up the aromatic sauce. INGREDIENTS - 30g butter - 4 shallots, minced - 175ml dry white wine - 1.25kg mussels, cleaned and debearded - good handful chopped fresh parsley - freshly ground black pepper
METHOD 1. In a medium stockpot, heat butter over medium heat. Add shallots and sauté until translucent. 2. Pour in wine and mussels. Raise heat to medium high and steam mussels until shells open, about five minutes. 3. Pour mussels and cooking liquid into a serving bowl, sprinkle with parsley and freshly ground black pepper to taste. 4. Serve immediately.
METHOD 1. Heat the oil and wine or stock in a flameproof casserole then add the celery, garlic and onions and fry for 5-6 minutes, stirring frequently, until they have softened. 2. Add the tomatoes with the lemon and tomato purée 3. Bring to the boil and simmer, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until the tomatoes begin to soften. 4. Arrange the fish in a single layer on top of the vegetable mixture. Tuck in the sprigs of rosemary, sprinkle with oregano and season to taste. 5. Cover the casserole and leave it to simmer for 10-15 minutes until the flesh is just firm, spooning the juices over the fish occasionally. 6. Serve immediately
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The ever popular Concerts in the Park return this year
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ROWING plants from seed is a very economic, interesting and rewarding hobby. It allows us to experiment with unusual varieties but for success we need to understand the conditions various plants require for guaranteed germination from the humble Radish to the exotic Bird of Paradise Plant (Strelitzia). It is important to have space to accommodate the germination pots and trays so a heated propagator and grow lamps in a heated greenhouse or conservatory is ideal but costly in terms of energy. A spare room in the house with background heat and propagators on window sills is more energy efficient. Timing is vital so if you have the ideal facilities to grow on the young plants you can sow some species like Begonia, Geraniums, Peppers and Chillies as early as January. Otherwise most success is achieved by sowing your seeds in April when the temperatures are rising, the days are lengthening and light levels are high. Or buy these plants from the Garden Centre at the beginning of May. It is important to have clean equipment so wash everything in a dilute solution of Jeyes Fluid or hot water. I recommended you use plastic pots or trays which retain moisture better than terracotta. Fibre pots and Peat pots are also useful for germinating large seeds like Sweet Peas, Cucumbers, Melons and Sunflowers. They can then be planted directly into their final position without transplanting. Temperature is a very important factor for good germination. Seeds like Primulas need one week at 24c then 20c degrees. Conversely lettuce will not germinate above 20c. Broccoli Cabbage and Cauliflower need 10c to 15c while Geraniums, Begonias and Impatiens need a constant heat of 22c to 25c degrees. Peas, Broad Beans, Onions, Beetroot, Carrots and Parsnips and hardy annuals like Nasturtiums, Cornflower and Poppy are sown directly outdoors from April, thinly, into soil that has been raked to a fine tilth. For root vegetables sow the seeds 4cm apart to avoid disturbing the roots by thinning. The soil temperature needs to be about 8c. If very cold nights are threatened cover the planting areas with fleece which will keep the soil and seedlings warm. It is important to use a good quality compost to germinate seeds. Jacks Magic is a fine peat based compost which retains moisture essential especially for the fine dust like seed of Nicotiana or Gloxinias. Westland Seed Compost is also recommended. It has added nutrients to produce strong growth in the young seedlings. Fill the containers with compost and then water. Allow the water to penetrate the compost and tamp the surface to level and smooth. Don’t be tempted to sow all the seed in the packet. Think how many plants you actually need and sow 10% more seed thinly on
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the damp compost. The sowing density should allow the seedlings to germinate and grow so there is room to produce the two first leaves. Most seeds should be covered with a fine layer of compost or vermiculate and then with a clear propagator lid to aid germination. Most tender varieties of flowers or vegetables should not be planted outside in the Borders, Veg Patch or Patio Pots until the end of May to ensure the young plants are not exposed to cold nights and frost so sowing most seeds about the beginning of April is recommended unless you have good heated greenhouse facilities for holding and growing on young plants. For tender varieties of flowers like Petunias, Lobelia and Marigolds and Vegetables like Cour-
gettes, Runner Beans and Sweet Corn use cell trays or pots filled with good quality compost. Moisten the compost and put a single large seed or a small pinch of fine seed into each cell or small pot and then vermiculite on top. Cover with a propagator lid, dome cloche or polythene bag and put in a warm place indoors or in a heated propagator in a greenhouse until the seeds start to germinate. Move to a good light source, a warm windowsill if growing indoors, until the seedlings are large enough to handle, usually when there are more than 2 leaves. Transplant the seedlings into larger individual cell trays or pots to grow on until planting in their final position at the end of May. I am sure you will find “Sowing and Growing” your own plants will provide a very rewarding and interesting pastime save a lot of money.
Following months of speculation Bedford Parks Concerts live music weekend has been given the green light. This live music event was originally scheduled for summer 2020 however due to Covid restrictions had to be postponed and has just been rescheduled for the weekend 29th July 29 to August 1 2021. The government's roadmap to recovery has now given hope that audiences can now return to Bedfordshires al fresco events, the three day Bedford Park live Music weekend will feature one of the UKs biggest pop stars Olly Murs complimented by an evening of chilled sounds of Ibiza from a star studded line up of DJs and finally an evening featuring some amazing operatic vocalists. “We were always cautiously optimistic that these events, postponed from last summer, would be able to take place this July and the latest government roadmap gives us reassurance that we can deliver all three events safely this year,” comments Mark Harrison of Bedford Park Concerts.” Olly Murs shot to fame back in 2009 when he achieved second place in the sixth series of the X Factor. He has since become one of the UK’s biggest pop stars achieving a string of number one national chart hits. Olly’s summer show will certainly put a smile back on the faces of concert goers as he performs his biggest hits, including tracks from this recently certified triple platinum album ‘Never Been Better’. Olly with support guests will be opening up the three day live music event on Thursday July 29, the show starts at 5.30pm and ends at 10.30pm The following evening Friday July 30 sees an amazing evening with the vibrant Café Mambo Ibiza, Balearics and Ibiza club anthems will be delivered by a star-studded line-up of DJ, Faithless featuring sister Bliss, Hannah Wants, Mark Knight and Rtion, I can only imagine this evening will be packed with house freaks wanting to party again!
Finally Saturday, August 1, sees a night in the park for the slightly maturer clientele, Tenor Wynne Evans (Go Compare insurance TV advert vocalist) and soprano Victoria Joyce. This rousing musical accomplishment to the evening will be accompanied by the London Gala Orchestra. Despite the relaxation of Covid restrictions, organisers will have Covid-19 protocols in force to reduce queuing, there will be
controlled entry and exit into the park and supplementary catering and toilet facilities will be available. For more information including pricing on the Bedford Park Concerts please visit. www.bedfordparkconcerts.co.uk All these concert dates in The Park will sell out very quickly, as the UK slowly awakens from lockdown everyone will be looking for an excuse to party, you have been warned get your tickets now!
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Rising Star joins the BRDC Superstars JUST over a year after being named a ‘Rising Star’ by the prestigious British Racing Drivers Club, Ben Tuck has been recognised as a ‘BRDC SuperStar’ for 2021. The accolade comes after an impressive 2020 season leading the efforts of German GT specialists Walkenhorst Motorsport, in the inaugural year of the high profile German DTM Trophy championship. After dominating the opening race at Spa to take an emphatic maiden win, he went on to claim third in the Championship, establishing his credentials as one of the UK’s brightest young talents. The BRDC, presided over by ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard, is an invitation-only members club for drivers who are judged to have achieved success in the upper levels of motor sport across a number of seasons. The list of members, past and present, reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of motor sport. The SuperStars programme focuses on developing the most promising young British drivers and has seen some of the most exceptional talent that exists on an
international scale today in all categories up to and including Formula 1. The step from ‘Rising Star’ to ‘SuperStar’ marks Ben as one of only a handful of outstanding drivers that are selected each year. The programme recognises that being a true professional driver takes much more than just raw speed. It is designed to nurture and develop the most promising young skill with tailored guidance and tuition combined with workshops and individual training delivered by specialists to cover all things on-track and off-track, aiming to
help to secure the best opportunities for each driver. Having just turned 24, the news comes at an auspicious moment for Ben as he prepares to step up to the topflight GT3 class for 2021 where he will be part of the Walkenhorst Pro line up driving the BMW M6 GT3 in the Nürburgring Langstrecken Series (NLS) at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, partnering established Walkenhorst pro GT3 drivers, Norwegian Christian Krognes and fellow Brit David Pittard. “It’s a big year ahead” said Ben “and it couldn’t have started in a better way. I was proud to be part of the BRDC Rising Stars last year and we worked so hard in the DTM Trophy to be the fastest BMW and got a great result. So, to be named as a SuperStar for this year is even better! Moving up to GT3 was always the aim and I’m very thankful to Walkenhorst for giving me this opportunity, and now with the opportunities provided by the BRDC SuperStars, I’m aiming to really develop as a driver on and off the track.”
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What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccination THE Covid-19 vaccination programme is the largest in the history of the NHS. The vaccine is being offered to more and more people in our area every week. Vaccines can reduce or even eliminate some diseases, if enough people are vaccinated. Since vaccines were introduced, diseases like smallpox and polio that used to kill or disable millions of people are gone from the UK. How do vaccines work? Vaccines teach your immune system how to protect you from diseases. It’s much safer for your immune system to learn this through vaccination than by catching the diseases and attempting to fight them. Can I catch Covid-19 from the vaccine? No. You cannot catch Covid-19 from taking the vaccine but having the vaccine could stop you from becoming seriously ill if you catch the infection. Should I be concerned about the speed the vaccine was made available? The speed in which the vaccines have been developed does not mean that they are unsafe. The technology used to develop the vaccine is not new. It’s been tried and tested for decades. It is with this technology and massive global investment to develop a Covid-19 vaccine that has allowed it to be available so quickly. Any coronavirus vaccine that is approved must go through lots of clinical trials and safety checks, like all other licensed medicines, before it is approved. The Covid-19 vaccines used in the UK have been declared as effective by the UK’s independent
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulator (MHRA) after extensive trials. When will I be able to get vaccinated? The NHS will announce when different age groups can book their vaccination, you can check who is eligible at any time and book your appointment online at www.nhs.uk/covid-vaccination. You can also book appointments by calling 119. You may also receive an invitation to book your vaccination from your GP and you can book an appointment directly with them. You can read more about the vaccination and common misconceptions at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/vaccinations
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