Have you ever wondered exactly what’s involved in being a councillor, why people do it, and what they get out of it? Bedford’s Green Councillors Lucy and Ben, and former Green Councillor for Mid Bedfordshire Gareth Ellis will talk about what it is like to be a councillor, what can be achieved, the highs and […]
Keeping in touch Now the risk from Covid19 has reduced, Lucy and Ben have resumed a routine of calling on residents to check everything is OK. Mostly so far this has been between the town centre and the railway station, but the councillors have also started to the east of the town, with a routine […]
Podiatry Services Bedford: a sign of a worrying trend? The Bedford Green Party has become aware via social media and personal experience that patients are struggling to access vital podiatry services and are being forced to pay for private treatment or go without. Podiatry services are particularly important for diabetes patients with the following being […]
Critical Mass Ride Bedford Where: Bedford Embankment Gardens (opposite the Embankment pub) When: 2 October 2021 The Luton and Bedfordshire Green Party holds a friendly joint cycle ride around Bedford town centre. Celebrating cycling and demonstrating a real demand for MUCH better cycle infrastructure the Critical Mass ride, returns for the second time this year. […]
Welcome to the Castle Ward Councillor Newsletter. We are pleased to tell you about recent successes and things we’re working on and supporting! Crime Reporting is important In May we had a long meeting with local police officers, our first in-person one for several months, to talk about local crime and Anti-Social Behaviour which affects […]
Join the NHS Birthday Protest in Bedford The Bedford Green Party is supporting Hands off Bedford Hospital in a cross-party, NHS Birthday Protest in Bedford outside Bedford Hospital South Wing. Supporting the national #NHSPay15 campaign and against NHS privatisation, which has accelerated through the COVID19 crisis. Why are we protesting? We are joining the national […]
#NHSPay15 3 July 2021 Protest Promotional Video […]
If you would like to read the Luton and Bedfordshire Green Party’s responce to the East West Railway consultation, please Click the link below. We would like to thank everyone who has responded to the consultation, we will continue supporting residents threatened with demolition, campaigning against demolitions and more generally working to minimise adverse consequences. […]
The following links are some of the ways that you can get involved with the campaign to keep our NHS public. More resources to be added in the next few days. We are also setting up a Health Campaigns group locally if you would like to help us organise NHS events locally then please go […]
Now it’s time to send responses to the East-West Rail consultation https://eastwestrail.co.uk/consultation This is the big one! The deadline is this Wednesday 9 June. Don’t leave it too late. You can email your views to consultation@eastwestrail.co.uk. If you email direct, tell them you are responding to the consultation. Or you could fill in parts of the form […]
