Flooding Litter Planting & biodiversity When street trees are removed, either because they’ve died, are badly damaged or are causing damage to someone’s property, we always ask when the tree will be replaced. (This has been the case in several spots recently). Lucy would also like to find ‘street tree champions’ to 1) help water […]
News from Councillors Lucy Bywater & Ben Foley (Green Party Councillors for castle ward)
Litter and waste problems Despite the work of council staff, litter seems to have increased and we regularly report both litter and fly tipping for it to be sorted out. When lockdown was eased we also organised a ‘rule of 6’ litter pick of Castle Road and Castle Mound with some enthusiastic local residents, filling […]
Dr Emily Grossman, Emergency on Planet Earth
Dr Emily Grossman, internationally acclaimed science author & co-founder of Scientists for Extinction Rebellion, on the Climate Emergency About this Event Emergency on Planet Earth – Interactive Online talk Book Here What’s really happening on our planet and why? What’s going to happen next? And what can we do about it? With so much […]
Green Drinks – October
Join us for Green Drinks. Taking place on Zoom instead of down the pub. Bring your own bottle/keg/barrel. This is an informal get together for anyone who would like a bit of company you do not have to be a Green Party Member. Open to the public. I’d like to introduce a topic of conversation […]
Fightback for the NHS
Saturday, 19 September 2020 at 11:00 Silver Street Bedford Friends · Hosted by Jenny Feneley, Philippa Fleming and Mary Lester Organised by HOBH Meet at THE FACES, Silver Street, Bedford, 11am Rolling COVID safe demo pro-NHS Objective: Draw attention to the defunding and privatisation of the NHS by having speakers every week covering topics about local provision (personal patient […]
News from Councillors – Summer 2020
News from Councillors Lucy Bywater & Ben Foley (Green Party councillors for Castle ward) Summer has still been a busy time for Castle’s councillors. Those in need during lockdown The continuing fallout from COVID, including some people needing to self-isolate is still leading to casework, some local residents having suffered dramatic drops in income. Although […]
Bedford Critical Mass September
Following on from the success of Bedford’s first Critical Mass Cycle ride, we are planning a second ride, starting from Bedford Embankment Gardens. Featuring speakers and music. Join us on September 5th at 2pm. […]
Bedford’s Critical Mass Cycle Ride
Bedford Green Party organised the town’s first ‘Critical Mass’ cycle ride at noon on 1st August 2020 to promote better cycling infrastructure in the town and to celebrate the fact that every cyclist on the road is potentially one less car journey, creating less congestion, fewer climate wrecking emissions, better air quality and improved health. […]
Green Drinks
In Bedford Borough? Join us for a drink on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82129523074?pwd=Wmt1bVhzZHg2cm9sREEwUmFPL2kzQT09 Join us For green drinks on Zoom Tuesday 4 August 2020. We will be discussing Universal basic income. I have found a video by Guy standing that we would like you to watch before joining us for drinks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNHAgXy5dxQ You can find out more […]
Bedford’s First Critical Mass Cycle Ride
Bedford Green Party are organising the town’s first ‘Critical Mass’ cycle ride THIS SATURDAY at 12 noon (socially distanced) to promote better cycling infrastructure in the town and the fact that every cycle on the road is one less car – making for less congestion, fewer climate wrecking emissions, improved health and better air quality. […]
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