Change of location for this month’s Castle councillor surgery on Saturday 5th October – The Woolpack on the corner of Commercial Road and River Street which the Salvation Army are kindly letting us use. We’ll be there 11am-1pm. (Our plan is to alternate between this venue and Central Library foyer – always first Saturday of […]
Castle Ward Newsletter September 2019
News from Councillors Lucy Bywater & Ben Foley (Green Party councillors for Castle ward), September 2019 Homelesssness I met with JustUS Homeless support and advocacy charity. We’re planning on doing their Homelessness Law training coming up to better understand the Council’s legal responsibility and how we can help local homelessness families in trouble. The registration […]
Castle Ward Newsletter August 2019
News from Castle Councillors by Lucy Bywater (Green Party councillor for Castle ward), August 2019 This is a summary of what Ben Foley and I been occupied with during July. Taste Bedford I attended Taste Bedford food festival, to which Ben and I contributed some ward funds. It was a successful, well-attended event with new […]
Gareth Ellis selected as Green Party candidate for Mid Bedfordshire
I am honoured to have been reselected as the Green Party parliamentary candidate for Mid Bedfordshire in the next general election. Whenever that may be, I will be speaking out on the climate emergency, Brexit chaos, air pollution, and much more. Qualified as a Chartered Engineer and Environmentalist I have spent a lifetime delivering sustainable […]
Adrian Spurrell selected as parliamentary candidate for Bedford
A statement from Adrian Spurrell. “I stood for the Greens in the 2019 Mayoral contest in Bedford and I am honoured to have been selected to stand as their parliamentary candidate for the next general election, whenever that should happen. I am proud to stand as a Green and to give the people of Bedford […]
Meet the Councillors
This year’s local elections saw a great breakthrough with our two first ever green councillors being elected. We’ve managed to find an evening in their diaries and would love to invite you to come and meet them and have a chat with them about what it’s like being a councillor and a Green one at […]
Castle Ward Newsletter July 2019
News from Councillor Lucy Bywater (Green Party councillor for Castle ward), July 2019 It’s been a busy first 8 weeks as a councillor in Castle ward, working hard with colleague Cllr Ben Foley, meeting other councillors and council officers as well as residents, community groups and charities. We know we have a lot to learn […]
Green Party in Central Bedfordshire supports Motion to Tackle the Climate Emergency
The Green Party in Central Bedfordshire welcome moves by Central Bedfordshire Council to recognise the urgency for action on climate change. A motion endorsing the recent LGA motion declaring a Climate Emergency has been placed on the agenda for a full council meeting on Thursday. Item 15(b) at Central Bedfordshire Council Meeting on Thursday 18th July […]
Regular Surgery for Castle Residents
Cllr Lucy Bywater and Cllr Ben Foley will be holding a monthly surgery to meet residents of Castle Ward, and hear about their issues. Visit Lucy and Ben at Bedford Central Library between 11am and 1pm on the first Saturday of each month. […]
Parliamentary Candidate Nomination Deadline Extension
In line with National Party standards for encouraging more diversity among Parliamentary Candidates, nominations have been re-opened in all four constituencies – North East Bedfordshire, Bedford, Mid Bedfordshire and South West Bedfordshire. The firm deadline for nominations is now 23.59 Saturday 29 June 2019 (by which time two forms from the candidate, on paper and signed by […]