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Green Party response to the Council’s Consultation on its Corporate Plan.

Posted on 10th December 2021 (11th June 2022) by Philippa Fleming

Image of Cllr Lucy Bywater and Cllr Ben Foley in Castle Ward

Here’s Bedford Borough’s draft corporate plan itself which there was a public consultation on: https://bbcdevwebfiles.blob.core.windows.net/webfiles/Your%20Council/Consultations/Corporate%20Plan%20-%20Consultation%20Draft.pdf And our Green Party submitted response is here: Vision: The proposed ‘vision’ is “We want Bedford Borough to thrive as a place, a location that people are proud of, want to live in and move to. To do this we […]

Castle Ward Car Club

Posted on 19th November 2021 (19th November 2021) by Philippa Fleming

Green councillors in Castle ward are really pleased to see a car club in Bedford at last. Some journeys can only be done by car, and this sort of scheme offers people a chance to have affordable and easy access to an electric car nearby without having to own their own car with the hassle […]

20mph speed limit plan for Castle Road area in Bedford

Posted on 19th November 2021 (19th November 2021) by Philippa Fleming

Image of Councillors Bywater and Foley for Castle ward and Councillors Hendrickx and Sampson for Newnham ward.

“A 20mph speed limit will make our streets safer and more pleasant for all road users” By Laura Hutchinson from Bedford Today A consultation on a plan to introduce 20mph speed limits for the whole of the Castle Road area in Bedford has launched. Councillors from Castle ward teamed up with those from Newnham ward […]

Luton COP26 Protest 6 Nov 2021

Posted on 7th November 2021 (8th November 2021) by Philippa Fleming

Lyn Bliss Green Party organiser of Luton COP26 Protest.

Lyn Bliss one of Luton and Bedfordshire Green Party’s most treasured member activists helped to gather other Green Party members to protest at the the COP26 Protest in Luton on Saturday 6 Novermber 2021. She is joined by Colin Hall (BCCF) and Mike Oliver pictured below and both members of Luton Green Party. All delivered […]

Green’s against gridlock, litter and harm

Posted on 24th October 2021 (25th October 2021) by jenny

Green Councillor Lucy spoke up at the Planning Committee against an application that will create more gridlock, litter and harm to health. The application is for a McDonald’s next to the new micro-brewery on Paula Radcliffe way. The site will be open 24-hrs and have a drive-through facility. The council spend money on easing congestion […]

The cost of ‘free’ parking

Posted on 24th October 2021 (24th October 2021) by jenny

‘Free’ parking isn’t free It’s in all our interests to attract people into Bedford over the Christmas period. It’s important for our independent businesses and it’s important to keep the town centre as a thriving social hub. Are councillors from other parties considering creative, well-researched incentives to draw people in? No, free parking is their […]

Castle Ward Green Councillor’s October Newsletter

Posted on 24th October 2021 (24th October 2021) by jenny

News from Councillors Lucy & Ben (Green Party councillors for Castle ward), Autumn 2021 Calling on you Over recent months Lucy, Ben, Philippa, and other members of the team have been working round Castle Ward trying to call on every door to check things are OK. We’ve almost completed that exercise now, but when we […]

The Disability Union

Posted on 8th October 2021 (8th October 2021) by Philippa Fleming

Image of Philippa Fleming sitting in her wheelchair in her back garden.

Philippa has recently joined The Disability Union. As an unwaged disabled person it is £49.99 for an annual subscription. Here’s what the union had to say in their first communication after joining. Welcome to the movement Hi Philippa, Thank you so much for becoming a member of The Disability Union! We’re thrilled to have you […]

COVID19 Vaccine – How many people have died?

Posted on 4th October 2021 by jenny

A hypodermic needle extracting vaccine solution for use in administering the vaccine

Vaccine Deaths – Facts An explanation from the Office of National Statistic on the Yellow Card Scheme and why you might have heard that COVID vaccine deaths are much higher than they actually are. From a blog by Sarah Caul, Head of Mortality Analysis at ONS There has been widespread speculation about the side-effects […]

Bedford Borough – stop putting all the temporary accommodation in the same place.

Posted on 27th September 2021 by Philippa Fleming

Local Councillors Lucy Bywater and Ben Foley, who have been working hard to help local residents in Grafton Road/Rutland Road

Local residents of the area around Grafton Road/Rutland Road and that part of Midland Road have really been suffering from antisocial behaviour. So, we would like to support them with this petition. Temporary Accommodation Petition (click here) Everybody with local connections to that area is encouraged to sign, and please share it with others in […]