Category: Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough online schools admissions now open
Bedford Borough Council’s online admissions systems is now open to all parents and carers whose children are due to transfer to secondary or upper school in September 2020.
Borough parents who have a child in year 6 at primary school or year 8 at a middle school will need to transfer their child to a secondary school or upper school in next year.
The transfers to Secondary 2020 round and to Upper 2020 round are available from Thursday 12 September 2019 via the Council website.
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Boys to be offered HPV vaccine for the first time
A free Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine will be offered to boys for the first time to help prevent the spread of HPV and stop certain types of cancers forming.
HPV is linked to 5% of all cancers worldwide causing the majority of genital cancers as well as some cancers in the neck and head. HPV is very common and can be caught easily through any kind of sexual contact with another person who already has it.
It is estimated that by vaccinating boys in year eight at school, as well as girls, it will prevent around 64,000 cervical cancers and around 50,000 non-cervical cancers affecting men and women by 2058.
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Bedford could benefit from new Towns Fund
One hundred places have been invited (6 September 2019) to develop proposals for a new generation of multi-million-pound Town Deals.
The towns eligible for support from the £3.6 billion Towns Fund includes Bedford. The 100 towns have been chosen as they have not always benefitted from economic growth in the same way as more prosperous areas.
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CPRE Bedfordshire claims council leaders are avoiding giving details of new strategies to their electorate
Campaign to Protection Rural England (CPRE) Bedfordshire has claimed that the Government and SEMLEP have a policy of quietly releasing key documents and are avoiding any public consultation. This, it claims, is adding to the “already massive democratic deficit” experienced by the people of Bedfordshire and the SEMLEP/Ox- Cam area.
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Over 900 people have had their say on the future of Bedford Town Centre
Bedford Borough Council is asking people to have their say on the next steps for Bedford town centre. So far, over 900 people have already responded.
Bedford faces many of the same challenges as other town centres across the country. Such as online shopping in particular changing how we shop and how we use our local town centres.
Bedford Borough Council is writing its new Town Centre Plan and wants to hear your ideas.
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Consultation on proposed modifications to Bedford Borough Council’s Local Plan 2030
Bedford Borough Council Local Plan 2030 has been progressing, with hearings held by the Planning Inspectorate in May and June 2019.
Following these hearings, the Council was invited by the Inspectorate to submit a number of modifications to the Plan.
These include ‘main modifications’ which are required for the Plan to be taken forward and considered ‘sound’.
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New app to help people to give up smoking
The Stop Smoking Service has launched a new free mobile app to help smokers kick the habit for good and stay nicotine free. It is available to anyone who lives or works in Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, or Bedford.
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Have your say on the future of Bedford Town Centre
Town centres across the country are changing. The internet and online shopping are permanently changing how we shop and how we use our town centre.
Bedford Borough Council is writing a new Town Centre Plan and wants to hear from you.
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Kooth a free online counselling service for 11-19 year olds
Bedford Borough Council has launched a free, online counselling service for children and young people experiencing emotional and mental health issues.
Called Kooth, the service is provided by XenZone, an online mental health provider. It has been commissioned by Bedford Borough Council and Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group, as part of a wider partnership with neighbouring councils and health commissioners.
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Continued funding for Bedford Borough Council Jobs Hub
The Jobs Hub, on Greyfriars, Bedford provides career advice and guidance to people of all ages who live in Bedford Borough to find work, training and apprenticeships. This can include helping job seekers find a job, gain new skills, or change careers.
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Less than one year to go until Bedford River Festival 2020
The Bedford River Festival 2020 will take place on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July. Bedford Borough Council has announced that the event’s headline sponsor will be Wainwright, by Marston’s Beer Company.
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National accreditation for Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service
Bedfordshire Archives & Records Service, the oldest county records office in the country, has again been awarded Archive Service Accreditation.
Accreditation is the UK quality standard which recognises good performance in all areas of archive service delivery.
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