One year on from its launch, Choose You, is celebrating a successful first year of helping residents across Central Bedfordshire take positive steps towards healthier lifestyles.
Central Bedfordshire Council has created over 1,000 extra places at wraparound childcare clubs, giving more families access to before and after school support.
Investment in high quality contraception and sexual health services has helped cut the number of new diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by 16% over the last year.
The Council is making £100,000 of funding available for its Children’s Centre Crisis Fund, an initiative designed to support families facing unexpected financial difficulties.
A new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) will open at Stratton School in January to support autistic children and enhance local access to specialist education.
Tom Grennan surprised pupils at Sandy Secondary School appearing as the special guest to open brand-new learning spaces which he hopes will provide pupils with more “understanding” and “confidence”.