Families and visitors to Houghton Hall Park can now enjoy brand-new play equipment thanks to a £75,000 investment, funded through Section 106 developer contributions.
Work has begun on a new sports hall and multi-use games area (MUGA) at Edward Peake CofE School, which will enhance physical education opportunities for students.
A new Additional Resource Provision (ARP) will open at Stratton School in January to support autistic children and enhance local access to specialist education.
Five more community projects have been given the go ahead, on top of the 11 announced back in October, through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF).
At a Full Council meeting on 21 November, Councillors voted to support some of the lowest income pensioner households in Central Bedfordshire with a £200 award, offsetting their household bills.
Last week (commencing 11 November), we carried out a range of activity in support of Sceptre, a national initiative designed to highlight the dangers and consequences of carrying knives.