| w | Mid Bedfordshire District Council has served Notice of Adoption of a Local Plan under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The Plan is the Mid Bedfordshire Local Plan - First Review and it was adopted on 5th December 2005. To see a copy of the Notice click on this link;  |
| w | Bedfordshire County Council's Parent Partnership Service has issued its Autumn 2005 newsletter, this is available to view in the Town Council Office. Three Local Parent Forums have been organised in Dunstable, Bedford and Biggleswade; for dates please see the Diary page of this website. |
| w | Leonard Cheshire have started a new leisure project for disable people in Bedford. The "Enabling Project" links disabled people with volunteers so that can enjoy social and leisure activities and get more involved in their local communities. To volunteer please call Karen Allsop on 01295 811398 or pop in to the Town Council office and pick up a leaflet. |
| w | The Countryside Agency has issued the conclusive map of registered common land and open country for the East of England. This can be viewed on their website, www.openaccess.gov.uk/s4 . A map of the Arlesey Area is available to view at the Town Council Offices. |
| w | Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity have started up a new initiative which is to be funded through the Governments 'ChangeUp' scheme. Its purpose is to pilot experimental initiatives which aim to increase and support participation in community life. The "Your Voice" website can be found at www.your-voice.org.uk and will be run by the Charity. Each parish has a separate comments page that can be used by residents to leave their thoughts. Comments that relate to the District, Borough or County Council will be passed on to the relevant authority and any that relate to Arlesey Town Council will be sent here. Comments can be made anonymously, however they will be edited for unsuitable language or content before they are passed on. |
| w | Mid Bedfordshire District Council have released their Youth Report for 05/06. Young people, Mid Beds District Council and a number of partner organisations are involved with action projects providing activities and facilities for young people in Mid Beds. The report is available in the form of a leaflet, at the Town Council Office. |
| w | Biggleswade Chronicle 23 September 2005 - Time to set the Record Straight, Campaigners are distorting the truth says Council Chair. Leaflets claiming that thousands of new homes are set to be built in Arlesey have compelled the chairmen of the town council to put the record straight. Hugh Harper, Chairman of Arlesey Town Council has spoken out to reassure residents about future developments in the town, following a series of leaflets distributed over the last month by the Say No to No Say campaign. Councillor Harper believes that although campaigners are entitled to express their opinions, they are not giving people the full facts and their actions are resulting in scare mongering. He said: "People have written in to us saying they are concerned over all of these different developments going on. At present the only development next in front of Mid Beds is for the 73 houses." The development off St John's Road, was opposed by the Town Council, but gained outline planning permission from Mid Beds District Council. And the Town Council is still opposing the plan, on the grounds that an anticipated relief road would go right through a new housing estate, which it believes would be inappropriate. Another application to build 125 homes adjacent to the White Horse public house on land west of the High Street, was rejected by the District Council and the developer's appeal is set to be heard in December. Without the relief road, Councillor Harper believes the town's High Street will become choked. Councillor Harper said: "What we are doing at present is we are in consultation with developers, Mid Beds council and the County Council to see the best way forward to allow us to have more houses but to have the infrastructure there as well. We want to see the infrastructure and also the highways and roads put in place and relief roads built before future development is don. The relief road is our main concern. If we could get a relief road in place we would have no problems at all." He believes that the only way the town can get the amenities it craves is by further development, but in a controlled way. Anyone with concerns about developments in the town can contact the Town Council Clerk on 01462 733722. |
| w | Find out about the Bobby Scheme - Part of the Bedfordshire Police Partnership Trust, providing a home security service to elderly and vulnerable victims of crime - Click on the link in the left hand side. |
| w | On 19 September 2005, Bedfordshire County Council sealed an Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 concerning two disabled parking spaces which will be situated on Station Road, Arlesey. The site consisting of the two bays are within the parking area on the north west side which extends from a point approx. 93 metres south west of the junction with Mill Lane south west for approx. 7.2 meters. the location is within the parking area adjacent to Cherry Tree Close. |
| w | The Highways Agency has released a leaflet entitled 'Winter Driving - Safer ways to drive when the weather is bad'. Copies are available from the Town Council Office. |
| w | Arlesey Health Walks - All Walks start at 10:45 am.
Telephone Brian and Katie Juffs 01462 638286, mobile 07976895328 or Madeleine Purdon 01462 731323, mobile 07977560324. |
| w | Mid Beds District Council have launched 'Plan This Place' as part of the Local Development Framework. Twenty years ago there were few out-of-town shopping centers, no hypermarkets, no mobile phones or phone towers, every went to their GP not a health centre and few people worked at home. Everything has changed since then but what changes can we expect over the next twenty years? And how can we make sure our communities survive them? This Autumn you get your chance to Plan This Place in workshops around the area which will help decide how Mid Bedfordshire could look in 2021. These are part of the Local Development Framework which replaces the Local Plan and is the blueprint for development for the next twenty years. Help create the future by registering your interest in Plan This Place by calling 01525 878176 or emailing alir@bedsrcc.org.uk visit www.midbeds.gov.uk/LDF for more information. |
| w | Does your Community Group Need Financial Assistance?
If you are involved with a community Group within the areas of Arlesey, Henlow, Langford and Stotfold; your group may be eligible for a grant of up to £700 from the South East Bedfordshire Community Liaison Forum (Eastern Area). Further details are available from Parish Clerks and from Joan Wheeler, Clerk to the Forum (01234 228822) |
| w | Mid Beds Council for Voluntary Services has announced their new look Mid Beds CVS Website, click on to the link to the left to see the details of that and a number of forthcoming events being supported by the council. |
