PLEASE JOIN IN!

The Team from BedfordBID will be taking part in The Great Big Green Week on Tuesday 13th June with The Big Bedford Brush Up! They will be out and about in the town centre on Tuesday afternoon picking up litter and brushing-up.

BedfordBID welcomes anyone to join them from 12.30pm at the Silver Faces where they’ll have some brushes and bin bags available, but welcome people to bring their own.

Throughout the week BedfordBID will be promoting town centre businesses with green goals, sustainable practices and eco-friendly products and services via their Love Bedford social media platforms; highlighting Bedford as a green place to shop, work and live.

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest call for action on climate change, and will take place this year between 10 and 18 June 2023. Bedford Borough Council is proud to announce its participation and is planning a wide range of events.

Now in its third year, Great Big Green Week continues to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change while also making a connection with these issues in communities like Bedford.

At the same time, people from all walks of life will be showcasing actions to tackle climate change, creating a better world, for us now and for the next generation. In Bedford we will have Yoga and Wellbeing in the Park, Letters to Tomorrow, a number of walks, a plant sale, talks, litter picks and other events. Find details of everything that is planned in Bedford Borough at https://greatbiggreenweekb.wixsite.com/my-site/eventsandactivities.

Councillor Jim Weir, Portfolio Holder for Environment, said, “We have some really exciting events and activities planned in Bedford Borough that we hope will raise awareness of how we can all do more to lower our impact on the environment. As a council, we continue to be ambitious about tackling climate change.

“In March 2019, Bedford Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency and will strive to become Carbon Neutral by 2030, we continue to develop our Carbon Reduction Delivery Strategy.”

Residents, schools, and businesses in Bedford Borough can find information and advice on how to improve their sustainability at www.bedford.gov.uk/sustainability.

The Great Big Green Week is being organised by the Climate Coalition, the UK’s largest group of people dedicated to action against climate change. Members include the National Trust, WWF, Women’s Institute, Oxfam, and RSPB.