Brickhill Drive Shops - Saturday 28 December 10.00am
Avon Drive Shops - Saturday 11 January 10.00am
Brickhill Drive Shops - Saturday 25 January 10.00am
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Flooding is now a frequent problem for many roads in Brickhill and we received requests from residents for advice. The Borough Council has extensive information on its website which advises residents of what to do and who to contact if they are concerned about flooding. Please visit
https://www.bedford.gov.uk/environmental-issues/emergencies/emergency-flooding
Exceptional rainfall has meant that areas previously unaffected have seen surface water issues. The map provides details of long term flood risk and it can accessed on the government website.
https://www.gov.uk/check-long-term-flood-risk
In January of last year, bpha received planning approval to refurbish the five high-rise blocks in Brickhill, these being Frampton, Upton, Evesham, Leighton, and Westbury Court on Avon Drive/Severn Way. Residents have already received copies of drawings and confirmation of the scope of works which we hope will be from January 2025. We look forward to these major improvements.
Thank you to all of those residents who supported our campaign to stop the telecare charges which had been proposed by the Mayor and his Executive. The proposal would have seen residents charged for their emergency personal alarm systems. The Mayor and his conservative executive had planned to charge over 2,000 vulnerable residents over £200 a year for the vital emergency helpline telecare service. Up to now it has been free for everyone to help support people to stay safe at home.
Telecare is a service that helps support people to live independently. Offering service users and their carers access to emergency help, should they need it, 24 hours a day. It is a vital service provided for some of the most vulnerable in our community. Lib Dems stopped the decision and raised a petition which received public support and sent a message to Mayor Wootton that this is not acceptable.
Avon Drive Roundabout Planting
Thank you to those residents who have been in touch to say how much they have appreciated the planting on the roundabout.
We have allocated ward funding for additional summer planting and we think it is money well spent in Brickhill.
We are often asked how residents can make reports to the council about things like flytipping, potholes or missed bin collections. We have provided a page with some of the most frequently need contacts.
The conservatives have botched up the bus provision for Brickhill again. Having already lost one Grant Palmer Bus to Woodlands Park they have now made last minute changes to the contracts which has meant Grant Palmer will not longer be operating at all. Stagecaoch are supposed to take up the routes instead and we have a copy of the new timetable which you can see by clicking here.
When reporting dates, times and descriptions of vehicle/persons are most helpful as the police are often unable to attend the location immediately but can take action against the registered owners of the vehicles. Thank you for your assistance and please be assured that we will work with you and we will not allow our neighbourhood to become a place where this behaviour is tolerated. You are not alone and when we have become involved in other roads we have always manged to work with residents to bring problems to an end.
Brickhill Drive Shops
We have expressed our dismay at the length of time it is taking to complete the repairs to the paving at Brickhill Drive shops. We raised this issue in Council and work has now started.
Parking Problems
Bedford Borough Council will issue fines (penalty charge notice or PCNs) for the following types of illegal parking:
They will not get involved with neighbourly disputes or inconsiderate parking. If you think a vehicle is abandoned, please report it here.
To report an illegally parked vehicle, please contact the Enforcement Team on enforcement.team@bedford.gov.uk or 01234 718359. Or text only enforcement requests to 07553895403. An enforcement officer will respond to your request as soon as possible, but they may not be able to do so immediately if they are patrolling elsewhere in the Borough. Please note you won't get a reply about the outcome of an enforcement officer visit.
Brickhill pavements are badly in need of resurfacing and repair. We have received some alarming photographs of injuries caused requiring hospital treatment. Please support us in or campaign and report any bad areas like this one in Tyne Crescent. Please report online as this adds weight to our campaign.
Click here to report pavement repairs to
Bedford Borough Council online
Charles and Wendy are working with council officers to bring forward the adoption of roads in Woodlands Park from the developers. This is important in order to ensure that proper maintenance is taken over by the council. Click on the map opposite to download. If you would like an update on your road contact us direct using the contact form at the bottom of this page. Some roads are now just awaiting legal process others require additional works.
We have asked for over 30 trees to be planted in Brickhill in this planting season and this has started. Some of these will replace diseased trees or ones which were removed because they were the wrong tree for the location and caused damage. If you have a request for a tree to be planted for next year ie 2025 please get in touch. If you have suffered damage from a council tree then you can request compensation. There is no information on this on the council website which we find quite odd, but you can outline your complaint in an email to InsuranceandRiskSection@bedford.gov.uk
Let us know if you have a problem!
If you have an opportunity to watch the meetings of the full council you can do so
online Home - Bedford Borough Council streaming (public-i.tv)
Sadly the council is now led entirely by a Conservative Mayor and Conservative Executive,
with all other parties excluded and it is something of a shambles, which we fear will only get worse.