Monthly Archives: April 2013
Your (Portas Pilot) Town Needs You!
Bedford’s Portas Pilot Town Team has invested £13,000 in a series of exciting training sessions that are open to all town centre businesses. The courses aim to enhance the customer experience in Bedford, be it online or on the High Street and we would urge all relevant businesses to seize this free development opportunity. Delivered … Continue reading
Hometown Tourist: 10 Reasons Why I love Bedford
By Natalie Mehl Sometimes it takes a visitor to our town to point out the things that we take for granted. Bedford BID recently received an email from German ex-pat Natalie Mehl who had come up with 10 reasons to love Bedford. How many of Natalie’s top 10 do you agree with? We love all … Continue reading
Homelessness in Bedford
by Sarah Cowley For many of us, the thought of ever becoming homeless is something that seems near impossible. We think that homelessness is the direct result of drug/alcohol addictions and that is simply all there is to it. More of us may not realise that a large number of homeless people do not even … Continue reading