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This week marks a decade of the Bedford Borough Council’s Jobs Hub – a service which has helped provide advice and support to over 50,000 residents and has helped over 4,000 people into Work, education and self-employment.
The Jobs Hub offers people of all ages who live in Bedford Borough bespoke career advice and guidance and helps residents find work, training and business opportunities.
If you need support, book your appointment with the Jobs Hub. The Jobs Hub offers 1-2-1 advice and support by appointment call 01234 223510 or email: the.jobshub@bedford.gov.uk.
For more details visit www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs-hub/
A fleet of grocery delivery robots is heading to local neighbourhoods in Bedford and Kempston thanks to an exciting pilot project between Bedford Borough Council and Starship Technologies, the world’s leading provider of autonomous delivery services, in partnership with the Co-op.
The collaboration will see up to 45,000 residents across 20,000 households in Bedford benefit from quick deliveries of products selected fresh locally from three local Co-op stores in Goldington, Queens Drive and Kempston, with customers receiving groceries to their doorsteps via a fleet of Starship’s autonomous robots.
The project follows the success of Starship’s operations in six countries around the world, including same-day grocery deliveries with Co-op in communities across Milton Keynes, Northampton and Cambridgeshire.
Starship was created by the co-founders of Skype in 2014. Since launching commercial deliveries in 2018, Starship’s robots have travelled more than 4 million miles and safely completed more than 3.5 million deliveries. Around the world, the robots make 140,000 road crossings every day, equivalent to three road crossings every second.
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Starship’s robots are powered by zero carbon electricity, with an average delivery for a Starship robot consuming as little energy as boiling a kettle to make just one cup of tea. Orders are made through the Starship food delivery app, which is available for download on iOS and Android, with groceries picked fresh in local Co-op stores and delivered quickly and conveniently in as little as one hour or less.
Bedford and Kempston residents will be able to choose from a range of grocery items, schedule their delivery, then drop a pin where they want their delivery to be sent. They can watch in real-time via an interactive map as the robot makes its journey to them. Once the robot arrives they receive an alert and can meet and unlock it through the app.
The robots are lightweight and travel at the speed of a pedestrian (no faster than 4mph). They use a combination of sensors, artificial intelligence and machine learning to travel on pavements and navigate around any obstacles, while computer vision-based navigation helps them map their environment to the nearest inch.
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Invisible Folk and Bedford Borough Council are inviting people to take a journey into Bedford High Street’s rich heritage.
This exciting new scheme, launched today as part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone, runs in partnership by Bedford Borough Council and Historic England invites people to discover some of the untold stories of Bedford High Street through a free virtual walking tour. The stories are told by local historic figures and residents who lived through and experienced the events.
Much of history rarely tells the story of marginalised groups. This walking tour aims to give voices to members of these communities and provide the chance for them to tell their story.
Tours will last approximately 45 minutes and stop at some of the High Street’s key locations to talk about the history behind them. Tour locations include the John Bunyan statue, the site of the former taxi rank for the story of Joe Clough, the Silver Street faces, the Trevor Huddleston bust, Bedford Market, St. Paul’s Church and finally La Piazza.
This free tour is self-guided, meaning anyone with a smartphone or tablet can take part at a time that suits them. Free printed maps are also available at The Higgins Bedford, although they are not essential for taking part in the tour.
If you’d like to take part in the tour, please visit https://www.izi.travel/en/d94d-the-invisible-folk-walking-tour-of-bedford-high-street/en.
To find out more about the High Street Heritage Action scheme go to www.bedford.gov.uk/HSHAZ.
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