BFARe
Request for Declaration Signatures – Deadline 4th September 2023 We are a group of parish councils, councillors, environmental groups, campaign groups and residents of Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire. We write this declaration in response to the East West Rail Bedford to Cambridge Route Update Announcement dated 26th May 2023. If you are opposed to the […]
BFARe Response to EWR Route Alignment Announcement Press Release – May 26th, 2023 BFARe is a grassroots campaign. Our members and supporters are Bedford Borough Parish and Ward Councillors and thousands of concerned Bedford Borough residents. BFARe firmly believes East West Rail Route E is the worst route to serve our community. It is not […]
Please join BFARe and CPRE Bedfordshire. We are marching on MARCH 26TH at noon CLAPHAM in protest of the destruction of our Bedfordshire Greenfields! BFARe demands that the government reconsider the destructive Route E for East West Rail. Now is the time to make a stand for the beautiful and accessible countryside in Bedfordshire and […]
BFARe Response to Government Autumn Statement November 23rd, 2022 The Chancellor of the Exchequer included East West Rail in his list of infrastructure projects he would continue to support. He did not give carte blanche acceptance of the preferred route E in all that will entail with regard to taxpayer cost and unproven business benefits. […]
Richard Fuller MP letter to the Secretary of State for Transport October 14th, 2022 A letter was sent from Richard Fuller MP to the Secretary of State for Transport on behalf of his constituents of NE Bedfordshire concerning the status of the East West Rail Project. The letter requests that the Secretary of State not […]
Andy Collins: What’s going on with East West Rail 03 October 2022 The sheer arrogance of East West Rail and the government is unacceptable. The people of Bedford Borough continue to suffer due to their lack of direction and communication. BFARe stands for Bedford for a Re-consultation and now, more than ever, we need to […]
East West Rail has “hit the buffers” says Local MP Bedford Independent 24/08/22 In an article for the Bedford Independent today, Richard Fuller MP for North East Bedfordshire, formally stated he is opposed to East West Rail. “The business case was due to be presented at the start of June, but it’s been delayed again […]
Saturday, March 26th 2022 10am – 4pm BFARe invites you to a peaceful public demonstration to coincide with the Mayor’s Climate Change Event on 25th and 26th March 2022.We will be holding our **peaceful demonstration** on March 26th throughout the day with specific rally times of 11am and 2pm. Route E through and North of […]
Please join BFARe and CPRE Bedfordshire. We are marching on Feb 13th at noon in protest of the destruction of our Bedfordshire Greenfields! We are demanding the end to greenfields development to save our wildlife, forests, biodiversity, farmland, carbon capture and our public access to open countryside. These Protest Walks will be in support of […]
October 19th, 2021 – Wyboston North Bedfordshire Parish Councils finally met East West Rail on Tuesday, October 19th in Wyboston where East West Rail sought to restrict and control the attendance and agenda. Meeting Headlines • EWR are making decisions that impact lives, homes and livelihoods on the basis of non-statutory consultations. • EWR did […]