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Harpur Ward Letter: The REAL Cost of Not Engaging Your Constituents R Duke Harpur Ward Councillor Colleen Atkins Councillor Louise Jackson Bedford Borough Council By E-MAIL colleenatkins@outlook.com louise.jackson@bedford.gov.uk 21st May 2021 RE: 2019 Harpur Ward Constituent Engagement during East West Rail Route Consultation Process Dear Councillors Atkins and Jackson, As a resident of Harpur ward, […]

Please find YouTube links at the end of this article to access each meeting. Bedford Borough Council recently openly invited Borough constituents to ask questions in an attempt at a two-way public meeting concerning the East West Rail’s preferred route through Bedford as part of the Oxford to Cambridge Railway Arc.   What occurred was, at […]

Interview with BFARe’s Mike Barlow and the Director of East West Rail BFARe’s Mike Barlow was interviewed on the Andy Collins show immediately followed by an interview with Simon Blanchflower, Director of East West Rail. Listen here for the full interview.

Local Political Leaders who Supported and Lobbied East West Rail Were Voted Out Regardless of Party BFARe Campaigner Adam writes to Simon Blanchflower, Director of East West Rail… “I write to you with regards to your engagement with England’s Economic Heartland, local authorities and the recent local elections. It is striking how many leaders who […]

COUNCIL CALLS FOR PROTECTION OF HOMES NORTH OF BEDFORD STATION Bedford Borough Council have just revealed a technical report they recently commissioned from SLC Rail which purports to disprove the need for the 2 new discrete tracks to the north of Midland Road Station proposed by EWR Co in their current Consultation documentation.  BFARE welcomes […]

BFARe has been looking into whether judicial review could be used to force EWRCo to reconsider their choice of Route E. We have now consulted our barrister, who is experienced in major infrastructure projects like this one. Whilst the unexplained discrepancies in route costs between 2019 and 2020 could be of legal concern, now is […]

Dear [redacted] I recently must start by apologising for the very long delay in replying to your email. As you noted, I did receive a large amount of correspondence from constituents. Unfortunately I had mislaid your email and so did not respond earlier as I was able to do with other constituents. Perhaps I can […]