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40th anniversary with a Fun Day
THE Child Development Centre celebrated its 40th year with a ‘Fun Day’ for all children that have used centre over the years. The centre welcomed many guests to the event including Bedford Borough Council Portfolio Holder for Education Cllr Henry vann; MP for Bedford and Kempston Richard Fuller; MP for North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt; and High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Mr Charles Whitbread. Service users old and new attended the event, and were treated to visits from Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Ark Farm. Younger guests enjoyed magic shows, pony rides and bouncy castles along with many other activities organised by staff. opened in 1976, the Child Development Centre is dedicated to helping children with disabilities and special educational needs. The Centre’s fantastic teams work tirelessly to ensure that all those children that use the service receive the best support and care so they are able to live their lives to the full The Child Development Centre draws strength from staff from a number of organisations working together as a team so that each child’s needs can be assessed and met in a planned and coordinated way. There
are very close links between education, health and social services which are especially valuable in meeting the different needs of children and their families. Portfolio Holder for Education, Councillor Henry vann said: “The Child Development Centre is a great facility and it is fantastic that it has been going strong for an astonishing forty years. it was a real honour to meet so many staff, parents and carers, former staff, and representatives from the excellent Friends of the Bedford Child Development Centre, who - over the last 40 years have been supporting and enabling young people to reach their full educational, physical, and emotional potential’’ The Child Development Centre would like to thank the organisations that supported them in holding the event which include the Friends of the Child Development Centre; Ridgeway School; Sainsbury’s Fairfield Park; Tesco Riverside Drive; and Franco’s ice Cream. Also a big thank you from the Child Development Centre is sent to all of the people that attended the celebration; the staff and volunteers who gave their time, the exhibitors, attractions and the families who came along and made it such a wonderfully memorable day.
BEDFORD BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2016 — 31
Lord-Lieutenant appoints cadets
Photograph shows Mrs Nellis with, from left, Fire Cadet Kieran Stevenson (Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service); Police Cadet Rosie White-McColl (Bedfordshire Police Cadets); Cadet Staff Sergeant Luke Hardwidge (Beds & Herts Army Cadet Force); Cadet Warrant Officer Louise Seddon (Beds and Cambs Wing ATC); and Leading Cadet Danielle Ashton (Bedfordshire Sea Cadets).
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire Helen Nellis has appointed five of the ‘finest young people of Bedfordshire’ as her cadets for 2016/17. The five were appointed at a ceremony held at The Army Reserve Centre, in Kempston. This year’s cadets are Fire Cadet Kieran Stevenson (Bedfordshire Fire & Rescue Service); Police Cadet Rosie White-McColl (Bedfordshire Police Cadets); Cadet Staff Sergeant Luke Hardwidge (Beds & Herts Army Cadet Force); Cadet Warrant officer Louise Seddon (Beds and Cambs Wing ATC); and Leading Cadet Danielle Ashton (Bedfordshire Sea Cadets). The cadets’ role is to support the
Lord-Lieutenant in carrying out her duties and their selection and appointment acknowledges their outstanding contribution to their cadet service and to the community.
Speaking after the commissioning Mrs Nellis said: “Each year my Lord-Lieutenant’s cadets continue to impress me with their professionalism, dedication to the county and confidence in meeting a wide range of people. They represent some of the finest young people of Bedfordshire. “i am delighted to welcome my new Lord-Lieutenant’s cadets to the lieutenancy family and i have no doubt that they will have an exciting and rewarding year.”
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(l-r) Amanda Young, Representative of Friends of the Child Development Centre, the charity which funded the fun day’; Charles Whitbread, High Sheriff of Bedfordshire; Debbie Albone, Manager, Early Years Support Team, Bedford Borough Council.
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