Bedford Fire Station will be hosting a free motorcycle safety event this Saturday (13 April) there will be plenty to see and do including:

• Fire bikes
• Police bikes
• IAM Advanced riding and driving
• Bike Clubs
• VR headsets

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#AlwaysConsiderMe if you speed, if you use your mobile phone while driving, if you drive under the influence, you are putting others at risk.

Business leaders and owners - Join us for a FREE webinar on 26 April at 10am - Learn about fire safety legislation, duties of the 'Responsible Person', fire risk assessments, audits, and more. Secure your spot now: bedsfire.gov.uk/business-engag… #Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Chamber

We wish all Bedfordshire Muslim communities well and we hope you enjoy celebrating Eid.

If you are travelling to see friends and family this Eid Al-Fitr please take care on the roads.

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Traffic has now been released on the #M1 northbound between J11 and J11A near #Luton following a collision involving 2 HGV’s.

Lane 1 (of 3) remains closed while emergency services continue to work at scene.

There are delays of at least 60 minutes on approach.

Traffic has temporarily stopped on the #M1 northbound between J11 and J11A near #Luton due to a collision involving 2 HGV’s.

Emergency services are now working on scene.

There are delays of at least 60 minutes on approach.

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Closing date: 17 April 2024.

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Later this month, one of our staff will be walking Hadrian’s Wall coast to coast to raise money for The Fire Fighters Charity

To make a donation visit: justgiving.com/page/thomas-wa…

Good luck Thomas! #WeveGotYourBack #TeamBedsFire

A small number of properties are being evacuated as a precaution after what is believed to be an old unexploded hand grenade was discovered in the river in #Bedford at 1.30pm.

A cordon is in place around Riverside Square while an Emergency Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attends.

Happy Easter!

🏍️We will be holding a motorcycle event at Bedford Fire Station 🏍️

Road Traffic Collision Response Officer, David Ashpole said: “These events are designed to educate bikers in what training is on offer for motorcyclists from all backgrounds and experience levels”.

Road safety education for young people is to be transformed with the launch of the new Vision Van virtual reality immersive experience. Read more - bit.ly/3IKupy6

😀 Happy Sign Language Week! 😀

Access Bedford British Deaf Association
#SignLanguageWeek
#SLW2024
#BSL
#TakingBSLForward
#DeafCommunit

As part of #SignLanguageWeek , staff attended an Intro to #BSL course on 19 & 21 March where they learned the basics and useful fire related gestures to help them communicate with the #DeafCommunity better.

Thanks Sadika & Jo Access Bedford

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This week community leaders, members of the emergency services, councillors of all parties and Luton Council staff met on the steps of the Town Hall to send out the strong message that there is no place for hate – in any form – here in Luton.

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The #M1 is now OPEN northbound between J11A #Dunstable and J13 #Brogborough following emergency resurfacing.

Thank you for your patience.

Beds Fire and Rescue Lanes 1 and 2 (of 3) remain closed the #M1 northbound between J12 ( #Toddington ) and J13 ( #Brogborough ) following a collision causing a significant diesel spillage.

Delays are at 45 minutes, and are now slowly starting to ease.

Beds Fire and Rescue Long delays of at least 2 hours are on approach to the #M1 northbound between J12 ( #Toddington ) and J13 ( #Brogborough ) following a collision causing a significant diesel spillage.

Traffic is flowing past the scene in lane 3.

For more info: nationalhighways.co.uk/travel-updates…