Winter Wonderland tagged articles

Councillor says she doesn’t regret Winter Wonderland planning comments

“We will not please everybody”, a senior borough councillor said when asked about Winter Wonderland. During last week’s Full Council Meeting (January 15) councillor David Sawyer (Lib Dem, De Parys) asked councillor Andrea Spice if she...

Survey finds Winter Wonderland had “no positive influence on Bedford Town Centre” as park left damaged again

A survey of Winter Wonderland visitors has revealed the event did not positively influence Bedford Town Centre, despite council officials saying the event should be permitted to go ahead in Bedford Park...

Bedford Ian writes…

10 January 2025: Welcome to our new monthly, maybe more frequent, column from Bedford Ian, who gives us their take on recent events and the things they've seen across Bedford Borough...

Council to investigate illegal Winter Wonderland fly-posting

Bedford Borough Council has said they are investigating illegal signs advertising Winter Wonderland, Bedford that have been fly-posted in the town centre. Fly-posting is the unauthorised...

Winter wonderland gets the green light as planning permission approved

Planning permission for this year’s Winter Wonderland at Bedford Park has been approved by councillors. But it is "key" that a planning condition to carry out a detailed assessment of the condition...

Controversial Winter Wonderland event at Bedford Park recommended for approval

Bedford Borough Council’s Planning Committee will be asked next week to grant temporary permission for the Winter Wonderland event at Bedford Park. The application...

Letters: “Public spaces are not here to be increasingly commercialised”

As a local resident to Bedford Park, I find it deeply uneasy that the public consultation for the 'Temporary Change of Use to Winter Wonderland’ for Bedford Park, scheduled to end...

Winter Wonderland tickets on sale – and they haven’t got planning permission yet

Bedford Winter Wonderland tickets are on sale despite a decision as to whether the event can go ahead being delayed until the end of October. Cllr Zara Layne told last night’s Full Council...

Planning permission for this season’s winter wonderland has been made

Bedford’s Winter Wonderland has submitted a planning application for this year’s event. The organisers are seeking temporary permission for an observation wheel, ice rink, fair rides, Christmas grotto and maze, food court...

Borough Council told not to repeat Winter Wonderland “farce”

Winter Wonderland is returning to Bedford Park this year, but Bedford Borough Council has said “no decisions” have been made for future years. Harpur Ward councillors have also...

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