Issues and Options

Yes

Links with Foreign Commonwealth Office and British Embassies organiziationally. High priorty of natural heritage, wildlife, animal and plant life including pets, agricultural and zoo animals. Feed and habitat provision, breeding and maintenance with ancilliary support activities. Well maintained parks and open spaces. A stock of empty properties for sorting, allocation, assessment and storage of live and deadstock.

Need an organised group with a mixture of experienced staff, learning staff, observers and stakeholders in the breeding, maintenance, transport and reallocation of animals who have maintained facilities to work from. Some in isolated locations and others in more public, easily accessible ones.

Grey– Dispersed growth

I think you need links with councils regionally, nationally and internationally in relation to this. At any one time there are relocating UK citizens moving abroad and those with British Heritage (including those from minority backgrounds) moving back. I think growth should be spread across the region and country to prevent overcrowding in skills and resources restricted environments. I agree with the provision of low cost public transport. It is hugely important to get a database of stable contacts who can act as a counterbalance to mobile populations, otherwise the vulnerable, and the environment really suffer.

Retail, agricultural, recreational and educational facilities, storage facilities also need to be provided. Each of these have a huge range of options and need to evolve on small, medium and large scales to cope with different markets, customers and service users. Many who are daunted by working or using in large scale facilities will use more modest ones without a problem. It is critically important that the needs of animals, wildlife and conservation are viewed in balance with these as they are interdependent. Many working in these areas will have animals and enjoy recreation in the countryside, even at a low level. It is a mental health issue.

Also: - Retail - Recreational and leisure - Storage - Arts and culture - Heritage, conservation - Animals and wildlife - Hospitality .... on small medium and large scales to suite different markets, service users and stake holders.

Within easy access of public transport use to minimise congestion.

By providing support services including: - Child care - Employment services - Animal care - Research facilities (all ages) - Hopitality (places to eat, meet and rest) - Links with oversees investors and markets - Government, legal and accounting services - Education (all ages) - Health and Welfare - Leisure facilitis

- Care for wildlife in the town centre and shops for people with animals. - More trees - My personal preference is for a traditional town centre - I think there are lots of good things about Bedford but I think it needs more maps for visitors and more visitor information (the library is pretty good) - More street art and performers - Better links with rural environs so people don't feel isolated and have access to goods and services.

Bus times at bus stops. Maps showing where bus stops are. Provision of magnifying glasses (perhaps plastic) to facilitate the reading of maps. Bus timetable information and electric signs with up to date travel information. Travel helplines on the telephone and online. Information on alternative routes. Pricing information. Zoned pricing to simplify costs and all day passes.

Biodiveristy Animal care, particularly covering transfer to different environments and places: named contact information with a range of feeds available to provide immediate feeding. Workers with access to financial reserves to cover transport, feeding, watering and maintenance costs. Plant care: use of native species where possible. Ornamental species in parks and for at home.