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Celebrating Partnerships

10 March 2010

A champagne reception was held at the Biddenham Vale site near Bedford in glorious sunshine, with a number of key stakeholders and local dignitaries invited, including the Mayor of Bedford Borough Dave Hodgson. The event, entitled ‘Celebrating Partnerships’ was intended to highlight the work we have been doing with our partners in creating sustainable communities such as that at Biddenham Vale.

All attendees were impressed by the quality of housing at the scheme and the ambitious plans to build the infrastructure to ensure that the development turns into a thriving community. One of our customers who has already moved in, Cindy Scott, joined the celebrations as our 500th new resident this year together with daughter Megan, who proved to be a big hit with all those who met her. Cindy, Megan and Customer Scrutiny Panel chairman Jon Miles had the honour of cutting the cake (pictured) baked specially for the occasion.

Mayor of Bedford Borough Dave Hodgson represented the council at the event, highlighting the Council’s role in creating more affordable housing for residents in the borough, and he said: “The availability of affordable housing for local residents is absolutely crucial. We can only deliver the high quality affordable housing we all want for residents by working effectively with partners, and that’s what this event is all about.”

Aldwyck chief executive Harj Singh said: “I can only congratulate my team on reaching the landmark of 500 homes this year. The development here at Biddenham Vale is a prime example of what Aldwyck is trying to do with its programme going forward.

“The quality of the housing on this site marks it out, as well as the creative solutions that have been applied to create the kind of community that people will want to live in for years to come. It is this kind of customer-centred approach that under my leadership we are pursuing in all our work at Aldwyck.”