Transition Bedford

If I suggested it would be a good idea to build a giant incinerator in the middle of one of the most beautiful views this country can provide, you would probably think I had gone mad.

If I were to suggest it might be a good idea to spew filth over a wonderful wetland wild life centre and nature reserve, you would probably think I was dangerously psychotic.

Why is it then, I wonder, that when a company, a company named Covanta, suggests the same thing, instead of being laughed out of court they are taken seriously?   This is madness surely.

Please may I ask you to visit the Marston Moreteyne Action Group website to find out more about this scheme for a dark satanic mill in the middle of our wonderful bedfordshire countyside?  Please may I ask you to consider signing their petition to oppose it?

Lynn Serafinn (right) receiving BBW Award

This month, I had the great honour of receiving the Bedfordshire Businesswomen (BBW) 2009 Award for “Working within a Community Organisation or Not-for-Profit Organisation”, for my work as Founder of the Global Wellness Circle, a holistic health and wellness community, as well as my more recent work as Chair of Transition Bedford.

The winners of the BBW awards were announced Wednesday 18 November 2009 at the Woburn Sculpture Park. There were 6 awards in various business categories, all sponsored by Barclays Bank. Transition Bedford was specifically cited during the ceremony as a key reason for their selecting me for this award.

If any of you are unfamiliar with BBW, it is a long-established and highly reputable not-for-profit networking organisation for women who live and/or have business interests in the Bedfordshire area. I have been a member now for 2 years, although the awards were not restricted to members only. The women in this organisation own and run some of the most successful and influential businesses in the county, if not the country.

To have Transition Bedford be recognised at this level is not only a personal honour for me, but it is also a clear indication that the need for and importance of the work we are doing together at Transition Bedford is starting to be duly recognised by local business owners.

After the awards, I spoke with Jenny Tomsett, President of BBW, about having Transition Bedford lead a presentation at one of their upcoming meetings in 2010. (more…)