A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods , thoroughfares , parishes , landmarks , geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area (e.g. William Morris Ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest , England). It is common in the United States for wards to simply be numbered.
20-650: Harpur is an electoral ward and area within the town of Bedford , England . The boundaries of Harpur are approximately Manton Lane to the north, De Parys Avenue to the east, Bromham Road to the south, with the Midland Main Line railway line to the west. Manton Heights , the Poets , the Prime Ministers , and the Black Tom neighbourhoods all lie within the boundaries of Harpur ward. The area
40-749: A ku (or 区 in Japanese writing ) is an administrative unit of one of the larger cities, closely equivalent to the divisions or wards of a London Borough or a New York Borough. In Vietnam , a phường is an administrative subunit of an inner city district, or quận . Wards and electoral divisions of Nepal are political divisions which are grouped into Gaunpalika ( Rural council ) and Municipality . A rural municipality or municipality has minimum of five and maximum of 33 divisions. Stella Mann College of Performing Arts 52°08′28″N 0°28′48″W / 52.141°N 0.480°W / 52.141; -0.480 Stella Mann College of Performing Arts
60-423: A building previously occupied by Middlesex University . Stella Mann College provides vocational training in dance and musical theatre . The college prepares students for a career in the performing arts and has a history of feeding artists into West End theatre and dance companies. Key areas of study include classical ballet , tap , jazz and contemporary dance, singing and drama. Candidates who complete
80-599: A district or municipality , used in local government elections. In the United States, wards are usually subdivided into precincts for polling purposes. In Wisconsin, a 'ward' is what in most other states would be a precinct In some cities of India , such as Mumbai and Delhi , a ward is an administrative unit of the city region; a city area is divided into Zones, which in turn contain numerous wards. The smallest administrative unit of Gram Panchayats in India
100-678: A prison on this site since 1801. To the north of Harpur is the Manton Heights Industrial Estate (located on Manton Lane) which houses many different businesses including offices of WesternGeco , and the Institution of Diesel and Gas Turbine Engineers . There are two state primary schools in Harpur - Edith Cavell Primary School located on Manton Lane, and Livingstone Primary School situated on Clapham Road. There are no secondary schools in Harpur. Children in
120-495: Is also known as a ward. In Bangladesh wards are subdivisions of a city or town which administrates under City Corporations and municipalities ( pourashova ) In East Africa, the word ward used in English is translated into Swahili/Kiswahili as Kata. In the case of a municipal amalgamation , the former cities and towns that make up the new metropolis may be referred to as wards. In Monaco , wards are informal divisions of
140-559: Is an unparished area , with all community services under the direct control of Bedford Borough Council . Harpur elects two councillors to Bedford Borough Council, both of whom are currently from the Labour Party . Harpur contains Tavistock Street, one of Bedford's major commercial zones. There are various shops, pubs , offices and restaurants on Tavistock Street. There are more shops and businesses dotted around Harpur, including Bromham Road which houses Bedford Prison . There has been
160-582: Is an independent, co-educational performing arts school and college specialising in dance and musical theatre. The college is located in the Harpur area of Bedford , Bedfordshire , England. Founded by the dance teacher Stella Mann (24 January 1912 – 5 January 2013) in 1946, the college began as dance school located in Hampstead , London . In 2003, the college moved to its present location in Bedford in
180-523: Is bounded by open land between the urban area of Bedford and Clapham , and Bedford Park is situated just outside the area, on the corner of Foster Hill Road and Park Avenue. Ward (politics) The word "ward", for an electoral subdivision, appears to have originated in the Wards of the City of London , where gatherings for each ward known as "wardmotes" have taken place since the 12th century. The word
200-474: Is named after Sir William Harpur a famous Bedfordian. The area houses Bedford Modern School which is part of the Harpur Trust . A notorious Highwayman labelled 'Black Tom' reportedly frequented the area in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Supposedly he was buried with a stake driven through his heart at the junction of Tavistock Street, Union Street and Clapham Road. Today Black Tom
220-466: Is one of the 21 schools selected to allocate Dance and Drama Awards , a government funded scholarship scheme to subsidise vocational performing arts training. The college is an approved centre of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing and students have the option to study for nationally recognised dance teaching qualifications with the organisation. Alongside its professional training,
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#1732782892669240-550: Is the informal name of the area in Harpur located north of Tavistock Street. Most buildings in the area date from the 19th Century or before. However the northern part of the area (Manton Heights) was developed much later, in the 1970s. The Bedford Physical Training College (later, Bedford College of Physical Education) was founded on Landsdowne Road in 1903. The campus joined two others in 1976 to form Bedford College of Higher Education which in turn joined other colleges to form De Montfort University in 1994. By this time many of
260-536: The Trinity Arts & Leisure complex of The Bedford Sixth Form are available for hire and use by the local community. Harpur is the only area in Bedford not to have any large public open space or recreation ground within its boundaries, but there is the Hill Rise local nature reserve located off Park Road North and Ramsay Close, and a play area on Clapham Road, close to the supermarket. The ward, however
280-533: The United Kingdom and abroad, as well as locally. Bedford High School closed over the summer of 2012. Most of the school site has been leased by Bedford College , who use it as a campus for The Bedford Sixth Form (Bedford Colleges branding of its sixth form provision), as well as most of its other class-room based activities and higher education courses. Harpur's community centre is located just off Tavistock Street, on Princes Street. Facilities at
300-520: The area are in the catchment for Biddenham International School in Biddenham . There are three independent schools in Harpur - Polam School is located on Lansdowne Road, and Bedford Greenacre Independent School has a campus situated on Shakespeare Road. For older children, Bedford Modern School is located on Manton Lane. Stella Mann College is a private performing arts college, located on Linden Road. The college attracts students from all over
320-585: The buildings on or around Lansdowne Road in Harpur were part of the university campus. In 2006 the Bedford arm of De Montfort University and the University of Luton formed the University of Bedfordshire . It was decided that the new university would merge its two Bedford campuses onto one site on Polhill Avenue, De Parys . This meant the end of the Lansdowne Road campus, which lasted in the Harpur area for over 100 years. In July 2009, plans to develop
340-507: The country, grouped into quartiers. In the Republic of Ireland , urban divisions were called wards and rural ones were called district electoral divisions . Both were renamed as electoral divisions in 1996. The electoral districts for Irish local authorities are local electoral areas . These are generally defined as combinations of electoral divisions, and in urban areas were formally described as combination of wards. In Japan ,
360-862: The course are awarded either the National Diploma in Professional Dance or the National Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre . The college is accredited to the Council for Dance Education and Training and its qualifications are accredited by Trinity College, London . Both qualifications are rated at Level 6 on the National Qualifications Framework and despite being classed as further education, are equivalent to higher education courses such as an undergraduate degree . The college
380-462: The old university site into housing were rejected by Bedford Borough Council , the local planning authority. However the site has now been redeveloped into housing. John Le Mesurier who starred as Sergeant Arthur Wilson on the popular 1970s BBC comedy Dad's Army was born in Chaucer Road in the area in 1912. Archbishop Trevor Huddleston was also born in Chaucer Road, in 1913. Harpur
400-586: Was much later applied to divisions of other cities and towns in England and Wales and Ireland . In parts of northern England , a ward was an administrative subdivision of a county , very similar to a hundred in other parts of England. In Australia , Canada , New Zealand , South Africa , Sri Lanka , the United Kingdom , and the United States , wards are an electoral district , within
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