Bedford Animal Action
Say No To NIRAH

Please contact the following people and make them aware of your opposition to the NIRAH project and to public funding of an aquarium and laboratory…


Local Authority

Sean Field, Chief Executive, Bedford Borough Council,
Town Hall, St Paul's Square, Bedford, MK40 1SJ
Tel: 01234 26742 Email: sfield@bedford.gov.uk

Andrea Hill, Chief Executive, Bedfordshire County Council,
County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, MK42 9AP
Tel: 01234 363222 Email: andrea.hill@bedscc.gov.uk

Frank Branston, Mayor of Bedford, Bedford Borough Council,
Town Hall, St Paul's Square, Bedford, MK40 1SJ
Tel: 01234 221620 Email: fbranston@bedford.gov.uk

Jaki Salisbury, Chief Executive, Mid Bedfordshire District Council,
The Limes, Dunstable Street, Ampthill, MK45 2JU
Tel: 01525 402051 Email: jaki.salisbury@midbeds.gov.uk


NIRAH Holdings Limited
60 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9EA

Company Secretary:

Andrew Mark Perkins,
Oak Lawn, 1 Copsem Way, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9ER
Tel: 0207 464 8644

Directors:

Christopher John Duffy,
Dalton House, Llangorse, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7UG

Charles Philip Graf,
25 Southside Quarter, 38 Burns Road, London, SW11 5GY

Dr Steve Frederick La Thangue,
53 Dursley Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XE

George Charles Kieffer,
The Business Centre, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB4 9ZQ

Peter May,
The Old Rectory, Godalming Road, Loxhill, Hascombe, Surrey, GU8 4BQ

William Ronald Murning,
190 Salisbury Walk, London, N19 5DX

Shareholders:

Heather La Thangue,
53 Dursley Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9XE

Professor David Theakston,
9 Darwin Court, Cambridge Road, Southport, PA9 9XR

Professor David Warrell,
4 Larkins Lane, Old Headington, Oxford

Professor William Keevil,
Claremont Cottage, East Grinstead, Salisbury, SP5 3AZ

Professor Christopher Shaw,
3 Swallow Close, Comber, Newtownards, Northern Ireland, BT23 5UJ


Bedfordshire Consortium
Francis House, 112 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PH

The Bedfordshire consortium is a local group that worked with NIRAH to bring the project to Bedfordshire. It includes, among others, representatives from Bedfordshire County Council and the government-funded East of England Development Agency.

Company Secretary:

M & R Secretarial Services Ltd.,
Address same as above

Directors:

Steve Cox (EEDA),
8 Sandle Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 5HY

Timothy John Malynn (Beds County Council),
14 Balland Way, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6AU


MacArthur & Co
60 Lombard Street, London, EC3V 9EA
Tel: 0207 464 8644 Email: mail@macarthur.uk.com
Website: www.macarthur.uk.com

MacArthur & Co are NIRAH's financial advisor and venture partner and it is their office which is being used as the registered address for NIRAH.

Chairman:

Peter May (also a NIRAH director),
Tel: 0207 464 8624 Email: peter.may@macarthur.uk.com

Partners:

Piers Hartland-Swann,
Tel: 0207 464 8623 Email: piers.hartland-swann@macarthur.uk.com

Vincent Thompson,
Tel: 0207 464 8630 Email: vincent.thompson@macarthur.uk.com

Field Walton

Directors:
Michael Frank (Non-Executive Director)
John MacArthur (Founder/Non-Executive Director)
Andrew Perkin (Director)
John Paton (Director)
(Field Walton is a partner in MacArthur & Co, and its directors can be contacted at MacArthur & Co's address as above)


Mills and Reeve
Francis House, 112 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PH
Tel: 01223 364422
Website: www.mills-reeve.com

Mills and Reeve are legal advisors for the Bedfordshire Consortium and their Cambridge office is being used as the registered address for the Bedfordshire Consortium.

Managing Partner:

Mark Jeffries, Email: mark.jeffries@mills-reeve.com

Mills and Reeve also have the following offices:

78-84 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 2AB
Tel: 0121 454 4000

Bankside House, 107/112 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3A 4AF
Tel: 0207 648 9220

1 St James Court, Whitefriars, Norwich, NR3 1RU


Grimshaw
1 Conway Street, Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6LR
Tel: 0207 291 4141
Fax: 0207 291 4194
Email: communications@grimshaw-architects.com
Website: www.grimshaw-architects.com

Grimshaw are the architects who will be designing the NIRAH project building and are already famous for designing the Eden project in Cornwall.
Grimshaw also have the following offices in Australia and the US:

100 Reade Street, New York, NY 10013, USA
Tel: + 1212 791 2501
Fax: + 1212 791 2173

494 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Tel: + 61 (0)3 9321 2600
Fax: + 61 (0)3 9321 2611


Binns & Co PR Ltd
Ireland House, 150 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2AQ
Tel: 0207 786 9600
Fax: 0207 786 9606
Email: mail@binnspr.co.uk
Website: www.binnspr.co.uk

Binns & Co are NIRAH’s PR firm dealing with enquiries from the national media.

Staff
(Staff without direct dial telephone and/or email details can be contacted on the above office contact details)

Tim Healey, Non-executive Chairman
Tel: 0207 240 6090 Email: barbara.hedgecock@dial.pipex.com

Ian Currie, Non-executive Finance Director

Peter Binns, Chief Executive
Tel: 0207 153 1477 Email: peter.binns@binnspr.co.uk

Paul McManus, Director
Tel: 0207 153 1485 Email: paul.mcmanus@binnspr.co.uk

Ben Knowles, Associate Director
Tel: 0207 153 1487 Email: ben.knowles@binnspr.co.uk

Peter Shearlock, Consultant
Email: peter.shearlock@binnspr.co.uk

Tarquin Edwards, PR Director
Email: tarquin.edwards@binnspr.co.uk

Chris Steele, PR Director
Email: chris.steele@binnspr.co.uk

Annabel Lovelock, Account Executive
Email: annabel.lovelock@binnspr.co.uk

Annie Evangeli, Account Executive
Email: annie.evangeli@binnspr.co.uk

Ahlam Ali, PA to Peter Binns
Email: ahlam.ali@binnspr.co.uk


Manners PR
31 Wigram Close, Elstow, Bedfordshire, MK42 9PZ
Tel: 01234 326198 or 01234 354576
Email: jmanners@mannerspr.co.uk
Website: www.mannerspr.co.uk

Manners PR are NIRAH’s PR firm dealing with enquiries from the local media and consist of Jacquie Manners and Jane Manners.


Members of Parliament

Please also contact your local MP at the House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA or as below…

Patrick Hall, Tel: 020 7219 3605 Email: hallp@parliament.uk

Alistair Burt, Tel: 020 7219 8132 Email: burta@parliament.uk

Nadine Dorries, Tel: 020 7219 3000
Email: nadine.dorries@midbedsconservatives.com


Please make sure you keep all communications polite and to the point!

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