the streets named after rivers (e.g. Avon Drive, Waveney Avenue, Tyne Crescent). 'Pilgrim Selective Secondary School' was established on Brickhill Drive in 1962. Originally a grammar school, it became a comprehensive upper school in the early 1970s and was renamed 'Pilgrims Upper School'. The school was merged with John Howard Upper School in 1986 to form Biddenham Upper School, with the Pilgrim site closing in 1988. The old school site has since been converted to a business park called 'The Pilgrim Centre'. Previously an unparished area, Brickhill was served by an urban community council from 1993, but since 1 April 2004 it has been a civil parish, with its own parish council. Brickhill is currently the only area of Bedford town that has its own parish council. The Charles Wells pub called the Bird in Hand which was located on Brickhill Drive closed in 2011. Charles Wells sold the pub building to Tesco who redeveloped it into a Tesco Express store. The opening of the store attracted considerable opposition from local residents and business owners. Woodlands Park is a housing estate that was constructed from the late 2000s, and located directly to the north of Brickhill. Initially the estate was not formally part of the Brickhill parish, but was instead part of the nearby village of Ravensden. Woodlands Park formally became part of Brickhill parish in 2015, but remains part of Great Barford ward (which includes Ravensden) for elections to Bedford Borough Council. Governance Brickhill Parish Council is made up of 15 elected councillors with cross party representation. Brickhill also elect two borough councillors to Bedford Borough Council and another two specifically for Woodlands Park which, pending a boundary review, currently comes under Great Barford ward. Economy There are two parades of shops in the area at which most local businesses are located. The first is found on Brickhill Drive which has a newsagent, a cafe, a small Nisa supermarket, a Lloyds Pharmacy, a beauty salon, a Tesco Express store, a garage & car wash, a betting shop and a barber's shop. The second shopping precinct is located on Avon Drive and consists of a small One Stop supermarket, a newsagent & post office, a fish & chip shop, a florists, a Coral betting shop, a garage, a pub called The Tiger Moth, and an Elderly Persons Home called 'Highfield'. Further along Brickhill Drive is The Pilgrim Centre. This small