July 2021

Deputy Town Mayor, Cllr Jeremy Dann has been catching up with one of the chosen charities from his Mayoral year 2020/21 and this week presented a £1000 cheque to Justin Sarginson – Area Manager for Essex and Bedfordshire, Victim Support. Justin Sarginson said “Victim Support is incredibly grateful to accept the generous donation. As we […]

Flitwick Town Council is launching an exciting new initiative, the Flitwick Youth Panel, and is looking for young people aged 13-18 to get involved. The Youth Panel will work together with the Council to help shape the things we do for young people and prioritise what happens for young people in the town. This exciting

Video announcement  from the Town Mayor, Cllr Andy Snape and Deputy Town Mayor, Cllr Jeremy Dann. Flitwick Town Council has agreed to investigate and pursue the purchase of the Barclays Bank building and frontage to protect and preserve this prime community space for now and future generations. The feedback from our recent resident survey highlighted

Flitwick’s first ever Scarecrow Festival really captured the imagination of the community with over 50 scarecrows taking part.  The festival took place from the 3rd to 10th July across the Town.  Themed ‘heroes’,  the creativity in making scarecrows for the display has been amazing. The Council would like to thank all the residents and organisations

New outdoor gym equipment at Millennium Park and Hinksley Road Recreation Ground is now in place and ready for everyone to use. Both locations have four pieces of equipment focusing on cardio and strength exercises. The Crossrider, Armbike, Skier and Body Twist all have full instructions on how to use them fixed to each piece

Electric Fencing is being installed at Manor Park this week as part of the ongoing management of the cattle in the two back paddocks. The Limousin-cross cattle have settled well into their new home and will be grazing the back paddocks until October. The paddock the cattle were grazing in last summer behind the lake

We’re delighted to announce that over 45 scarecrows in the first ever Flitwick Scarecrow Festival are now present and correct. The festival will be running for a week until next Saturday (10th July) so there’s plenty of time to explore at your leisure. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to join in

At the Town Council meeting on 28th June, Members agreed to adopt the draft Flitwick Town Council Strategy 2021-2025, taking into account feedback received from the resident survey that ran from 7th May to 13th June. Residents were invited to rate their support and give their views on what the Council wants to achieve for