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Work starts today at Manor Park to repair and restore the South Gate and Piers (on the A5120 opposite Flitvale). One of the key elements of the Manor Park Heritage Project, the work will see the gates restored to their former glory. The work is being funded by Central Bedfordshire Council Green Infrastructure Planning Obligations […]

Work has started today on installing CCTV at Flitwick Town Square and at the Skate Park in Millennium Park. Delivery of additional CCTV coverage in the town has been high on the agenda of the Town Council to improve community safety, and is an area that many residents have highlighted as a priority through feedback

YOUR TOWN, YOUR VALUED OPINIONS! The 2023 Annual Residents’ Satisfaction Survey is now open. We want to hear your views on living in Flitwick; the work of the Town Council and your Councillors, and the services and facilities it provides. Launched for the first time last year, we will be using the results from the

Proud AF (Proud Ampthill & Flitwick) is our new grant-funded joint initiative with Ampthill Town Council, which will offer a range of new services and events for the LGBTQ+ community and allies, allowing us to serve yet another group of residents in our community. Working together with LGBT Bedfordshire, Proud AF will be launching on

View the Video announcement here Flitwick Town Council has set its precept (the Town Council part of your Council Tax bill) for the 2023/24 year. At last night’s Full Council meeting, Councillors agreed on an increase of 13% which equates to a rise of £21 per year or £1.75 per month for a Band D

Final preparations are now underway for our new Community Fridge initiative, designed to provide support for residents with the cost of living crisis and rising food costs, and to help reduce food waste. When up and running, the Community Fridge will offer surplus fresh food which will be available to collect for free from The

Flitwick Town Council is opening a warm space at The Hub, Coniston Road from Monday 9th January where everyone is welcome to join us each Monday in a friendly warm space from 9.30am to 4.30pm. There will be free tea, coffee and soup as well games, TV, free Wi-Fi and great company.  Stay all day

The Town Council offices will be closed from 5pm on  Friday 23rd December until we reopen at 9am on Tuesday 3rd January 2023.   We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.

View a wintery walk through of the circular path. For over 12 months the fantastic Flitwick Parish Paths Partnership (P3) volunteers have been working with our Public Realm team to re-instate a circular pathway at Manor Park which has not been accessible for over 100 years! The team have cleared a path through the wooded

It was smiles and cheer all round in the Lockyer Suite at The Rufus Centre on Tuesday 13th December t the Over 60’s Christmas Meal. We were joined by over 100 guests for a delicious Christmas meal and festive entertainment from The Vintage Songbird and accompanying dancers. Santa and his Chief Elf also surprised guests

The Christmas Lights Switch On event drew the crowds again on Sunday 27th November as we celebrated the countdown to Christmas with carols round the Community Christmas Tree in Flitwick Town Square with local singers and the Ampthill Town Band.  It was great to see so many residents joining in the singing. We were joined

We’re proud to be flying the flag for Bedfordshire Day at The Rufus Centre Flitwick this bright, sunny morning in Flitwick. On 11th September 2014 the Flag Institute officially recognised Bedfordshire’s flag. Do you know the background to the three main elements of the flag’s design? Three escallops on a black stripe, taken from the

At last night’s Town Council meeting, Members unanimously agreed to object to the planning application for 200 homes on land south of Steppingley Road on several grounds including: • The development does not satisfy the tests of presumption in favour of sustainable development as set out in Paragraph 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework,

Flitwick Remembrance Parade &  Service Sunday 13th November 2.50pm at Flitwick Town Square Uniformed groups will march from the Royal British Legion Hall at 2:50pm to the Memorial led by the Ampthill Town Band for the Remembrance Service at 3pm. If you are unable to join us we we will be live streaming the service

A planning application has been submitted to Central Bedfordshire Council for the building of 200 homes on Land South of Steppingley Road, opposite the Leisure Centre. The Planning Improvement Working Group of the Town Council is encouraging all residents to view the plans and submit their comments on the application before the end of the

You may start to notice a touch of red across the town as our Public Realm Team begin to install poppy displays for Remembrance Day. The War Memorial at Flitwick Town Square has been covered in knitted and crocheted poppies, made by our Stitchers group and members of the local community. The Remembrance Day Parade

Flitwick Town Council recognises the significant impact of the cost-of-living crisis on our community, and we are already working with community partners to deliver initiatives that will offer help where it matters at a local level One way we plan to do this is to provide financial grants to top up existing hardship funds already

Thank you to everyone who attended the Flitwick Civic Service on Sunday 9th October at Flitwick Parish Church conducted by Reverend Claire Harald, and Reverend Tim Diaper from Kings Church, Flitwick. It was a beautiful afternoon for the event hosted by Cllr Andy Snape, Flitwick Town Mayor, with guests attending the service from across the

Tenders are invited for the supply of Flitwick Youth Locality Services 2023 – 2026. Flitwick Town Council is committed to providing quality youth services to support the needs of young people in the town. Flitwick Town Council owns and maintains The Hub adjacent to the Millennium Recreation Ground at Dunstable Road, Flitwick. This facility was

This Autumn we have a new youth provision in the town with the interim appointment of Grand Union Housing Group to deliver youth services until March next year, working in partnership with Dan Gaze Support Services. Dan and his team will be continuing the informal ‘Get off the streets and on your feet’ kickabout football