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The fantastic amount of £7,150 has been raised by Cllr Andy Snape, Flitwick Town Mayor during his mayoral year for his chosen charities – Citizens Advice Mid Bedfordshire and  Flitwick Food Extra. Town Mayor, Cllr Andy Snape and Deputy Town Mayor, Cllr Clare Thompson presented cheques at The Rufus Centre to Jo Hansen-Cole, Citizens Advice […]

We had a  great turnout for the ‘Big Help Out’ Litter Pick yesterday at Station Road open space. Over 80 people worked hard to clear more than 40 bags of rubbish for this special community project as part of the King Charles III Coronation weekend. Our own royal figures made a special appearance to support

There was a great turnout at the Flitwick Skate Jam on Sunday 30th April at Millennium Park. It was a brilliant day, enjoyed by many local young people and the skating community. A massive Thank You to RollBack World & DJ TUKKA for supporting the day.  Congratulations to all the winners. We looks forward to

***Notice of Uncontested Election for Flitwick Town Council*** There will be no election for Flitwick Town Councillors in the local elections on 4th May as only 14 people stood for the 17 vacancies available. This means the people listed  for East and West parish have been elected unopposed to serve as Flitwick Town Councillors from

Do you want to be a champion in your community and give residents of Flitwick a voice on the decisions the Council makes? On 4th May local elections will be held to appoint new Councillors for Flitwick Town Council. Could you be one of them? We need people from all backgrounds and experiences who are

Across the country, High Streets have seen many changes over recent years, and ours in Flitwick is no different. One of the big changes is the reduction in banks and the services they offer. Councillors know that the closure of the Post Office in December and the forthcoming closure of the Flitwick Branch of Barclays

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,