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Flitwick Town Council has set its precept (the Town Council part of the Council Tax bill) for the 2024/25 year. At last night’s Full Council meeting, Councillors agreed on an increase of 3%, equating to a rise of £3.87 per year or £0.32p per month for a Band D household. As these challenging economic times […]

The Town Council is excited to be creating the first Tiny Forest in Flitwick next month. Hinksley Road Recreation Ground will be home to the Tiny Forest; a dense and fast-growing native woodland created from up to 600 native trees planted in an area the size of a tennis court. Tiny Forests help mitigate the

Last night, Town Councillors were pleased to welcome Alistair Strathern MP to the Council’s final meeting of 2023! Alistair spoke about his first eight weeks in office as MP for Mid Bedfordshire and his plans and priorities to support local people. Areas discussed included access to healthcare, the cost-of-living crisis (including Alistair’s ongoing work to

Early in the new year, you’ll notice some activity on the new Nature Park site on Maulden Road, as we start preparing the land for phase one of the project. The Town Council adopted the master plan in September 2022, which includes lowland meadows, hedgerows, mature trees, woodland, and hazel coppice. First task in January

Please be advised of the following road closures and diversions which will be in place on Sunday 12th November for the Flitwick Remembrance Parade and Service at Flitwick Town Square: Station Road – Closed from 1.30pm Kings Road – Closed from 2:30pm Timings are approximate. There will also be a rolling road closure in place

Flitwick Town Council is delighted to welcome two new Town Councillors. Sue Livens and Fraser Patterson were both co-opted to serve as Councillors at this month’s Town Council meeting on 17th October. Councillor Livens represents East Ward and has lived in Flitwick for around 50 years, raising her family in the town. An active volunteer

We had a wonderful time celebrating our community at the annual Civic Service on Sunday 8th October at Flitwick Parish Church. Hosted by Cllr Andy Snape, Town Mayor, representatives from the Flitwick branch of the Royal British Legion and the town’s uniformed groups formed a guard of honour at the church entrance. The Civic Service

Notice of second Town Councillor vacancy.

From Monday 2nd October the Hub Car Park returns to winter opening hours. These are advertised clearly on the entrance to the car park – 9am to 4.30pm during the week and 9am to 5pm at the weekend. During term time the car park will remain open until 6.30pm on Mondays and Tuesdays when the

Fancy seeing your best image of the town in the Flitwick 2024 Charity Calendar? We’re looking for your favourite photos taken in Flitwick – whether it’s of an outdoor space, event, countryside, community spirit or urban scene – we would love to see them! If your photo is selected it will be accredited with your

Flitwick Town Council has written to Mid Bedfordshire MP Nadine Dorries today calling for her to step down. View the letter here.

We’re looking for residents to volunteer to join our Planning Improvement Working Group (PIWG) and work together with Town Councillors to influence the future development of the town. The Town Council’s role in the planning process is to represent the wider community and comment on planning applications as a consultee. Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) is

A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Town Council Coffee Morning on Friday 7th July at Flitwick Village Hall. to support the Town Mayor’s chosen charities. We raised the  fantastic amount of  £217 to be shared between The Town Mayor’s charities for this year –  Tibbs Dementia Foundation and SOS. Saturday

Do you want to make a difference to Flitwick? Help make decisions about what happens in the Town? We have three vacancies for a Town Councillor. We are looking for people from all backgrounds and experiences who reflect the local community to put themselves forward and volunteer their services as a Town Councillor. The position

This year’s Family Fun Day was a great success on Saturday.  We had a fantastic turnout with the community coming together at Millennium Park to enjoy the free fun fair, free open air cinema and enjoy picnics in the park as they enjoyed the lovely weather. A big thank you to our sponsors for all

The Progress Pride Flag is proudly flying for  Pride Month at the Town Council offices at The Rufus Centre this morning. The Town Council would like to wish all of our LGBTQ+ community in Flitwick and beyond a very happy Pride month.  

Flitwick Town Council is delighted to announce that Councillor Andy Snape was re-elected Town Mayor for a third consecutive year at last night’s Annual Statutory Meeting. Councillor Snape will be supported during the 2023/24 civic year by Councillor John Roberts, who was elected Deputy Town Mayor. Commenting on his appointment, Councillor Snape said: “Serving as

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