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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

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