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The second round of Flitwick Town Council’s Community Grant applications is now open.  If you are a non-profit organisation or a registered charity in need of funds for a project to help benefit the local community you can submit an application for support.  The Council is keen to support local clubs, groups, organisations and charities […]

Voting closes on Monday 22nd August for the National Association of Local Councils (NALC) Star Council Awards 2022.  Flitwick Town Council is just one of 5 finalists across the country nominated for the award which is voted for by the public.  If you haven’t voted already you can place your vote here. The Council would

A big thank you to everyone who came along to support our Coffee Morning at the Village Hall on 5th August, in aid of Town Mayor’s Charities: Citizens Advice Mid Beds & Flitwick Food Extra. It was great to see such a good turnout of local residents who came together to enjoy a chat over

A big thank you to everyone who came along to our second Flitwick Sunday Market yesterday. It was great to see so many people supporting our local traders. What a great range of goods they had on offer too. We also enjoyed having the opportunity to talk to residents at our ‘Chat to a Councillor’

Flitwick Food Extra, organised and run by members of Flitwick Parish Church and the local community, are delighted that the Flitwick Town Mayor has chosen them as one of his charities for his term of office. The team has provided boxes of pre-measured ingredients and recipes for over 1000 meals since starting up in December

Regrettably, due to vandalism Althorp Play Area is closed for the time being until repairs can be carried out. We appreciate that this is an important facility for the local community, particularly as we are just at the start of the school summer holidays. Repairs will be carried out as soon as possible, however we

The Town Council is offering sanctuary from the extreme hot weather at The Rufus Centre tomorrow (Monday 18th July). There are no bookings in the Lockyer Suite on Monday so we are opening it up for use to anyone who wants to come down and keep cool. The room is fully air conditioned with free

We’re thrilled to share that The Flitwick Fun Palace will be back this year on Saturday 1st October, for another jam packed day filled with exciting and interesting activities for all to get involved in! Do you have a skill to share? Perhaps it is art, craft, sports, science, heritage or environment based – we

The Town Council is looking for volunteers to get involved in an exciting new project dedicated to bringing the history of Flitwick alive. We are recruiting residents to join a working group to help develop and manage a ‘Flitwick Memories’ website which will include online history of the Town, its people and past events. The

A big thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Flitwick Scarecrow Festival. We really enjoyed seeing all of the special Platinum Jubilee themed scarecrows across the town which bought joy to lots of residents. If you haven’t sent photos of your scarecrow to be featured in the image gallery on our website,

Residents may have noticed that work has been carried out to create a trench and earth bank (or bund) to protect Flitwick Town Council’s open area of land at Maulden Road. The work has been necessary to secure the site against unauthorised vehicle access onto the land. Walkers, including families and dog walkers, are able

On Tuesday 5th July Town Mayor, Cllr Andy Snape was one of the guests at a formal ground-breaking event for a new over 55s senior living village at Steppingley Road, Flitwick.   The  £54 million development, funded by Central Bedfordshire Council with a grant of £4.4 million from the Homes England Fund is being built on

What a great response to the first Flitwick Sunday Market last week!   A great selection of stalls filled the area outside Barclays Bank at Station Road, including; ladies clothing, fresh produce, artisan products, gifts, refreshments, hardware, fabrics, watch straps & batteries, and more.   Be sure to pop the date in your diary for

Town Mayor, Cllr Andy Snape has presented cheques for £2,955 to each of his chosen charities for the mayoral year 2021/22 – Mind BLMK and Respite at Home Volunteers West Mid Beds & Ivel Valley. The Council would like to thank everyone who has supported the Town Mayor’s charity fundraising events during the 2021/22 mayoral

COUNCIL AGREE OBJECTION TO CHURCH ROAD DEVELOPMENT PLANNING APPLICATION At tonight’s Town Council meeting, members unanimously agreed to object to the planning application for the proposed Church Road development, recognising the negative impact it would have on the town’s infrastructure, services, wildlife habitats, and heritage. The Town Council is objecting to the Church Road development

An important part of Flitwick Town Council’s vision is to focus on partnership working, ensuring that we deliver the best possible outcomes for Flitwick and its residents, in a way that’s collaborative and sustainable. We’re pleased to announce that Flitwick Town Council and Central Bedfordshire Council have formed a Pilot Flitwick Joint Committee which will

View the thank you message from the Mayor & Deputy Mayor! Thousands of people attended the Flitwick Family Fun Day this weekend.  It was fantastic to see so many people enjoying the open air cinema, fun fair and live music with perfect weather too. Thank you to all of our sponsors and stall holders for

Watch your Town Councillors introduce what will be happening on Saturday! The countdown is on for the biggest event in the Flitwick community calendar! The Flitwick Family Fun Day is just days away on Saturday 11th June at Millennium Park.  Attractions include: Free Traditional Fun Fair Rides Free Outdoor Cinema showing: Encanto, Jumanji The Next

Following the success of the first ever Flitwick charity calendar last year, we’re thrilled to be calling residents forward again to help us produce a ‘Flitwick Views’ calendar for 2023! We’re looking for residents’ favourite images taken in the town to help bring the calendar to life.   The calendar will showcase everything from Flitwick’s outdoor