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Repairs to the play area surfaces at Althorp Close and Station Road have been completed today. We are delighted that Althorp Play Area is back open this afternoon. Station Road will be open in the morning, we are just waiting for the repairs to dry. All work is complete and the swings will be back […]

A special Candlelit Commemoration Service of remembrance and thanksgiving for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place at St Peter & St Paul’s Church on Sunday 18th September, the eve of Her Majesty’s State Funeral. Cllr Andy Snape,  Flitwick Town Mayor led a one-minute silence at the end of the service at 8pm as part

A Book of Condolence will be available in the Templefield Room at The Rufus Centre from Monday 12th September between 9am to 5pm, each weekday for residents who want to leave a personal tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II . The Book of Condolence will be available until 4pm on 19th September.

Message from Cllr Andy Snape, Town Mayor ‘On behalf of the Town Council and the people of Flitwick, I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch. Our deepest condolences are with the Royal Family. We can all learn so much from Her Majesty’s inspirational

Are you feeling lucky? The Town Mayor’s new 200 Club gives you the opportunity to support local charities and have not one but three chances of winning a fantastic cash prize for just £2 each month! All you need to do, is pick your favourite number and complete the sign up form on our website

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