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Three candidates are standing for election for Parish Councillor Flitwick (East Ward). Elections will take place on Thursday May 6th 2021 as part of the Town and Parish Council elections. Full information on elections, registration and voting can be found on Central Bedfordshire Council’s website.  Click here for more details.    

Flitwick Town Council has teamed up with The Big Beds Clean Up to take part in the Great British Spring Clean 2021. The nationwide campaign wants #LitterHeroes across the country to get outside and get active and help Keep Britain Tidy on their mission to clean up a million miles of UK streets, coastline, parks,

  View the Parish Timetable for the election here.

Flitwick Town Council is delighted to have been successful with its application to Central Bedfordshire Council’s Tree Grant Fund. Tree and hedge planting is now planned in three areas in the Town – Silver Birch in Beaumont Road, Field Maple in Millennium Park and native hedging in Manor Park. Find out more about CBC’s Tree

Town Mayor, Cllr Jeremy Dann, was able to thank some of the volunteers working at The Rufus Vaccine Hub when he visited The Rufus Centre to have his first Covid-19 vaccination last week. A team of volunteers and staff are working together at the Rufus Vaccine Hub to provide a friendly and efficient service to everyone

The Council is reminding residents that the opening hours for the Hub Car Park next to Millennium Park and the Village Hall are different for Winter and Summer months. There has been a couple of occasions recently where cars have been locked in and the car owners have had to wait until a member of

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If you are involved with a local club, group or organisation don’t miss the opportunity to apply for a Community Grant from FTC by the deadline of Friday 19th March. Last year we were able to award grants to a whole range of local groups and organisations including Chums Charity, Flitwick Golden Age, Flitwick Lower

The Corporate Services meeting scheduled for Tuesday 23rd February has been cancelled.  The next Corporate Services meeting will take place on Tuesday 23rd March at 7.30pm via Zoom.

The latest edition of Flitwick Papers is online now!  There’s lots to read about this month including the Community Grants scheme, Flitwick Dolphins’ 30th anniversary, the Scarecrow Festival in July and Bedford Hospital Charity & Friends new appeal for the A & E department.

Flitwick Town Council’s Community Grants scheme is now open for applications.  Local community groups and organisations can apply for a grant for an activity or project that will benefit the Flitwick community. You can find full details on how to apply, criteria,  and the types of funding available in the Grants Policy. Deadlines for submitting

Eight new wooden, tiered planters have been installed in the central area outside Barclays Bank. The planters, funded by Central Bedfordshire Council and Flitwick Town Council, will be maintained by Flitwick Town Council’s Grounds Team and will be a welcome addition to the area, especially when they are in full bloom in the Spring and

The winners of the first ever Flitwick Festive Fun competition have been decided by a public vote with each winner receiving £100 to donate to their chosen registered charity and a trophy.  Hundreds of votes were received across five days of voting.  The winners are: BEST OUTDOOR DISPLAY: 74, High Street 2nd – 2 St

Voting has opened in the first ever Flitwick Festive Fun competition.  The judging panel has picked the top three Christmas displays in each category –  Best Outdoor Display, Best Window Display and Best Shop Front, School or Community Building Display.  The overall winners will now be chosen by the public. The winners of each category

Flitwick Town Council has approved a scheme to carry out further fencing on the paddocks surrounding Manor Park to improve the management of wetland grass. Manor Park is maintained in line with a Natural England Stewardship Scheme.  The Stewardship Scheme, which provides funding towards the maintenance of the park, requires grassland in the paddocks to

The new red and white themed Christmas lights are now brightening up Flitwick for the festive season. The Town Council would like to thank Barclays Bank, Boness Vets, the Bumble Bee, the Co-op and Tesco for providing the power supply to the lights this year.

Flitwick Town Council is delighted to welcome James Gleave as a new Town Councillor. James was co-opted to serve as a Councillor at the Town Council meeting on 17th November. Councillor Gleave has lived in Flitwick since he got married 16 years ago.  Commenting on his co-option Councillor Gleave said: “I care about where the town is

Flitwick Festive Fun is a new competition which celebrates Christmas displays in shops, schools, community group buildings and at individual addresses in the town. There are awards for the Best Window and Best Outdoor Display for residents to enter, and Best Shop Front, School or Community Group Building. To enter simply upload your photos to

Remembrance this year has been so different but the whole community has marked both Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day in their own different ways. With no opportunity to parade and pay our respects at the War Memorial, a service of Remembrance was live-streamed from Flitwick Parish Church for people to join in on Remembrance Sunday.

The Rendezvous Café & Bar at The Rufus Centre will be offering a full takeaway service from Thursday 5th November for the duration of the second lockdown.  People will be able to pop in or  pre-order food for collection by phone on 07923 414237 or online via https://goodeats.io/RENDEZVOUS The service will run Monday to Friday between