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The Potton Town Council Newsletter is published quarterly and the Town Council will keep you informed on this page of any latest news between Newsletters.

  • Mosaic to celebrate and commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II 31 March 2026

    The mosaic commissioned to celebrate and commemorate HM Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled outside Potton Library on Monday 30th March.  The Chairman of the Potton Town Council was delighted that the new High Sheriff of Bedfordshire Deputy Lieutenant Mr Ismail Anilmis and Deputy Lieutenant for Bedfordshire Mr Charles Whitbread were able to join her at the unveiling.

    Photo Credit: Alec Gallagher

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  • Struggling with heating oil costs? 23 March 2026

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    Support available for Central Bedfordshire residents struggling with heating oil costs

    Central Bedfordshire residents who rely on heating oil and are struggling with rising costs can now apply for financial support from a new fund.

    Central Bedfordshire Council has been allocated £2.7 million by the UK Government to provide crisis support for households up to April 2027 through the new Crisis and Resilience Fund. £106,000 will support low-income households in the area who use oil to heat their homes.

    Find out more about crisis payments and how to apply.

    The fund is designed to provide short-term support to residents who are experiencing a financial crisis or sudden financial shock. It can help with essential costs such as food, energy and utility bills, essential transport costs and basic household items.

    The first phase of funding is now open, to support low-income households affected by rising heating oil costs. Wider support will be available from 1st April 2026, to provide broader support for residents experiencing a crisis or sudden financial shock.

    More information about the new Crisis and Resilience Fund is available on the CBC website.

  • How good are Potton’s green spaces for birds? 10 March 2026

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    The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) have just launched a new project ‘Birds in Greenspaces’. It aims to find out how important they are for birds and provide guidance on effective management for birds and people.

    It runs from April until June across the UK and provides a wide range of resources to help people take part and build their skills, regardless of experience. It is open to anyone who wants to participate and not limited to one person per site, allowing for multiple individuals to record on a site. Potton has two registered green spaces, they are Henry Smith Playing Field and Mill Lane Recreation Ground. We have also added additional sites to the BTO map, for the Tall Trees Public Open Space and St Mary’s Church.

    For more information and registering to take part, visit: https://www.bto.org/get-involved/volunteer/projects/greenspaces

  • Job Vacancy 2 March 2026

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    We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and reliable person to join our staff and to fill the following position.

    * General Assistant to carry out caretaking, maintenance and ground-keeping activities.

    Please click here for more details. We look forward to hearing from you!

  • Your bin services are changing 26 February 2026

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    What’s changing?
    From Monday 30th March 2026 you will be able to add glass bottles and jars to your mixed dry recycling bin and flats can start to use their new food waste caddies.

    Bin collection days will change in some areas.

    These improvements are based on what you’ve told Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) about recycling, and they’re designed to make recycling at home simpler and easier for you.

    CBC is making recycling easier for your everyday routine. These improvements to your service will make it easier than ever to recycle more from home.

    From 30th March you will be able to put glass bottles and jars in your kerbside mixed dry recycling bin, along with paper, card, cans, tins, aluminium foil, plastic bottles, pots, tubs, trays and cartons. Please use your existing bin with a green or orange lid.

    If you currently have a separate kerbside glass collection using a box, you’ll start to use your mixed dry recycling bin for glass. You can keep the box for your own use or take it to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre to recycle it.

    Broken glass bottles and jars will be able to go in your mixed dry recycling bin from this date too, if it’s safe to do so. You can wrap broken glass bottles and jars in paper, or place them in a cardboard box, and put them in your dry recycling bin.

    What stays out?

    Drinking glasses, Pyrex, light bulbs, mirrors, ceramics and cookware should not be placed in your recycling bins.

    Ideally, these should be taken to your nearest Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) for reuse or disposal. However, if they are broken, they can go in the black bin or the general rubbish at the HWRC.

    Bin collection day changes
    To support the new recycling service, CBC needs to make some changes to bin lorry routes. If your home is affected, they will write to you in mid-March.

    You can also check the bin collection calendar on CBC’s website from early March to see if your household is affected.

    New food waste collections for flats

    From 30th March all residents living in flats will receive weekly food waste collections.

    Food waste caddies and food waste bins for flats will be delivered from late February and throughout March in time for the new collections starting. They will contain a leaflet with instructions detailing how to use the caddy.

    Find out more on food waste for flats.

    Removal of bottle banks

    Once the service changes are in place, bottle banks will be removed across Central Bedfordshire.

    Glass recycling will continue to be available at CBC’s Household Waste Recycling Centres.

     

  • New X75 Bus Route 5 January 2026
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    🚍 New X75 Bus to Cambridge – starts 5 January 2026!
    Now it’s easier to get to Cambridge from Biggleswade, Sandy and Potton.
    ✅ Fast journey — just over an hour
    ✅ Leaves Biggleswade at 06:28 (for commuters)
    ✅ Last bus leaves Cambridge at 17:15
    ✅ Clean Euro VI buses with USBs, seat belts and full accessibility
    🕓 Starts 5 January 2026
    📍 Timetable here: https://ow.ly/1zi250XjEtl
  • Have your say on how we keep our communities safe 5 January 2026

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    Central Bedfordshire Council

    As we are approaching the end of the year, we would be very grateful if you would complete our Community Safety Survey to tell us about crime and anti-social behaviour in your area.

    We appreciate the time you spend giving us your feedback and are grateful to those of you who share their views every year, keeping us up to date with developments and changes.

    If you have concerns, please report them. If you do not wish to report to Bedfordshire Police’s non-emergency number, 101, you can contact Crimestoppers, an independent charity that allows the public to report crime while remaining completely anonymous. You can contact them from any mobile or landline by calling 0800 555 111 or by submitting a report through their website. However, in an emergency, please call 999.

    Community safety is important to us all, and by working together to tackle crime and disorder we can make Central Bedfordshire a safer place to live.

    Have your say

     

  • CBC Tree Tally Survey 27 October 2025
    🌳 Have you planted a tree since 2019?
    From garden saplings to community woodlands, every tree counts! Help us build a picture of tree and hedge planting across Central Bedfordshire by completing our Tree Tally survey.
    Let’s grow a greener future together 🌱
  • Town Council email 23 October 2025

    Potton Town Council has recently migrated to .gov.uk emails and our previous btconnect.com emails will no longer be forwarded to us from Thursday 30th October 2025.

    If you wish to contact us, please email enquiries@pottontowncouncil.gov.uk or call the office on 01767 260086.

    Thank you.

  • Don’t take it out on our staff, town councillors or volunteers 27 August 2025
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    Please to be polite and courteous when speaking to town council staff, councillors and volunteers.

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