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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.

  • Winter break for garden waste collections 5 November 2025

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    Important update for garden waste collection subscribers

    Central Bedfordshire Council will temporarily pause garden waste collections for 12 weeks this winter, from Monday 1st December 2025 to Friday 20th February 2026.

    The final garden waste collection for Potton will take place on Friday 21st November. All other waste and recycling collections will continue as normal during this period.

    Potton’s garden waste collections will resume on Friday 27th February 2026.

    Sign up for email alerts to receive updates on collection schedules and future garden waste subscription renewals.

    For more information about garden waste and collection dates you can also visit: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/garden-waste.

    During the break, garden waste can still be recycled at any of CBC’s four Household Waste Recycling Centres. For further details, including the opening times over the Christmas and New Year period, please visit: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/tidytips

    Residents with enough space in their gardens are encouraged to home compost and can access tips and advice on CBC’s website. 

    Residents can also prepare for the festive season by following the CBC’s social media and checking the website for collection dates throughout the Christmas period: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/waste

  • Potton Benchmarking Survey 2025 4 November 2025

    Central Bedfordshire Council and Potton Town Council are currently working with local research company People and Places Insight to conduct a Town Centre Benchmarking review of Potton. Town Centre Benchmarking will measure the performance of Potton in terms of:

    • Commercial Offer
    • Vacancy Rates
    • Footfall
    • Car Parking
    • Business Confidence/ Performance
    • Shoppers Origin

    The final element is to profile both:

    Town Centre Users on why and how they use the Town Centre, their likes and dislikes and what improvements they would like to see made.

    and

    Non-Town Centre Users on why they do not use the Town Centre and what would potentially attract them

    Thus, if you are a Potton Town Centre User or currently do not use Potton, we would like to gather your views and opinions by completing the following 1–3-minute survey: Potton Benchmarking Survey 2025.

    A full Town Centre Benchmarking Report will be made available on the Central Bedfordshire Council website in January 2026.

  • New X75 Bus Route 3 November 2025
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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
  • 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 🌱
  • Remembrance Tommies 24 October 2025
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    Potton’s Remembrance Tommies are on parade at Potton station in the lead up to our Remembrance Sunday Service on 9th November.

    They will be relocated to various other areas of the town for Remembrance Sunday.

    Our thanks to Bell Groundworks for transporting the Tommies to the station and to George Howe, Chairman of Potton History Society, for agreeing to display the Tommies at the station.  Please remember that the station is private property.

    Photos credit: Spilmah Photography.

  • 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.

  • New Basketball Hoop in Henry Smith Playing Fields 6 August 2025

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    Following the recent fund raising efforts of Potton Youth Council, a basketball hoop has been installed in Henry Smith Playing Fields. It is situated outside of the play area in the field on the south side of the sluice.

    Photo credit: ©Jeremy Endersby

  • Thanks to PottonFest donors and supporters 23 June 2025

    Potton Town Council Chairman, Cllr Vicki Gwilliam wishes to recognise and thank the donors, supporters and volunteers of PottonFest which took place on Saturday 21st June 2025.

    Thanks go to Anna’s Flowers, Bell Groundworks, Breedon Quarry, Cameron’s Newsagents, Clayton’s Butchers, Hashtag Mechanic, Highland Group, Party on Potton, Potton Food Store, Potton Post Office, Secret Farm and Tesco Express, along with all the stallholders who attended.

    Huge thanks goes to the event MC – Mr Ken Burgin.

    PottonFest was a huge success; thanks to everyone who came along – we hope you had a great time!

  • Potton Cemetery Footpath Refurbishment 18 June 2025

    As reported on page 4 of the October 2024 edition of the newsletter, a second phase of path tarmacking is planned.

    The contractor will commence work on Monday 23rd June 2025, which will take approximately two weeks to complete.

    To allow the work to go ahead, burials and ashes interments at the Cemetery will not take place during the two weeks.

    We apologise for any inconvenience caused whilst works are carried out.

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