Flitwick Liberal Democrats

06/11/2021

27/10/2021

Last year sewage overspilled into Bedfordshire's rivers for over 10,000 hours!

This comes as Mid Bed's Conservative MP, Nadine Dorries, has refused to protect our local environment, voting to block a law that would have prevented the dumping of untreated sewage into our rivers.

Enough is enough. Conservative MPs must stand up against sewage dumping!

21/07/2021

Daisy Cooper MP has written to Thameslink to urge them to "join TFL in requiring passengers to wear a face covering as a condition of carriage, to protect themselves and those around them, and to keep our country moving."

Great to have an MP who will work with and challenge Thameslink to ensure all those using the line are effectively represented!

I asked Thameslink last week if they were going to join TFL and make face coverings a condition of carriage. They said no. So I wrote formally on Monday to ask them to reconsider. Here’s the letter 👇

18/06/2021

Friday 18th June Today's amazing result in nearby Amersham and Chesham shows just how vulnerable the Conservatives can be in Southern Counties against a concerted, community lead positive campaign. There is no reason why this cannot be Central Bedfordshire with Flitwick leading the way. Sarah Green wiped out a 16000 majority for the Conservatives. With a largely absent MP, Nadine Dorries, whose home is in Gloucestershire we have to seize our chance so watch out for further action in Flitwick.

18/05/2021

07/05/2021

A huge thank you to everyone who voted for John in the by-election yesterday and congratulations to Howard Hodges on being elected as Town Councillor for Flitwick East!

We look forward to continuing to campaign for a positive, accessible and community-driven future for our town!

Here are the final results:
Howard Hodges (Independent) - 594
Spencer Hull (Independent) - 365
John White (Liberal Democrats) - 218

06/05/2021

Today is election day across Bedfordshire! It's your chance to make your voice heard on policing and crime. Residents of Flitwick East will also have the opportunity to vote for a town councillor to represent them on local issues.

👨‍✈️ You can find out more about what Police and Crime Commissioners do here: https://www.apccs.police.uk/role-of-the-pcc/

🗣 And see this link for more about the role of Flitwick Town Councillors: https://www.flitwick.gov.uk/about-your-council/what-do-councillors-do/

🗳 Polls are open 07:00 - 22:00. If you're not sure where to go to vote you can look it up here: https://wheredoivote.co.uk/ If you have a postal vote and have not returned it yet, you can take it to your polling station or drop in to the Council.

😷 There will be Coronavirus measures in place at polling stations, to help you stay safe. These will include social distancing and when you go inside, you will be expected to wear a face covering (unless exempt). Hand sanitising stations will also be in place and voters are being asked to please bring their own pens if possible.

05/05/2021

Tomorrow is election day for both the Flitwick East by-election on Flitwick Town Council, as well as Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner.

Vote for both John White and Jas Parmar 4 PCC for a positive, fairer and community-driven future for our town and county.

04/05/2021

Campaigning is in full swing in Flitwick and across Bedfordshire in the run up to the elections on May 6th 📢

02/05/2021

With only 4 days until the election, here's a remind of our key commitments for a positive, accessible and community-driven future for our town:

🚉 Step-free access for Flitwick station, to ensure we are an accessible society where all people in our community can travel for work or leisure.

🏡 We urgently need a community-led consultation and plan facilitated by the Town Council to tell decision makers what the residents need for all future housing and infrastructure developments.

👵 Develop local strategies to address loneliness and support the elderly in an increasingly modern society.

🚗 Campaign for improved roads and to fix the constant potholes.

🌳 Promoting our variety of local environments and wildlife, such as Flitwick Moor, to create educational and leisure opportunities. Encouraging schools to utilise their surroundings in safeguarding health and welfare of younger people.

📢 Be an effective voice for the local community, ensuring residents can engage with the council and providing many opportunities to hear your views.

01/05/2021

As well as seeking to drive a positive future for Flitwick, we're keen to build a team across Central Bedfordshire who can work together and support local communities.

You can check out our priorities for the county in our manifesto linked below from the 2019 Central Bedfordshire Council elections.

30/04/2021

Although nominally retired John has retained an active interest and engagement in social and community enterprise across Britain and Europe, and is keen to use these experiences to support our local community.

He is a Trustee and Director of a large Children’s and families Charity in Birmingham, Trustee of the Local Urban Development and European Network and a member of a German based study group alongside 6 other European partners looking at and comparing the impact of Covid on Child and Family Health.

John is a qualified Social Worker and has held senior management positions in Social Care in both Local Authority and national Agencies. In later years he also established his own ‘Not for Profit’ enterprise aimed at promoting partnerships and collaboration between voluntary, public authority and private sector organisations committed to alleviating poverty and discrimination within some of the most deprived communities in Britain.

John is committed to grass roots engagement to achieve change and development. He has served as both a District and Parish Councillor in the West Midlands where he established his original family home.

As part of this commitment he purchased a local Village Post office and developed it into a 24 hour, 7 day Social and Community advice centre before being invited by the Rural Development Commission to establish an advisory service for all village shops across England.