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Teams from John Lewis & Partners are taking over three Willen Hospice shops for one day, to see who can fundraise the most for the local charity.Going head-to-head, the first team will kick the challenge off tomorrow [15th September] in the Willen Hospice Bletchley Store, on Bletchley High Street. Customers are invited to come along and enjoy the fun activities, including a raffle with fantastic prizes to be won, a talk from John Lewis personal stylist at midday.

Please note that MK Food Bank (warehouse, helpline and centres) will be closed on Monday 19th September to allow staff and volunteers to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. MK Food Bank will open as normal on Tuesday 20th September.

The town council is honouring the bank holiday on Monday 19th September for Her Majesty The Queen's Funeral. This will mean that none of our buildings will be open on Monday 19th September and our offices and buildings will reopen on Tuesday 20th September.

Please be aware that there will be no waste collection services taking place on the day of Her Majesty The Queen's funeral, Monday 19th September. Next week, waste collections will take place on today later than usual. MK's tips will also not open until 2pm on Monday.

Please note that MK Food Bank (warehouse, helpline and centres) will be closed on Monday 19th September to allow staff and volunteers to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. MK Food Bank will open as normal on Tuesday 20th September.

Please note that our council meetings for the week beginning 12 September 2022 have been cancelled as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

This article includes a message from our Chair and information on how residents can leave messages of condolence during this official period of mourning.

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council owns four allotment sites within the local area at Larch Grove, Manor Fields, Orchardside and Newton Leys, providing 258 plots for the people of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Town Council to enjoy. If you are interested in joining the waiting list for an allotment site, please complete the allotment request form on our Allotments webpage.

Central Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Neighbourhood Police team will be holding a Weapons Amnesty collection from 12pm-4pm on Saturday 24th September at Water Eaton Church Car Park, MK2 3RR. Find out more in this news article.

Public Health colleagues are concerned that many people are not collecting their prescriptions due to the extremely tight financial pressures they are being faced with. Many of these people could actually be entitled to free prescriptions but are not aware of this.