Council Services

For Ampthill

From Ampthill Town Council, Mid Beds District Council, Beds County Council & 'Citizone'

Ampthill Town Council

 66 Dunstable Street, Ampthill, Bedfordshire MK45 2JS (Telephone: 01525 404355 & fax: 01525 406957)

Website: www.ampthilltowncouncil.org.uk 

E-mail: council@ampthilltowncouncil.org.uk

 A - Z Directory of Town Council Services

Allotments

Everitt's Field (51 Plots) & Grange Farm (29 Plots)

Ampthill Town Cemetery

Approximately 2 Acres, off Gas House Lane (Garden of Remembrance, Traditional & Lawn Burials). A full copy of the regulations is available from the Town Council Offices upon request. 

Bus Shelters

Bedford Street (2), Dunstable Street, Flitwick Road

Car Park 

The Sands (Woburn Street) - all are free (The car park r/o Aragon Housing Assoc., off Chandos Road is available weekends and bank holidays, courtesy of Mid Beds Housing Assoc.)

Environmental Aspects

• Ampthill Park - Ampthill Park. Approximately 160 acres of parkland & woodland, including a Children's Play Area, Toilets, Tennis Courts, Ampthill Town Cricket Club, Ampthill Town Football Club and Ampthill Angling Club.  The Park is cared for by a Senior Park Keeper and three assistants.  Charges are made in respect of camping by Cadet Organisations/Youth Clubs/School Parties, Orienteering, Cross Country Events, Caravan Parking by registered organisations, the release of pigeons & use by Circuses.  Please contact the Council with your enquiries. Free parking available for users visiting the Park.

• Cooper's Hill (Approximately 30 acres of lowland headland of national importance. Owned by Ampthill Town Council the heathland is managed by a group including local volunteers and representatives from Town and Country Councils, Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire Wildlife Trust, Bedfordshire Natural History Society and English Nature. All management requires the approval of the owners and English Nature)

• Alameda & Sweetbriar Paths
• Flower Baskets - Provision of hanging baskets in the town centre for spring / summer
• Grass Cutting
• 101 Roundabout
• Kings Arms Path Gardens
• Road Verges - The Council carries out a programme of planting Spring flowering bulbs in grass verges on the 4 main access roads to the town
• Verne Drive - The public open space is the responsibility of the town council

Markets

• Thursday Charter Market, held in the Oxlet car park off Church Street
• Monthly Farmers Market held on the last Saturday of each month (except December) in the Oxlet car park off Church Street

Market Square - (Including maintenance of the Town Pump & the Town Clock)

Public Halls 

• The Nottingham Rooms – behind Parkside Hall, Woburn Street can hold up to 120 people. To hire this venue please contact the Town Council for details of availability.
• Parkside Hall (not owned by Ampthill Town Council, as this is a registered charity) also located off Woburn Street, but can be booked by contacting 01525 403275. Parkside Hall has a large hall for up to 257 people, stage, kitchen and ample parking.

Street Lighting

The maintenance of Street Lights bearing the initials 'A' or 'BA' are the responsibility of the town council, whereas those bearing the initial 'B' are the responsibility of Bedfordshire County Council.  Please report any faults to the relevant authority. 

Ampthill Citizone Points of Presence

The Old Magistrates Court, Woburn Street, Ampthill

www.citizone.org

 The new Citizone Points of Presence offer local people Fast and Easy Access to County & District Council Services. Their staff offer help with:

• Making a planning application

• Following the progress of planning applications
• Checking council tax payments
• Making non-cash payments
• Housing and council tax benefits advice
• Reporting a problem (e.g. fly-tipping, broken street lights)
• Recycling advice
• Reporting potholes, damaged signs and other highways issues
• Finding out about planned road works, and road gritting routes in winter.

Staff give advice, register problems and provide a wide range of information at the Citizone PoPs, which will also provide 24-hour information via touch screens accessed from outside the buildings.

Mid Beds District Council has now closed its traditional reception areas prior to relocating in June to a new purpose-built building near Shefford in the heart of the area.

Mid Beds District Council

 THE LIMES, DUNSTABLE STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDS, MK45 2JU (Tel. 01525 402051, Fax. 01525 406288).

Mid Beds District Council provide easy access to Public Services! Via:

Phone: 0845 230 4040

Website:- www.midbeds.gov.uk.

Write to: Priory House, Chicksands, Beds. SG17 5TQ (from Summer 2006)

Visit: Citizone at Old Magistrates Court, Woburn Street, Ampthill (from March 2006)

 Bedfordshire County Council

COUNTY HALL, CAULDWELL STREET, BEDFORD, MK42 9AP (Tel. 01234 363222)

WEBSITE:- www.bedfordshire.gov.uk 

Contacts for Other County, District or Town Council Services 

A

Abandoned Vehicles (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Adoption and Fostering - 01525 840543

Adult Education: Spark (Beds County Council) - 01234276147

Allotments (Ampthill Town Council) - 01525 404355

Archaeology (Beds County Council) - 01234228072

Archives (Beds County Council) – 01234228877

B

Benefits Agency - Bromham Road - 01234361500

Births / Deaths / Marriages (Beds County Council)  - 01234290450

Blue Badge Scheme (Beds County Council) - 01234228557

Bogus Phone Us (Beds County Council) - 08454040506

Building Control (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Bullying (Beds County Council) - 01234228118

Bus Passes (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

C

Child Protection Register (Beds County Council) - 01234276760

Child Support Agency - 08457 133133

Children with Disabilities (Beds County Council) - 01234228709

Childminders (Beds County Council) - 01234228229

Communications - Beds County Council (including Press Office) - 01234228888

Complaints Beds County Council - 01234363222

Council Meetings (Beds County Council) - 01234228819

Council Tax Enquiries (Beds County Council) - 08458 495200

Country walks (Beds County Council) - 01234228324

Countryside Officer (Beds County Council) - 01234228324

Cycle Routes (Beds County Council) - 01234228239

D

Deaf Services (Beds County Council) - 01234228708

Deaths / Births / Marriages (Beds County Council) - 01234290450

Disabled Badges (Beds County Council) - 01234228557

Domestic Violence Co-Coordinator (Beds County Council) - 01234276716 

E

Education - All Enquiries (Beds County Council) - 01234363222

Elderly People (Beds County Council) - 01234363222

Environmental Health (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

F

Fostering and Adoption (Beds County Council) - 01525840543

Freedom of Information (Beds County Council) - 01234228915 

G

Graffiti Removal (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Gritting (Beds County Council) - 08005872122 

H

Housing (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Household Waste (Beds County Council) - 01234228681

Highways (Beds County Council) - 08005872122

I

Immigration Service – 08706067766

L

Libraries (Beds County Council) - 01234363222

Licences (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

M

Marriages / Births / Deaths (Beds County Council) - 01234 290450

Music for Schools (Beds County Council) - 01234 276183

N

Nurseries, Playgroups, Childminders (Beds County Council) - 01234 228229

P

 Park and Ride (Beds County Council) - 01234 343152

Pavements (Beds County Council) - 01234 228661

Potholes (Beds County Council) - 01234 228661

Planning permission (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Press Office (Beds County Council) - 01234 228888

Publications (Beds County Council) - 01234 228888

R

Recycling (Beds County Council) - 01234 228681

Roads Maintenance (Beds County Council) - 01234 228661

Rights of Way (Beds County Council) - 01234 228983

Road Gritting (Beds County Council) - 01234 228661

S

Schools - All Enquiries (Beds County Council) - 01234363222

Schools - Bus Passes (Beds County Council) - 01234228346

Skip Licence (Beds County Council) - 01234363222

Social Services - All Enquiries (Beds County Council) - 01234 363222

Social Services - Emergency Duty Team (Beds County Council) - 08702385465

T

 Trading Standards (Beds County Council) - 01234228897

W

 Waste Collection and Delivery (Mid Beds District Council) - 0845 30404040

Waste Permits (Beds County Council) - 01234 276386

Weddings (Beds County Council) - Register Office - 01234290450 

FRONT PAGE / HISTORY / AMPTHILL TODAY / FUTURE EVENTS / NEWS / TOWN COUNCIL / LOCAL GOVERNMENT / SHOP & BUSINESS DIRECTORY / SCHOOLS / CHURCHES / CRICKET CLUB / RUGBY CLUB / FESTIVAL / MUSIC FESTIVAL  / PHOTO'S OF PRESENT DAY AMPTHILL / MORE PHOTO'S OF PRESENT DAY AMPTHILL / HISTORICAL PHOTO'S OF AMPTHILL / MORE HISTORICAL PHOTO'S OF AMPTHILL / AMPTHILL 2000 VIDEO PROJECT  / LINKS / YOUTH MATTERS / QUIZZES / MARK SMITH'S HOMEPAGE / LEUKAEMIA & HEALTH LINKS

© Mark Smith 2000

(see My Online C.V.)