Woburn Parish Council

03/10/2026

A great turnout today as residents came together to make a stand against speeding through our village. 🚗⚠️

Thank you to everyone who gave up their time to support the protest and help send a clear message: 20 means 20. Speeding through our village puts pedestrians, families and other road users at risk, and we want our roads to be safer for everyone.

It was great to see the community standing united and making their voices heard. Together, we can make a difference. ❤️

02/10/2026

Hoping for lots of support from residents tomorrow! The weather is looking good, so it would be fantastic to see our community come together, stand united and make our voices heard.

Together, we can make a stand against speeding through our village and help bring about the change we all want to see.

Hope to see you there!

26/09/2026

Please note that this protest is being organised independently and is not an official Woburn Parish Council event. Woburn Parish Council therefore accepts no responsibility or liability for the event.

We kindly ask everyone attending to remember that this is intended to be a peaceful protest, and participation is entirely at your own risk.

That said, I very much hope that many Woburn residents will come along and show their support in raising awareness of the ongoing issue of speeding through our village.

Meeting point: by the Mosaic.

15/09/2026

Fed up of speeding through Your village, then come and join us on the 3rd October to make a stand and make this community a safer one.

01/09/2026

‼️ A5 overnight closures: details below from Cllr Mark Versallion

Many of the slip roads off the A5 will be closed from tomorrow night, from Little Brickhill up to Old Stratford.

National Highways plans to “recover grassland” at 21 sites along the A5, involving vegetation clearance, removal of diseased Ash trees, replacement planting and general maintenance.

It’s expected to take about ten weeks and NH will work from Tue 1st Sep overnight from 8pm and 6am, weeknights only.

Traffic is diverted as follows:

Little Brickhill southbound entry slip closure. Travel northbound to Kellys Kitchen Roundabout and return.

Portway Roundabout southbound exit slip closure. Continue southbound to Redmoor Roundabout and return.

Abbey Hill Roundabout southbound entry slip closure . Access A5 northbound to Old Stratford roundabout and return.

Abbey Hill Roundabout northbound entry slip closure . Traffic will access the A5 southbound to Portway Roundabout and return.

Abbey Hill Roundabout southbound exit slip closure . Traffic will continue on the A5 to Portway Roundabout and return.

Redmoor Roundabout southbound exit slip closure . Traffic will access the A5 northbound to Portway Roundabout and return.

Redmoor Roundabout southbound entry slip closure . Traffic will continue to Caldecotte and Letcham Roundabout and return.

13/07/2026

📣 Call for residents views on potential housing developments in Woburn:

Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) has begun a consultation on the 3 potential housing sites across the village from which, in a couple of years, a shortlist will be agreed for development in the next Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.

The 3 sites are:
-The green next to Pemberton Drive.
-The field next to Leighton street (left as you drive out of the village
-The fields just behind Bedford street running from opposite the junction with Crawley Rd and down to opposite the junction for Birchmoor

Please see the map for details.

Woburn Parish Council is seeking residents views to inform our response.

Central Bedfordshire Council is now offering everyone the opportunity to highlight which sites are the most unsuitable, so please do get involved and have your say. You can comment on sites anywhere in Central Beds.

Take part in the consultation here: https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/local-plan-sites

Also, have a look at this website here to see where the sites can be found: https://consultations.central-bedfordshire.urbanintelligence.co.uk/public-web-map?eventId=85

The consultation is now open and closes on 17th August 2026.

John Baker: In touch with Aspley & Woburn has also posted about this with further detail.

14/06/2026

News Around Woburn out for delivery today! 🗞️

Dates for your diary - for Open Gardens, the Wednesday Club and more.

Thanks to all who contributed. As usual we don’t deliver to homes with a ‘no junk mail’ sign and those we can’t access. Extra copies available by request.

20/05/2026

We have a lot of residents in the village that complain about speeding throughout Woburn. We are calling out for you to join our Speedwatch team to make a difference, it’s only an hour of your time. We do not go out in the rain or in the dark and we work as a team.
All you need to do is contact me with your email address and l can get you set up with Beds Police. If you need further information do feel free to message me.

04/05/2026

Thank you to all our Perfect Pickers who gave up an hour of their time this morning to clear the litter from our streets! You rock!