Flowers House is a Dementia Specialist scheme situated in Alford Place, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, next to the historic Bletchley Park, the headquarters for Britain’s World War II codebreaking organisation. Please support their Christmas fete: Fete Flowers House in Alford Place
West Bletchley Community Forum – Saturday, 23 November
The West Bletchley Community Forum is operated by Thames Valley Police (TVP), and replaced the Neighbourhood Action Groups. The last meeting was held on 30 August at the Frank Moran Centre, and a new Chair and Vice-Chair were elected. BPARA made notes of the meeting. WB Community Forum 30 August Thames Valley Police have now […]
Friends of Bletchley Station – FOBS
All over the country, community groups and individuals have adopted their local station. It is all about local pride and seeing their station as an important part of the community. Often it is the station that lets down a community in ‘Tidy Town,’ ‘Britain in Bloom’ and similar competitions. Friends of Bletchley Station (‘FOBS’) saw […]
Community Sensory Garden – Church Green
RHS Judges received a warm welcome when they visited the Sensory Gardens at The Church Green adjacent to St. Mary’s Church, to assess the area for the “RHS – It’s Your Neighbourhood Award, 2024” The award is presented to volunteer groups that transform and maintain green spaces in their local area. “The Sensory Gardens Community […]
Town Deal Newsletter
MKCC have published their October Newsletter which gives details of: The findings of the Town Deal proposals for Saxon Street, Queensway and Aylesbury Street during the public consultation period which ran from 3 August – 22 September. Updates on all the Town Deal projects The new Grant Scheme available to local businesses. A Business Narrative […]
MKCC & Household Rubbish Disposal
Read about how MKCC avoids landfill use without incineration – please go to City Council avoids landfill use without incineration (govdelivery.com)
Gas Depot
West Bletchley Council has called a meeting to discuss the application submitted to Bucks CC ref 24/02423/VRC regarding the proposed doubling of the amount of gas being stored at the Gas Depot off Bletchley Road, Newton Longville and the increase in the capacity of the vehicles that would be transiting through Bletchley and Newton Longville. […]
Town Deal Consultation – response by BPARA
The following is the response to the Saxon Street Improvement survey at Have Your Say Today – Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal – Commonplace Bus station It is not a bus station now, just a collection of bus stops which would be better located closer to the redeveloped Brunel/Sainsbury site, close to decent […]
Parking Update
Parking has long been identified as an issue by residents throughout Bletchley and Fenny Stratford. In West Bletchley, BPARA has been campaigning for the Station Parking Zone (SPZ) to be progressed for the last 5 years. The SPZ covers roads within 15 minutes walking distance of Bletchley Rail Station, under which parking restrictions would be […]
Town Deal Consultation on Transport Hub & Public Realm Improvement – update
MESSAGE FROM THE BPARA CHAIR Have you had your say on MKCC’s plan to reduce Saxon Street from double to single carriageway? Do you already struggle to get out of Bletchley via Buckingham Road and Saxon Street – your journey will be longer if we lose the double carriageway! Do you have to cross Sherwood […]
Have you had your say on proposed changes to Saxon Street & Queensway?
Have you had your say on Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal? Consultation is open on two major Town Deal projects until 22 September: 1. Public Realm Improvement which covers Queensway and Aylesbury Street in Fenny Stratford – do not be put off by the current inconsiderate parking and lack of enforcement in Bletchley […]
West Bletchley Community Forum operated via Thames Valley Police
The next meeting will take place, on Friday, August 30 at the Frank Moran Centre between 7 and 8pm. Do come along and meet your local Neighbourhood Policing Team and raise issues that impact you. Community Forum new poster 30 August
Measles vaccine
Health colleagues say they are still seeing cases of measles and whooping cough in our region. The best way to prevent these diseases is by vaccination. The NHS is providing free catch-up vaccination clinics for children up to Year 7 or pre-school age, and for pregnant women. The next vaccination clinic will take place on […]
Have your say on Groundbreaking Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal
Consultation is now open on two major Town Deal projects: Public Realm Improvement which covers Queensway and Aylesbury Street in Fenny Stratford Transport Hub which covers proposed changes to Saxon Street, including the downgrade to a single carriageway between the Brunel and Princes Way roundabouts. For details, please see Newsletter_august_2024_web. The consultation opens on August […]
Blue Lagoon Redway Opening & Safety Event
The construction of redways to link the Lakes Estate, Newton Leys and Water Eaton Road with the Blue Lagoon was a project under the Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Town Deal. For those in West Bletchley, there is now an accessible route from Water Eaton Road to Drayton Road, and BPARA hopes that further links to […]
Parking and Moving Traffic Enforcement Consultation
MKCC would like to do more to improve road safety by taking action against drivers who commit certain moving traffic offences. To do this MKCC will need to introduce a new Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the sites where they want to take action. This would give them the legal powers to issue a Penalty […]
East West Rail Community Event today – cancelled
Email just received: Following the news that a General Election has been called for the 4 July, we have taken the decision to postpone our remaining community events which were due to be held in Bletchley today (May 23) and in Marston Moreteyne tomorrow (May 24). We apologise for this late notification and any inconvenience […]
G Block & Wartime Canteen
As reported in BPARA’s April Newsletter, Bletchley Park Holdings (no connection with Bletchley Park) own these sites. The owners’ representatives have been speaking to those living close to both sites to discuss development options prior to their meeting with MKCC Planning. Briefly, these options are: • A refurbished G Block which could accommodate a hotel, […]
BPARA Annual Meeting – 7 May 2024
The meeting took place in the new Auditorium at Bletchley Park which was the location for the Government’s AI Safety Summit last November. 69 BPARA members and 5 from fellow residents’ associations attended. Darrel Canvin, MKCC’s Town Deal Manager, provided details of proposed changes to Saxon Street and proposed improvements to Queensway, and attendees had […]
BPARA Annual Meeting – 7 May 2024 at 6.45pm
The meeting took place in the new Auditorium at Bletchley Park which was the location for the Government’s AI Safety Summit last November and refreshments were served. 69 BPARA members and 5 from other residents associations attended. Darrel Canvin, MKCC’s Town Deal Manager, provided details of proposed changes to Saxon Street and proposed improvements to […]
