Sandy Town Council

Sandy Town Council Welcome to the official page for Sandy Town Council, Bedfordshire, UK. We do not deal with these services.

Sandy Town Council works actively with & for local people in Sandy and Beeston, North East Bedfordshire. We aim to promote and enhance our distinctive community & to support the work of local organisations which contribute to the well-being of residents and visitors to our town. Sandy Town Council provides a range of varied services for the community some of which are described below. Play areas
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ports pitches & pavilions
Cemetery and church yard
Street lighting and street furniture
The Riddy Nature Reserve & Pinnacle Hill and field
Roman Sandy exhibition
Community grants
Town Centre car park
CCTV
Christmas lights
Local information
Plant displays
Public conveniences
Beeston Village Green
Public open spaces
War Memorial

The Town Council regularly reviews its activities & looks for new opportunities to provide cost effective services to enhance the experience of living in Sandy. We work in partnership with other organisations to help them improve their local service delivery. Central Bedfordshire Council is also responsible for some local services in Sandy. You should contact them direct if you have concerns about bin collections, fly-tipping, potholes, parking and main highway streetlights. Central Bedfordshire Council http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/

01/09/2026

๐Ÿ”‘ ๐…๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ ๐Š๐„๐˜๐’ ๐Ÿ”‘

A set of keys has been handed in to us here at Sandy Town Council Offices.

Weโ€™d love to get them safely back to their owner!

If you think these could be your keys, please get in touch with us by emailing:
[email protected]

Please include a description of the keys and/or keyring so we can make sure they are returned to the correct person.

Please share this post with friends, family and local groups โ€” hopefully we can reunite these keys with their owner soon!

Thank you!

No trains will run from Sandy to London this Sunday, 30 August, due to major Bank Holiday rail works.Disruptions will st...
25/08/2026

No trains will run from Sandy to London this Sunday, 30 August, due to major Bank Holiday rail works.

Disruptions will start Saturday evening from 8pm and end Monday morning from 9am.

You can still get into London by taking the rail replacement bus from Sandy station to Potters Bar and changing to a train, or by driving to Bedford station to catch a direct, unaffected Thameslink train. Please allow significantly more travel time than usual.

20/08/2026

Looking for ways to get outdoors, meet people, try something new and become part of your local community? Or perhaps for summer activities for your family?

๐ŸŒฟ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity ! ๐ŸŒฟ

๐Ÿงบ Family Picnic & Nature Activities
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 26th August | 12.30โ€“2.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Bidlake Spring New Woodland, Beeston

Bring a picnic and enjoy a fun afternoon of family-friendly nature activities in the great outdoors. ๐ŸŒณ The new Bidlake Spring woodland also connects to the Green Wheel and local footpaths for those who enjoy walks!

19/08/2026

โ˜€๏ธ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐“๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ!โ˜€๏ธ

Save the date!

Looking for something fun to do with the kids during the summer holidays?

Sandy Childrenโ€™s Centre is bringing a ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ Summer Fun Session to Sunderland Road Open Space on:
๐Ÿ“… ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” (๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ)
โฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ.๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž

The session is aimed at children aged 0โ€“12 and their families, with a range of fun recreational activities to get everyone involved.

And there could be some very special visitors too!
๐Ÿš’ Fire Service vehicles
๐Ÿš“ Police Service vehicles
Subject to operational availability, children and families will have the opportunity to meet local emergency services and get involved in a fun, community-focused morning.

Best of all โ€” itโ€™s completely ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ to attend! ๐ŸŽ‰

The event forms part of Sandy Childrenโ€™s Centreโ€™s programme of free summer holiday activities, giving local families the chance to enjoy some outdoor fun while connecting with their community.

So bring the children, bring your friends and come along for a morning of ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ summer fun!

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐žCentral Bedfordshire Council is inviting residents, busi...
17/08/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž

Central Bedfordshire Council is inviting residents, businesses and local organisations to share their views on the future of transport across the area.

The Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) sets out a long-term vision for a place where people have access to a sustainable and future proofed transport system that provides a variety of attractive and realistic travel choices.

It focuses on key themes including improving health and wellbeing, supporting local businesses and communities, making travel safer and more inclusive, and preserving our natural and built environment.

The Council would like your feedback on whether the plan is heading in the right direction. Whether you walk, cycle, wheel, drive or use public transport, your feedback is important in helping make sure the plan reflects local needs.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Find out more and take part: www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/consultations

โš  ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ โš on ...
14/08/2026

โš  ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐†๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ง๐ค ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐ โš 

on Sunday 30 August, Great Northern and Thameslink services on the East Coast Main Line will be affected by engineering work in connection with the ongoing East Coast Digital Programme.

Additionally, evening services from approximately 20:00 onwards on Saturday 29th August and early morning services until approximately 09:00 on Monday 31st August (which is a Public Holiday), will also be affected.

The work taking place โ€“ which involves final testing to allow the industry to begin a gradual introduction of digital in-cab signalling on the main line โ€“ means that during the closure from the Saturday evening until the Monday morning, no trains will run between Potters Bar and Peterborough or Royston, and between Hertford North and Stevenage.

Train services will run between Kingโ€™s Cross or Moorgate and Potters Bar or Hertford North and between Royston and Cambridge / Kingโ€™s Lynn.

Replacement buses will run in closed sections, with some of the bus routes designed to link up with alternative rail routes on the Midland Main Line for train connections to and from central London.

Journey planners on our websites and at www.nationalrail.co.uk are fully up-to-date, including the exact last train times on the evening of Saturday 29 August, alongside a summary to the dedicated East Coast Digital Programme webpage. An overview of the customer impact and replacement bus services is available below.

The attached map provides an overview of the impact to train services on Sunday 30th August date and shows the routes replacement buses will serve on that day.


Customer impact and replacement services
Saturday 29th August, from approximately 22:00 until end of service
No trains will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Peterborough
โ€ข Potters Bar and Royston
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage
From approximately 20:00, rail replacement bus services will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Hitchin
โ€ข Hitchin and Royston
โ€ข Hitchin and Peterborough
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage
โ€ข St Albans City and Stevenage via Hatfield
โ€ข Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin

Sunday 30th August
No trains will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Peterborough
โ€ข Potters Bar and Royston
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage
Rail replacement bus services will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Hitchin
โ€ข Hitchin and Royston
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage
โ€ข St Albans City and Hitchin via Hatfield
โ€ข Luton Airport Parkway and Stevenage via Hitchin
โ€ข St Neots and Bedford
โ€ข Hitchin and Peterborough
Trains will run between:
โ€ข Letchworth Garden City and Cambridge / Kings Lynn
โ€ข London Kingโ€™s Cross and Potters Bar
โ€ข Moorgate and Potters Bar / Hertford North

Monday 31st August, from the start of service until approximately 09:00
No trains will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Peterborough
โ€ข Potters Bar and Royston
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage
Rail replacement buses will run between:
โ€ข Potters Bar and Hitchin
โ€ข Hitchin and Royston
โ€ข Hitchin and Peterborough
โ€ข Hertford North and Stevenage

โš  ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ โš Weโ€™re disappointed to report that the knee rail posts around the boundary o...
12/08/2026

โš  ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐…๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ โ€“ ๐•๐š๐ง๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ โš 

Weโ€™re disappointed to report that the knee rail posts around the boundary of Sunderland Road Playing Field have been damaged again following replacement earlier this week.

The damage occurred between ๐Ÿ‘.๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ‘.๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ. This is the second time during the school holidays that the posts have been vandalised, and they are costly to replace.

CCTV footage has been downloaded and passed to the police for investigation.

If you witnessed anything in the area during this time, or have any information that may help identify those responsible, please contact us at [email protected].

Repeated vandalism means money that could otherwise be spent on maintaining and improving our parks and open spaces has to be used for repairs.

We would ask everyone to help us look after these valuable community facilities.

12/08/2026

โ˜€๏ธ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐ฎ๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐!โ˜€๏ธ

Save the date!

Looking for something fun to do with the kids during the summer holidays?

Sandy Childrenโ€™s Centre is bringing a ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ Summer Fun Session to Sunderland Road Open Space on:
๐Ÿ“… ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”
โฐ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ.๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž

The session is aimed at children aged 0โ€“12 and their families, with a range of fun recreational activities to get everyone involved.

And there could be some very special visitors too!
๐Ÿš’ Fire Service vehicles
๐Ÿš“ Police Service vehicles
Subject to operational availability, children and families will have the opportunity to meet local emergency services and get involved in a fun, community-focused morning.

Best of all โ€” itโ€™s completely ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ to attend! ๐ŸŽ‰

The event forms part of Sandy Childrenโ€™s Centreโ€™s programme of free summer holiday activities, giving local families the chance to enjoy some outdoor fun while connecting with their community.

So bring the children, bring your friends and come along for a morning of ๐…๐‘๐„๐„ summer fun!

11/08/2026

๐ŸŒฟ๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity! ๐ŸŒฟ

Looking for ways to get outdoors, meet people, try something new and become part of your local community?

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity has a range of activities and events coming up, and everyone is welcome! ๐Ÿ’š

๐ŸŒฑ Onion Loft Community Garden
๐Ÿ“… Friday 14th August | 10amโ€“1pm
๐Ÿ“… Tuesday 8th September | 10amโ€“1pm
Come along and get involved with activities at the community garden. Stay for the whole session or simply pop in for as long as you can.

๐Ÿงบ Family Picnic & Nature Activities
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 26th August | 12.30โ€“2.30pm
๐Ÿ“ Bidlake Spring New Woodland, Beeston
Bring a picnic and enjoy a fun afternoon of family-friendly nature activities in the great outdoors. ๐ŸŒณ

๐Ÿค The Onion Lofters โ€“ Friends Meeting
๐Ÿ“… Wednesday 9th September | 7โ€“9pm
๐Ÿ“ St Swithunโ€™s Church Rooms
Come along, meet others and find out more about the Onion Lofters community. Everyone is welcome!

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ - ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐ŸŒณBedfordshire Ramblers is hosting the festival with s...
10/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ - ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐ŸŒณ

Bedfordshire Ramblers is hosting the festival with support from other walking groups across the county. The festival features a wide range of walks and activities taking place throughout Bedfordshire.

Most events are free, so thereโ€™s something for everyone โ€“ whether youโ€™re a seasoned hiker or just fancy a stroll.

You can join the North Beds Ramblers page for more updates:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/northbedsramblers/

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10 Cambridge Road
Sandy
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Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

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