Pages Park Pavilion Gets A Makeover

Popular community hub Pages Park Pavilion in Leighton Buzzard reopens following a £40K makeover

Pages Park Pavilion was reopened today by Cllr Mary Walsh, Chairman of the Local Partnership Group and Central Bedfordshire Council’s Executive Member for Waste and Planning, and Leighton-Linslade Town Mayor, Cllr Kevin Pugh, together with guests from Freddie and Friends, people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities which regularly uses the hall.

_{Photograph: Left to right: Aleta Green volunteer for Freddie & Friends, Paul Russel (LLTC), Tony Morris supporter, Rachel Litwin -Director for Freddie & Friends, Elizabeth a little Freddie & friends helper, Alex Shaw- the head of grounds LLTC, Jo Bucki – co founder of Freddie & Friends, James Emm (LLTC), Katie Gray co founder of Freddie & Friends, Danny Bazzoni (builder in charge of the project works, Cllr Mary Walsh (CBC), Lyn Large volunteer for Freddie & friends, Cllr Kevin Pughe (LLTC), Charlotte Lang with Vinnie}

Following the award of a government grant of £40,000 was used to make improvements to the pavilion in the popular Pages Park in Leighton Buzzard. The venue has benefited from a new kitchen, new pathway, external lighting, an improved car parking area and new security measures.

Cllr Walsh Chairman of the Local Partnership Group and Executive for Planning and Waste said: “We’re really pleased to see the Pavilion reopen and the investment in improving Pages Pavilion is worth every penny. The upgraded pavilion will benefit the many community groups already using the venue and assist in turning the centre into a community hub.”

Jo Bucki, Co-Founder of Freddie and Friends said, “the community hub is open to everyone, where all our volunteers are parents/carers of children or adults with SEND needs. We have tried to create an inclusive space regardless of need, breaking down barriers to access support if you need it.”

Freddie and Friends: Jo Bucki, pictured centre with co-founder Katie Gray and Rachel Litwin, Director

Leighton-Linslade Town Council has received £40,000 from the UK Government through the Central Bedfordshire Council’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund Community Grants programme.

Central Bedfordshire Council has been allocated £3.55M from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities UKSPF Programme which is being delivered alongside their £1.06M allocation from DEFRA’s Rural England Prosperity Fund.

You can find out more about Freddie and Friends by visiting https://www.freddieandfriends.org/

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