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Flitwick Parish Profile 2014 St. Peter & St. Paul with St. Andrew Flitwick Parish Profile 2014 Flitwick Parochial Church Council Page 2 Flitwick Parochial Church Council Page 3 Profile Contents Preface 4 About Flitwick 5 Churches and Worship 8 Pastoral and Ecumenical 11 Finances 14 Future Priorities 15 The Vicarage 17 Mission Statistics 18 In God’s name, we seek to be a welcoming, loving, active, Christian community who aim through our life and worship together, to love, serve and care for everyone Page 4 Preface Nestled in the heart of Bedfordshire, the congregation with an age profile that Parish of Flitwick is seeking a committed, does not reflect the local demographic. dynamic and energetic minister to take the With constant financial pressures of lead in reinvigorating the Church within the having to maintain a Grade I listed community. Building on our strengths, our building and the continued need to meet Church needs to tackle the challenges ahead the commitment for our ministry, our and establish itself amongst the people that it budget deficit will see the Church serves. struggling to make ends meet within two Our Strengths years. We have an open, friendly and inclusive Being secluded and away from the town congregation that understands and centre, the Church does not have an accepts the challenges we face, and is obvious presence. Having said that, the willing to embrace change. Throughout Christmas Carol Services are attended the years, Church members have always by over 700 people, demonstrating that risen to address those challenges both its location is not an obstacle. financially and ecumenically. Whilst the level of commitment from The parish church is steeped in history many within the Church is and being on a secluded road on the commendable, the number of individuals outskirts of town makes it an idyllic that have the capability and capacity to setting for those seeking peace and help the Church develop is very limited. tranquillity, and quiet reflection with God. The Way Ahead The location combines the ancient church, maintained churchyards and Whilst as a Church we have a solid foundation modern Chapter House. on which to build, we need to embrace change whilst supporting our traditional Whilst the Church may be viewed from values. We see the appointment of a new the outside as traditional, there are incumbent as a catalyst to enable that change worship patterns and activities to suit all and an opportunity for our Church to reflect age groups. and set its future direction. The Challenges We Face This Parish Profile document describes our Like many other commuter towns, the parish in more detail for those that are draw on people’s time is immense and interested in the ministry of our Church and as a result, fellowship and worship are may wish to apply for the vacant position of not seen as a priority. Over the years, incumbent. this has resulted in a dwindling Flitwick Parochial Church Council Page 5 About Flitwick The Diocese of St. Albans Community The Diocese of St. Albans comprises the There is history of permanent settlement on counties of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, Flitwick Moor as early as 4000 BC, but the the Borough of Luton and part of the village gained importance when the Romans London Borough of Barnet. Within the three built a road through Flitwick linking Ermine Archdeaconries of Bedford, Hertford and Street with Watling Street (now the A5). St. Albans, there are 20 deaneries, more Flitwick is mentioned in the Doomsday Book than 400 churches and more than 330 as a “Hamlet on the River Flitt”. In parishes, of which about a third are rural. 1150 AD, the parish church of St. Peter & There are about a dozen urban priority area St. Paul, together with Flitwick Mill, were parishes, mainly in Luton, Bedford and gifted to Dunstable Priory by the Lord of Watford. The population of the diocese is Flitwick. The Priory held the church until 1.5 million and the parish electoral roll totals the dissolution of the monasteries. approximately 50,000. There are more In the 2011 census, the population of than 250 stipendiary clergy, approximately Flitwick was recorded as being 13,230 – an 100 non-stipendiary and more than 300 lay increase of 2% since 2001 as a result of readers. 350 new homes that were built in Flitwick The Deanery of Ampthill and Shefford during this period. Most households are owner occupied (76%), some are privately The Deanery of Ampthill and Shefford is one rented (13%) and a small amount are social of six contained within the Archdeaconry of housing (11%). There are also three Bedford and comprises over thirty parishes, residential homes for the elderly and some between Woburn Sands in the West and bungalow accommodation. The majority of Shefford in the East. people who live in Flitwick are aged 16 – 64 The Parish of Flitwick Flitwick, pronounced “Flit'ick,” is a small town in Central Bedfordshire situated halfway between Luton and Bedford and is five miles from Junction 12 of the M1 motorway. It shares many services with the neighbouring town of Ampthill to the North. Other villages nearby include Maulden, Greenfield, Steppingley, Westoning, and Millbrook. St. Peter & St. Paul, the main parish church, is in the South-West of the town, with St. Andrew’s, a smaller daughter church, just over a mile away in the North of the town. © 2014 Google — Map data © Google Page 6 for people in Flitwick and to Bedfordshire as a whole. As of February 2013, the St. Andrew’s unemployment rate in Flitwick was lower than in Central Bedfordshire and the rest of England, with an average of 165 people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance. Facilities Flitwick has a Town Council who own and operate from The Rufus Centre, which is situated on the outskirts of the town. The Town Council is administered by Central Bedfordshire Council. As well as being the St. Peter & St. Paul Town Council offices, it is also a busy conference and special events venue. The © 2014 Google — Map data © 2014 Google Village Hall Committee is responsible for maintaining and running the Village Hall, (68%). Children aged 0 – 15 make up 19% which is located in the centre of the town. It and elderly people 13% (an increase by 3% is available to hire for private and from 2001). community events or meetings and there is a market held in its car park every Friday Today, Flitwick is seen as a commuter town selling local produce. and is split in two by the Bedford to Brighton mainline railway that runs through At present the town centre has a medium- the centre. Many people commute by train sized Tesco with a petrol station, a Barclays into Bedford, St. Albans or London bank, a library, a small Co-op, a few estate (St. Pancras). Trains to London run every agents and some smaller, independent fifteen minutes with a journey time of forty- businesses including a veterinary surgery, five minutes. Many also commute to Milton retail shops and cafés. Flitwick also has a Keynes, which is 18 miles to the West. number of dentists and a health centre. However, there are numerous places of Despite the expansion in population over work both in Flitwick and the surrounding recent years, retail facilities have not kept towns and villages. up with the growth in the population and the change of demographic. However, the A new addition to the area is the Woburn Town Council has drawn up plans to Forest Center Parcs, which opened in redevelop the town centre and improve its Spring 2014 and is situated to the North- retail offerings. There is an industrial estate West of the town, near Millbrook. Despite in the East of the town with a branch of being a locally controversial project as a Jewson Ltd. and a number of independent result of reduced public access to local retailers. woodland, it has provided numerous jobs Flitwick Parochial Church Council Page 7 There are a large number of organisations The Church has good relations with the in the town including the Scouts, Guides, lower and middle schools and members of Brownies, Cubs, a youth club, a Golden Age the Church have often visited to appear in club for the elderly, the Women’s Institute, assemblies. Children are encouraged to the British Legion, Flitwick Vale Rotary join some of the activities held at the Club, the Flitwick Gardeners’ Association church, such as Messy Church through and the Conservative Club. assemblies and notices distributed at The Church tries to make itself as visible as school. possible in the town and uses the Village The Old School, situated near to the church, Hall for its Christmas Bazaar, which is well has been refurbished from its state of attended by members of the Church as well neglect and now serves as another as the residents of Flitwick in order to make community centre, as a youth club and a its presence known in the community. toddler group for the community. There is frequent advertising and promotion Leisure and Recreation of Church events and groups in the local “Flitwick Papers” magazine distributed There is a sports centre located just outside monthly. the town towards the North, which has a 25m swimming pool with a children’s pool Education attached. It also houses a gym, squash Central Bedfordshire education authority courts and tennis courts. The outside maintains the three-tier system. As such, football pitches adjacent to the sports centre Flitwick has three lower schools and one have recently been sold for residential middle school: development and replacement facilities are being developed on an area of land close to Kingsmoor Lower the upper school where a new leisure centre Templefield Lower is to be built.
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