Useful Links

Emergency contacts:

Gas: in the event of smelling gas at home or outside 0800 111 999 National Grid click here for website

Electricity: in an emergency or power cut 0800 31 63 105 or Call 105 free of charge from a landline or a mobile.

Anyone experiencing a power cut should:

Visit ukpowernetworks.co.uk/powercut and type in their postcode to view our live power cut map, with details of individual power cuts
Call 105 free of charge to speak to our customer service team, report a power cut or damage to the electricity network
Tweet @UKPowerNetworks to report a power cut or to receive updates
Visit ukpowernetworks.co.uk for the latest updates

UKPN advises people to stay clear of power lines and report damaged power lines immediately by calling 105 free from either a landline or a mobile phone. If they see electricity lines that are down or causing significant risk to the public they should call 999. UKPN provides extra help to customers on our Priority Service Register during a power cut. Households with older or disabled people, those with children under five, or where someone uses medical or mobility equipment that requires electricity, as well as other reasons, can join the register. You can find out more information about UKPN Priority Service on their website: ukpowernetworks.co.uk/priority .

AED Defibrillator location Chalton Lower School

Central Bedfordshire Council website

Report it – FixMyStreet.centralbedfordshire

The FixMyStreet is an App & Website to report, view, or discuss local problems. like (graffiti, broken paving slabs, or street lighting)

Enter a postcode, street name, and area, or check an existing report number. https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/55/transport_roads_and_parking

However, if you need to report an emergency, such as a streetlight with wires exposed, fallen tree, or spillages on the carriageway please contact our 24-hour Emergency Team on 0300 300 8049.

FlyTipping – Report It Here –

Where you need to report incidents of fly-tipping, you can report this using the Central Bedfordshire Council online form at this website https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/info/172/fly-tipping/606/report_fly-tipping_or_illegal_waste_dumping

If you see someone fly-tipping or wish to report fly-tipped waste on Council land, please contact the Environmental Protection team by calling 0300 300 8302 or emailing customers@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, giving as much detail as possible. All reports of fly-tipping on private land should be reported to the landowner. The CBC website contains information on how to book a bulky waste collection, a fridge and freezer collection and how to get a skip permit at www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/waste

Bedford Borough Council

Bedfordshire Police

Beds Alert

Local crime updates

Neighbourhood Watch Central Bedfordshire

Safer Central Community Safety Partnership

Police UK – The national website for policing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

UK Crime Statistics

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity

Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity offers a ride range of volunteering opportunities.

CPRE The Countryside Charity Bedfordshire

Chalton Lower School

Citizens Advice Bureau

Dementia Charity in Bedfordshire

Tibbs Dementia Foundation supports people living with dementia and their carers across Bedfordshire.

General Register Office

For ordering a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate. You need to register on the General Register Office (GRO) website to get a copy of a birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate in England and Wales.

HM Land Registry

The Land Register contains more than 25 million titles showing evidence of ownership for more than 87% of the land mass of England and Wales. HM Land Registry is a non-ministerial department.