Central Beds Councillor & Ampthill Town Councillor
Mark Smith 
I had the pleasure of attending Ampthill Town Cricket Club’s End of Season Awards Evening on Friday 8th October 2021 and was privileged to present to those present the following awards: Sarah Ward – Bardin/Cheeseman Trophy for Club Player of the Year (pictured) Ben Slawinski – The Barry O’Dell Cup for 1st XI Batting & … Read more
I became Mayor of Ampthill back in May. During the Summer there were few opportunities to attend engagements in the Town or further field because of the ongoing pandemic. However, with restrictions easing this has particularly changed in September, when I was able to attend the following: Wednesday 1st September – Luton Mayor’s Investiture (pictured) … Read more
The ‘Neighbours’ theme song begins ‘Everybody needs good neighbours.’ That was never truer than during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The crisis undoubtedly brought our community closer together as never before as neighbour helped neighbour, with streets forming their own WhatsApp groups and other networks to ensure all of our community survived those dark days of lockdown. … Read more
It has been over 2 years since I was elected to Central Beds Council as an Independent Councillor. As many of you know I tend to communicate my actions on your behalf via social media, either via my Councillor or Ampthill.info platforms or via my e-newsletter. However, I felt it as time that I communicated … Read more
Central Bedfordshire Council Planning Application CB/20/ 00917 – Land adjacent to 144 Clophill Road, Maulden, MK45 2AE At today’s Development Management Control Committee Meeting Maulden Parish Council (Cllr Jackson) and your Central Beds Ward Councillors (Cllrs Duckett, Smith & Blair) managed to convince the committee to reject an application for 23 dwellings.I called the application in … Read more
Whether you’re new to the area or have always been local, the Ampthill Welcome Pack aims to give you an insight into what’s happening around you, the amenities on offer and who to contact for different services available to you. The Pack was my brainchild, as a long time Ampthill Resident and an Ampthill Town … Read more
At the Central Beds Council Road Traffic Management Meeting on Tuesday 25th May 2021 the go ahead was given for a new Residents Parking Zone (RPZ), that will cover Park Street, Park Hill, Chapel and Brewery Lane. I initiated the the investigation into a RPZ back in 2019 after listening residents from the area. Indeed, … Read more
I was very honoured to be voted in as Ampthill’s Mayor for 2021/22 at Wednesday’s Annual Meeting of Ampthill Town Council. The Town owes a huge debt of gratitude to Cllr Ian Titman who has served as Mayor for the past two years. Arguably, no Mayor of Ampthill has face a more difficult time. It … Read more
Friday 30th April 2021 was quite a momentous day for me on two counts. Firstly, this morning I received my second AstraZeneca jab at the Rufus Centre. As someone on the extremely clinically vulnerable list this comes as a relief, as I’ve had to shield for much of the last year and the light at the … Read more