Support with the Cost of Living
As the cost of living increases, it is important to be aware of the benefits, payments and support options available to you. There are local and national schemes that can help you with rent, food, energy and more. Central Bedfordshire Council help to fund advice organisations like Advice Central and Citizens Advice as well as local food banks to help you. If you are struggling, please contact Central Bedfordshire Council or one of their partner agencies for advice and support.
Support with the Cost of Living
Ampthill Community Policing Team and Surrounding Area
Our community policing teams are dedicated to proactively tackling issues that matter most to our communities and address the core root of a problem, finding a long term solution. Split across local hubs, as well as an airport community team and the Community Enforcement team, officers have a visible presence in our communities engaging with the local public and prioritising activity based on the needs of the local people.
Partnership working is the key to community policing success and teams work closely with other organisations to maintain good networks and monitor community needs, working together to fully understand a problem and tailor the response to get the best results.
Ampthill Community Policing Team and Surrounding Area
Marston Forest Healthcare
The Surgery is located centrally within the village with a second site in Cranfield. It is open from 8.00am to 6.30pm Monday – Friday and offers comprehensive health care to local residents.
59 Bedford Road
Marston Moreteyne
Bedford
MK43 0LA
Tel: 01234 766551
Pharmacy First Service
Pharmacy First is an NHS service that lets you get advice and treatment for certain common health problems directly from a community pharmacy, without needing to see a GP first.
Pharmacists can assess symptoms, offer clinical advice, and provide NHS treatment where appropriate. The service helps people get care quickly while reducing pressure on GP services.
The following 7 conditions can be assessed by this service: Sinusitis, sore throat, acute otitis media, infected insect bite, impetigo, shingles and uncomplicated UTI.
You can walk into a participating pharmacy or be referred by NHS 111, your GP practice, or another NHS service.
Bus Timetables
Please note Bus Timetables are forever changing please check with individual operator for current details.
The following is a list of some of the services available as of February 2026.
The following Uno buses service the village daily.
C5 – Cranfield – Lower Shelton – Marston Moretaine – Wootton Upper School (both ways school days only morning and afternoon)
C1 – Milton Keynes – Upper Shelton – Wootton – Bedford (both ways everyday)
C10 – Milton Keynes – Cranfield – Marston Moretaine – Kempston – Bedford (both ways Monday to Friday)
C11 – Milton Keynes –Cranfield – Upper Shelton – Lower Shelton – Marston Moretaine – Bedford (one way Monday to Friday)
C11 – Milton Keynes –Cranfield – Upper Shelton – Lower Shelton – Marston Moretaine – Bedford (both ways Saturday and Sunday)
There is also a Saturday bus run by Grant Palmer to Ampthill and Flitwick
Z1 – Lidlington – Marston Moretaine – Stewartby – Ampthill – Flitwick
Marston Vale Railway
The Marston Vale railway is a small rural railway running through the heart of the beautiful Marston Vale countryside between Bedford in Bedfordshire, and Bletchley in Buckinghamshire.
On their web site you can find both up to date train timetables and special rail events for the whole family to enjoy.
The closest train station is Millbrook
Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership
Home Library Service
The Home Library Service is available to anyone who wants to read or listen to books and has no-one able to choose and collect items for them from a library, and who satisfies at least one of the service eligibility criteria. The service is available to people of all ages. It is also available to carers who may be housebound due to the nature of their caring duties.
It is available to people who:
- have a physical disability that prevents them travelling to a library building
- have a learning or developmental difficulty that makes it difficult for them to leave home
- have a mental health difficulty that makes it difficult for them to leave home
- are registered blind or are partially sighted
- are frail or in poor health
- cannot walk or travel to access a library building
- are unable to go out without help
- have a disability or fluctuating condition and it is difficult to carry library books between the library and their home are recovering from an operation and in need of short term help
Reporting Road and Highway Problems
Reporting and tracking of any road and highway problems can either be done through Central Bedfordshire Council website or through a website/app called Fix My Street
Report or track roads and highways problems
Marston Leisure Park
At the Marston Leisure Park you will find the Multi-use games area (MUGA), football pitches, a cricket pitch, a skate park, a children’s play area and a medium-sized hall which is available to hire.
Hall Hire
When hiring the hall, you will have private access to the kitchenette, toilets, baby changing facilities, parking as well as our outdoor space.
The venue can hold approximately 30 people seated or 40 standing so keep this in mind when planning your event.
Marston Leisure Park Hall Hire
MUGA – Multi Use Games Area
This was built with money from a number of organisations including Mid Beds District Council, and from Landfill tax.
Facilities: Two Tennis Courts, 7-a-side Football pitch, Netball and Basketball.
Marston Leisure Park Muga Hire
Recreational Facilities
The skate park features multiple ramp as well as halfpipes for skateboarding and BMX bikes.
The park features swings, a slide, climbing frames and seesaw, suitable for infant and junior age groups.
Marston Leisure Park Recreational Facilities
Sports
Outside, there are two football pitches which are currently used by three football clubs, one Saturday club and two Sunday clubs.
The football clubs are:
Marston Shelton Rovers FC – if you would like to enquire about joining this club contact
Dean Clark: call on 07968 779516 or email clarky2103@hotmail.com
AFC Marston FC – if you would like to enquire about joining this club contact
George Rogers: call on 07480 574391 or email george@geo-visits.com
There is also a cricket pitch which is used by Ampthill Town Cricket Club for their 3rd and 4th XIs home league games.
If you are interested in joining ATCC contact
Graeme Presswell: call on 07946 863262 or email graeme@presshoo.co.uk
Marston Moretaine Village Hall
The premises are used regularly for indoor exercise and sports training. The hall is ideal for self-catering parties such as weddings, birthdays or other celebrations.
The accommodation includes the main hall and a committee room. The main hall (51ft long by 30ft wide by 12ft high) is large enough to cater for various seating plans, such as cinema style or small tables for dinner parties or family functions. Crockery and cutlery are available.
There is free off-road floodlit parking.
The hall is registered for music, singing and dancing, and holds a fire certificate, There is a fully fitted kitchen, with kettles, urn, cooker, microwave and fridge/freezer
Email: marstonhall@btinternet.com
The Forest of Marston Vale
The Forest of Marston Vale Trust is a charity leading the environmental, social and economic regeneration of 61 square miles between Bedford and Milton Keynes through the creation of the Forest of Marston Vale.
By planting trees, creating and managing diverse habitats, they are transforming the area from a landscape scarred by industry to one where people want to live, work, invest and spend time. Because when nature thrives, we all do – very simply, trees make life better, for people for nature and for the planet.
The Forest Centre lies in the heart of the Millennium Country Park and is the hub of the Forest of Marston Vale Trust. Come and visit to relax, connect with nature and enjoy stunning views across the Park, while enjoying a tasty treat from our Café.
The Millennium Country Park is a space for everyone to enjoy the outdoors – from peaceful walks and wildlife watching to family days out. Set across 225 hectares of woodlands, meadows and grasslands, the park is an 18-time Green Flag Award winner. With 8km of level, surfaced trails, the Park is perfect for wheelchairs, buggies, bikes and mobility scooters. You’ll also find benches, and picnic areas throughout, offering plenty of spots to relax and take in the views. Discover the Wetlands Nature Reserve with its four bird hides, including the one-of-a-kind Tower Hide, or wander through the Sensory Wildlife Garden, specially designed to engage all the senses.
Volunteer with The Forest of Marston Vale
Care Homes
Village Green Care Home
Set in the heart of Marston Moretaine, Village Green is a welcoming home offering residential, nursing, and dementia care. With a blend of modern facilities and traditional values, they focus on creating a comfortable environment where residents feel truly at home.
Blakelands Lodge Care Home
At Blakelands Lodge, they offer 24 hour residential and dementia care in surroundings which create a great place to live. They pride themselves in making a real difference to the lives of their residents, going beyond just meeting their expectations through to the aspirational choices they provide in their person-centred care.
By putting an active lifestyle at the heart of the home, their caring and highly trained staff promote independence, ensuring quality care is received by all their residents at all times. Conveniently located in scenic Bedfordshire and close to The Forest Centre and Millennium Country Park.
SHARE. A Library of Things
A library of things is just like a normal library but for ‘things’ – all sorts of things – rather than books.
Rather than buying new when you need something for a task, why not borrow it? The library of things aims to stock a large range of handy items such as pressure washers, hedge cutters, sewing machines, camping equipment, gazebos, carpet cleaners, juicers…the list goes on. Borrowing rather than buying saves money, saves space and helps to save the planet.
Did you know that, on average, a power drill is used for a total of just 13 to 15 minutes throughout its lifetime? Let’s get these items working harder by borrowing rather than buying!
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