Wixams is a fantastic place to be for Halloween each year, the streets are buzzing with people young and old on the hunt for sweeties and enjoying the atmosphere. So many Wixamites put in a lot of work to decorate their homes, so each year we put on our little

It's been more than a decade since the first bricks were laid down in our lovely town and, even though Wixams is a great place to live, the journey so far has been pretty rocky. Residents have seen the plans for Wixams change a number of times and some much

If you've never heard of Yarn Bombing you're in good company, we hadn't either. But after a suggestion and a donation from Barratt/David Wilson Homes to set up a group in Wixams we agreed it would be a great way to bring people together to do something crafty, fun and

All the remaining bags of seeds have now been claimed. You can of course still get seeds from Seasons if you'd like to take part. They even have some that grow up to 4m tall!
In the Wixams Community Group we love gardening so this year we've kicked off a little

This event has now passed. We may run another later in the year.
We'll be holding another Indoor Jumble Sale in Lakeview Village Hall this May but this time we have teamed up with Wixams' resident Sarah who will be running the Wixams Jumble Trail at the same time! That means

This Christmas may be very different for many but the fantastic Wixams community have stood strong and don’t seem to be letting things get to them! Our judges were bowled over yet again by the beautifully decorated homes in Wixams this winter and we’re sure you’ll agree that our town

Yet again Wixams was absolutely thriving on Halloween, the streets were packed with families and children all dressed up for trick-or-treating and on the hunt for sweeties. The community put on an amazing display for all to enjoy too, with decorations ranging from some lovely carved pumpkins by the front

Despite such a turbulent year the Wixams community has excelled itself once again and together have created a magical place filled with lights, colours and decorations for everyone to enjoy. We've seen lots of families taking walks around our town enjoying the displays and getting into the festive mood. Thank

The Wixams community excelled itself again for Halloween in 2020 and put on a fantastic display for all to enjoy. The Trick-or-Treaters were out in smaller groups than normal and residents found some creative ways to share sweeties with the kids in a safe way, one home even had them

Since the B&M distribution centre opened at the end of 2019 Wixams has seen a sharp increase in traffic crossing over The Causeway which has caused significant disruption to residents who live nearby. The increase in vehicles mainly includes HGVs servicing B&M and other industrial units but also hundreds of

Following on from the success of our Spring Bulb Planting morning back in November we had planned to run a second gardening event, a Summer Flowering Planting morning. It was hoped we could run the day in a similar way, however due to the Coronavirus outbreak we were unable to

Welcome to the Wixams Photography Club. We are an online community on Facebook for everyone in Wixams who love photography. Join us if you would like to share your images captured in and around our delightful village. Other members of the community who join the group can then enjoy different

In collaboration with the Bedford Homeless Partnership
In recent years, there has been more awareness about the hardship of homelessness in Britain, with winter being an especially challenging time for anyone without housing. Bedford has the 8th highest number of rough sleepers in the whole of England, so we decided to

Latest Update
Update 1 - 17 March
The deadline for comments on the G-Park planning application has now passed. A total of 114 objections to the proposal were submitted by residents. The decision on the application will be made by the planning team at Bedford Borough Council on 17th March. We will

The 2019 Wixams Christmas Decorations Competition is now complete and we're very pleased to announce the winning home further down the page. Every year in Wixams we see a lot of nicely decorated houses and our judges were very impressed by the fantastic array of styles on display this year.

All

UPDATE - Please skip to the bottom for some recent photos of our spring flowers in bloom
With around 80 people taking part in our Spring Bulb Planting Morning, we're very pleased to say that this project was an even bigger success than we had dared hope for. There were a

The very first Halloween Decorations Competition was a resounding success, with dozens of houses around Wixams covered in a wide range of spooky props. We saw many skeletons, spiders, cobwebs, witches (including a set of legs poking out of a cauldron), ghosts, grave stones, light shows and a lot of

As part of our ongoing efforts to bring the community together, we run the Wixams Walkers group, part of the national Walking for Health scheme. The group is aimed at all ages and abilities and simply gives an opportunity for residents to get some exercise, meet people and to explore

Wixams now has a bookcase which is used to provide free books to all, just like in other villages, train stations and airports. If you have any old books you'd like to share, you can drop them off in the book case and pick up a new novel whilst you're