Luton Rising

🌳 Wigmore Park Improvements Update 🛠️🌿 Works are progressing well on new community facilities, including a concrete skate park, aviation themed play area, café unit, toilets and improved accessible routes. ➡️ Swipe to see all the progress #wigmorepark #lutonnews #lutonrising

📢 Luton Rising has today totally rejected claims in a media report about risks to its proposed London Luton airport expansion: lutonrising.org.uk/statement-whol…

3 Days to go! See you at Love Luton RunFest

Big news for Wigmore Park! Work is restarting on major community upgrades, including: - New skate park (one of the UK’s largest!) - Themed children’s play area - Catering unit + outdoor seating Stay tuned for more updates!

Luton Rising Stars enjoyed the fabulous weather this weekend playing football! ☀️⚽️🥅

The school council visited the Luton Dart yesterday. We had so much fun exploring the train station and airport. We looked at how to buy tickets, how and why the dart was built. Did you know that the DART is a driverless shuttle system? @LutonRising @KatharineLovell @ChilternLT

"Huge thanks to Luton’s amazing community, businesses & charities for backing Luton Rising’s airport expansion ✈️ Over 10K signed a petition & 130+ businesses supported. Together, we made a real impact — unlocking 11K+ jobs & major growth!" – Cllr Javeria Hussain

St George’s Day celebrations are back in Luton with a full day of medieval action and adventure for the whole family. 📆 Saturday 26 April 📍 Market Hill, Luton ⏰ 10am – 4pm Sponsored by @lutonrising

🌱 Luton in Bloom is back! 🌼 We’re proud to sponsor this joyful celebration of growth, community & connection. Join us for a vibrant seed-sharing event: 🌸 Plant swaps 🐝 Beekeeper meet & greets 🌱 Free seeds 🧒 Kids’ fun 🌍 Eco workshops @LutoninBloom

To read more: lutonrising.org.uk/dco-decision/

We will review the conditions included in the Order and look forward to working with our partners to realise the significant economic, employment and social benefits for our town, the region and across the UK.

We welcome the announcement from the Secretary of State for Transport that our application for the long-term sustainable growth of our airport has been approved.

Cllr Javeria Hussain, vice-chair of Luton Rising, touches upon the key benefits that sustainable growth of our airport would have on our community, our town and the East of England!

Members of Luton Rising, planted over 300 trees, contributing to a 65,000-tree woodland in Bedfordshire! 🌳☀️ Beautiful weather and a great day to be outdoors! A fantastic initiative by our operators London Luton Airport.

Come along this Eid to Stockwood Park for @InspireFMLuton Eid Festival! 📆 30 & 31 March (subject to Eid date confirmation) ⏰ 12 to 8pm 📍 Stockwood Park 🎪 Funfair rides, food, games & entertainment ✨ Free entry! More info - inspirefm.org/read/general/i… Sponsored by @lutonrising

Marion Geoffroy is CEO at Wizz Air UK. “We employ 650 people directly from Luton, and with our expansion, we can aim for hundreds more in direct employment!” 💜 More jobs, more opportunities, and more growth for our community!

Gurinder Singh Josan CBE MP shares insights on the importance of generating quality jobs for local communities. More opportunities mean a brighter future for all! @gsjosan

Celebrating the women who lead, inspire and uplift their communities. Awards, stories and spotlights honouring trailblazers. Luton Rising is proud to be the headline sponsor for this year’s awards.