Welcome to Luton Life

Your community magazine packed with features on all things Luton from the past, present and future.

It seemed like it was never going to happen but, finally the sun is out and summer is just around the corner. It’s been a long, hard winter for lots of us but now it’s the time to enjoy some of the new changes around the town, such as the new town centre pocket park Hat Gardens, many of which are highlighted in this issue. Yes, our famous flamingos have come home!

Luton-born film composer and musician David Arnold was in town to help celebrate the launch of the new DART airport shuttle. Luton Life caught up with the Grammy Awardwinning artist, and you can read his rare interview on pages 4 and 5.

We then feature Revoluton Arts, an organisation which is trying to guide young creatives at a somewhat earlier stage of their careers than David. That’s on page 9.

Local beekeeper Colin Hall gives us an insight into his honey-drenched world on page 12, then on page 13 we have a fascinating article on Edible High Town, a volunteer group which is turning the town’s wastelands into walk-in larders. There’s a five-page What’s On guide to all the spring and summer events we could lay our hands on.

Then our regular Easy Being Green pages give you yet even more tips on recycling (you can never have too many!) plus more ideas on how to make your money go further.

We hope we’ve provided something for everyone within these pages. But if there are any more hidden gems you’d like to tell us about, or super ideas for future issues, we would LOVE to hear from you. Drop us a line lutonlife@luton.gov.uk

Bye for now then, take care of each other. We are one town, one Luton.

The Luton Life Team

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