In the final episode of the season, we look ahead to 2025 and talk about how our local small businesses and community organizations can help us into next year.
Whether it’s a well-deserved Christmas break, time to unwind and find their creativity again, or straight back to it in January, each of our locals do it differently. Local small business owners share their approaches to taking breaks, tackling January's sales slump, and strategizing for upcoming events and holidays.
And if you’re looking to make some changes in the New Year, then, of course, our small businesses and local community organsiations have got you too! Whatever you want to do differently next year, there’s so much to do in Leighton Buzzard, from fitness to volunteering.
And finally, what plans do our locals have for 2025? Whether big or small, more of the same or exciting new things, I know we’ll all be supporting them.
00:00 Looking Ahead to 2025
00:26 Post-Christmas Reflections
03:02 January Slowdown and New Beginnings
06:50 Community and Volunteering in 2025
10:27 Health and Fitness Resolutions
19:29 Plans and Aspirations for 2025
26:43 Wrapping Up the Season
This episode features:
Leighton Fun Runners - https://leightonfunrunners.org.uk/
Spectrum Community Arts - https://www.spectrumca.co.uk/
Heni from The Refill Leighton Buzzard - https://therefill.co.uk/
Luke from Three Counties Spirits - https://threecountiesspiritsco.com/
Jonathan from The Bottlehouse - https://www.facebook.com/thebottlehouseLB
Alice from book Leighton Buzzard - https://www.getlostinbook.com/
Jo from Kings Road Boutique - https://www.kingsroadfashions.co.uk/
Helen from Bits and Buds - https://bitsandbuds.co.uk/
Sarah and Carrie from Happydashery and The Workshop - https://happydashery.co.uk/
Hunt Fitness - https://huntfitness.co.uk/
The Body Rule - https://thebodyrule.com/
The House of Coffee - https://thehouseofcoffee.co.uk/
The Cottage - https://thecottagelb.com/
Find Leighton Buzzard Local on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/leightonbuzzardlocal/