Modern Times
Houghton Regis Town Council organise a Carnival every summer on the Village Green. A cycle route runs through the town. The Greenway and the route through Dunstable and Houghton Regis forms part of National Route 6 of the National Cycle Network, which provides walking and cycling routes between Milton Keynes, Luton and London.
Central Bedfordshire Council have announced that they will be closing Houghton Regis Leisure Centre Swimming Pool on Sept 4th 2011, and the remainder of the facilities will remain open until 31 March 2012 at least.
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