Leighton Buzzard club for riders of all abilities. Their race team LBRCC-Solgar compete in local, as well as national, cycling events. Established in 2000, Leighton Linslade Croquet Club ( www.leightonlinsladecroquet.org.uk), a member of the Croquet Association, have three croquet lawns in Pages Park next to the pavilion. The club takes part in many national croquet competitions and is a member of the East Anglian Croquet Association (EACF). Leighton Buzzard experiences an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification "Cfb") similar to almost all of the United Kingdom. Central Bedfordshire College has a campus near the town centre of Leighton Buzzard called the "Learning Warehouse".
Leighton Buzzard railway station and North Western Railway replaced the first station in February 1859 by another more permanent structure located to the south. The new building had an imposing frontage featuring arched windows. Access to the Dunstable branch was controlled by Leighton No. 2 signal box situated to the north of the station, while the actual branch signals were controlled by the main line box to the south. In 1874, land was purchased to the south of the station alongside the Dunstable branch for the construction of goods sidings, which eventually became known as "Wing Yard". The LNWR was absorbed by the London,