A new patchwork club is being launched in the village next month. Meeting at this friendly group will let you exchange ideas and techniques. Cost £3.50 per session to cover the cost of the hall. Meetings for the rest of 2015 will be on: Monday, 7th September 13:30-15:30 Saturday, 17th October 09:30-11:30 Monday, 2nd November […]
“Dangerous” Workshops for Boys and Girls
Parents and carers looking for ways to entertain their youngsters still have a chance to book free tickets on a Dangerous Workshop for Boys and Girls. The workshops, inspired by The Dangerous Book for Boys, are aimed at youngsters over four years old. There will be a chance to make paper planes, paper boats and […]
Getting Your Event in Milton News
If you want to get your event into Milton News (and it is worthwhile doing so: we deliver your news via our mailing list to 597 subscribers, plus 325 people follow Milton News via Twitter, so in total it reaches around 56% of homes in Milton) then please try to get your news to us […]
Temporary Paper Delivers Needed
Milton Post Office/Postino Coffee in Coles Road are urgently seeking two newspaper deliverers to provide holiday cover from this Saturday, 15th August until Sunday 23rd August. [photo]42:550[/photo] If you or your child can help please pop into the shop ASAP. Update 12/08/15 People have now come forward so no more staff are needed. Another success […]
Is This Your Bike?
A Ridgeback Velocity bike is good condition has been locked to a lamp post outside Milton Post Office/Postino Coffee in Coles Road for about two weeks now with a rather insecure cable combination lock. This isn’t a cheap bike – they retail at about £500 – and the owners of Postino Coffee are getting concerned […]
Phoenix Family Fun Day
There is a family fun day being help at Phoenix Trust this Friday (14/8) from 11am to 4pm. There will be arts and crafts, face painting, music, games and activities. This is the culmination of the National Citizen Service work of fifteen 16 years olds from our area (including some Milton villagers).
A message from our MP Lucy Frazer
It has been great to meet with a large number of residents through open meetings arranged by the parish council. It was a pleasure to visit Milton and meet with the parish council and residents. It was lovely to receive such a warm welcome and to talk to people about a number of issues that […]
Historic Maps Side by Side
A few weeks ago we mentioned we had taken old maps of the village from the National Library of Scotland side by side map archive. We perhaps understated how marvellous their web site is. This screen shot of Milton should give you an idea (although sadly shrunk to fit the space available – the maps […]
Milton Produce Show
This year’s Milton Produce Show is on Sunday, 27th September in the Visitor Centre of as part of the Park’s Autumn Festival. The show website has been updated with the new schedule and entry form. The photography classes have changed but all others remain the same as last year. This is, as always, intended as […]
Holiday Fun in the Park
have a busy programme of events in the Park over the holidays to keep your children occupied including cycling, learning about mapping, and an open air performance of “Robin Hood”. Plus there’s weekly events like Junior Parkrun every Sunday. For more details of the events going on, and also how you can book facilities in […]