July heralds the start of Cambridge Open Studios and in Hall End, off Fen Road, photographer, Chris Thomas and illustrator and printmaker, Alison Hullyer, can be found in their studios on the weekends of 14-15th and 21-22nd July from 11am until 6pm. Follow the yellow flags to see Chris’s dazzling photographs taken through a microscope. […]
Parklife
This Sunday (15/7) sees the return to of the popular Parklife sports event, featuring a large range of free sports activities for all the family to try including canoeing, water walkers, collision carnival, circus skills, fishing, athletics, dancing, archery, orienteering, climbing walls (wheelchair accessible), bouncy castles, ergo rowing, smoothie bike, fitness activities, Cambourne Bloco, football, […]
Village Fayre
This year’s fayre takes place this Saturday (14/7) from 1:30pm to 10pm and is guaranteed to be a fun-filled day for all. They have a host of attractions and entertainment already booked, including a circus workshop, go-karts, a climbing wall, Rodeo Bull, Zorb balls, hydrosphere and face painting to name but a few. In the […]
Planning and Maintenance Committees
Your parish council Planning and Maintenance Committees meet on Monday (2/7) at 7pm and 7:45am respectively in the Parish Council Office. The parish council web site has the full agendas online both for planning and maintenance . At the planning meeting the following applications are being considered relating to properties in Milton village: 53 Cambridge […]
Free Fire Safety Advice
Gary Dew works as a volunteer with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) in collaboration Cambridgeshire ACRE as part of the recently launched Community Champions scheme. The aim is to have volunteers in rural communities who are able to give fire safety advice and act as a referral point for CFRS. If you are involved […]
Fitness Equipment Opening Ceremony
The new fitness equipment on Sycamores Recreation Ground is being officially “opened” this Saturday (30/6) at 4:30pm and there’s a programme of events being built around it. Come along at 3pm to find out how to become a SPORT MAKER and make sport happen in Milton. At 3:30m learn how to use the five new […]
Helping Keep Standards High
Are you impartial, dedicated to the community, and keen to get involved in local democracy? If so then would like to hear from you. Under the provisions of the Localism Act 2011, the authority is looking to appoint an ‘Independent Person’ to assist the Council in promoting and maintaining high standards of conduct amongst its […]
CPR Training This Week
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training this week – you can save a life! It is very simple… When a person in the street has collapsed do you ever think that it is up to the professionals to resuscitate, or that you do not know how to do this, or that your training was more than 2 years […]
Consultation on Transport Strategy
There’s a definite deja vu feeling about this one but is now consulting on issues for a new transport strategy for Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire. The consultation on the transport strategy is taking place at the same time as Cambridge City Council and are consulting on their Local Plan reviews. Growth is being planned and […]
Tangmere Passing Milton
As we mentioned recently the No. 34067 “Tangmere” will be hauling a train past us to the North Norfolk line for their ‘Titfield Thunderbolt’ special event this Saturday (23/6). The full movements timetable is available online. It’s taking on water at Coldhams Lane so although it leaves Cambridge at 09:52 it won’t pass Fen Road […]