This Thursday (7/6) we’re getting BR Class 7MT No.70000 “Brittania” coming back past Milton. It’s the first of the Britannia Pacifics of which our old friend Britannia Pacific 70013 “Oliver Cromwell” is the other which survives in preservation. It’s hauling the Cathedrals Express from Alresford to Ely and back. Looking at the timings it should […]
Village Jubilee Street Party
On Tuesday at 3pm there’s going to be a “street” party for the village at the Lion & Lamb organised by the pub and a group of local mums. Fancy dress for the children – and adults if they wish! The pub will be providing juice, sandwiches and jelly & ice cream (all free) for […]
Village Litter Pick
Are you annoyed by litter in the village? Come and help do something about it! The next village litter pick organised by the Parish Plan Environmental Group will be next Sunday (10/6), starting from the parish council office next to the bowls pavilion in Coles Road at 2pm. If you know you are intending to […]
Park & Ride Route to Change
As of this Sunday (10/6) our Park & Ride bus, which goes through to Babraham Road, will no longer stop outside the Centennial Hotel on Hills Road. Instead it will go down to Cambridge railway station and stop there, thus making it a lot easier for people who want to Park & Ride and catch […]
Milton Recycling Centre
The waste and re-cycling centre on Butt Lane is open over the extended bank holiday weekend and will be operating Sunday hours on Monday (4/6) and Tuesday (5/6) from 9am to 6pm.
Campaigning for Superfast Broadband
Some of us here in Milton are lucky enough to have cable and therefore access to very high speed broadband (60Mbps down/3Mbps here up for example) via Virgin Media but if you want to use any other provider or don’t have cable then ADSL speeds are a lot slower especially if, like most of the […]
Lion & Lamb Jubilee Beer Festival
As previously advertised here the ‘s Jubilee Beer Festival runs over this bank holiday week with a preview on Thursday from 5pm for Milton, locals and CAMRA members. After that it’s open from noon Friday, all day, each day, until Tuesday at 5pm … or until they run out of beer! They will have souvenir […]
Next Bin Collection
Just in time for the Jubilee bank holiday we have managed to restore the facility to both Milton News and the village web site which shows you the date and type of the next bin collection on the left hand side of the many web pages and at the bottom of Milton News emails. We’re […]
Jolly Brewers
After a prolonged absence and a major refurbishment both inside and out the Jolly Brewers in Fen Road has finally re-opened just in time for the bank holiday. The only pub in Milton not on the high street it offers a slightly quieter environment which means you can sit in the front garden if, like […]
Lion & Lamb Jubilee Beer Festival
The have announced that they will be running a Beer Festival for the Jubilee Weekend at the beginning of June featuring around 18-24 real ales including a good selection from Milton Brewery. The event will commence with a private tasting for regulars, Milton villagers and CAMRA members on the Thursday evening (31/5) from 5pm. The […]
| Bins Schedule |   |
Thu, 28 May | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 4 June | Green Bin Collection |
Thu, 4 June | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 11 June | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 18 June | Green Bin Collection |