As Thompson Locals are again coming though letterboxes around the village (no longer “thudding” – they do seem to be getting smaller, perhaps we’ll see the back of them soon) a reminder that you can re-cycle all directories by putting them in the caddy in the blue bin.
Recycling Rigid Plastics
From garden furniture, plant pots, and non-electrical children’s toys – they all can be recycled in Cambridgeshire. Residents can now recycle rigid plastics as part of a new recycling scheme being launched across all of Cambridgeshire County Council’s nine Household Recycling Centres, including Milton. The new scheme is being introduced after feedback from residents who […]
Community Grants up for Grabs
A new Community Chest, which offers cash grants for community projects has been launched by (SCDC). Grants of up to £1000 are available to community or voluntary groups for projects that will benefit South Cambridgeshire residents and relate to one of SCDC’s priorities. So if your group benefits SCDC residents, e.g. Milton villagers, then you […]
Parish Council Vacancy
There is a vacancy on the parish council so you might like to think about standing. The parish council web site has a page telling you a bit about what the post entails. If you are interested, please contact the Clerk’s Office on 861447 or email clerk@miltonvillage.org.uk
Milton Photographic Club
The next meeting of the club will be on Wednesday (19/10) at 7:45pm in the church hall. Gerry Metcalfe will be showing images from the 2011 EAF Exhibition Portfolio. All welcome. Please bring £2 as a contribution for use of the hall.
Pi Shurlok in Administration
Pi Shurlok, who are based in Milton Hall and are one of the largest employers in Milton, has gone into administration and, according to reports in Cambridge News and elsewhere, 12 people have already been made redundant with a further 67 jobs in danger. Administrators Ernst & Young are currently trying to sell the business […]
Milton Classified Ads
A brief remind that our sister site Milton Classified Ads is available for you to post items you want to sell or give away, post details of items you want, and also post job adverts. It’s all free for non-commercial use so please feel free to jump in and post there. It’s already proving popular […]
Harvest Supper and Ceilidh
All Saints’ church are holding their now annual Harvest supper and Ceilidh featuring the Great Eastern Ceilidh Company at Milton Community Centre on Saturday 22nd October starting at 7:30pm. Tickets cost £10 (adults) and £5 (under 16 yrs) and can be bought from the Church office or in Milton Post Office. The evening includes a […]
New Consultation on Bus Services
It will seem grimly ironic for most villagers but the County Council is embarking on another consultation on bus services. Their cabinet has agreed that a review of last year’s budget decision to cut the £2.7 million that is currently spent on subsidising bus journeys in Cambridgeshire over the next four years should now take […]
Village Emergency Plan
Milton has been asked to produce an Emergency Plan to list the resources the village can expect to call on in case of an extreme emergency. We may for example be asked by the police to coordinate rescue or evacuation activity in the village, in case they are swamped by issues across the area, until […]