Milton Village

Unsurprisingly All Saints’ have a full programme of services this week. On Christmas Eve there’s a crib service from 3-4pm described as “a Christmas treat for all the family” followed by midnight Holy Communion starting at 11:30pm. On Christmas Day there’s Holy Communion at 8am, and Family Worship at 10:30am followed by Holy Communion at […]

The club meets this Wednesday night (17/12) at 7:30pm in Cambridge for a practical night photography session. All welcome. See their web site for details.

Today is the tenth birthday of the milton-news mailing list as according to the archive the first posting went out on this day in 1998. Over those ten years those subscribers who were there from the beginning have read 2,003 news stories. You can find the archive until the end of August 2008 online here […]

The meeting to preview of ‘A Plan for Milton‘ previous advertised here as taking place this Thursday (11/12) will now take place on Thursday, 15th January starting at 7.30pm in the Bowls Pavilion. This is the report based on the village survey that is being prepared giving information about the data collected and the action […]

As previously advertised Battle of Britain class 34067 “Tangmere” came through Milton today and the very fine weather meant a good turnout at the level crossing. No doubt there will be more photos posted via milton-chat but below is one Beth took at crossing and, if you’ve got Flash on your PC, you can find […]

Milton Colts Football Club are organising this year’s New Year’s Eve Family Disco Milton Community Centre from 8pm until late. Tickets are available from Andy Aldhouse on 575272. Adults £12, children £6, includes finger buffet. You can find the poster online here if you want to display a copy anywhere to help support the club.

Milton Country Park are increasing the size of the community orchard again this winter and you can help. For £50 you can sponsor a local variety fruit tree in the community orchard. If you wish on the 3rd January from 11am until 2:30pm you can also come along and plant it. The Park already has […]

Mark Palmer pointed out to me this week that if you are reading milton-news via the digest option what you get is not entirely correct. In truth didn’t even realise I’d left it enabled for the milton-news mailing list (a list for which reading via a digest seems inappropriate as I often post event reminders […]

Battle of Britain class 34067 “Tangmere” is passing through Milton on its way to Ely this Sunday (7/12). I think this may be its first visit. It should pass the level crossing on Fen Road at about 13:25 and will return at about 18:30. Full timetable here. Tangmere glimped from another train at Clapham Junction […]

Congratulations to Cllr Alex Campbell 4th Dan Tang Soo Do on his recent grading examination on achieving Master status at karate. Alex at the 2005 Village Fayre