A petition has been created by Milton locals to contest the location of the chosen potential sites for the Cambridge Waste Water Treatment Plant run by Anglian Water. Two of the three potential sites (Site 1 and Site 2) are situated close to Milton’s Park and Ride. Site 3 is located closer to Fen Ditton […]
GPs Now Able to Refer to Wild Minds Programme
From Wednesday 29th July, partner GP Surgeries are now able to refer to the Wild Minds Programme at Milton Country Park. The new referral programme has been created for teenagers with low-level mental health difficulties and has been developed over the last two years with input from South Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, the […]
Natural Cambridgeshire Conduct New Survey
Natural Cambridgeshire, the local nature partnership, have announced their new Valuing Nature and Open Space Survey. The simple and quick survey, which takes about 5 minutes to complete, aims to gather evidence about how people have been using green spaces during lockdown. They are particularly interested in finding out if people’s attitudes to the natural […]
Milton Surgery Responds to Announcement about Flu Campaign
Milton Surgery have asked to share the following statement with you: As you may all be aware, BBC news published an announcement on the morning of Friday 24th July unveiling the government plan to extend the flu campaign this year to include other cohorts of patients. The surgery has not yet received any official guidance […]
Proposals for the Cycling and Walking Scheme in Milton
Further to previous posts about the COVID-19 cycling and walking schemes in Milton and today’s parish council meeting about the scheme, here is the link to the two documents posted on Milton Facebook groups which outline several proposals for how Milton might apply for the current government grant money for measures to encourage cycling and […]
Virtual Traffic Management Meeting Tomorrow with Parish Council
On Friday 24th July, Milton Parish Council will be holding a meeting at 7:00pm-8:30pm to discuss the various traffic management measures that have been proposed for the village in light of the Government’s COVID-19 walking and cycling schemes programme (for more information on the scheme, please see our previous post here). Due to the ongoing […]
Re-usable Face Masks Made in Milton
You can now purchase handmade face masks from Shiralee Alteration Centre on Coles Road. They are creating masks in both adult and child sizes which come in a variety of patterns and colours (see below), with plain red, black and blue available from next week. For more information, you can message Shiralee Alteration Centre on […]
Ideas for Milton’s Walking/Cycling Scheme Needed by Friday 24th of July
You may have heard that the Government is offering a programme to implement temporary walking and cycling schemes to help people get out and socially distance due to COVID-19. The Milton Parish Council are considering potential ways that Milton could apply for funding to promote cycling and walking through the village. Please note this does […]
Mother & Daughter Open Studio in Hall End
Local artists Alison Hullyer and daughter Emily Cooper are showcasing their work at their home in Hall End, Milton. Unfortunately, Cambridge Open Studios was cancelled this year, along with Emily’s degree show, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This inspired the pair to exhibit their artwork themselves each day between 10am to 1pm and 2pm […]
Sunclose Farm are Recruiting
Sunclose Farm on Butt Lane are now seeking local staff to help harvest their fruit from July to November 2020. The role would mostly involve picking strawberries at waist height, raspberry picking and general plant husbandry. They would prefer applicants who are available to work 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) to harvest the […]