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The Parks Trust, the self-financing charity that organises and enables over 500 events and activities in its parks each year, is hosting a commemorative event marking 100 years since the end of the First World War. The event will be held at MK Rose, Campbell Park in Milton Keynes on Sunday 11th November 2018. The day will begin at 10.45am with a wreath laying and a two minute silence led by The Cenotaph Trust. At 6.45pm a short commemorative service with a choir and readings will then be followed at 7pm by the lighting of the Campbell Park beacon and..

A taxi company with offices in Northampton and Milton Keynes now has a presence in Bedford after acquiring A6 Cars. The move by Skyline Taxis is part of a wider plan to expand across Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. A plan that saw the company purchase both Phoenix Class and Value Cars of Northampton last year. This latest deal will see Skyline Taxis inherit a modest fleet of vehicles and undergo a recruitment campaign to hire staff to run a new Bedford office, for which planning permission has been granted by Bedford Borough Council. A6 Cars has been operating in Bedford..

Local people are being invited to take advantage of a free will writing service during November as Willen Hospice Will Month returns. Eleven legal firms have teamed up to support the charity by writing Wills in return for a donation to the Hospice. The service is available for anyone who would like to create a new will or change an existing Will. Lisa Kinrade, Project and Partnership Development at Willen Hospice, said “Leaving a gift in your Will can really make a difference in helping support patient and family care at Willen Hospice. Your donation, no matter how big or..

centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 shopping destinations, is celebrating the start of the festive season with the return of its popular Santa’s Parade & Grotto On November 9th 2018, centre:mk will be hosting a Christmas extravaganza, starting in Queens Court from 5pm where Santa will make a magical rooftop entrance. Heart FM presenters Ivan and Emma will join special guests from this year’s Pantomime (Robin Hood) on stage to welcome Santa and switch on the centre’s lights. Guests can then watch Santa and friends make their way to the Grotto in the great Christmas parade through Midsummer Arcade..

Shoppers turned up in their droves just to visit the third Etsy market at intu Milton Keynes on Saturday 29 September. Increasing in popularity with each visit, the independent retailer market saw record numbers visit and support local business, making Saturday’s market the most successful yet! With over 40 sellers taking part, it was also the biggest to date and featured local traders selling upcycled, handmade and vintage items to suit all budget and tastes. Kirsty McGiff, marketing manager at intu Milton Keynes said, “We are delighted with how well Saturday’s market went and it was great to see so..

Two leading Milton Keynes companies have become the first to sign up to a new sponsors scheme aimed at supporting MK Museum’s expansion. Law firm Geoffrey Leaver Solicitors, and commercial accountants Tower Commercial Support, have committed funds over the next five years towards the cost of completing the fit-out of the Museum’s new galleries. Once open, the ancient and new Milton Keynes galleries will tell the full story of this area, from pre-history through to the creation of the UK’s biggest and boldest new town. “It’s fitting that the first companies to join our new sponsors’ scheme are both ‘Made..

Absolutely Leisure, the charity organisation which provides affordable leisure and entertainment pursuits such as Go Karting, Laser Combat, and gyms, has partnered with its latest go-karting venue in Milton Keynes which will enable the company to spread its community work further across the county. The organisation will be working in partnership with Formula Fast, a multi-award winning, family-founded go-karting company and home to one of the biggest single-level indoor circuits in the UK. Formula Fast are also sole hosts of the British Rental Kart Championship – the official UK qualifying series for the Kart World Championship. David Brind, Group Manager..

Construction will begin shortly on a new 35m footbridge which will cross the Grand Union Canal and link the two sides of Crest Nicholson’s Campbell Wharf mixed use development. The footbridge will be the centrepiece of the new community, providing access for pedestrians and cyclists between the 111 berth marina complex and the public house and the 383 new homes, as well as joining the canal towpaths. Knight Architects and specialist engineers COWI, who have considerable experience in creating innovative infrastructure across the world, are the designers of the new footbridge. The parapets of the bridge have been designed to..

Age UK’s ‘Penny the inflatable piggy bank’ came to the Central Milton Keynes railway station on Tuesday 18th September to highlight the urgent need for more funding for social care. With the latest data suggesting 1.4m older people go without the care and support they need, and that the social care crisis is costing the NHS over £500 per minute, this summer 'Penny’ has been taking to the road across England to bring attention to the need for the Government to provide more funding. Chief Executive of Age UK Milton Keynes Jane Palmer said: “Due to the #Carecrisis in England,..

Rarely performed outside London, the ballet masterpiece Manon is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre in October thanks to English National Ballet. “I’m proud that we’re bringing this dramatic story ballet to Milton Keynes and other regional cities”, says Tamara Rojo, Lead Principal dancer and Artistic Director of English National Ballet. “It’s only the second time in thirty years it’s happening!” Kenneth MacMillan, one of the most important British choreographers that ever lived, created this three-act tragedy in 1974. It quickly became a classic, with audiences falling in love with its heroine. So who is Manon? She is young woman living..

Britain’s joint hottest summer on record may now have passed, but a giant 50-foot artificial sun is being installed at intu Milton Keynes on Tuesday 2 October in a bid to extend the summer and make people happier. The glowing, bright orange sphere which took 12 weeks to build, has a 15-metre circumference and shines as brightly as 12,000 lightbulbs. Its installation follows intu’s happiness survey, which reveals that four in five people in Milton Keynes (79 per cent) feel happier when it’s sunny. The artificial sun has been modelled on a photograph captured by NASA and will be shining..

For the third time this year, intu Milton Keynes and the Etsy MK team are thrilled to be bringing back their fabulous Artisan Market on Saturday 29 September! With over 40 traders attending this time, the market is bigger and better and promises something for everyone to enjoy. The market, which will again be situated between Gap and Hollister, will offer shoppers a fantastic range of homemade, upcycled and vintage items to suit all tastes and budgets. There will be some new faces trading at the market, including Mummy’s Bubble, who makes gorgeous bespoke teething jewellery and accessories for mum..

A survey by The Parks Trust, the self-financing charity that manages and maintains over 6,000 acres of green space across Milton Keynes, has revealed that nearly five tonnes of litter was left in the city’s parkland in one week this summer. This equates to 817 bags of rubbish, with Willen Lake generating the most; 492.5 bags and 2.49 tonnes. Rob Riekie, Landscape and Operations Director for The Parks Trust, commented: “While we are pleased that so many people have enjoyed time out in the parks this summer, the huge amount of litter left behind has been very disappointing. “A lot..

Pupils, parents and staff gathered recently to recognise the efforts and achievements of Key Stage 4 pupils during the 2017/18 Academic year. The awards were presented by motivational speaker Tola Adeliyi, a teacher of Science, a Youth Impact Coach and a Motivational Speaker. During his entertaining speech Tola gave examples of famous people including Einstein, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali and Oprah Winfrey who had been earmarked as low achievers at school and told they would never amount to anything. Tola described how their perseverance had paid off as they all went on to achieve fantastic careers. He told our students..

Staff, residents and families at Lakeview Lodge Care Home in Milton Keynes are delighted with their recent CQC report, rating them as ‘Outstanding’ for responsiveness and overall ‘Good’. The report stated that “Staff went the extra mile to find out about people's individual backgrounds, hobbies and interests, to accommodate activities that were person centred, meaningful and engaging.” “The staff team here at Lakeview Lodge Care Home go the extra mile every day to deliver fantastic care and meaningful opportunities for our residents”. said Alykhan Kachra, Managing Director of Country Court Care. “Home Manager Cheryl and her team have created a..