Milton recently lost someone who touched the lives of many people in the village.

Julie and Mick moved to Milton in 1970. In the mid-1970s, Julie, along with some of her friends, set up Milton Netball Club, which still prospers today. Julie continued to play until she was 57, alongside Charlotte her daughter, in the Premier Division.

In 1998 she became administrator of Milton Community Centre, where she worked until her retirement, working and organizing dances, social events and children’s activities for the village. Julie and Mick set up a roller skating club for the children of the village which ran for many years.

Later, with some very special friends, she went on to start up the village Summer Fayre and it continued to be run by Julie until she decided to hand over to the younger generation.

Sadly in July 2009 Julie was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She was such a strong person and a fighter and she battled the disease for the next two and a half years but she finally passed away, at home, on 22nd October aged only 64. Cambridge Crematorium was packed for her funeral on Thursday.