There will be some major resurfacing works on the A14 over the next month or so between Fen Ditton (J34) and Nine Mile Hill (J36, where the A11 and the A14 merge east of Cambridge). There will also be some additional bridge repair work and earthworks between the Girton interchange (J31) and Fen Ditton. The […]
Author: Paul Oldham
Carbon Conversations
Tom Breeze of Old School Lane is running a ‘Carbon Conversations’ group starting in September. The group is an opportunity to meet with other people in the Milton area and collectively explore ways to reduce your personal contribution to climate change. There are 6 sessions in total, each focusing on a different area: introductory session […]
Oliver Cromwell back again
BR Pacific 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”, which came past for the first time early in the morning in May, is returning at a more civilised hour this Sunday (23/08) as it hauls a train from London to Norwich. Full details are online here. It should cross Milton level crossing heading north some time shortly after 12:11. […]
Fen Ditton to Horningsea Cycleway Improvements
At the same time as consulting on their proposed Milton to Impington Cycle/Foot Way the County Council is also consulting on proposals to improve the cycleway from Fen Ditton to Horningsea (which currently runs fron Fen Ditton to the byway south of the A14). This may interest you live in the north of Milton and […]
Milton to Impington Cycle/Foot Way Consultation
As we’ve mentioned here before the County Council is proposing to build a new foot and cycleway to link Milton with Impington and also to make improvements to the Winship Road junction (the road to Cambridge News etc) to benefit both cyclists and pedestrians. You can view the related documents here: Consultation leaflet Consultation note […]
Early Morning Steam
A new visitor to Milton BR Pacific 70013 “Oliver Cromwell”, is coming through this Saturday (23/5) as it hauls a train across the country from East Anglia to Poole. Full details are online here. It should cross Milton level crossing heading south some time shortly after 08:15. It is coming back the same way in […]
Bin Collections
As Monday is a bank holiday our black bin collection will happen a day late on Wednesday 2nd September.
No To Community Stadium
Government planning inspectors reviewing South Cambridgeshire District Council’s Site Specific Policies Development Plan Document (SSPDPD) have rejected proposals for development of a strategic sports development in the Green Belt on land west of Milton between the Park and Ride site and the land fill site. The proposal for a “community stadium” has been around for […]
Foodshare Milton (Kitchen Gardeners) Launches Today
Milton is pioneering a new international project called Foodshare, which collects and delivers surplus food grown on Allotments and in Kitchen Gardens to a local charity. Today sees the launch of the Kitchen Garden scheme in Milton which is collecting surplus produce for Milton’s Childrens Hospice. Following the successful launch on Milton’s Allotment (which donated […]
Milton Country Park – Summer Celebration 2009
The Park’s Summer Celebration was blessed with perfect weather and visitors were entertained by a variety of events including a “Medieval Jousting Re-enactment” which included a fight to the death between two knights … … and a lance throwing competition by mounted knights at a poor lad with only a shield to hide behind.