The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), who commission health services in the area, are asking us to familiarise ourselves with the range of local health services and which illnesses and injuries they can treat. Pharmacies can help with bugs and viruses, skin conditions, allergies, pregnancy testing and help with stopping smoking. GPs can […]
Author: Paul Oldham
Cambridgeshire ACRE Community Oil Buying Scheme
Here in Milton most houses are heated by gas as we had mains gas laid here in the sixties but some older houses are heated by other means, often heating oil, and owners of those can benefit from joining Cambridgeshire ACRE’s Community Oil Buying Scheme. Their bulk-buying scheme for domestic heating oil aims to bring […]
New Year’s Eve Family Disco
The New Year’s Eve Family Disco (and Party Games!) returns to Milton Community Centre this year. Tickets are very reasonably-priced for New Year’s Eve at £12.50 for adults and £8.50 for kids and include a buffet food snack and entry in all kids’ party games. This will be a unique family event for New Year’s […]
Last Steam Train Visit of 2014
For early risers you have one last chance to see a steam hauled train this Thursday morning (18/12) when our old friend LNER A4 class No. 60009 “Union of South Africa” hauls The Christmas White Rose from Cambridge to York and back. No confirmed timings yet but it looks like it’s going to be an […]
Planning and Maintenance Committees
Your parish council Planning and Maintenance Committee meet on Monday (15/12) in the Bowls Pavilion. The planning committee meets first at 7pm. The parish council web site has the agenda online . The following new applications are being considered relating to properties in Milton village: – Velocix –3 Ely Road, Milton – Erection of temporary […]
Carol Singing
Everyone is welcome to sing traditional carols and have fun by joining the Milton Carollers (a friendly, informal bunch of revellers) this Friday (19/12). You do not have to be able to read music. Children should be accompanied by an adult. Instruments welcome! They will be starting at Edmund House, Cambridge Road at 6:30pm and […]
Create for Christmas
Try your hand at a range of Christmas crafts, enjoy mulled wine & seasonal treats and meet new friends from your village. Create for Christmas will be held on Monday, 8th December in All Saints’ Church Hall from 7:30 to 9:30pm. This is a fun, festive evening for everyone. Entrance costs £5 (to cover the […]
Changes to Bus Services
Stagecoach are making some changes to their services with effect from Sunday, 4th January. These are mainly tinkering around the edges but the affected services are 9, 13/13A/13B/X13, 17, 30, 35, 45, 63/64, 66, 96, Citi 6, Busway A and Busway B. You can find the full list here. The changes to the service 9, […]
Double Header Through Milton on Saturday
As promised we had a steam double header, The Cathedrals Express, through Milton on Saturday hauled by two Black Fives 44871 and 45407 going from Southend to Norwich. Although it was a cold day we were blessed with a blue sky and bright sunshine so we had a good turn out and people were taking […]
Village Diary
The software which automatically updates the village diary (for example with bin collections) but also when we add events to news is currently broken so please be aware that events advertised in Milton News may not appear in the village diary as usual. We currently have no ETA for a fix for this.
| Bins Schedule |   |
Thu, 18 July | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 25 July | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 1 August | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 8 August | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 15 August | Blue Bin Collection |