Lorraine Whyley, née Townsend and great, great granddaughter of William Easy and Sarah Ann Coulson (the last three of which are, collectively, family names very familiar in the village) came to Milton on 20th November and found three graves of members of her family. She would like to thank all the ladies of the under […]
Author: Paul Oldham
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 […]
Police Appeal after Several Horses Killed
Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for information and witnesses to come forward after a number of horses were struck by trains at Fen Road level crossing, Milton. The incident happened just before 5:15pm on Wednesday, 19th November. BTP officers attended the scene and discovered that trains travelling in both directions had struck […]
Horses on Track
A train has hit horses on the track between Cambridge and Waterbeach. Some details on Cambridge News or if you follow #waterbeach on Twitter. This is the reason there’s been all the emergency vehicles going down Fen Road with blues and twos. We’re been asked not to go down Fen Road and to keep the […]
Looking for Village Heroes
Council bosses are calling on people to nominate their village heroes who deserve recognition for ‘amazing’ voluntary work they carry out in communities. Nominations for ‘s fifth annual Community awards are now open with five gongs up for grabs. The awards celebrate the achievements of local people who have made a significant and voluntary contribution […]
One Christmas gift you don’t have to wrap
Buy one gift you don’t have to wrap this Christmas – that is the message from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices ( ) as they launch their virtual gift list ready for the festive season. Fundraising teams across the region are always bowled over by the generosity of local people and businesses offering to send in […]
Charities & Community Groups to Benefit
Surplus items are being recycled and reused to help benefit charities, schools, community groups and other public bodies by as it downsizes. The council is moving staff out of offices, such as Castle Court in Cambridge, to save millions of pounds. In doing so is also cutting back on desks and other items which the […]
Milton Photographic Club
The next meeting of the club will be on Wednesday (19/11) at 7:45pm in the church hall and will be a practical session involving making and photographing food landscapes – see here for some examples. Please bring along cameras, tripods and flashes, a small cardboard tray or cut down box (30×20 cm approx) to ‘build’ […]
The Midas Collective
Next Saturday (22/11) at 7:30pm All Saints’ Night Live present The Midas Collective, a collective of musicians and creative types who write, record and perform new interpretations of Blues and Rock’n’Roll music plus comedy! Free entry. Collection for Ekisa Ministries, Uganda and Great Ormond St. Hospital. They also have a poster you can download.
White Horse Charity Quiz Night
The are holding a charity quiz for on Thursday (13/11). Starting at 9pm. Only £2 per person.
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Thu, 25 July | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 1 August | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 8 August | Black Bin Collection |
Thu, 15 August | Blue Bin Collection |
Thu, 22 August | Black Bin Collection |