The CWA Food and Farming Club based at Woodside Farm on Ely Road, part of the Farm College, is holding a series of skills sessions through August on pig, cattle, sheep and poultry husbandry, each priced at £25 or £20 for CWA F&F Club members. These clinics are designed for anyone over 16 years of […]
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Open Farm Sunday
Open Farm Sunday takes place at the farm college aka “the Cambridge campus of the College of West Anglia” this Sunday (8/6) from 10am to 3pm. Visitors, young and old alike, have a wide variety of free things to see and do at the campus and the adjoining farm. There will be numerous animals and […]
Mud on Fen Road
As you will know if you’re a milton-chat subscriber the mud left by Pretoria Energy after they harvested their bio-fuel maize on Sunday (rather later than originally planned) has been the cause of quite a lot of comment. Paul Oldham met with Linda Kirby, Agriculture Director at the farm college, on site on Tuesday and […]
Harvesting down Fen Road
The College of West Anglia are expecting the crop of maize in the field east of the railway line to be harvested next week. Frances Cook writes: As you may have noticed we have rented out some land down Fen Road for the growing of maize for bio fuel. Today we have received notification from […]
Volunteers needed for Riding For The Disabled
The Cambridgeshire College Riding for the Disabled Group are looking for volunteers to join their group based at the farm college. If you would like to help young people fulfil their dreams and learn to ride and are free on Thursday afternoons between 4:00 and 6:00pm, then please contact Lulu Boscawen on 01954 789 628 […]
Farm College Open Day
This Sunday (9/6) the College of West Anglia’s Cambridge campus, better known to us as Milton farm college will be throwing open its doors for an open day that promises something for everyone. The event links with National Open Farm Sunday. Visitors will be able to explore the college’s Woodside farm to meet the animals. […]
Farm College Open Day
There will be an open day at the College of West Anglia (“Cambridge Campus”) on Landbeach Road this Saturday (10/3) from 9:30am-noon. For more information phone 860701.
Farm College Open Day
There will be an open day at the College of West Anglia (Milton Campus) on Landbeach Road this Sunday (13/6) from 10am-1pm. This is a great opportunity to not only discuss courses but also to visit the farm and the Animal Unit, see equestrian displays, buy plants and cakes, enter competitions and much more. There’s […]
Pet day at the Farm College
This Saturday (24/4) starting at 10am the College of West Anglia are holding their Pet Day. Family fun at the Milton campus with events promoting pet welfare. They will have a range of attractions and displays – meet the lambs on the college farm or watch the show jumping. Free entry and all welcome.
Parish Council Planning and Finance/Staffing Committee Meetings
These committees of the parish council meet on Monday night in the Bowls Pavilion. The planning committee is meeting at 7pm. It’s agenda includes the application from Helical Ltd for the retirement community which will include 100 homes and a warden’s unit on the land which was previously the electricity board training ground at the […]