Nominations have opened for young people interested in becoming councillors and sitting on ‘s all new youth council. There are 20 places available for young people aged 13 to 18 years old who want to have a say about the things that matter to them in their local area, and across the district as a […]
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Directory Recycling
As Yellow Pages are coming though letterboxes around the village again a reminder that you can re-cycle all directories, including Yellow Pages, by putting them in the caddy in the blue bin. The plastic wrapper can go in the blue bin itself.
SCDC Cabinet propose Council Tax Freeze
At their meeting last Thursday (9/2) ‘s cabinet backed a proposed budget which would see their element of the council tax frozen for the coming year but before you get too excited only about 8% of your total council tax goes to SCDC (the lion’s share goes to the County Council).
Re-Cycling Your Christmas Waste
As we work our way through Christmas are urging us not to forget about re-cycling. Apparently last Christmas they picked up about 5,000 tonnes of waste and recycling after the festive break and as each tonne of waste sent to landfill costs the Council £56 in taxes recycling extra waste produced this Christmas can both […]
Nominate a Villager for Arts Award
Nominations for South Cambridgeshire prestigious arts awards have opened as the hunt begins to find the district’s most dedicated community volunteers. Anyone living in South Cambridgeshire who inspires communities to get involved in arts, culture and music could be the next winner and residents are being urged to put forward people in their communities who […]
Christmas Bin Collections
Our bin collections by over the next few weeks shifted a bit because of Christmas and New Year. As usual if you forget you can always check by looking on the village web site home page where the next collection is shown in a box on the left hand side, and it’s also shown at […]
SCDC Want Your Photos and Memories
With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee approaching, the theme of the spring issue of South Cambs Magazine will be “heritage”. They would like to gather photographs and accompanying memories of Coronation celebrations from around the district to use in the magazine – including the front cover – and online. They’re asking people to send their photos […]
Become a Panel Member and give SCDC Your Views
You are being invited to step forward to join a panel that will help shape the decisions that affect Milton. councillors are committed to listening to residents and to make sure the right decisions are made for people in the district, a new Consultation Panel will give people from all parts of the district an […]
Directory Recycling
As Thompson Locals are again coming though letterboxes around the village (no longer “thudding” – they do seem to be getting smaller, perhaps we’ll see the back of them soon) a reminder that you can re-cycle all directories by putting them in the caddy in the blue bin.
Community Grants up for Grabs
A new Community Chest, which offers cash grants for community projects has been launched by (SCDC). Grants of up to £1000 are available to community or voluntary groups for projects that will benefit South Cambridgeshire residents and relate to one of SCDC’s priorities. So if your group benefits SCDC residents, e.g. Milton villagers, then you […]