The Times web site recently carried an article on MP’s expenses. The maximum claimed by any MP was £185,421, the minimum £44,551, and the median was £137,781. Our MP, James Paice, ranked 298th, so a little above the median, with a total of £139,191. The breakdown of his expenses was as follows: Cost of Staying […]
Blood Donating Session
Donating sessions are being held at the Community Centre this Monday (29/10). Sessions are 1:15-3:30pm and 4:30-7:00pm.
Sponsor a tree in the Country Park
If you are looking for a gift with a difference this Christmas why not sponsor a fruit tree at Milton Country Park? In the New Year the park’s community orchard will expand with the planting of 12 new fruit trees and the rangers are looking for sponsors for each of the trees at just £50 […]
IVC Fitness Suite Consultation
I’ve previously mentioned that Impington Village College are consulting on their plans to create a Fitness Suite at the Sports Centre. This will be a dual use projects i.e. College and Community so it is important that the community make their views known, and that includes Milton as this is our nearest sports facility. The […]
South Cambridge one of the best places to live in the country
Two national surveys have placed South Cambridgeshire amongst the best places to live in the country. Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location ‘Best and Worst Place to Live’ survey placed South Cambridgeshire as the 7th best place to live. Channel 4’s website says “South Cambridgeshire has been a fixture in our top 10 for the past […]
Country Park café
SCDC have succeeded in their attempts to keep the café open after Cambridge Mencap decided to stop running it. The café, now renamed “Bare Necessities”, is open all through school half term from noon until 4pm and from then on it will be open at weekends from noon until 3:30pm.
Parish Council Youth Committee
Meets on Tuesday night. Full agenda is on the council web site.
Halloween
Halloween is now traditionally a night of fun and frolics with children dressing up as ghosts or ghouls visiting houses in their neighbourhood, saying “Trick or Treat”. Cambridgeshire police are advising parents to follow these simple guidelines to ensure a trouble free evening for all: Ensure children are accompanied by a responsible adult. Explain how […]
Sponsor a tree at Milton Country Park
If you are looking for a gift with a difference this Christmas why not sponsor a fruit tree at Milton Country Park? In the New Year the park’s community orchard will expand with the planting of 12 new fruit trees and the rangers are looking for sponsors for each of the trees at just £50 […]
Guided Bus – Public Art
The County Council are working with an artist, Simon Tegala, to develop ideas for art on the Guided Busway. Simon has attended some of the Local Liason Forums and there has been a lot of interest in the ideas to include public art, so they would like to arrange a meeting to consider this in […]