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On Saturday 19 December, local arts organisation, Festive Road, will be producing Paraffinalia: a site-specific Midwinter Fire Festival in Campbell Park. The event is free and celebrates the darkest of days with fire spectacles, processional lanterns, pyrotechnic effects and live performances, all based on the traditions of The Lord of Mis-rule and the The Bean King! From 7pm audiences will be met by some extraordinary walkabout characters in the Open Air Theatre area and will be guided to the happenings beyond,…

Taking his cue from Ian Nairn’s influential writings in the 1950s and 60s, Tim Skelton (the Chair of MK Forum) will talk about the way in which the precious architectural heritage of Milton Keynes is being lost - from the demolition of Bletchley Leisure Centre and the National Hockey Stadium to more mundane matters such as street signage and replacement double glazing. Members of the audience will be invited to make their own contributions. For more information, please see the…

Milton Keynes Libraries want as many local people as possible to get online to celebrate National Libraries Day on Saturday 6 February. National Libraries Day celebrates why libraries matter. With over 280 million visits in 2013-14, going to the library is one of the most popular activities in the UK. More people went to the library than to Premier League football matches (13.9 million), the theatre (22 million) and cinema (165.5 million) combined! Libraries are not just about books, so it could be a great…

On Thursday 21 April employees and residents of Central Milton Keynes will gather at Xscape for the first ‘Love Where You Live’ spring clean of 2016, in association with MKCCM, McDonalds and Keep Britain Tidy. The group will meet in the Xscape branch of McDonalds at 12pm before challenging litter issues in the area. A two hour drop in event has been planned allowing employees, residents and visitors time to join in on their lunch breaks. For this event, volunteers will tackle sections of…

Thursday 11 August sees the return of the annual Love Where You Live 24 Hour Clean Up event! A group of hardy volunteers will set off from the Xscape branch of McDonalds at 10am before taking on a 24 hour, 24 mile route around Milton Keynes. Residents are welcome to join the group for as little or as long as you like. There will be giveaways and competitions for volunteers throughout the day and food and drinks will be provided at intervals…

This year’s ‘Winter Safety’ event will be a roadshow and will cover five different locations over five days. The roadshow will include a trailer and will be staffed by member of Milton Keynes Council’s Highways team who will be on hand to inform and advise people about various projects that are going on in their area and to answer any queries. Information from Road Safety, SaferMK and Transport teams will also be available. It will also be showing people how they can…

In a carousel of short one-to-one conversations, diverse individuals will share personal stories of how they came to MK and what they like about its past, present and future.  The aim of Weaving Trust events, of which several have been hosted by different MK organisations over the past 18 months, is to build trust between individuals and between their communities.  The aim of this ‘Weaving Trust 50’ event is to involve people from 50 MK organisations.