There will be a talk by Dr Susan Fern, Curator at Buckingham Old Gaol and author of “The Man Who Killed Richard III”, at Milton Keynes Central Library on Tuesday, November 17th. The talk is entitled "Anglo-Saxon Treasure: Unravelling the Lenborough Hoard". Tickets for the talk are £2 in advance, available from the Central Library.
The final CMK Spring Clean litter pick will take place on Thursday 10 December between 12pm and 2pm. The event provides an opportunity for volunteers to help keep CMK tidy. This final event of the year will be a festive special. For more information please contact MKCCM at info@mkccm.org
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
There will be a meeting of the CMK Residents' Forum on Thursday 17 March at 7pm. The forum provides an opportunity for representatives of each of the residential areas in CMK to come together and discuss issues that affect them all. The meetings are supported by CMK Town Council and the CMK Warden will attend. […]
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 […]
After a successful Love Where You Live event in May, the team are returning to the North 11 and 12 Street Gardens on Thursday 23 June from 12-2pm to continue the amazing work done to clean up this area ready for the summer. Tasks on the list will include cutting back overgrown landscaping, tidying borders […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The great CMK spring clean returns for 2017! A group of Central Milton Keynes staff and residents will gather at the centre:mk branch of McDonalds for the first ‘Love Where You Live’ spring clean of 2017 at 12pm on Thursday 20 April. A quick briefing will be given, before the herd of volunteers head out […]
