The charity based in Kiln Farm, Milton Keynes is the region’s leading safety education charity. The Safety Centre education team are ready and excited to welcome students and visitors to their education centre Hazard Alley for the next academic year. Find out more in this news article and in the Town Council's August e-newsletter.
Find out more about how you can become a councillor. There are currently two vacancies representing Newton Leys.
Milton Keynes Council is hosting Summer Roadshow events where Council tenants can attend to speak to the housing team about any housing issues they might have. Milton Keynes Council will also be giving out free water saving devices and energy saving lightbulbs to Milton Keynes Council tenants.
Local grassland, verges, hedgerows and fields are extremely dry following the unusually hot weather. This means that there is a real risk of fire starting from human behaviour and impacting on property and others. Sadly, areas such as the Blue Lagoon nature reserve have been impacted recently by discarded rubbish either catching light accidentally or being deliberately set light to. Read more from Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue in this news article.
Milton Keynes Council has published the Draft Milton Keynes Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for consultation and they are inviting comments from members of the public, organisations, and other stakeholders for an eight-week period. All comments must be received by Milton Keynes Council no later than 5.00pm on 05 October 2022. Find out more in this news article.
This article from Water Eaton Community Larder highlights how we can all work to waste less food and the environmental benefits this will have as well as potentially saving resources and reducing costs. The Community Larder and Cafe take place on Tuesdays at Water Eaton Church Centre - find out more in this news article.
This weekend (6th-7th August) will see the return of the Fenny Stratford Canal Festival, organised by the Milton Keynes Branch of the IWA. Then on Sunday 14th August, Fenny Poppers Festival will take place organised by the Fenny Poppers Team. Both Fenny Stratford Canal Festival and Fenny Poppers Festival received Community Grants from the Town Council. Find out more in this news article.
Find out what cost of living support you could be eligible for. This includes advice and support on the costs of energy bills, income support and childcare. Find out more in this news article.
Funded by the Town Council, MKPA Free Summer Sessions are taking place across our area between 26th July to 31st August 2022, at Newton Leys, Leon Rec and the Lakes Estate. Find out more, including how to book your child's free space, in this news article.
We had an amazing time and it was fantastic to see everyone enjoying the day. We have shared lots of photos and videos from the event on our social media channels including a highlights video of the day which can be viewed on our Facebook Page and our YouTube Channel.