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We will share more updates about the fantastic stalls attending over on our Bletchley Food and Craft Market Facebook Event Page.

Milton Keynes Council is consulting on a Draft Development Brief for the Former Fire and Police Station site located off Sherwood Drive, Bletchley.Representations on this Draft Development Brief must be received by 5pm on Friday 07 October 2022.Any representations should be sent direct to Paul Hammond, Area Manager – MK Land & Tariff at: Paul.Hammond@milton-keynes.gov.uk

There are currently two councillor vacancies representing Newton Leys. Discover more about how you can become a councillor on our Become a councillor webpage.

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.