Milton Keynes

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Wonderful, any other favourite bird song episodes you’d recommend?

Think Milton Keynes is boring? This is why you're so wrong, says our MP A Sun newspaper article that last week likened Milton Keynes to a ‘failed Chinese mega-city has prompted an angry response from Labour MP Emily Darlington.

Wouldn’t it be nice if all cities were like Milton Keynes?

Read my piece! 👇
www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/...

St. Lawrence Church, Bradwell Village dates from the 13th century, with additions up to 1992!
The tower has some of the country's oldest bells, from 1310 which ring out Sunday mornings.
The tower shows signs of damage to the roof and lightning conductor appears to no longer be grounded!

NHS and council join forces to tell people how to stay healthy and find the right job in Milton Keynes A free event is being organised by MK City Council to offer advice on local jobs and training opportunities plus health and wellbeing.

NHS and council join forces to tell people how to stay healthy and find the right job in Milton Keynes www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/people/...

Great exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery of work by Vanessa Bell. Well worth a visit on a dull foggy morning.

Writers, what does 'home' mean to you?

If you're aged 14+, live/work/study in Bucks, Beds or Northants, you have until midnight on Sunday 19 Jan to send us poems, flash fiction or creative nonfiction.

Details: www.mklitfest.org/mink2025

#poetry #flashfiction #creativenonfiction #creativewriting

Ride High charity Silent Auction: With fantastic items up for grabs, it's worth a look! All items are kindly donated by Ride High supporters, so every penny raised goes to helping the charity's work.
Auction Close: Midnight, 25 Jan.
Register to bid: app.galabid.com/rh25https://app.galabid.com/rh25/

Looking for Milton Keynes accounts to follow, any you’d recommend?

Choo Choo! 🚂

Welcome to Milton Keynes 😎

Flood Alert for Middle River Great Ouse in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire River levels remain high in response to recent rainfall. Flooding remains possible. Areas most at risk are around the River Great Ouse from Newport Pagnell to Roxton. The forecast is for predominately dry conditions until tomorrow Sunday 01 December 2024, when further rainfall is expected. Take care on riverside roads and footpaths, and don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. We are monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 6pm today, Saturday 30 November 2024.

Flood Alert for Middle River Great Ouse in Milton Keynes, Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire

Thinking of ‘Cathedral’ …

Have you visited the #TreeCathedral in Milton Keynes ? 🤩

I’ve included it as one of my Great Trees of Britain #GTOB (although it is in fact many hundred trees)

- well worth a visit

With December starting on Sunday, there’s a Christmassy weekend coming up, with light switch ons in Stony Stratford and Newport Pagnell, and Santas all over the place 🤣
🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅
Check out what is happening in MK in Milton-Keynesia Magazine:
www.flipsnack.com/miltonkeynes...

Two amazing opportunities on offer at The Stables:
1) An exhibition in The Stables new gallery space
2) A bursary and mentoring for a young MK musician
Both close this Friday, 29 November, so hurry!
🎨 🎵
www.flipsnack.com/MiltonKeynes...

UK, Bradwell (Milton Keynes) council by-election result

🟠 LDEM: 56% (-1)
🔴 LAB: 16% (-10)
🔵 CON: 11% (-)
➡️ REF: 11% (NEW)
🟢 GRN: 5% (NEW)

Turnout: 21%
Total: 2,013

Chgs w/ 2023 Election.

UK, Broughton (Milton Keynes) council by-election result

🟠 LDEM: 52% (-4)
🔵 CON: 24% (+2)
🔴 LAB: 16% (-)
🟢 GRN: 6.1% (NEW)
⚫️ OTH: 3% (+1)

Turnout: 16%
Total: 2,269

Chgs w/ 2023 Election.

Delighted to have played a part in getting two excellent women elected to Milton Keynes city council.

✅ Liberal Democrat HOLD

Bradwell (Milton Keynes) council by-election result:

LDEM: 56.1% (-1.2)
LAB: 16.3% (-9.8)
REF: 11.3% (+11.3)
CON: 11.2% (-5.3)
GRN: 5.0% (+5.0)



+/- 2023

Estimated turnout: ~21% (-9)

https://buff.ly/4fvFrWM

✅ Liberal Democrat HOLD

Broughton (Milton Keynes) council by-election result:

LDEM: 51.5% (-7.3)
CON: 23.8% (+0.9)
LAB: 15.9% (+0.1)
GRN: 6.1% (+6.1)
HP: 2.7% (+0.2)



+/- 2023

Estimated turnout: ~18% (-10)

https://buff.ly/4fvFrWM

Don't forget our #writingcompetitions deadlines!
23/11: festive #flashfiction for Never Mind the Baubles
19/1/25: flash, #creativenonfiction + #poetry for MinK2025 on theme of Home
Details: mklitfest.org/opportunitie...
Aged 14+ in Bucks/Beds/Northants can enter. #submissionsopen

Monday again 😟😞
but Dreary January ends on Wednesday 🥳🎉
with lots of Fab February things to do, starting on Thursday 😊😊
Take a look at: tinyurl.com/2m9f9skz

Thanks for the recommendation