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MK Museum has just secured a £75,000 grant for a permanent exhibition celebrating Jock Campbell, influential chair of Milton Keynes Development Corporation. The grant from AIM Biffa Award is part of its History Makers scheme - funding museums to create new exhibitions that will inspire the public through the lives and achievements of extraordinary historical figures who have made a significant impact shaping the world we live in today. While the exhibition will highlight the vision, leadership and innovative thinking that led to the creation of Britain’s biggest and boldest experiment in new town planning, Jock was a genuine history..

intu Milton Keynes is delighted to announce the return of the popular Artisan Market, a showcase of over 30 independent businesses. The market, which will take place on Saturday 9 June will be situated outside Gap and Hollister and, for the first time, offer interactive workshops for shoppers to get involved and really see how to create such beautiful homemade products*. Also, this market will see new businesses taking part, including The Owls Nest Design Studio, specialising in metal art, jewellery and sculptures, Zellie London, selling bags and accessories for little adventures and Jenn Roffe who creates beautiful hand drawn..

Global online retailer, boohooMAN.com, is excited to announce their first collaboration with English footballer Dele Alli. As part of the collaboration, the 22 year old Tottenham Hotspur player has worked alongside the boohooMAN design team to create an exclusive collection that embodies his style, set to launch globally on boohooMAN.com on Thursday 10th May.  The spring collection features a total of 74 ready-to-wear pieces. The inspiration behind the collection derives from Dele’s very own style: statement outerwear, laid back silhouettes and a wide array of denim. The range itself is casual yet bold: neutral tones and pastel variances form a..

Milton Keynes Hospital Charity is asking the community to raise a cuppa and celebrate the wonderful NHS!  On Thursday 5 July people up and down the country will be coming together to toast 70 years of the National Health Service.  The charity is asking people in and around Milton Keynes to host their own tea parties with friends, family or colleagues – to mark the occasion and support the vital work of their local NHS charity! The humble cup of tea has a long and proud association with the NHS. Originally served to patients in traditional fine cups with saucers..

The Parks Trust, the self-financing charity that organises and enables over 500 events and activities in its parks each year, invites everyone to head outside and join them on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May for its annual Walking Festival. There will be 15 walks held throughout the weekend, located at different locations across the city, giving people the opportunity to explore somewhere new and enjoy Milton Keynes’ beautiful and inspiring landscapes. The Heritage of Loughton Valley walk on Saturday 12th May at 2pm is sure to be a real highlight. This four-mile walk starts at Bancroft’s Roman Villa and..

It’s one of the most talked about and anticipated new openings in Milton Keynes, the launch of Popworld finally arrived in style at the weekend.  Hundreds of people snapped up tickets to the VIP opening weekend, which was a complete sell-out and saw queues of eager clubbers queuing around the block. The new late-night venue in 12th Street opened its doors to reveal a kaleidoscope of colour and ‘candy’ themed pop art, creating a bright and bold club for the ‘fun clubber’.  Stilt walkers, party cannons, cocktails, giveaways and party tunes created the perfect vibe to bring a new and..

On Sunday 29th April 2018, Nadeem Dalvi, Ethan Hosken, Yash Singh, Ibrahim Kulkarni and Isa Kulkarni were crowned champions of the National Schools Badminton Championships. Competing against teams from over 6,400 schools and 35,000 players. The Championships take place over the first few months of the year culminating in a National Finals Weekend, hosted at the National Badminton Centre in Milton Keynes, where national champions are crowned from 36 team finalists. The Webber School of Badminton’s Head Coach, Sara Sankey, ex England International, commented: “This is such an amazing achievement and I am so proud of the boys, they played with skill..

Commercial property consultancy Kirkby Diamond has hailed a marketing drive, which has attracted a dance school and a recording studio to the Old Bus Station in Milton Keynes, a huge success.  Nick Bosworth, surveyor at Kirkby Diamond’s Milton Keynes office, was appointed by Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP) to attract new occupiers with a focus on community activities to the facility in Elder Gate.  Romeo Dance Academy, which has created the town’s first competition-standard ballroom, has moved into new facilities in the town. It will provide a wide range of performing arts classes, including dance, wheelchair dancing, having signed a..

Two important organisations with roles in strengthening the city centre vitality, both in terms of visitor experience and increasing footfall, and business engagement focussing on employee satisfaction, the overall impression of city centre through clean up projects, transport services and creating a robust and safer environment for all, have come together to form an influential partnership. Destination Milton Keynes, which has a remit to manage the essential visitor economy across the city and Amazing CMK BID (Business Improvement District), which manages ambitious plans to tackle a number of significant city centre issues, will now work together on key projects to..

The launch of the new Popworld nightclub in Milton Keynes brings over 40 new local jobs to the area, and there’s still time to join the crew.  From bar staff to marketing and communications, General Manager at Popworld, Milton Keynes, Jamie Hogwood says there are places for the right people: “the response to jobs in Milton Keynes has been overwhelming and now the staff can’t wait to open the doors and show off their skills. Popworld is a great place to start a career and progress your way up in the leisure industry, or for someone that simply needs an..

By the halfterm holiday, the weather will be warm enough for the Green Dragon babies to leave the Animal Barn, where they were born, and venture outside. Visitors will love seeing the lambs and goat kids playing in the paddocks while their mothers graze on the lush Spring grass. As usual there’ll be a full programme of animal encounters, from the cute and cuddly to the cold-blooded. And for those visitors who want something special, there are exclusive, hands-on experiences led by one of our trained livestock team where visitors can get close to animals. These popular 30 minute sessions..

Shoppers were given the chance to climb aboard a full-size dragon boat and beat the drum at intu Shopping Centre in Milton Keynes on Saturday. The display was to promote the 17th Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival and visitors to the Centre were able to sit in the boat, try the paddles for size and enjoy a taste of this year’s Festival dished up by organisers Gable Events and new charity partner MacIntyre. The 2018 Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival takes place at Willen Lake on Saturday 23rd June and over 50 teams are expected to battle it out on..

MK Gallery is excited to announce the launch of its Young Architect 2018 competition, providing children and young people from across Milton Keynes with the opportunity to share their creative vision for the future infrastructure of the city. Anyone aged 4 – 19 years attending a school, college or being home educated in MK can enter. The winner will have their building design professionally modelled by an architect, using Computer Aided Design and will also be awarded an exciting prize for their school. Shortlisted entrants will see their designs featured in the MK Gallery Young Architect 2018 Project Space exhibition,..

A family day of demonstrations and exhibitions at sheep-shearing time. As the weather gets warmer during May, our rare breed sheep no longer need their fleecy coats and it’s time for shearing.  This includes shearing the six rare breed rams – among them, Jupiter the Jacob and Boris the Badger-faced! The different breeds mean the fleeces vary considerably and have different uses. We are delighted to be joined by the Sheep Show who will be doing the shearing and the International Feltmakers Association, the Chiltern Spinners, Dyers & Weavers, and local Knitters Anonymous who will be demonstrating the magical process..

Experience the ‘Spring Babies’ Event at Green Dragon Eco Farm during the Easter Holidays  The Green Dragon ‘Spring Babies’ event is a family friendly event and will host a variety of themed, educational and fun experiences and activities.  During the school holidays, there will be a full programme of animal encounters with lots of new babies to get close to, such as Oxford Sandy & Black piglets, goat kids, ducklings and chicks!  And the rare breed ewes are getting ready for our lambing season here at Green Dragon, so there’ll be plenty of new born lambs to bottle feed by..