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The Stables Launches New Summer Music Week for Young People

The Stables in Milton Keynes has announced details of an exciting new music week for young people taking place this summer. Running from 11-15 August, The Stables Music Week will offer five days of intensive, fun and creative music making at the popular arts venue, where young musicians can come together to share their love of music, play with other young people and be part of an exciting group exploring different kinds of music – everything from classical to jazz, from rock and pop to folk, as well as trying out new instruments and musical styles. They’ll also have the..

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Santander Lights Up HQ in Support of Milton Keynes Pride Festival

Santander UK has once again been named the headline sponsor for the Milton Keynes Pride Festival (MKPF), which will take place on 14 September. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Santander has backed the annual event. To demonstrate its ongoing support for the LGBTQ+ community, Santander will light up its UK headquarters at Unity Place in Milton Keynes for two weeks leading up to the festival. The Milton Keynes Pride Festival seeks to promote visibility, social cohesion, and equality for the LGBTQ+ community in the local area. As the festival celebrates its fifth anniversary, organisers are expecting around 20,000..

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Thinking of going electric in 2024?

Bells Motor Group outline the five things you need to know when buying your first electric car. With the electric car revolution in full swing and only set to get bigger in 2024, the number of people swapping their petrol or diesel car for an electric vehicle is increasing rapidly. Yet, despite predictions that electric vehicles will account for 25% of all new passenger car sales in the UK in 2024*, many people still have some niggling uncertainties around purchasing an electric car. To answer these questions, Bells Motor Group is providing their top tips to debunk the myths and..

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Madball ready to strike in the new city

When Finnish country types, Steve‘n’Seagulls (Feb 8) covered AC/DCs Thunderstruck they really captured imaginations. In the decade it has been on YouTube, it has racked up a whopping 179 million views, and with good reason – it’s immense. Go take a peek yourself. For all the novelty factor at play here, at the heart of the operation is a band of players who pack all of the punches. Bluegrass brilliance coming to The Craufurd Arms on February 8. Almost two years since they last played the venue – as support to fellow NYC bruisers Life of Agony – Madball will..

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Harry’s Rainbow and KidsOut to host charity sports-themed event at Stadium MK

Harry’s Rainbow has partnered with the children’s charity KidsOut to bring a unique, sports-themed fundraising event to Milton Keynes. Taking place at Stadium MK on 7 February 2025, the event will feature a ‘Question of Sport’-style competition, where teams will battle for top honours. Inspired by the popular BBC quiz show, the evening will include a black-tie dinner, drinks reception, and a three-course meal. Attendees can look forward to fully interactive quiz rounds, challenges, and games, including well-known features such as 'Mystery Guest' and 'What Happened Next?'. Each table will represent a football team, and participants will compete under their..

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History with the nasty bits left in…

Murderous royals, deadly train rides and things that go bump in the night. Dark, but delicious, days are ahead in theatre-land this month. Sammy Jones has the details... We start with a little reminder that amateur theatre group Drama Llamas continue with performances of Splendour (Jan 31-Feb 2) at Stony Stratford’s York House – pick up last month’s edition for more details on the work by Abi Morgan. Now, if you want to get kids into history, you need to make it engaging and bring it alive – warts and all. Horrible Histories is the show that delivers all the..

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