Few things demonstrate the strong sense of community developing in CMK as the ‘Love Where You Live’ spring clean events. This year, a group of Central Milton Keynes staff and residents will gather at the Centre:MK branch of McDonalds for a spring clean at 12pm on Thursday 25 May. A quick briefing will be given,…
One of the largest and most spectacular events on the CMK calendar is Proms in the Park, the annual classical performance by the Milton Keynes City Orchestra in the Campbell Park Amphitheatre. The Parks Trust has now announced this year’s proms will be held on 18 August. Tickets for the event are now on sale…
The stunning ‘Paraffinalia’ Fire Festival in Campbell Park in December 2016, supported by a grant from CMK Town Council, has been captured brilliantly in this newly released video from organisers Festive Road:
The “Paraffinalia” fire festival in Campbell Park, supported this year by CMK Town Council, drew big crowds and high praise at its spectacular display on Saturday 17 December. One of the shortest days of the year was warmed up by an evening of fire performances, drummers, lantern parades and local food, drawing a crowd of…
Milton Keynes Gallery is looking for young people aged between 14 and 19 to produce and submit a short film of up to 3 minutes in length for their Young Filmmaker of the Year Competition. Entrants are being asked to consider how they might respond creatively to the “City Club” theme. City Club was the…
With the MK International Festival on the horizon, organisers Festive Road are on the look-out for dance leaders and groups for the ‘Colour of Time’ street performance event. This colourful explosion of activity is produced by French dance company Compagnie Artonik, and the spectacle of their similar event in Adelaide can be seen here. The…
Milton Keynes Central Library will be holding a sale of DVDs, CDs and Audiobooks from the 12th to the 28th of February. This is a good chance to get hold of a wide range of items at bargain prices, while also supporting one of CMK’s vital services. For more information, please visit the Central Library’s…
There will be a chance to meet your Town Councillors, hear about local developments and find out about the Town Council’s upcoming projects at the Annual Parish Meeting on Thursday 13 June 2019. Residents will also be able to feed back on what they like and don’t like about living in CMK, and what improvements…
An exciting 1970s plan for a leisure complex in CMK is to be revisited at a talk at the MK Gallery on Thursday 17 September. Artists Gareth Jones and Nils Norman are proposing to take the ideals represented by the unbuilt City Club scheme as a starting point to consider future use of the public…
Crowds and parades will bring Campbell Park to life at the start of October as it plays host to the “Fanzone” for the Rugby World Cup, several matches of which are taking place in the city. The two weeks of activities include a range of events including processions on the first weekend, a 1980s music…