The lines of trees along North and South Rows, which form part of the ‘green frame’ that defines CMK, were planted between 30 and 40 years ago when the city centre was first being constructed. As a result, these have now begun to outgrow their originally envisaged size, growing into each other in a way…
Business in CMK will be able to vote on a new project that could see the city centre benefit from over £1 million a year of additional funding for improvements over the next five years. If CMK succeeds in becoming a ‘Business Improvement District’, many businesses in the city centre will pay a levy that…
One of CMK’s most recognisable artworks, the ‘Octo’ figure of eight infinity sculpture, has been listed by Historic England. The sculpture, which famously appeared in Cliff Richard’s ‘Wired for Sound’ music video, was created by artist Wendy Taylor. “Concrete Cows apart, Octo is our best known sculpture and has been widely illustrated,” says Tim Skelton,…
An area of CMK that suffers from litter problems is set to benefit from four new bins, thanks to Town Council funding. The new bins will be installed in Petersfield Green, the area of housing approaching the underpass into Oldbrook at the bottom of South Fifth Street. This area experiences problems with litter being dropped…
Anyone who lives or works in CMK is invited to take part in the ‘Love Where You Live’ Spring Clean, taking place this Thursday. Activities will include litter picking and repainting street furniture, such as benches and bollards. The group will meet at the McDonalds Xscape branch, ready to leave at 12pm. Drinks will be…
Milton Keynes Council have introduced a new system called ‘Report It’, to allow residents to quickly and easily report environmental issues, such as graffiti and broken paving.
Anyone who has recently walked around the North 9th and 10th Street flats near the library will have noticed a substantial change in the appearance of the area. This is largely down to the work of the Central Housing Residents Association (CHRA) and its chair, Robert Stones, who have been working hard to completely turn…
The CMK Street Warden, Rob Harriman, has been hard at work across the city centre over recent weeks, addressing important issues such as graffiti, antisocial behaviour, maintenance and community engagement. In January 2015 alone, the Warden logged 62 highways/maintenance issues and 40 graffiti issues, with the majority of these being actioned shortly after. When funding…
The Town Council, together with Milton Keynes City Centre Management (MKCCM), are pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Harriman as the new Street Warden for Central Milton Keynes. Rob, a winner of seven ‘Pride of MK’ awards, brings us his experience from being Milton Keynes Council’s neighbourhood warden since 2007. Rob will assess all…
Please let us know whether you would want some of your parish precept (tax) money spent on providing bins if the Borough Council is unable or unwilling to fund them