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Reminder of closure of Landbeach road, Milton on 22/12/2022

We have been asked to share the following notice from Cambridgeshire County Council Highways.
Contact details
Telephone: 0345 045 5212
E Mail: highways@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
 
“I am writing to you to advise you that our contractor Cambridgeshire Highways, will be carrying out Pre-surface treatment patching in preparation for a Surface treatment in our 2023 programme.
Works are programmed to begin on the 22/12/2022.
Works are anticipated to one day, and whilst the work is in progress, during the operational hours 9.30am to 3.30pm, it will be necessary for the road to be closed, and vehicular access will be restricted. A signed diversion route will be in place for through traffic.
In order for the contractor to complete the work with minimum disruption, it is essential that no vehicles are parked on the road. If you have particular access requirements, please speak to a member of the crew onsite who will be able to assist.
Access to properties within the closure area will be possible, but are subject to working conditions, and delays are to be expected.
Please look out for the advanced notices on site, as these will give the most up to date information; or contact our call centre or email as above.
There will obviously be some noise and disruption associated with the work, and I apologise for any inconvenience that you may suffer.
If you have any queries regarding the works, please use the above contact details.
Thank you in advance for your co-operation in this matter.”

Update on local bus fares

We have been asked to share the following message from Stagecoach – 

“Good morning,

We’ve done our best to hold back fare increases but due to rising costs, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to increase our fares across the East from 8th January 2023. We will continue to offer the same ticket types, but at slightly different prices.

These are the first network-wide fare increases we have made for over four and a half years, since April 2018, and we’ve worked hard to absorb significant cost increases to keep fares below the rate of inflation. The changes will add on average just 39p onto the cost of daily adult bus travel.

Please take a look at the attached booklet [link] for full details on the new fares. Further information will be available on our website from 10am today.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at east.headoffice@stagecoachbus.com  ”

 

Wondered what has happened to the village pump?

The pump in Cambridge Road has been taken away for a refurbish. Unfortunately, the top cap is missing, and we are having to get something else made to complete the project.
When the pump returns it will also include a large information board and a sculpture. All hopefully to be revealed early in 2023. This make-over is another one of our arts funded projects using money given to Milton Parish which must be spent on arts related ventures before 2024 otherwise we lose it. No funds from the council tax are used for these projects.
 
Have you seen this?
We need to find the pump cap to complete our renovation of the village pump in Cambridge Road. If you have seen this anywhere or know where there is a similar one please let the Parish Clerk know.
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Important update – Defibrillator on Milton Parish Council wall

Update – because of the continuing low temperatures the defibrillator is being kept indoors at the Community Centre office as that is open for longer hours (Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30pm)
 
The red light is showing on the defibrillator cabinet. The defibrillator is working but the cabinet is not heating up during this very cold spell due to a technical error.
Repair of the issue is in hand

MILTON CEMETERY

MILTON CEMETERY

On March 1st 1902 John Wilson aged 78 years died. He was buried in the new All Saints’ Churchyard extension Landbeach Road – Milton Cemetery.
In 2021 we set out to produce a plan of this cemetery.
We began by identifying all those graves or remains of graves that had legible names and inscriptions and plotted them on to the plan.
Our next step was to trawl through the Parish Records to identify those grave spaces that have no headstone or any commemorative plaque/marker.
Before the 1960’s the burials were clearly marked in the Church Records eg 4/23 and we were able to put them in the correct place but from the 1960’s there are burials in these records without any indication where the graves are situated in the cemetery.
We have had to estimate where these unmarked graves are using the dates of the burials.
There will be errors therefore and if anyone knows of an incorrect location of a grave please inform the clerk to Milton Parish
Council at clerk@miltonvillage.org.uk
We have also taken photographs of every grave or head/kerbstone – see PHOTOS.
David Taylor and Jim Daniels
December 2021

Milton Parish Council Facebook Page

Milton Parish Council are pleased to announce the launch of our Facebook page. Here you will find all the latest stories and information about your village which may have been missed on other pages. We will bring you news from MPC meetings, decisions as to what is happening in the village and keep you up to date on any new developments. To be kept up to date with what is happening in the village please follow the page. 

https://www.facebook.com/miltonvillage.org.uk/ 

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