Essentially Local September-October 2017

Community
A cool way to care
Residents and businesses can now donate food
that would have been wasted to The Milton Keynes
Community Fridge. Co-op, Wordsworth Avenue
and Costa’s are leading the way in supporting the
service and helping to reduce food waste.
Donated foods such as fruit, vegetables, bread
and sandwiches must be within their sell-by date
and be prepared as well as cooked in a Registered
Food Business.
Co-ordinator Helen Innes said, “We are thrilled
with MK Community Fridge and thank everyone
who has helped make it happen. Food businesses in
Wolverton and Milton Keynes can now donate their surplus
food and we’d love to hear from anyone who can help.”
If you need to access the food in the two fridges and
one freezer, visit The Old Bath House Community Centre,
Wolverton, from 7.00-9.00pm Monday-Friday.
Crowd-funding and support from environmental charity
Hubbub UK and Bosch have helped to ensure the venture’s
To find out more, donate or volunteer visit
www.mkcommunityfridge.org or www.facebook.com/MKCommunityFridge/
success. Volunteers to help it to continue are always welcome.
The average UK household throws away £470 worth of
food every year while 4 million people are living in food
poverty. Community Fridges have been successful in Spain
and Germany as well as other parts of the UK as a way of
cutting food waste.
Free Heritage Open Days at the heart
of Milton Keynes 50th anniversary year
7 – 10 September
There are more than 70 free heritage Open Day events
forming part of Milton Keynes 50th Anniversary. Milton
Keynes Museum and Bletchley Park are offering 200
free tickets per day. There are hands-on activities,
performances, archive film screenings, arty options and
guided tours exploring Milton Keynes’ rich heritage.
Visit Cowper and Newton Museum in Olney,
Buckingham’s Old Gaol Museum, Claydon House and
Chandos Hall Museum in Newport Pagnell as well as a
host of historic sites and churches. Various towns and
villages will have guided tours, there’ll be a chance to quiz
members of the Western Front Association and you can
find out about Buckingham Canal restoration. Libraries are
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also hosting events.
There’s a Medieval Family Fun Day at Bradwell Abbey,
Open Days BBQ, a Beer and Cider Festival at Milton
Keynes Museum, Festive Road’s puppet workshop and
much more. There are also art exhibitions, trails and
demonstrations at various venues.
The Willis Pipe Organ, Stony Stratford will be available to
play and you can watch Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court
in action, or see how rubbish and recycling was dealt with.
Full details of the activities and events www.
mkheritageopendays.com
Follow Milton Keynes Heritage Open Days on
Twitter using #MKHODs
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