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Last July and August we ran our Sponsor a Flip Flop with all proceeds going to Willen Hospice. This year we have brought summer to the flyers with our Sponsor an Ice Lolly. On the centre pages you will see the businesses in Milton Keynes that have helped and supported Willen Hospice and raised over £720 for this great cause. As we enter August, the ‘C’ word starts to make an appearance, yes CHRISTMAS. If you are amongst the ones who like to plan, than have a look at page 14 to see what Harben De Vere in Newport Pagnell have to offer. If you are you a fan of TV’s ‘Cash In the Attic’ then why not see what your nik naks that are around the house are worth. Lockdales are back in Milton Keynes in September with their very own valuation days. See page 7 for more details. Do you have a bike? Would you like to support the work done by Cancer Research UK? Why not join Carol and her team on 9th September for the annual Get on your Bike MK event and help raise money for this great cause. For full details and to register see page 41.
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Milton Keynes has enjoyed a spectacular couple of months, we have been able to indulge in the International Festival, glimpse at the Olympic Torch as it raced through the city, had more large businesses move into the city and even celebrated yet another win for the Redbull Racing Team. It is hard to see how the year could get better for the city but I am glad to see that the summer period is going to allow us to take stock of the year so far, as we pack up on our holidays. The summer recess means I get a month in Milton Keynes to visit an array of local projects, businesses and generally spend some uninterrupted time in the constituency. It is the time in the parliamentary year I most look forward to and so I try and cram in as much as I possibly can into my diary.
I have got in the habit of running an annual mobile surgery in the villages around Milton Keynes in addition to my regular surgery at the Civic Offices. I give allotted times and places that I am due and people can come, pop by and have a word with me. Normally people just come and say hello, but occasionally there are issues which are raised and I can help with. The days, times and places for this year’s mobile surgery is as follows: Monday 6th August 10:15 Haversham – opposite the school 10:45 Castlethorpe – outside village hall 11:30 Hanslope – Market Square, High Street 13:15 Stoke Goldington – outside village hall 14:00 Gayhurst – by village notice board 14:25 Tyringham – grass triange, opposite farm entrance 15:20 Newport Pagnell – near Market Hill Medical centre Tuesday 7th August 09:45 Lavendon – outside village hall 10:45 Emberton – near clock tower 11:30 Clifton Reynes – near the Robin Hood Pub 11:50 Newton Blossomville – near the school 13:30 Sherington – The Knoll 14:30 Chicheley – outside the village hall
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Wednesday 8th August 09:30 Ravenstone – by the Church 10:00 Weston Underwood – entrance to the village hall 13:30 Astwood – near the Swan pub 14:00 North Crawley – by the Institute 15:00 Moulsoe – on the bend by the village notice board Thursday 30th August 09:00 Olney – Market square Please do feel free to drop by or if you would like help with a specific issue call my office on 01908 686830. I always find it a shame when politics gets in the way of government business and the last couple of weeks of the parliamentary term saw this. Many of you, like me, will feel pretty numb to the discussion of the lord’s reform. I personally feel that considering the real problems we are facing as a country, we would be better spent discussing them. But needless to say, the reformation of the House of Lords was included in the Coalition agreement and was therefore up for discussion. I have been contacted by many of my constituents asking about my own position on the reforms which have always been clear. Since being elected in 2005 I have voted in favour of Lords reform. In the last debate in 2007 I voted in favour of reform and the continuation of a bicameral parliament. I supported a proportion of 80% elected and 20% appointed in the Upper House, whilst I rejected an all appointed or an all elected chamber. However, the devil they say is always in the detail and I am concerned about many of the details of this bill. With the timetabling motion having been delayed until the Autumn, this issue is bound to continue to be right up there on the political agenda. I will be waiting to see the outcome of the committee stages where the detail will be revealed, but I hope very much that in the meantime we can get on with discussing the really important issues like the issues arising in the wake of Libor and the impact benefit changes are having on the streets. And finally, whilst I pride myself on working hard for Milton Keynes, having never hid my love of watching and playing cricket, this month I was able to indulge in my favourite pass time at a charity game playing for the Lords and Commons. I think I reached my cricketing pinnacle by dismissing two test legends, Mohammad Yousuf and Gordon Greenwich. Fortunately for me Quentin Jones from Castlethorpe was scoring so independent verification is available!
Have a wonderful summer and I have my fingers crossed for better weather than we have been blessed with in the year already.
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POSITIVE LIVING 2012 – What it means... Forget the scaremongering of Hollywood and hearsay. The world will not end, there will be no immediate change – we are in fact already in the middle of huge shifts and growths prophesised. Even within our own life structure we can see huge changes, physically, emotionally, historically and personally. Every life on the planet is being shook up and all we can do is hold on. Yet why is this happening? Is it some part of a cruel unfolding plan? Are we being held accountable by some vengeful deity for actions of present and past? Everything we know is being overturned, nothing seems stable. What is occurring and what if anything can we do about what’s playing out? The word is not going crazy, things are not getting worse. Life is rebalancing and we are an important part of that shift. You particularly chose to be here right now, to be alive in this time frame and the unprecedented shifts that are happening. There are many books and therefore much available information on theories relating to this, but for the purpose of this written piece, we will simplify it, to help you understand how 2012 directly affects you, even to the point of personal relationships, love, family and work. Without computer programs and technology as we know it now, our far distant ancestors knew more about planetary alignment, deep space, stars and their physical / energetic effects than we think we know even now. NASA itself has discovered deep in the centre of the Milky Way, in an area we thought was black space, a new energy source, a new star, that burns far brighter than anything else that exists in our solar system today. Nick named ‘the pistol’, if we were to place it within our local system, if would take up the whole of the space that Earth currently uses to circulate the Sun, and it would burn thousands of times brighter. This new discovery seems to be directly lined up with our own Sun and Earth – NOW. The Mayan calendar accurately predicted and pinpointed the precise date of this alignment as 21.12.12. The Bible and other such books called this time period as ‘the end of times’. We are physically living this ‘end of times’ NOW! For now, set aside the physics - and what all of this means, the real impact on us will be more on a planetary / energy level – which in turn equates down individually to each one of us.
The Mayan calendar ran for five equal segments of 5,125ish years each, unlike our rolling 12 months. We are not only at the end of one of these segments; we are at the end of the whole complete thing. We are at the end of the old cycle, but instead of snuffing out, we are heralding the start of the new one coming in, a new world view with new vibrations and potential of its own. Twenty twelve is the date given, 21.12.2012 to be more precise, and we have the technological backup and intelligence to realise... If you could draw a straight line through space, the Sun is passing directly in front of ‘the Pistol’. Earth, the Sun and the centre point of the Milky Way are aligned. Rather than all this happening over a one day time period, it actually began in the 1980’s and will be done by roughly 2016. Only at this present time, once every 25,625ish years due to its wobble, can Earth directly receive vital energy it needs to replenish, but even then - only up to its own capability to attract, store and receive in the first place. In the world of science, a positive can link to a positive to increase its size and output. A negative to a negative is the same. A positive and a negative when they meet together simply collide and cancel each other out. Every human alive is an energy conductor. Each one channel’s its life force – for the whole of its life - directly back to Earth as either a negative or a positive charge. We are the ones who decide the wellbeing of the planet by the overall input we feed back to life. We’re either an asset or a drain depending on our outlook, our actions, thoughts, deeds and intention. We will either help Earth receive what it needs to replenish – or we’ll block. The choice is as easy as that. Never before has free will been so important. On a personal level this equates to you being happy or sad, peaceful and open or stressed out and blocked. We are living a unique point in time where the vibration of life is greatly sped up – that’s why time ‘feels’ to be going so fast. Never before has it been so easy to let go of what we no longer need. Will you wake up and play your part? Will you help life to replenish itself – and therefore help us in the process? The choice rests solely with you...
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Almost everyone will be able to recognise a crocus in flower in late January or early February, usually just after the Snowdrops and Winter Aconites appear in our gardens. This beautiful small single flower seems to appear from nowhere and then suddenly masses begin to appear – a real sign that spring is on its way. They have a habit of looking a little sad if covered in snow or frost but very soon recover. Crocus bulbs become available from late August onwards and should be planted as soon as possible before the bulb begins to shoot. Ideal sites are under trees in light shade or sun, areas where they can naturalize and grow undisturbed year after year and will grow in all our local soil but they prefer well-drained soil. Crocus bulbs are often referred to as ‘corms’ a small ‘lump’ light brown in colour about the size of a 10 pence coin, with a slightly flattened base and a slightly rounded top. Crocus bulbs should be planted 2.5cm deep and about the same apart with the slightly round end uppermost.
Late winter flowering varieties The flower is small, cup-shape becoming starry and are made up of six petals and can be found in various shades of purple, mauve, orange, yellow and white, some varieties are straight colours whilst other variously striped. There are really two types
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of spring flowering crocus, the smaller flowering specie crocus which are known as the ‘Chrysanthus hybrids’ are mainly white, yellow and pale mauve in colour. Among these varieties to look out for is C. Cream Beauty which pale cream in colour, C Tommasinianus, a delicate pale mauve and white petals, C. Blue Pearl is another pale blue snow flowering crocus. The larger flowering Dutch hybrid varieties are the crocus flowers that are variously striped and bold in colour. There are some good favourite varieties to look out for C. Joan of Arc one of the best whites, C. Pickwick pale mauve and white striped, C. Remembrance is a shiny deep purple colour and very striking when planted on mass, a good yellow variety is C. Mammouth yellow with deep yellow flowers.
Autumn flowering varieties This group of Crocus flower in late September and October with much large pale mauve flower heads than the winter flowering crocus, C. specious is light pale mauve in colour, C. sativus is what is commonly known as the ‘Saffron Crocus’ which has been used as a yellow dye as far back as the 7th century BC slightly darker in colour with thin red streaks in the petals. Because each flower’s stigmas need to be collected by hand and there are only a few per flower, saffron is the most expensive spice in the world. Iran now accounts for 90 percent of the worlds production of saffron. It has a bitter taste with a hay light fragrance. The saffron crocus unknown in the wild, likely descends from Crocus cartwrightianus which originated from Crete or central Asia. A little known is that the town of Saffron Walden takes its ancient name from the Saffron Crocus where the flower has been grown there for centuries for the drug industry, spice industry and the dyeing industry. Like all other bulbs allow the foliage to die down naturally after flowering completed for about six to eight weeks. As flowers fade give your crocus a top dressing of Bonemeal fertilizer to help the corm take up nutrients for the following year.
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All Round Property Maintenance
TIRED OF ALL THOSE DIY JOBS? We are an established local family business, based in Milton Keynes, offering our services for all your needs around home and garden. We can take care of your dripping taps, sticking doors and decorating, from one room to the whole house. Whilst we welcome the smallest job we are experienced in all aspects of home maintenance and refurbishing, up to and including building you a porch or garage conversion. We employ all our staff directly, and do not use subcontractors, thus enabling us to maintain quality whilst charging competitive rates. Sample prices, subject to inspection. Paint ceiling – 2 coats From £30.00 Paint room (emulsion) From £85.00 Undercoat & Gloss woodwork including door From £135.00 per room Replaster over artex ceiling or walls From £130.00 Fit Laminated or wood flooring, including quadrant £95-£130
Hang new internal door, including fitting handles From £40.00 Fit new external door and furniture including lock From £65.00 Fit new radiator From £40.00 each Fit new outside tap From £50.00 Pressure wash driveway or outside walkways and patio From £60.00 All electrical, carpentry and plumbing work quoted for upon inspection. We can fit your new kitchen and bathroom and tile your floor and walls to your own specifications. We are specialists in tarmac and block paving driveways, bricklaying, laying paving and patios. All our work is tailored to individual needs. Our prices are for labour only but we would be happy to purchase materials on your behalf should you so wish. Accurate quotations will be given in writing before commencing work. To book our service, request a quotation or arrange for a visit,
RING: MATTHEW OR ALLYSON
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Richard Gane Bathrooms Having over 27 years experience in the bathroom and kitchen industry I would like to bring my experience to the fore and provide you with your dream bathroom that you will enjoy for many years to come. Please call me to discuss your requirements.
VAT FREE
For a FREE QUOTATION call Richard on either 01908 662186 or 07889 412668 www.richardganebathrooms.co.uk
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HULA Animal Rescue
SUMMER OPEN DAY
Sunday 19th August, 1pm-4pm at South Midlands Animal Sanctuary Glebe Farm, Salford Road, Aspley Guise MK17 8HZ Between M1 Junction 13 & Woburn Sands (Nr. Aspley Guise Rail Station)
FAMILY CAR BOOT Early entry for sellers
Plus all the usual attractions
See the rescued pets & farm animals CHILDREN’S GAMES FIND A BARGAIN IN THE BAZAAR DELICIOUS REFRESHMENTS Please invite all your friends
Admission only £2 adults - Accompanied Children FREE
ALL PROCEEDS RAISED FOR THE CARE & WELFARE OF THE ANIMALS Enquiries: 01908 584000 Registered Charity 1094115 Website: www.hularescue.org Email: hularescue@tiscali.co.uk
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SAMARITANS WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS Come along to our information evening Thursday 6th September 7.30 pm 161 Fishermead Boulevard, Fishermead, Milton Keynes, MK6 2AB Tel 01908 667777 To advertise call 01908 767080
Bradnam Friendly, reliable, local service
Property Maintenance
• Decorating (Internal & External) • Carpentry • Tiling (Wall and Floor) • Plumbing
• Guttering & Roofing • Kitchens & Bathrooms • Fence Repairs & Garden Maintenance • General Property Maintenance
Please 01908 216151 or call Rob on: 07977 206 403
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Milton Keynes Pest Control Ltd Commercial & Domestic Pest Control
£5 OFF Voucher Offer ends 30th October 2012
National pest technicians association
Other Pest Control Services Available: Squirrels, Rats, Mice, Fleas, Moles, Cluster Flies, Woodworm & Ant Prevention Treatment etc
Tel: 01908 550560
Price varies according to location / Call out charge may be applied if nest is not found
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Small businesses will lead the way in 2012, says company whose tenants already employ 1000 people Milton Keynes will boom in 2012, says the town’s largest serviced business premises provider, as the number of people employed in its units tops 1000 at the close of 2011. Bucks Biz, with over 400,000 square feet of space and 150 tenants in Bletchley and Denbigh, says it is already planning more units to cope with the expected growth in demand and bringing forward plans to develop extra space at the huge Interchange House in Howard Way. “Our units currently provide work for around a thousand people and we have seen that figure rise steadily,” said Dominic Muscat, a director of the company that owns the business.
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“As Milton Keynes business booms, led by small businesses, we are already identifying potential new units that can be converted to provide the premises needed for small companies to thrive without hassle.” Bucks Biz, with units all over Milton Keynes, is renowned for straight talking and dealing; not hiding costs and not charging for many of the little things that keep businesses ticking, but which can be annoying to the point of distraction. “We really believe that if our customers are happy, then they’ll be free to get on with their businesses, which in turn will expand,” added Dominic. More info from www.bucksbiz.co.uk or 01908 821000
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PMS Decorating Professional Qualified Decorator for 22 years
No job too small No project too big Please call Peter to arrange your bespoke detailed estimate on
Watts Plumbing & Heating Limited Friendly reliable service All work guaranteed Call
01908 526923 07798 554398
01908 506848 / 07771 665872 Or Email pmsdecs@yahoo.co.uk
Stony Oven Cleaners
We Clean Ovens The job you hate to do!!
3 Ovens, Ranges, Microwaves, Agas 3 10% off for OAPs 3 We use non caustic and odourless products and steam to clean 3 I am not a franchise 3 I am Stony born and a local business
CALL DAVE ON:
'01908 566496 or 07885 376417
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J F Maintenance
Bathroom Specialist
Guttering Problems? Gutters Cleaned Leaking Gutters repaired New Gutters Fitted All by friendly local established company
Call Rob on 01908 216151 or 07977 206403
Johnston Decorating Services
Established • Not VAT Registered • Bathroom Refurbishment a speciality over 12 • Shower and wet rooms years • Tiling & Decorating undertaken • Free Competitive Quotation
Tel: 01908 675404 Mob: 07807 524372
(Monkston, Milton Keynes)
Interior & Exterior Painting & Wallpapering Friendly & Reliable
Established Five Years
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01908 677966 or 07834 816794 or email
Stephen.cornwell17@ btinternet.com www.johnstondecoratingservices.co.uk
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We all know that getting new customers is THE most important thing you can do for your business, but how are you going to do it? A leaflet delivery campaign consistently delivers results when done properly – and we do it properly. Call us now on 01908 850361 to discuss how we can make your phone For every 2000 Leaflets we ring with deliver for you during August, brand new We’ll deliver 1000 customers, Free of charge ready to buy.
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Women in Enterprise is THE networking group for men and women in Milton Keynes!
Try us out non members welcome
Reuben Smyth Quality painter/decorator with over 20 years experience References provided on request
07869 171755
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La Collina Little Brickhill
Wednesday 26th September 2012, 12 - 2pm Members ÂŁ20, Non-Members ÂŁ28
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Swimming Pools wanted in and around Milton Keynes for swimming lessons Please contact Janet Rake on 01296 730742 or 07932 149833 if you know of a pool for hire To advertise call 01908 767080
Call us TODAY to discover the STAR21 difference for yourself
Telephone Answering and Virtual Office Services Call us FREE on 0800 860 0865
Web: www.star21.co.uk Email: ethel.morris@star21.co.uk
We’ve been providing telephone answering services in the Milton Keynes area for over twelve years. Business is won and lost by the service customers receive on the telephone Make sure the first impression callers get of your Company is a brilliant one! Please mention mkflyers when responding to adverts
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The Professional Cleaning Service • Dry Carpet Cleaning with Zero Drying Time • Oven Cleaning • Patio Cleaning • Residential and commercial cleaning • Letting agent clean • One off cleaning jobs • Spring cleaning
Fully insured
Briteclean Cleaning Services
Come and see this exciting mixed-sex team sport being demonstrated and have-a-go at: Arts & Culture Festival Campbell Park Between 1-5pm Saturday 25th August The Festival runs 1pm-10pm on 25th & 26th August with arts, music, dance and fashion; sports, family entertainment and fun fair; multicultural foods and more www.mkiac.org for more info on the Festival or call Anouar on 07981223541
Tel 01908 370451 Freephone 0808 1080253
Mobile 07752 610630 email info@briteclean-miltonkeynes.co.uk www.briteclean-miltonkeynes.co.uk
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We will be running korfball at a number of playschemes with: + Campbell Park Parish Council + Shenley Church End Parish Council + Shenley Brook End Parish Council + MK Dons
And it is all free.
We have several youth teams for 6 to 17 year olds. For more information go to www.korfballinmk.co.uk or Call Darren on 07949411502
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Get on your Bike MK 2012 in Milton Keynes
mkflyers September 9th 2012 at Hilton MK
Win a Bike donated by
Join Carol and her team in raising money for Cancer Research UK with this unique charity bike ride which takes place on the Millennium Cycle Route with a choice Early Sign Up Offer of 7 or 15 miles. from only This event suits all ages and abilities.
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Pick up a leaflet/registration form from: Hilton Hotel Kents Hill, Phil Corley Cycles, Whitecap (Willen Lake) The Outdoor Store, Zig Zag Hairdressers, Bella Italia, The Sweater Shop, Up & Running, MK Gymnastics, Emerson Valley Sports Pavilion, Toby Carvery
Have a fun family day out whilst saving lives
For full details visit www.getonyourbikemk.org or call Carol on 01908 502418
Carol would like to thank:
www.korfballinmk.co.uk
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