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Dear Reader Hello and welcome to the September edition of the MK Flyers.
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As the children’s summer holidays are over, normality is resumed.
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However if there is still time to keep the kids entertained have a look at page 11 to see details of what is happening at SNO!zone. With the last bank holiday behind us, Christmas is fast approaching. If you are looking for that something different to do this year have a look at Harben De Vere’s Christmas offering on page 16. September brings the launch of the new registration numbers, so if you are thinking of changing the old faithful for a new sporty model then get in touch with Carnoisseur Leasing in Newport Pagnell. For details see page 23. On page 19 have a read about the MK Flyers team day out at Segway Unleashed. A great family fun day based just out side Milton Keynes. Please remember to mention the MK Flyer when responding to articles and advertisements.
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The streets of Milton Keynes should be lined with gold following the city’s past months successes. Not only was the International Festival a phenomenal achievement, with artists and visitors coming from far and wide, but we have an Olympic Gold Medallist within our midst, in the form of Greg Rutherford. With 29 Gold medals overall, Team GB really did excel itself and we all have reason to be very proud. However, we are now left with the task of ensuring the legacy of the games is taken seriously and the sporting prowess passed over to the next generation not to mention keeping the feel good factor going. The launch of Energy Clubs in Milton Keynes, as well as across the UK, is one way of ensuring that the legacy of the Games will be secure. These clubs have been organised by Sport Leaders UK and are there to encourage children to participate in sporting activities and perhaps one day themselves become Olympic athletes. I was asked to take part in the hula-hooping, a world renowned sport, I think you’ll agree. Still sticking with the theme of sporting activity and achievements, my colleague Iain Stewart and I took our turns to keep an outdoor cinema playing. The cycle powered cinema was placed outside
MK Theatre and it was our job, along with several volunteers, to keep the cinema going. After twenty minutes I was in somewhat of a state; hot, sweaty and tired. I do not know how Bradley Wiggins managed to win the Tour de France and the road race, when all I could manage was 20 minutes on a static bike! Continuing with the theme of the Olympics and success, I had the pleasure of awarding the Mysore in Newport Pagnell their Highly Commended award from the Tiffin Cup. The Cup takes place every year and sets out to find the best South-Asian restaurant in the UK. As an MP I am always keen to put forward a restaurant from Milton Keynes North and this year that restaurant was the Mysore. They have won several awards before for their cuisine and now they have an additional one to add to their collection. I’m hoping that next year Milton Keynes will have its first Tiffin Cup winner. With so much going on in Milton Keynes I hope that children and young people use the Olympic buzz to start up new sports and make the most of the opportunities being offered. The local newspaper is a great resource for parents to find out when clubs and try out days are on offer and I would urge you to do as much as is possible. Although I might not be trying Hula-Hooping again I might look to have a go at something else, after all, any of us could be a potential Olympic gold medalist! Mark Lancaster TD MP
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Introducing Deutsch Tech, the new independent Porsche, BMW and Mini specialist in Milton Keynes area! Based in Old Wolverton Village, Milton Keynes, Deutsch Tech is a brand new company offering vehicle maintenance for German prestige cars, with particular expertise in Porsche, BMW and Mini. Our charges are up to 50% less than main dealer prices. Deutsch Tech directors, Lenny Harper and Ben Mason, have over 25 years combined main dealer BMW and Porsche experience. Between them, they have a wealth of knowledge and expertise in servicing, diagnostics and repairs. At Deutsch Tech you will be
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by Maurice Barratt
This old lane Chicheley Street goes back many centuries in Tickford End’s history. The medieval Lakebryge Lane on the map, or Lacbridge Lane - referring to a bridge across the Chicheley Brook. There are many alternative olden day spellings. Although some of the time the Brook was Forded, as seen on the 1620 Diagram. This Map was drawn for legal purposes regarding Hadley’s Close which was the strip of land within the Chicheley Parish following the Chicheley Brook to the Great Ouse. Hadley also had a house built here just over the present day bridge within the Chicheley Parish. The locals in remembrance of an older bridge have always called this old bridge the plank. The 1620 drawing shows Lakebryge Lane from bottom to top fording the Chicheley Brook which is shown left to right. In the bottom left corner is the field known as Clapper Leaze or Leys. Clapper Leys, (Middle English) This field will be known to the locals with a conker tree in the centre. A Clapper - Used in dialect of a rough bridge over a stream. Leys / Lea or Leaz – Clearing in forest. A meadow, or Land left fallow. The old plank or Lacbridge (if one was here at this time?) is said to have been destroyed during the Civil War 1642–1648, by Oliver Cromwell’s
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marauding Parliamentarians who also destroyed the Chicheley Cross. This was near to the Chicheley Brook meeting the Great Ouse, now the area between the Abbey Gravel Pits. Lacbridge Lane (the modern Chicheley Street), Lacu meaning stream, or Lacus - a lake a pit or a hollow - Old English - which finally denotes “Stream Bridge”. This old place reminds me of the words in the old hymn Jerusalem by William Blake 1803 “And did those feet in ancient times”. This conjures up in me the vision of ancient history and the people who have walked this way overtime. The Council, with old railway tracks and cement for the footbridge and modern scaffolding for the handrails, built the modern day bridge sometime in the early 1900s. Local resident Roger Holman and son using the plank, approaching the Butts Field and the position of Hadley’s House shown on the 1620 drawing. Roger on a leisurely stroll using the ancient Lacbridge Lane. This old map certainly shows a Lane over Chicheley Brook which can be seen in greater detail on the full map. Held at the County Records office Aylesbury It then passes the house (Hadley’s) at the plank position on to Chicheley. Hence its modern name Chicheley Street. It is interesting to see the ridge and furrow drawn on the map. Fields are being extensively worked since the Saxon period with the ridge & Furrow shown. On the full Map it is drawn - Starting at the Top right. (Old Spellings) It quotes: “Chichly haye feelde north. Lakebridge Furlonge (part of the Butts field) Contayneth Landes many of them shutinge with Ridge to the Brook”. Lake Bryge Lane it says - “The ford repared at the change or charge? Of the Lake Bryge Lane. Both Parishes. Possibly Mr Hadley charging a Toll to cross his land. Tykford Brook Alias (also known as) Chichly Brook runnyng to the River of Ous. The strip above the House. Thees be to Hadley 1 The term - Lakebryge/Lacbridge Lane medieval 2 Clay Lane seventeenth or eighteenth century 3 Chicheley Street i.e. leading to Chicheley (Modern)
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Stuart and Kim enjoying MK’s new outdoor fun experience
Stuart said ‘When you’re on a Segway it feels like you are gliding through the air - while still being in complete control! I’ll definitely be going back for more’ Segway’s are brilliant fun for people of all ages and abilities. If you’re looking for an outdoor activity in Milton Keynes, the totally unique and amazing Segway’s will leave you smiling from ear to ear. Kim said ‘It was great fun and it’s really easy! You’re given full training and supervision from friendly, experienced staff members. Try it, you’ll really like it!’ With a minimum age of 12 and no maximum age, it is an experience suited to everyone, with packages to suit the adventure that you are after. The find out more about ThE Segway Unleashed Experience contact Them now
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Fancy a new ‘62’ plate car at a fraction of the normal cost? Carnoisseur Car Leasing are offering some fantastic new deals on the up-coming ‘62’ registration plate which launches September 1st. On top of their already amazing deals, they are offering a further £150 cash back to all MK Flyers readers on all orders taken in September. Carnoisseur Car Leasing have delivered with manufacturers there really are some unbelievable deals on over 500 cars in almost 3.5 years of business, even expanding new cars, both to lease and purchase - in particular on Mercedes their network from their shop on St. Johns St Newport Pagnell Benz. They can also offer part exchange on your current vehicle, to also include a shop in Bedford on Harper Street. Owner Chris short term rental, not to mention exceptional deals on commercial Robinson says “even though times have been tough over the vehicles as well. Whatever vehicle you’re looking for from a new past few years, people still want a nice new shiny car and aren’t family car to a fleet of sign-written, branded vans, Carnoisseur willing to pay dealership prices. With the added value of driving a offers fantastic customer service you can trust (as demonstrated new car, i.e., no road tax, lower insurance, better fuel economy, in customer feedback below) - pop in to the shop and speak to little or no maintenance costs no more MOTs and full 3 year Chris, David, or Michelle and find out for yourself. warranty and 3 years road side assistance, combined with the surprisingly low monthly costs, many private customers and businesses are reaping “The service from “A BIG thank you the friendly guys at Carnoisseur to Chris at Carnoisseur! the benefits. For example, a new Citroen was excellent, really helpful and they We have taken delivery of our weren’t pushy. The choice of cars was 3rd commercial vehicle in C1 could cost you as brilliant and they helped me through Milton Keynes and the service little as £99/month, every step of the leasing, organising provided was once again the financing and filling out the leasing professional, accurate and or a Mercedes SLK agreements, right up until I received my 100% recommended!” from as little as £250/ car. I have recommended them Emma Bowman Smith month, all with minimal since to friends and family.” Managing Director deposits”. Due to Chris Bradley from Xcel Property Services Carnoisseur’s bulk Grange Farm buying relationship
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As summer bedding plants begin to fade thoughts turn to autumn, our thoughts turn to replanting with winter and spring flowering bedding plants. Before you replant your borders, I recommend that you spend some time preparing the soil. After you have removed your old bedding plants, dig over the soil removing any weed growth, especially deep rooted weeds such as ‘dandy lions’, docks, bind weed or nettles. Even leaving the smallest amount of root in the soil they will regrow. Brake down any large lumps of soil and treat the soil with an application of ‘Bonemeal fertilizer’ a small ‘hand full’ to the square metre to add some new nutrients to the soil. In September the soil is still warm and moist especially with all the rain we have experienced this past summer it is an ideal time to replant. Rake and level the soil before planting any new bedding plant. Remember if the old summer bedding plants where healthy and not diseased compost them down to make garden compost with for next year. Plants such as Pansies and viola are available in abundance everywhere from Supermarkets, Garages, Markets and Garden Centres. Pansies and Violas are exceptional as they will flower right through the autumn, winter and into spring. Suitable for hanging baskets, containers, beds and borders, to improve flowering remove faded flowers immediately. When replanting baskets or containers I always recommend replacing the compost if possible to avoid any over wintering of pest and disease such as ‘vine weevil eggs that have been laid by the adults before they are killed off as the weather deteriorates and we begin to experience cooler night time temperatures. When replanting hanging baskets at this time of year a good combination of planting is either pansy or viola with golden thymus – Thymus Aureus. There are many varieties of thymes available, they are hardy and ideal for hanging baskets or containers. Wall flowers are available now. When buying wallflowers select plants that are fresh with firm stems
and healthy green leaves, bushy plants with several stems about 20/30 centres in length. They are often sold ‘bare rooted’ in bunches that may have been lifted several days ago. Before buying - check the centre plants of the bunch for faded, often yellow leaves, stems that are showing signs of rotting, also they may not smell very sweet. If they are of poor quality do not plant them as they will never establish and grow into healthy plants to flower next spring Some other plants available now to plant for planting in beds and borders are Aubretia, Arbis, Bellis daisies, Cineraria maritima, Mysotis (Forget me nots), Polyanthus, Primroses and Sweet Williams. Another very popular and colourful plants available now is the Miracle Cyclamen, a miniature form of the traditional house plant, with very brightly coloured flowers either red, white, pink or mauve, they will flower from September through until early December when cooler night time temperatures below 2 degrees become to severe for them. They are often sweetly scented with a very delicate fragrance, they will add instant colour to containers, window boxes or sheltered corners of the garden. As soon as flowers fade remove the dead flowers, all to stem ‘clean’ from the corm, any small length of stem left will very soon cause the remaining stems to deteriorate and rot. For many years brightly coloured Chrysanthemums have been available during the autumn months in various colours shades of yellow, orange, bronze, red, white, mauve, pinks and purple known as ‘Yoder Chrysanthemums’ they are ideal for autumn colour in containers on the patio or decking. Compact growing plants producing masses of small flowers that form a large head of colour growing around 30 centimetres high will flower from September through October and often into early November. Often they will over winter and flower again next autumn. Another recent trend is to plant ‘Ornamental Cabbages and Kale’. With white, pink, red or purple and green foliage lasting throughout autumn and winter, they make a colourful display in borders or containers. These cabbages are purely ornamental and are not grown for ‘cooking’ – they have a very bitter taste I am told - if you try to eat them.
I hope you will find this article interesting and a useful shopping guide to replanting your baskets, containers and borders for autumn.
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Here’s what our customers say about mkflyers... As a local tradesperson I rely on standard of service and reputation to build a lasting relationship with Customers. Since we started, the MK Flyer has been essential in building these relationships by introducing our business to new Customers in the local community. It has also proved to be far more effective than other means of advertising and is definitely an essential part of our business process. Thank you so much for helping to establish and grow our business. Jim Dixon The Electrician
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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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Come and Play
Require an experienced and professional electrician? Our fully qualified team of experts pride themselves in offering you a personal, reliable and friendly service
A bit like handball, a bit like netball, a bit like basketball – but a bit better! Korfball is a mixed-sex team sport that has been in the Olympics in the past and will be again in the future. MKX Korfball Club is looking for new players for the season ahead to join our following teams: U9s Years 2, 3 and 4 Shenley Brook End School Wednesdays 5.15-6.30pm U11s Years 5 and 6 Shenley Brook End School Wednesdays 6.30-7.45pm U12s Years 6 and 7 Shenley Brook End School Thursdays 5.30-7.00pm
U14s Years 7, 8 and 9 Bletchley Leisure Centre Wednesdays 5.00-6.30pm U16s Years 9, 10 and 11 Shenley Brook End Thursdays 5.30-7.00pm U17s Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 Bletchley Leisure Centre Wednesdays 6.30-8.00pm
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No call out charge
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12 Masefield Close, Newport Pagnell MK16 8DZ
• MKX play in local leagues and national tournaments. • We have experienced coaches and our club is ‘Club Mark’ accredited. • MKX aims are to have fun; develop young players to compete successfully; and improve players health. • MKX welcomes beginners and experienced players. We currently have several England youth players. • In 2013 we will be going on tour to Holland. • First two sessions are free.
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Our coaches include Megan Allen ‘Sport MK Coach of the Year 2012’, Darren Gray ’20 years in korfball’, Chelsie Browne ‘England international’.
Contact Darren on 07949411502 or email Darren.gray@milton-keynes.gov.uk
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GJ Mobile Disco 60’s 70’s 80’s & 90’s and the hits of today! Whatever the Occasion, choose a reliable Local Disco to make your party a complete success!
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Women in Enterprise is THE networking group for men and women in Milton Keynes!
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Korfball uses similar skills as handball for passing, moving and defending space but we shoot into high baskets, you won’t pick up as many bruises and it is mixed-sex Korfball has been in the Olympics before and aims to return shortly There are a dozen adult and junior clubs in Milton Keynes and all are recruiting new players for September for local and regional leagues, or just for fun and fitness
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