STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS July/August 2016 BANCROFT BANCROFT PARK BLUE BRIDGE BRADVILLE LINFORD WOOD OAKRIDGE PARK STANTONBURY FAMILY DAY TRIPS See Pages 8 to 11 FREE TO RESIDENTS OF 126 KINGSFOLD, BRADVILLE, www.stantonburyparishcouncil.org.uk STANTONBURY PARISH MILTON KEYNES, MK13 7DX email: [email protected] tel: 01908 227201 02 STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS JUL/AUG 2016 CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS May saw the beginning of my second year as Chairman of this Parish Council. I would like to thank all the staff and Councillors for their efforts last year and look forward to moving on to more issues that affect the Parish now and in the future. The full list of Councillors, their roles and • Monitor the Asset land transfer proposals. committees they participate in will be in a future • TSIDs (Temporary Speed Indicator copy of the magazine and on the website. We Devices) we are going to purchase and then will continue to publish the participation and install around the estates. Please contact the attendance figures at Parish Council meetings Parish Office if you have a speeding issue on by the Parish Councillors. Please contact your your estate/road. local Parish Councillors with any issues you want to bring to the Council; you can of course We will keep the Parish updated through the contact the Parish Clerk direct. website and this magazine. Our outline programme is as follows. As many of you are aware Councillor Brian • To resolve the parking issues in the Parish White has decided not to restand due to illness particularly those affected by HIMO occupation as Ward Councillor at the last election and I and parking on grass amenity space. Initial would like to thank him for his work in the Parish. discussions with Milton Keynes council have I would like to welcome Councillor Petchey to presented a number of options available for us the Parish and look forward to his support. to implement. • Legally we are obliged to have a disaster Regretfully Councillor Robert Lark is leaving the contingency plan for the Parish and this will be Parish Council during the summer and I would formulated and implemented this year. like to offer our thanks for his sterling work • We are also looking to the long term with whilst a Parish Councillor and wish him and his a three year plan; this will bring us in line with wife well in retirement. other Parish Councils. • Maintain or reduce our current From May 2016 we have a new member of staff, expenditure. Sue Tozer and we look forward to working with • Continue with the development of the her as part of the Parish team. Neighbourhood Plan • Monitor the proposed regeneration Graham A Davison exercise Chairman, Stantonbury Parish Council STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS We always welcome articles and community notices for inclusion in this magazine, and items of local interest, old photographs, etc. For submission deadlines please contact the Parish Office on 01908-227201 or email: [email protected]. Handwritten items can be accepted and photographs could be scanned by the Parish Office. Stantonbury Parish Council reserves the right to edit, defer or refuse articles and advertising submitted for publication. Design, print and delivery by Bespoke Media t. 01234 720105 www.bespokemedia.org STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS JUL/AUG 2016 03 GRANTS AWARDED BY STANTONBURY PARISH COUNCIL GRANTS AWARDED 2015-2016 BYStantonbury STANTONBURY Parish Council award PARISH grants to a maximum COUNCIL of £1000 to support2015-2016 community groups within the Parish of Stantonbury. Stantonbury Parish Council award grants to a Grant forms can be obtained from the Parish maximumGrant of forms£1000 canto support be obtained community from groupsthe Parish Office Office oror downloadeddownloaded from from thethe website.website. within the Parish of Stantonbury. Terms and conditions are available on the website. Terms and conditions are available on the website. Roman Park Over 50s To entertain the Over 50s Club Annual Xmas Dinner 2016 £400-00 Club members for one day a week (Tuesday) Roman Park Residents Resident funded Community Centre Towards the cost of free £1000-00 Club for the benefit of Bancroft Park Firework Display within the Parish Wood End School To educate children living in To install a Climbing Wall £510-00 Stantonbury aged 4 to 7 years Christ Church, Venue for public Christian workshop Refurbishment of kitchen £1000-00 Stantonbury and centre for community activities and events MK Food Bank The Food Bank aims that no child or The project will provide £1000-00 adult within Milton Keynes should go emergency food parcels to to bed hungry by providing residents living in Stantonbury emergency food parcels Parish Council The Wednesday People To provide the opportunity for over To provide a monthly special £500-00 50 year olds to get together socially lunch for a 6 monthly period MK Mediation Conflict resolution of disputes in the Recruiting and training £1000-00 community volunteers to become accredited and experienced community mediators on a voluntary basis. Stantonbury Hangers To promote the well-being of young For cooking equipment and £300-00 Youth Club people in the local area through ingredients to teach the young leisure and social activities people to cook for themselves Pepper Hill School Pepper Hill School aims to provide To install a Rock Pool at £1000-00 their pupils with high quality facilities Stanton School, and resources to help them reach Wall Apparatus at Pepper Hill their learning potential School, and a Climbing Wall at Wood End School Moribayassa African To promote community participation To hire a professional tutor / £1000-00 Drumming Group in the enjoyment of African drumming leader from January 2016 – July and singing with others 2016 Wednesday Group / A one-off Event for an informal group Theatre Trip £308-00 Recycled Teenagers + to get-together for a common social Others purpose Bradwell Windmill To keep the windmill functioning and Because of the lay out and £1000-00 Volunteers Group available for the public to visit steep steps of the Mill; The plan is to film the Mill working and project the image on to the ground floor for all to experience the adventure of watching grain turned into flour New Bradwell Cricket A Community Sports Club that Replacement lawn mower £500-00 Club provides facilities and opportunity to participate in the amateur game of cricket Bancroft Pre-School Early Years education To provide a visit to Safari MK £500-00 (a local soft play centre) whilst their hall is being used as a voting poll station 04 STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS JUL/AUG 2016 BRADWELL WINDMILL OPENING ON HERITAGE WEEKEND As with many other buildings that will be open to the public on Heritage weekend Bradwell Windmill will also be open on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th September from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. You are welcome to come and look inside and it’s FREE! During the first part of the afternoon the volunteers will be milling flour and you will be welcome to take home a sample of the flour which is the first to be produced at the mill for over 100 years. The mill is a working machine as well as a building so some surfaces may be greasy and there may be splinters. Care has to be taken as there are low beams and trip hazards. Due to lack of space the number of people allowed upstairs at any time has to be limited so you may have to wait. For those that are unable to climb the steep stairs we hope to show, on the ground floor, a video of the upper parts of the mill. This has been made possible by a grant from Stantonbury Parish Council and a contribution from MK Museum. We hope you will enjoy your visit. STANTONBURY PARISH NEWS JUL/AUG 2016 05 MK PHARMACY FIRST SCHEME (MINOR AILMENTS) is closed: Boots Pharmacy, Kingston is open very long hours - 8.00 to midnight most days apart from Sundays when hours are 10.00 to 16.00 How do patients use MK Pharmacy First? Ask for MK Pharmacy First at your local pharmacy and talk in person to the pharmacist in confidence about your symptoms. Most Pharmacies have a separate room where confidential matters can be discussed. If advice is needed about a child, they will need to be taken to the pharmacy for assessment. The pharmacist will recommend appropriate treatment and medication and if needed will direct IMPORTANT INFORMATION you to other services. If you are registered at the following medical What ailments are covered? centres please take time to read and understand Athlete’s Foot, minor eye infections including the following article. OAKRIDGE PARK, PURBECK, bacterial conjunctivitis, constipation, contact WOLVERTON, NEATH HILL and CENTRAL MK. dermatitis, cough, cystitis, diarrhoea, ear wax build up, fever, hay fever/allergies, insect bites, mild to As most residents will know our GP practices are moderate pain, mouth ulcers, nappy rash, nasal under increasing pressure to provide the level of congestion, sore throat, threadworm, vaginal thrush, service expected from them. The lack of clinical warts and verrucae. staff, in particular GPs, mean that surgeries have to use more and more locum staff the result of which is Are there any restrictions to using MK Pharmacy more pressure from a financial viewpoint. First? There are a few restrictions the pharmacist has to Your help is needed during this time and it is adhere to for example he cannot give antibiotic important that you understand the MK PHARMACY eye drops to children under two . However, if the FIRST (MINOR AILMENTS) SCHEME and make use pharmacist cannot help they will direct you to of this excellent service wherever possible and help either Oakridge Park Medical Centre or the most reduce the appointment pressure placed on your GP.