Welcome Broughton Gate Brooklands Image courtesy of Amazing MK
Image courtesy of Amazing MK
welcome to your new home
Milton Keynes owes much of it’s success to residents like you who arrived in a new area and made the place a home... This Welcome Pack will let you know what’s planned for the Eastern Expansion Area of Milton Keynes, including when facilities and services are expected. The pace of the development is largely determined by market conditions which can change rapidly, we will endeavour to keep this information updated and as current as possible. For further growth information you can contact our Development Officer for Growth, Clare Walton: Clare@CommunityActionMK.org Broughton Gate is located between the existing residential area of Broughton and the Newport Road, while Brooklands is located on the other side of the Newport Road between Broughton Gate and the M1 motorway. (See map).
Community Mobiliser
Corrina 07500 888334 Look out for the
Community Cafe...
Support for New Residents Help for new residents is available through your Community Mobiliser, Corrina. Corrina and her resident team of Arrivals Workers will visit you, once you’ve had a chance to unpack the boxes, to find out how you are finding living in a new area and to see what she can do to help you settle in. If you would like to contact Corrina, please call or text her on 07500 888334, e-mail Corrina@CommunityActionMK.org or find her on www.facebook.com/BroughtonCM for the latest information on activities, events or the latest developments in Broughton Gate and Brooklands. The Broughton and Milton Keynes Parish Council are elected to look after the interests of the area. Brooklands and Broughton Gate fall within the Parish boundary. Further information is available via the website www.broughtonandmkv-pc.gov.uk or the Parish Clerk, Helen Ward, tel: 07948 345590, email: clerk@broughtonandmkv-pc.gov.uk For information on who our Ward Councillors are, see: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/councillors
Redway Routes There is an extensive off-road redway network of walking and cycling paths that join up the whole of MK, allowing easy access to nearby Willen Lake and Ouzel Valley Park. For redway maps and more info, see: www.mkweb.co.uk/cycling
Parks and Open Space Green space plays an important part in each area of Milton Keynes Much of our parkland is cared for by the Parks Trust, for an update on the progress of the parks and green spaces you can contact Phil Bowsher on MK 255394 or visit www.theparkstrust.com. Parks are indicated on the map as small green and red dots. The Linear Park will contain ponds to store water at times of heavy rainfall to help prevent flooding whilst providing an attractive local amenity and wildlife habitat. Building of the Sports and Community Pavilion will be started this year and is located on the green by the cable bridge, where you should already see work starting on the pitches and landscaping.
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Transport and Getting Around MK A new express bus service, Platinum MK 300, was launched in April 2009 to connect Broughton Gate to Central Milton Keynes and beyond. The service runs up to every 20 minutes along Countess Way and Newport Road; stopping at Magna Park, Kingston, Coachway, the city centre and rail station. For bus times, contact Traveline (0871 200 2233) or visit www.arrivabus.co.uk/platinummk. We also have Service 24/25 which connects Broughton Gate to the Open University, Hospital and Bletchley. There is an extensive off-road redway network of walking and cycling paths that join up the whole of Milton Keynes, allowing you access to nearby places such as Willen Lake. MKC Car Share is re-launching in August 2011 to build upon the UK’s most successful car sharing scheme that allows members to park for free in the centre. TAXISHAREUK also runs here, making taxis affordable – you can sign up online at www.taxishareuk.com. If you would like help planning your journey, or for any travel-related advice and support, please contact our Transport Planner, Jemma Drought, on MK 254458 or email travelplans@milton-keynes.gov.uk.
Brooklands This Places for People development is now well underway with the first residents in, brand new Primary School, roads and parkland. The 2501 homes in Brooklands will be protected from the motorway by a high, landscaped ridge which will form part of the integrated park network, linking with Broughton Gate. The first of two Primary Schools opened in September (shown as PS1 on the map) to, eventaully, serve 420 pupils. Activities for new residents and families has already begun with an active Mums n Tots group, Martial Arts and SureStart sessions. Brooklands Square will be the community and commercial centre of the Eastern Expansion Area and where the Health Centre (currently situated off Countess Way in Broughton Gate) will move to, along with further space for community activities.
Creating Space for Jobs and Future Needs
The new developments in the East mean new employment opportunities... Magna Park (where John Lewis and River Island warehouses are located) is the main employment area but there is also space for smaller developments off the future Brooklands Square and land at the Glebe. Further land has been set aside as Community Reserve Sites for use by voluntary organisations, you will be kept up to date with development proposals by both the Parish Council and the Community Foundation www.mkcommunityfoundation.co.uk. The land to the south of the A421 is in the early stages but if you would like to know more about this area you can contact Milton Keynes Partnership’s Development Control Team on MK 353635.
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contacts Useful Contacts at a Glance
You are probably busy exploring your new neighbourhood, but you may find these contacts come in handy... Milton Keynes Council services can be found on their website www.milton-keynes.gov.uk or by calling MK 691691 Your Neighbourhood Engagement Officer is a Council representative who is here for all local council-related issues and can be found working with the Community Mobiliser through community activity or can be contacted direct on: 07947 225904
Training Courses for community groups available...
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kate.guiney@milton-keynes.gov.uk To find out what events Corrina and Kate are working on next, check Facebook: www.facebook.com/BroughtonCM Bins are emptied on a Tuesday, rubbish should be placed on the boundary of your property by 7am on the day of collection. For black and pink sacks, blue boxes and caddys let MK Council know you have moved into your new home on: MK 252570, www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/recycling or speak to Kate.
School Places The first intake for the new Brooklands Farm Primary School was in September 2010. Broughton Fields Primary School has been open since 2004. For more information on school places call the Pupil Support Section at Milton Keynes Council on MK 253430 for enrolment details.
Health A new doctor’s surgery has been established to serve Broughton Gate and Brooklands. This is temporarily located at Glyn Vally Place off Countess Way and is open from 8am - 8pm and will move to Brooklands in a few year’s time. Contact Broughton Gate Health Centre on MK 87 44 44. NHS MK is committed to giving you the choice of at least two practices where you can register, telephone: 0845 4647 to find out more. MK DOC - Out of Hours GP Services MK 201022 MK Hospital NHS. The hospital is situated on Standing Way at the junction of the H8 and V8 on the Milton Keynes grid system. The hospital is signposted from the M1, A5, A421, A422 and the city centre. Main hospital number: MK 660033 MK Walk in Centre (WiC) at the Hospital provides free treatment for a wide range of minor ailments and injuries. No appointment needed. The WiC can be contacted on MK 303030. The closest Dentists are at Tanfield Square (nr Budgens and Jarvis Butchers), Broughton Gate Dental Practice: MK 241000 or Middleton (Griffith Gate), Milton Keynes Village Practice: MK 393979.
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Allotments are in great demand in MK... An allotment site at Broughton Gate will be provided by 2012 at the southern end of the development on the edge of Broughton Brook Linear Park, an area has also been earmarked for a communal community garden. Check with the Parish Council for more details: clerk@broughtonandmkv-pc.gov.uk.
Mobile Services The Mobile Library is coming to Broughton and Brooklands every other Monday and Thursday (in the same week) from 9th May 2011 and will run half an hour sessions from Tanfield Square (Mondays 4-4.30pm) and Brooklands Farm Primary School (Thursdays 9.20-9.50am). The Mobile Community Cafe travels all over Broughton Gate and Brooklands and will be parked up next to the Mobile Library every Thursday from 8.30-10.30am, come and visit us for the latest local information and events over a cup of tea and a biscuit whilst reading a book from the Library. Refreshments and a friendly face are FREE!
Childcare
Our brand new (Hummingbirds) Children’s Centre has been open since June 2010 to all parents/carers of children aged 0-5years old and is situated next to Broughton Fields Primary School on Shackerstone Close. Stay and Play Sessions are FREE and a great opportunity to meet other local parents with children the same age as your own. Contact the friendly staff, Yvonne and Donna, on MK 609609 for more information or e-mail donna.smith@milton-keynes.gov.uk. You can also find Corrina, Community Mobiliser, working in the Centre every Thursday from 2pm and often working with the Centre to provide community activities, especially in school holidays, for families with children upto 11 years old. To find your nearest playgroup or after-school club you can contact the Family Information Service on FREEphone 0800 035 0335 or childcare@miltonkeynes.gov.uk. They also hold information on holiday activities, see: www.childcarelink.gov.uk. For whole family activities on Broughton Gate and Brooklands contact your Community Mobiliser, Corrina Milner: 07500 88334 or for neighbouring areas the MK Play Association run Open Access Play sessions on park space all over MK, add them on Facebook or check out their website: www.mkplayassociation.wordpress.com
Media Milton Keynes has two free newspapers, the MK Citizen and the MK News. If you’ve just moved in and would like to receive the papers you can contact www.miltonkeynes.co.uk or www.mk-news.co.uk. The Parish Council produce a local newsletter to keep you up to date with the whole Parish (Milton Keynes Village, Middleton, Atterbury, Oakgrove, Broughton, Broughton Gate and Brooklands). To receive, or to submit an article, you can contact Helen Ward: clerk@broughtonandmkv-pc.gov.uk. This information is continually updated to keep up with the growth and change of the Eastern Expansion Area, for the latest updates contact your Community Mobiliser.
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some other stuff... There are loads of other events happening across the city for voluntary organisations and community groups. You can keep up to date with what’s happening by joining Community Action:MK on Facebook and Twitter (see inside for the web addresses) - and keep an eye out for our new website which will be launching soon. In the meantime, here are a few things coming up that we’re involved with that you might be interested in...
National Citizens Service Project
A wonderful opportunity for 16 year olds is coming up this Summer with the new NCS (National Citizen Service) Programme being launched in partnership with Caldecotte Xperience, MK Dons SET and Community Action: MK. This is a project that will provide a fantastic experience to meet other young people, including two residential trips and finishing with the England v Wales game at Wembley! We’ll then bring back what you’ve learnt to a community project here, in Broughton Gate and/or Brooklands.
Mobile Community Cafe with the Mobile Library @ Brooklands Every other Thursday from May 12th 8.30am - 11.30am outside Brooklands farm Primary. Whether you’re a parent at the school gates and fancy a cuppa, or a new resident or just want to pop over and browse the selection at the library (new books all the time from Central Library) or maybe you’d like to join in with story-time with Wendy from 9.20am...we’re here serving up hot tea, coffee and maybe even a little breakfast treat with the newspapers. Come and have a chat with us, we’re always happy to meet new people...even at that time in the morning! If you do have little ones you could join in with the Toddler Group run by local mums Lesley and Mandy,don’t worry about feeling new - we’re all new and no-one really knows each other yet so we’re VERY welcoming. Hope to see you soon..
The Mobilisers... The Community Action: MK Community Mobilisers work in a broad range of areas across Milton Keynes where we support people to become involved in their community through existing activities. These activities are used as a tool of engagement and an opportunity to support local people to become involved in the places they live. We support loads of things, including community choirs, allotments, coffee mornings, football training, use of public space, after school clubs, stargazing, archaeological digs, community café’s, Britain in Bloom projects and many, many more! To find out other areas we currently work in just visit our website at: http://www.vcsmk.org.uk/mkcvo/communitymobilisers. Community Action: MK, formally known as the Milton Keynes Council of Voluntary Organisations, provides information, support, advocacy and training to voluntary organisations, community groups and local people in Milton Keynes who wish to make a difference in the city and its surrounding areas. We are a not-for-profit organisation with over 30 years of experience and hold a NAVCA Quality Award for our work in Milton Keynes’ communities. Registered Charity 1092047 Company Limited by Guarantee 4279401
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