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• On 2 June 2013, there will be a cut-back in the services on Bus No. 1, as Milton Keynes Council has withdrawn their subsidy. There will be no evening or Sunday buses.
      New timetable
• The last bus to Newport Pagnell will be at 18.32 (Mon-Sat). The 07.32 (Mon-Fri) service is also withdrawn.
• The last bus to Olney will be at 19.43 (Mon-Sat). The 07.36 and 18.07 (Mon-Fri) services are also withdrawn.

• Cllr Alec Denman is the new Chairman of the Parish Council.

• Apart from the short section of the High Street that was resurfaced on 16 April and the potholes in Church Road that have already been patched in April, a Milton Keynes Highways Inspector visited Sherington on 19 April to carry out the annual inspection. He recorded a further 58 defects which are now logged in the MKC database - see detailed list. They have been allocated various priority levels, so it may be some time before everything is dealt with. If you see a problem anywhere in the Parish, whether already listed or not, please continue to report it to MKC - report problems.

• There was an accident on Chicheley Hill at the Bedford Road junction on Wednesday 1st May 2013, resulting in the demolition of the street light which used to stand on the traffic island.

• Although their milk delivery service is stopping on Tuesday 30 April 2013, Angela Adderson reports that raw unpasteurised (green top) milk will still be available directly from Lodge Farm, North Crawley, during normal farm shop 11am -7pm daily. Cream, butter, ice cream, bread and cakes will also be available from here as before.

• David Keene has announced that he will step down from the Parish Council at the May meeting after 14 years service, including two stints as Chairman. This will create a second vacancy. The deadline for applications for the existing vacancy has been set as 15 May 2013, with co-option of the successful applicant at the June meeting. Vacancy Details

• Lynn McBrearty of 'A Fitter Life' who runs the Exercise Classes in the Village Hall on Monday evenings is organising two more classes on Wednesday evenings in the Sports Pavilion, Perry Lane, starting in April: 'Getting Ready to Run' and 'FitterCondition'.     More Details

• MKPA Play Sessions start again on 18th April 2013 for 16 weeks - 3.30pm on Thursdays - Village Hall Play Area - Details. They are funded by the Parish Council.

• There are changes to the arrangements for the collection of refuse as a result of Easter and the two Bank Holidays in May: Further details

• Milton Keynes Council will be resurfacing the section of the High Street between Church Road and Hazelmead Farm on 13/14 March 2013 (Wed/Thur). The road will be closed between 9.30am and 5.00pm. (Note: the MKC website has the date as 15 March, so be prepared for diversions on that date too).

• If you are considering upgrading your internet connection to take advantage of the faster speeds offered by fibre, our FTTC broadband speed map will give you an idea of what you can expect.

*** The Parish Council has requested that the proposal be re-considered, so that the current single-member ward is retained***
• The Local Government Boundary Commission for England has been reviewing the division of Milton Keynes into Wards, as a result of the increasing population in some parts of the Borough, and has now published its draft recommendations. It is proposed to increase the number of councillors from 51 to 57. However, the current rural Sherington Ward represented by a single councillor will disappear. Instead, Sherington and the other villages will join an enlarged Olney Ward to be served by 3 councillors. Further details
   
• A public consultation is now being held - anyone is welcome to comment. The deadline is 18 March 2013.

• The White Hart has made an application to Milton Keynes Council to extend its licensing hours. Any representations must be submitted to Milton Keynes Council by 13 February 2013.         Current Licence   Application   MKC Letter

• Good news for council tax payers - the Parish Council is making its contribution to financial restraint by proposing a precept of £21,993 for 2013/4, a slight decrease on this year's figure of £22,055.

• Adrian Green, who was co-opted in December 2011, has resigned from the Parish Council. The vacancy is now being advertised formally. Further details

  ***February Update *** - Stagecoach apologises - Details

• The MK MOOVE one-day bus ticket is supposed to allow unlimited travel on all operator's services within Milton Keynes Borough. However, despite selling this ticket itself, Stagecoach is reportedly refusing to honour it beyond the Newport Pagnell boundary on its 40 service to Bedford. The Parish Council is taking this matter up with the relevant parties.

• Residents have expressed concern at recent Parish Council meetings at the apparent increase in HGV vehicles using this route to avoid the Newport Pagnell HGV restrictions. Milton Keynes Council has now released details of its Traffic Surveys

• Lynn McBrearty of 'A Fitter Life' is organising Exercise Classess in the Village Hall on Monday evenings from 7pm to 8pm, starting on 21st January. The first session is a FREE taster session and subsequent sessions are £3.         www.afitterlife.co.uk   https://www.facebook.com/AFitterLife

• The dates of Refuse Collections over the holiday period are as follows:
  • Thursday 27 December             Further details
  • Thursday 3 January
  • Wednesday 9 January

• Some results from the 2011 Census for Sherington Ward were released on 23 November. The population has increased slightly to 4,102 since 2001. Results for the Parish are scheduled for release on 30 January 2013.   Further details

• Tony Pilcher (2 The Knoll) has now taken over from Jay King as Booking Clerk for the Village Hall. Email: Sherington_vh@btinternet.com (note the underscore before vh, not a space). Tel: 07860 370558. Please use email for bookings, the phone is for general enquiries only.

• Paul Noble has created an album of photos of the Lantern Procession and Fireworks held on 9 November 2012 in support of the School: http://www.wikialbums.com/?vsnWNMjCem4wDRJyN4A

• Freak strong winds hit Sherington on the night of Wednesday 17 October 2012, at about 2.20 a.m. on the Thursday morning, causing damage to trees, fences and roofs, particularly in the Carters Close and Village Hall area. Further details, map, photos

• The first results for Sherington Ward have been released from the 2011 Census: 16% of census returns were returned online. Sherington came bottom in Milton Keynes, where the average was 22.4%. Emerson Valley was top with 29.7%.

• The Parish Council has been awarded a grant to buy some adult fitness equipment. What would you like? Where should it go? Further details

• At its meeting on 4th September 2012, Sherington Parish Council co-opted Ian Collinge to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ian Thomson in April.

• *** Extended for 11 weeks from 13 September!!! *** The MKPA Rural Play Project will be in Sherington with activities for 4 to 19 year olds -       Further details

• The local MP, Mark Lancaster, will be holding a mobile surgery in Sherington on 7th August 2012 -       Further details

• The results of Sherington Historical Society's Scarecrow competition are:
  • 1st - The White Hart - Lunch at the White Hart, Gun Lane
  • Joint 2nd - O'Loughlin Family - Jed-lympics, Sherington Place, Church Road
  • Joint 2nd - Charles Family - Greg the Real Olympian, 29 Perry Lane
  • Judges Special Prize - Taylor Family - Everything Rosie, 10 Crofts End
  • Judges Special Prize - Leslie Family - Harry and Wills, 20 Crofts End
  • Many thanks to all entries for their excellent efforts, from Peter and Sue Blake (Judges).     Full set of photos
• There were 15 entries. Thank you to everyone who took part, from SHS Committee

• www.sherington.org.uk received an average of 3815 hits per month in the first 5 months of this year. In the 9 years since we started counting (in May 2003), there have been a total of 292,709 page loads.

• One of the Beacons to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee was lit on The Mound on Chicheley Hill on 4th June 2012 -
        Video   -   Photos

• Paula Noble will again be taking part in the 'MK Midnight Moo' on July 14th 2012, raising funds for Willen Hospice. It's a 10-mile ladies only sponsored 'midnight' walk. Donations: www.justgiving.com/Paula-Noble2012
• Doris Stephens raised over £300 for St Laud's at her Plant Sale on 19th May.
• The Beer and Sausage Festival at the White Hart on 5/6/7th May raised £1044 for Willen Hospice.

• April 2012: As Mr Ian Thomson has resigned from the Parish Council, there is now a vacancy for a Councillor, which the Council intends to fill by co-option. The deadline for applications from anyone interested is 10 July 2012 - Further details

• A.C.Chibnall's detailed account of Sherington's history called 'Sherington: Fiefs and Fields of a Buckinghamshire Village' was first published in 1965. It was re-published as a paperback on 16 February 2012 and is now available for £14.99 from Cambridge University Press or Amazon. ISBN-13: 9780521158268. Also available from Sherington Historical Society.

• The new Sherington Village Shop opens at 11am on Saturday 18 February 2012. Further Details

• Pam and Alan Sims have announced their retirement will be on Saturday 14 January 2012 after 16 years running Virginia House Stores. The newspaper business is being taken over from Sunday 15 January 2012 by Udi and Dina Modhwadia, who have run Castlethorpe Stores for several years. The business will run from the current premises for the first two weeks before moving to the new portakabin unit by the Village Hall from 29 January 2012, which should be fully operational by then. Read the full announcement