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The village will have a number of celebrations on 4th June including;
Additional volunteers to help would be appreciated – especially for the children’s party – please contact Geraldine.
There will be a licensed bar outside the Village Hall during the day as well as ice cream and burgers.
Please note that the top of South Street (outside The Carrington) will be closed for most of the afternoon.
As a permanent commemoration of the day, our Ward Councillor, Andrew Geary, has made a grant to the Parish Council which will be used to purchase a Jubilee bench for the green.
These events have been made possible by very generous donations by a local farmer and a number of other residents and the Parish Council.
An ash tree on Bulllington End Road has been identified as decayed and requires removal. This will be done on 24th May and it is likely that the adjacent road will be closed for a short period.
Press Read more >> below for the full letter to residents
Superfast broadband is coming to Milton Keynes, but not to Hanslope exchange. If enough people express an interest here:
Expression of Interest they may add us to the rollout plans.
Steve Bradbury has now taken over as Clerk to the Parish Council replacing Karen Hill who resigned in February. The council has expressed its thanks to Karen for her hard work over the past 5 years which has been very important, amongst other things, for the various projects at the village hall, sports ground and play area.
Steve lives in Thrupp Close and we welcome Steve to his new job and wish him well.
Contact details are:
By post to:
Clerk to Castlethorpe Parish Council
63, Thrupp Close
Castlethorpe
Milton Keynes MK19 7PL
By email to: clerk.castlethorpe@gmail.com (unchanged)
By phone: 01908 337928 – please note change of number.
The Annual Report by the Chairman of Castlethorpe Parish Council, Cllr Philip Ayles, was presented at the Annual Village Meeting on 2nd April and can be downloaded here.
Oral reports were also given by FOCS and the school, Youth Club, the Village Hall Chairman and the Open Gardens Committee.
The Duck Race will take place on Sunday, 20th May, from 1–5pm at the River Tove, Castlethorpe.
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