Bletchley Park, home to the codebreakers of World War Two, has launched its 2010 programme of events, which includes a range of fun-filled and action-packed activities to suit everyone, from families and computer geeks, to film buffs and plane spotters! As well as many of the old favourites, new events for this year include a Vintage Computer Fair, Armed Forces Day and Golden Age of Cinema.
Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes travelled to Swindon for the final of the Southern Counties final on Saturday. This was always going to be a close match from the previous meetings. The difference in the two sides was the Swindon scrummaging in the latter part of the game. Swindon opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a penalty kick to give a 3 point lead. City soon responded with a try.
MKRUFC, Milton Keynes

Ever keen to develop themselves further, Cadets from 207 (Cranfield) Squadron Air Training Corps (ATC) recently attended a First Aid Course. Joining forces with cadets and staff from 1003 (Leighton Buzzard) Sqn, 7 cadets, accompanied by 2 qualified staff, from 207 Sqn worked hard to complete the 3 day course, supported by St Johns Ambulance, to obtain their Young Lifesaver Plus award. Cadets, Milton Keynes

Amway UK, one of the global leaders in direct selling, based in Caldecotte, has been announced MK Dons official ‘Healthy Living Partner' for the second consecutive year. Throughout the year, Amway provide the first team players nutrition and health products - including Nutrilite Daily, a multi - vitamin and mineral product, and Strive+, an isotonic energy drink for rehydration.
Amway, Milton Keynes

A talented young squad of teenage footballers from Milton Keynes College have been crowned league champions of the SESSA Men's Premier North League. The MK College Football Development Squad beat off the challenge of older university sides to win the Southern England Students Sports Association league by two points.
Milton Keynes College

MK tennis talent, Lauren Armstrong, took the title at the LTA Grand Prix event and ended a 6 month winning spell for her opponent. Eight juniors from across the region gathered at David Lloyd Hertford on Sunday 28th February to compete in the Grade 3 event. In the Under 9's events, the players play a best of 3 tie-breakers, with each tie-breaker going to 10 points.
Tennis, Milton Keynes

The nation is going dance-crazy on Saturday 6th and Sunday the 7th March as venues across England offer free dance classes to support the Department of Health ‘Let's Dance with Change4Life' campaign. energie Fitness is joining in the campaign by offering everyone in Milton Keynes free dance classes on this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, instructors will take classes for people of all abilities, which will include Rock ‘n' Roll, Street and Zumba dance styles.
Energie, Milton Keynes

Come along and enjoy the launch of exciting new designer jewellery from Fabulous, for just £5 a ticket. Be the first to view and purchase exclusive Spring/Summer jewellery from designers including Thomas Sabo, Lola Rose, Swatch and Missoma. New to Fabulous, award-winning collection ‘The Branch' will also be available, offering you its one of a kind wood and silver jewellery.
Fabulous, Milton Keynes

MK Dons fell to their 14th defeat of the season as they were beaten 1-0 by Yeovil Town. Shaun MacDonald's thunderbolt strike in the 23rd minute was enough to earn the Glovers their first ever win over the Dons, who are now nine points adrift from the League One play-offs.
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thecentre:mk's new restaurant quarter, Destination Dining, is now fully let as Carluccio's and Yo Sushi take the remaining 9,000 sq ft. Following the lettings to Café Rouge and Nandos in the autumn last year, both Carluccios and Yo Sushi! have taken 4,500 sq ft units in thecentre:mk's new restaurant quarter, Destination Dining, on 25 year leases.
Destination Dining, Milton Keynes

Local singer/musician Jon Kendall from Milton Keynes has made it to the regional final of the national music competition ‘Live and Unsigned'. ‘Live and Unsigned' is the largest national competition aimed at, bands, groups and solo artists all hoping to make it big in the music world. During the last three years, more than 30,000 acts have auditioned, so competition is tight!
Local Talent, Milton Keynes

National Science and Engineering Week is a 10-day long celebration of science, engineering and technology that sees people of all ages taking part in, and organising, a vast array of events across the country. In 2009, over 1.4 million people took part in 3,500 events throughout the UK. Coordinated by the British Science Association, in partnership with Engineering UK, with funding from BIS (the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), National Science and...
Science & Engineering week, Milton Keynes

The Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre, based at Bradwell Abbey, has been awarded this prestigious educational award for their work in heritage and geography education. The Chairman of the Trust, Prof David Locke, CBE and the Director of MKCDC, Henk van Aswegen, attended the awards ceremony and celebration on the15th February 2010 in St. George's Hall, Windsor Castle. Discovery Centre, Milton Keynes

This week saw the Orange Multimedia store in Milton Keynes transform itself into a traditional cinema for its very own premiere. The Centre MK store showed off its high-tech facilities as it hosted a late-night premiere screening of box office hit, Adventureland. Luxurious cinema-style chairs, popcorn, red carpet, a customary curtain and even ushers created the unique atmosphere for a handful of competition winners and guests.
Orange, Milton Keynes

Climb Your Mountain, a Milton Keynes charity helping support people with depression, stress and anxiety, is celebrating the return of its Mount Kilimanjaro team who were successful in reaching the 5,895m summit last week. With temperatures down to -20C, the team endured severe weather conditions in a physically and mentally demanding six day trek on the Machame route.
Climb Your Mountain, Milton Keynes

Ross Mitchell and his band will be back in Middleton Hall from 1pm – 3pm on Tuesday 2 March with a selection of classics aimed to get your toes tapping and you moving round the dance floor. The Tea Dance will include Ballroom, Latin-American and many other favourites from Ross Mitchell and his musicians. Ross Mitchell and his band play for the majority of Major Championships in the U.K. and travel worldwide to Australia, America, China, Canada, Hong Kong, Russia and Europe providing their brand of music for Dance Competitions, Shows and Grand Gala Balls. Tea Dance, Milton Keynes

SNO!zone sponsored snowboarder Zoe Gillings proved that she is one of the world's best with a thrilling Olympic run. The 24-year-old took part in the women's snowboard cross event at the Vancouver Games which sees snowboarders race down a demanding course packed with bumps, turns and jumps. After a fantastic qualifying run Zoe took an easy second place in the quarterfinals of the event which was held on Cypress Mountain, Vancouver...
SNO!zone, Milton Keynes

Tennis success is something that Milton Keynes based charity, MK Ace Tennis, are experiencing on weekly basis. On Saturday 20th February, over 100 people gathered at the Ramada Encore Hotel to celebrate the successes of 2009 and award the players for their commitment and achievements. The evening was further enhanced with a very special visit from The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Councillor Euan Henderson, who delighted in presenting the awards.
Tennis, Milton Keynes

From 25-28 February the Lifestyle: Interiors & Exteriors Show comes to Middleton Hall at thecentre:mk providing you with the most contemporary designs to transform your house into the home of your dreams. For four days over 40 exhibitors dedicated to home decorating & design will be at the Lifestyle: Interiors & Exteriors show furnishing you with imaginative ideas on everything from Gazebo's and Handmade Furniture to Designer Kitchens and Soft Furnishings to make your home beautiful. Interiors/Exteriors, Milton Keynes

The Milton Keynes Dragon Boat Festival is the largest one-day dragon boat event in the country, attracting 60 teams and more than 14,000 spectators. Last year the Festival sold out well before the closing date and, if the interest already generated this time around is anything to go by, the ninth Festival taking place at Willen Lake on Sunday 4th July should be another spectacular success!
Dragon Boat Festival, Milton Keynes

As part of the annual Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT) History Month, Bletchley Park will be celebrating the lives and achievements of the LGBT community at a special event on Sunday 28 February. Among other things, the event will focus on the life and work of codebreaker, Alan Turing, during his time at Bletchley Park, with special lectures and films. Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes

Bands are wanted for a series of fund-raising shows and events in the Milton Keynes area in aid of "The Haitian Disaster Fund." Bands, Artists and entertainers from all areas are welcome. Bands, Milton Keynes

The inaugural Race for Heroes Charity Kart Race will speed into Milton Keynes on Saturday the 27th February as stars from British Motorsport gather at the Daytona International Karts Circuit (0845 644 5503 or www.daytona.co.uk) to raise money and awareness for the Help for Heroes Charity, by doing what they do best; racing. The day comprises breakfast on arrival for drivers, press and VIPs, fast paced action and entertainment during the 6hr endurance race, prize giving, auction and dinner.
Help for Heroes, Milton Keynes

An innovative new approach to the adoption process has been trialed in a unique partnership between Milton Keynes based adoption agency St. Francis' Children's Society, The British Association of Adoption and Fostering, and Channel 4. The concept was developed following the Find Me a Family series screened on Channel 4 as part of their Forgotten Children season last May.
Adoption, Milton Keynes

MK Dons has set a marathon challenge for local businesses to raise money for its Sport and Education Trust (SET) and Help for Heroes. The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Euan Henderson was joined by MK Dons Chairman Pete Winkelman on Monday 15th February at Midsummer Place Shopping Centre to launch the event, with teams of six from local businesses challenged to cover the greatest distance possible in six hours on static exercise bikes kindly provided by Energie Fitness Milton Keynes. Milton Keynes Dons

On the back of 4 straight wins Milton Keynes were looking to make it 5 by toppling the joint league leaders Amersham & Chiltern, but it was not to be. Milton Keynes struggled to find their exciting form of late and were beaten by 3 tries to 1. After just 5 minutes Amersham & Chiltern went down the right flank to score through their winger, a difficult conversion was slotted over which gave the home side a 7 point lead.
Rugby, Milton Keynes

Top British Junior, Josh Sapwell, continues his terrific form that has elevated him to 28 in the Tennis Europe Rankings with a solid performance in the Winter Cup. This year's winter cup was held in Sweden and 3 British Under 14 Players travel to compete in this event that has 29 different nations playing in 4 separate groups. Great Britain had a tough group with Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany and Switzerland, with France receiving a bye to the semi's as No.1 seeds.
Tennis Works, Milton Keynes