Events
The Milton Keynes Rose is used throughout the year for events and gatherings. Everyone is welcome to come along. You can also visit at any time simply to enjoy the space.
The Milton Keynes Rose is used throughout the year for events and gatherings. Everyone is welcome to come along. You can also visit at any time simply to enjoy the space.
Tuesday 25 February 2020
Calling MK businesses and organisations to take part in the inaugural Milton Keynes Rose Pancake Race. Taking place on Shrove Tuesday, 25th February 2020, the Milton Keynes Rose Project Team are calling on local businesses to take on the challenge of a relay race in Campbell Park. Teams of four are invited to bring their baton (a frying pan!) and a pancake and be ready to compete for the title of MK Rose Pancake Winners!
Entry fee is just £50 per team and the race will start at 11.55am to match the time on the pillar at the Milton Keynes Rose which celebrates the famous race in Olney.
All proceeds from the event will go to fund future Milton Keynes Rose projects including 2 new pillars which will be engraved later this year.
Relay race registration packs are available by contacting The Parks Trust by emailing events@theparkstrust.com
27 January
Holocaust Memorial Day is a national commemoration day dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered in the Holocaust under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides. A short service is held at The Milton Keynes Rose annually with readings and performance from a local choir.
In 2019 guests gathered at the MK Theatre and then the Milton Keynes Rose to attach their #PressForProgress pledges to the International Women’s Day pillar. Nikki Ross, assistant chief constable of Thames Valley Police, and Debbie Brock, Chair of the Cenotaph Trust (Milton Keynes Rose) gave inspiring speeches and two students from MK Academy read extracts from ‘Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls’ by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo. Read more in the MKCitizen online
14th July
Disability Awareness Day is recognised at The Milton Keynes Rose annually and in wider associated community events organised by; MK Snap, Camphill Community Milton Keynes, MK CIL, Milton Keynes Arts for Health, MK Dons SET, Milton Keynes Cenotaph Trust and with support from many partner organisations. The MK DAD steering group work to bring about individual and community change through awareness raising and celebrations of people with disabilities in our area.
The first tea bag produced in Britain from Tetley’s factory in Osborne Street, Bletchley. The tea bag was brought to Britain by Tetley, who produced them in the UK for the first time in 1953 in Bletchley. By 1968, Tetley tea bag sales had soared to 5,000 tonnes a year.
Over 100 people celebrated being part of the Commonwealth by sharing food, friendship and flags on HM The Queen’s Birthday, joining in with Commonwealth celebrations that took place right across the globe.
Tues 26th Sept 2017
HRH Prince William (The Duke of Cambridge) enjoyed a lively ‘animated tour’ of the Milton Keynes Rose led by Debbie Brock, Chair of the Cenotaph Trust. He made a speech before unveiling our new pillar celebrating Milton Keynes’ Founders. See pictures of the visit on Getty images. Read about the visit on BBC news.
Milton Keynes’ new Mayor, Cllr David Hopkins, held a short public vigil in honour of those who lost their lives at Manchester Arena. Twenty-two people, including children, died and 59 others were injured after an explosion at an Ariana Grande pop concert at Manchester Arena in a suspected terror attack.
Dancers from MOTUS Dance Group animated The Milton Keynes Rose in a stunning performance