Celebrating my time in this amazing New City….

Victoria at the Peace Pagoda in Milton Keynes; Willen Lake.

Today I am taking a moment to honour my Milton Keynes Anniversary.

I relocated to this amazing city on April 1st 2003; 18 years ago. At the time I was still working in Uxbridge and commuting for nearly 4 hours a day..this would continue for another 12 years.

Milton Keynes is the place I have lived the longest in, as an adult, and I love it here. For me it has the most special energy and vibe.

I remember not long after I moved here, someone said to me that Milton Keynes attracts people with a certain energy and purpose into it’s city. This resonated then and more than ever today and I am so grateful to live here and also work here.

In 2017, Milton Keynes celebrated it’s 50 years Anniversary; being created in 1967 (the same year my partner was born) to alleviate housing shortages in London.

As per MK Council’s website; Milton Keynes has 930 roundabouts. These, in my opinion, keep the incredible energy flowing in this brilliant space. The space that Cliff Richard skated around in a pair of roller skates through the shopping centre to ‘wired for sound’ in 1981!

Deeper Awareness in based in Milton Keynes

Today I am self-employed; working from my Healing Room in Milton Keynes. I am a Certified Reiki Master Teacher, Moonologer, Guide and also a Celebrant. I also deliver Training Courses, Workshops and Gatherings.

In the spirit of this and thanks to Destination Milton Keynes I thought I’d share 18 interesting Facts about MK:

No-one in Milton Keynes is ever more than half a mile from a park.
Milton Keynes was the last and largest of the new towns.
More than 22 million trees have been planted in Milton Keynes.
The Church of Christ the Cornerstone was the first purpose-built ecumenical church in the UK.
71.5% of all business in Milton Keynes started up in the city.
There are more show homes in Milton Keynes than any other UK city.
Midsummer Boulevard is so called because the sun rises at its east end on the Summer Solstice.
The Peace Pagoda in Willen Park was the first to be built in the western hemisphere.
Red Bull Racing F1 team, who are based in MK, won four back-to-back Constructors and Drivers Championships in 2010/11/12/13.
During World War II, 10,000 people worked in secret at Bletchley Park decoding enemy communications.
MK has over 5,000 acres of parkland, rivers, lakes and woodland.
The Point was the first multiplex cinema in Britain and opened in 1985.
The city is based on a North American-style grid road network. All main roads use an H or V which indicates whether they run horizontally or vertically.
The centre:mk is unique for its size in being lit by natural light.
The Open University was the world’s first degree-awarding distance learning institution.
1,000 cherry and cedar trees grow around the Peace Pagoda in memory of those killed in all wars.
The world’s first semi-programmable electronic computer, Colossus, was built at Bletchley Park.
Charles Dickens visited Stony Stratford and based a character in Bleak House on a resident.