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MK Islamic Arts, Heritage & Culture Organisation receives £120,000 for artistic development from the Arts Council
Milton Keynes Islamic Arts, Heritage & Culture Organisation is among 40 diverse organisations that have received a share of £5.3million as the Arts Council today announced successful applicants to the Elevate Fund....

International Cat Day: Woburn's Big Cats celebrate the special day!
As today is International Cat Day (August 8) the keepers at Woburn Safari Park treated the big cats at the Bedfordshire Park to some purr-fect enrichment. They had great fun creating some special fish and mouse-shaped cat toys, made from natural hessian sacks stuffed with Bactrian camel wool and conifer leaves to create tantalising scents, a little like catnip. ...

Giant moth invasion at Whipsnade!
Keepers at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s colourful Butterfly House wanted to see if the Atlas moths (Attacus atlas), one of the world’s largest moth species, could breed without any help from keepers, so they gave the goliaths a new home in the form of a large magnolia tree within their tropical biome, and replicated tropical weather conditions, in the hope it would encourage the species to breed....

Virtual reality brings autism awareness to shoppers at intu Milton Keynes
Shoppers at intu Milton Keynes can don virtual reality headsets and experience a shopping centre visit from the perspective of an autistic child this weekend (August 6 & 7)....

The animals at Woburn Safari Park celebrate the arrival of the Rio Olympic Games!
In the run up to today’s Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Woburn Safari Park’s rare lemurs and exotic animals celebrated in true Rio de Janeiro style. ...

NEWS: The Theatre District in Milton Keynes has new owners - Otium have added the leisure hub to their portfolio
The asset is located in a key 3.3 acre site in the heart of Milton Keynes, between the centre:mk shopping centre and Xscape snow slope....