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Milton Keynes Green Directory

Cycling

Sales and repairs, plus electric bikes (very practical - 20 mile range, try one!) P & D cycles, 30 Aylesbury St, Fenny Stratford, Bletchley 01908 642203

Folding bikes - great for combined bike/bus/train journeys, plus repairs etc, delivery to MK area: Harwood Cycles 01296 712219

Other bikeshops:

Stacey Bushes - Phil Corley Cycles 01908 311424

Shenley Church End - Chaineys Cycles 01908 504004

CMK (Exscape building) - Action Bikes 01908 395999

Newport Pagnell - Roy Pink Cycles 01908 210688

MK Council Cycling Development Officer - Richard Duffill, 01908 252561

MK Council Broken Glass Hotline! Broken glass on the redway? Phone this number: 01908 252570

Cycling info on MKWeb

Fairtrade

See the MK Fairtrade Forum for more information about local Fairtrade outlets, and campaigning for more Fairtrade in Milton Keynes,

There is a kiosk selling Fairtrade goods open every day at the City Church, Christ the Cornerstone, CMK (opposite Marks and Spencers). Many local churches also have fairtrade stalls supplied by local fairtrade / Traidcraft supplier Just Trading, 01908 567436, which is based at the City Church.

Food

Farmers Markets Olney (1st Sunday of month, 10am - 2pm), Woburn (3rd Sunday of month, 11am - 3pm), Stony Stratford (4th Friday of month, 8.30 - 2pm), Wolverton (1st and 3rd Saturday of month, 9am - 1pm, Beside Library/Madcap theatre theatre). Buckingham (first Tuesday of month).

Riverford Sacrewell Organic Box Scheme www.riverfordsacrewell.co.uk

Organic Trail local independent company which operates a well established organic veg box delivery scheme. 01908 568952. www.organictrail.co.uk

Camphill Cafe (opposite the peace pagoda, off V10) serves home made food made mainly from ingredients grown in their own gardens using organic methods. Open Monday - Friday 10am - 4pm.

Daily Bread Wholefood Warehouse in Northampton is one of the best wholefood shops in Britain. This long estatblished workers' coop has a huge range of wholefoods, lots of organic options, plus household goods, some clothes/bags, and more. If you can't or don't wish to travel to Northampton, you can order by phone and collect your Daily Bread shopping from the Cornerstone Kiosk in Milton Keynes and some other collection points (e.g. OU).

Cornerstone Kiosk at the City Church CMK (opposite Marks and Spencer) stocks some fairtrade foods and beverages. Open daily.

Clothes

Daily Bread in Northampton stocks fairtrade and organic clothes and bags. See main entries in Fairtrade and Food sections.

Gardening

Local Trading / Exchange (LETS)

MK LetNet runs a LETS (local exchange and trading system) scheme. 01908 227827

Peace and Justice

The Milton Keynes Peace and Justice Network organizes regular Just Suppers with food and interesting speakers.

There is a Milton Keynes Stop The War group which runs regular street stalls in CMK (near MacDonalds / Easy Cinema) on Saturdays 12 - 2pm.

Recycling

Tools for Self Reliance (Milton Keynes) will collect old tools and sewing machines from you. They are refurbished and sent via the national Tools for Self Reliance charity to craftspeople in developing countries. Volunteer helpers also needed. 01908 670825.

Age Concern Secondhand Furniture Store (Kiln Farm, MK) will collect unwanted furniture. Also furniture for sale. 01908 263838. more info...

MK Council Recycling Info red and blue box recycling, local recycling centres, subsidised compost bins etc more...

local FreeCycle group a local email-based group for exchanging unwanted items free of charge. If you have a sofa, fridge, computer, bike, or whatever that you don't want... tell freecycyle, and the chances are another member will want it: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycleMilton-Keynes/

send off your old inkjet and toner cartridges, and old mobile phones, to action aid to be recycled in aid of a good cause.

Training and Education

The Low Impact Living Inititiative at the Redfield Community near Winslow runs weekend courses in environmental topics such as solar energy, straw bale building, environmentally friendly paints, composting toilets etc. 01296 714184.

Household products, skincare, cosmetics

Local independent washable nappy retailer: Christine Cooper, 01908 660096 or see www.cumfybumfy.co.uk

Olive Organic Locally based company, local delivery available: www.oliveorganic.com Natural & Organic Skincare 0845 838 2893

DIY and building products

LILI Low Impact Living Initiative (in Winslow, 10 miles from MK) stock Aglaia natural paints, Home Strip eco paint stripper and artex remover, sheeps wool or recycled cellulose natural insulation, lime putty, etc, and supply a large range of eco building and sustainabity books. 01296 714184 www.lowimpact.org