Camphill MK has been a hive of activity these past few weeks celebrating & creating. And to mark the return of the bees at Camphill MK and honour the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we made a large tapestry featuring lots of bees. The community-wide project used individually designed and hand-stitched bee-inspired squares to make the project...
We were very proud to have been invited to participate in the Jubilee Parade in London along with 100 others from Milton Keynes. Our residents & staff (Andrew, Stuart, Liam, Roanna, Guimin & Emi) walked and danced along the Mall waving Kinetika flags (originally created for Milton Keynes International Festival) along near Buckingham Palace and...
The garden team has been working very hard to develop our new paddock. We started last year from scratch, from an empty field covered in brambles and couch grass.Slowly the team has been clearing some areas and has started a long process of mulching with woodchips (still in the process) and cardboard.And after months of...
At Camphill MK, we have Solar PV installed on the roofs above the Chrysalis Theatre and some of our houses. As part of our commitment to environmental sustainability, we were pleased to partner with Wolverton Community Energy back in 2016 to make it happen. They coordinated the installation and continue to “rent” our rooftops. As a result,...
The Association of Camphill Communities produces a biannual newsletter called Camphill Pages. Their latest edition, for Spring/Summer 2022, explores ‘community’. Community is often formed and indeed strengthened out of hardship and challenge. “Camphill’s journey has negotiated many challenges over the years and has faced each of them with creativity and resolve to win through. Maintaining...