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Market & Station Square

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Market & Station Square

Milton Keynes Market has now been added to the areas that the BID will be improving with additional deep cleaning, extensive pest control and litter picking. Station Square is also receiving additional cleansing and landscaping through the BID team.

  • Additional 5 day a week cleansing.
  • Enhanced pest control with Axatax rodent specialists
  • These areas are the latest in the growing list of areas receiving additional services from the BID.

Overview

Concept Clean will be carrying out enhanced cleaning to ensure the market is a clean and enviable destination in the city.Throughout 2017 and 2018, Concept Clean delivered a programme of additional deep cleaning of the city, focussing on restoring the paving and public realm to its previous condition. Now they are being tasked with cleansing the market and will also be tackling Station Square to maintain the clean look and feel of the area.

Other ways we are making our city sparkling

Landscaping Team

The BID’s landscaping team works hard to clean and clear areas across Central Milton Keynes making it a welcoming space for visitors, employees and residents.

  • 8,880sqm of pruning has been undertaken

  • That's more than the size of a football pitch

  • 1,785sqm of trees specially coppiced.

Heritage Project/Grafton Park

The Heritage Project has tackled a huge number of the city’s underpasses, maintaining them to an excellent level.

  • 350 boxes of needles cleared

  • 13,000 sqm of secret garden area at Grafton Park overhauled

  • Underpasses cleared and cleaned

Additional Funding

£177,000 of additional funding has been earned for heritage and further landscaping projects.

  • £177,000 of additional funding secured for future projects

  • This comes after successful green area clearing

  • This funding will fund projects above the regular schedule

Seasonal Planting

Visitors to Station Square will now see 18 new seasonal  planters bringing a splash of fresh colour to the area.

  • 12 new seasonal flower planters installed

  • A further six filing cabinet planters too

  • Improving people's first impressions of the city

Pest Control

Pest control has always been high on the BID teams agenda, clearing the area of unwanted ‘guests.’

  • Pest control continues with extensive baiting

  • Building on the 60% downturn of Term 1

  • Work carried out across key city areas

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