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Crowd enjoying community event at Milton Keynes Rose in Campbell Park

Volunteers’ Week Celebration

Milton Keynes is coming together to celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2026!

Milton Keynes Rose

Wed 03 Jun 2026

16:00 PM - 18:00 PM

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Free

Milton Keynes is coming together to celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2026!

Community Action: MK, alongside local voluntary, community, social enterprise, faith and cultural groups from across Milton Keynes, is bringing the city together for a special Volunteers’ Week Celebration at MK Rose on Wednesday 3 June.

This free, family-friendly event will include performances, community stalls, volunteer stories, food and opportunities to connect and celebrate together in a relaxed outdoor setting.

Whether you volunteer, support your community, or simply want to celebrate the people helping make Milton Keynes such a welcoming and connected place, we’d love to see you there.

The Partners involved in the volunteer week celebration; Electra, MacIntyre, DAFS, Cycling Citizens, Caudwell Youth, What's The Drama, Ukraine Appeal, SOP, Hazard Alley, Truby's Garden, Spectrum Community Arts, Ride High, The Parks Trust, Mindfulness Inspired Art, MK: ACT, Q:alliance, MKFM, reconstruct, ACR, Community Fund

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Great Linford Manor Park

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Person performing to audience on stage in Campbell Park

Zimbabwe Heritage Festival

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Public gathered on a guided walk at Great Linford Manor

Great Linford Manor Park

BSL Guided Sunday Walk: Great Linford Manor Park

British Sign Language interpreted guided history walk of Great Linford Manor Park.

People wearing gloves pulling plants out of the ground in a park

Loughton Valley Park

Community Volunteering: Himalayan Balsam Bashing

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Crowd enjoying community event at Milton Keynes Rose in Campbell Park

Milton Keynes Rose

Volunteers’ Week Celebration

Milton Keynes is coming together to celebrate Volunteers’ Week 2026!

Crowd of people sitting on the grass in a park. it is evening and the site is lit with fairy lights and the lights from the food vendors.

Great Linford Manor Park

Outdoor Film Club

Family friendly Outdoor Cinema screenings with live music and street food vendors.

Crowd in the park on a sunny day

Art in the Park

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A solo male runner at Caldecotte Lake

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Parks & Run: Caldecotte Lake

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Person in purple jumping pulling Himalayan Balsam out of riverside

Loughton Valley Park

Community Volunteering: Bancroft Balsam Bashing

Join the Community Bash! Are you ready to battle this invasive species?!

Group of people on a guided walk with almshouses behind

Great Linford Manor Park

Great Linford Manor Park Guided Walk

Join the Friends of Great Linford Manor Park on a guided walk to discover the historic features of this unique site.

view of the Alms houses at the Great Linford Manor Park on a sunny day

Great Linford Manor Park

MK Landscape Artist Quest

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Choir singers and conductor performing on Stage at Choirs' Festival

MK Community Choirs' Festival

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Black pillar inscribed with tribute to Albert French Day at the Milton Keynes Rose

Milton Keynes Rose

Albert French Commemoration

Annual service at the Milton Keynes Rose commemorating sacrifice of young people in the First World War.

Lake with pub in old windmill in background

Caldecotte Lake

Inclusive Stroll: Caldecotte Lake

Join us for a guided introductory walk through Milton Keynes’ green spaces.

Stage area in Campbell Park

Sri Lankan Community Festival

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Almshouses and pond in Great Linford Manor Park

Great Linford Manor Park

RSPCA Fundraising Dog Event

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Monks and member of the public at commemoration event at the Peace Pagoda

Peace Pagoda Anniversary

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Youngsters litter picking in a parkland scene

Peartree Bridge

Community Litter Pick: Peartree Bridge

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Woman on a mat doing yoga. the background displays a beautiful lake scenery with trees in the sunset

International Yoga Day – Summer Solstice

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