Montpelier Action Group

Celebrating and improving the best district in Bristol

Montpelier events

If you live or work in Montpelier, Bristol, UK, and are interested in making it an even nicer place to live while celebrating its distinctive identity, then this group is for you.

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Park events

Hi, I always thought a good way of getting people involved with and more interested in the park would be to have something similar (but smaller!) to the music in the park day at St Andrews park (n... Continue

Started by Rose Langley 23 Apr

St Andrews Rd development
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Hi all The garage sites on St Andrews Road have been attracting lots of interest from developers. While the majority view is that introducing new housing is a good idea there is opposition to over... Continue

Started by jacqui. Last reply by Des Bowring 21 Apr.

GROFUN
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Hello, my name is Nadia and I coordinate the community food growing scheme called GROFUN which stands for Growing Real Organic Food in Urban Neighbourhoods. The idea is simple, we support local peo... Continue

Tagged: vegetables, community, food, grofun, gardening

Started by Nadia. Last reply by Des Bowring 21 Apr.

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Latest Activity

simon humphrey added the blog post 'Your first PACT (Partnership and Communities Together) Meeting (don't miss It)' 1 day ago

Robin McDowell commented on the blog post Montpelier Park Public Meeting 2 May

Susan Dinnes joined Montpelier Action Group. Leave a Comment for Susan Dinnes. 2 May

Des Bowring commented on the blog post Montpelier Park Invaded by Lentils 1 May

Blog Posts

Your first PACT (Partnership and Communities Together) Meeting (don't miss It)

If you want the police to be aware of an issue and take action then you must attend this meeting. Read on to find out more. The Neighbourhood team is led by a police sergeant and made up of one or more Neighbourhood Beat Managers, Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and special constables, who do care! This team is dedicated solely to your area and works closely with council services, local volunteers such as Neighbourhood Watches, and directly with your community to identify the is… Continue

Posted by simon humphrey on 8th May 2008 at 11:22am — No Comments (Add)

Montpelier Park Invaded by Lentils

There is shocking evidence that Montpelier Park is the victim of an infestation of split red lentils. Scientists say that split reds are more resistant to lentilocides than the closely related brown and green varieties. A local spokesman said 'this could only happen in Montpelier - it's like a scene from 101 Dal-mations'. lentilattack.JPG

Posted by Des Bowring on 25th April 2008 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments (Add)

Can Neighbourhood Watch help you?

There are three Bristol Neighbourhood Watch Administrators, which are employed by the police; they look after the 800+ Neighbourhood Watch schemes across Bristol, which covers 28,000 member households. Neighbourhood Watch is a community based organisation, and can operate in conjunction with Residents or Tenants Associations. It is set up and run by the community, funded by the community, for the benefit of the community, with help and support, from the police; but it is NOT police run. The ai… Continue

Posted by Kim Duddridge on 17th April 2008 at 8:33pm — No Comments (Add)

http://www.fixmystreet.com/

Just discovered a great tool for quickly informing the relevant authority about a problem in the local area. Go to , type in your postcode, stick a pin in the map, upload a photo if you can, and quickly describe the problem. The data gets fed to the Council. It's great because it allows problems to be tracked and shared by the whole community. Give it a go!

Posted by Dan Cook on 17th April 2008 at 6:30am — 2 Comments (Add)

Montpelier Park Public Meeting

There's a meeting about the future of Montpelier Park being held at: Malcolm X Centre - Monday 21 April - 7-9pm Help influence the future of the park by being there. Get other residents not on this network along by displaying the flyer attached to this post in your window. Montpelier Park Meeting Flyer.doc

Posted by montpelierian on 13th April 2008 at 8:32pm — 4 Comments (Add)