Transition Montpelier

Dates for your diary – from our friends in Easton:

Events

1) Love Easton Community Café:  5 Stapleton Rd, Bristol, BS5 0QR – around the corner from the Trinity Centre.

Opens to the public for one month from Saturday 3rd October 2009
DROP BY – Come and say hello to us throughout October
A community cafe will open at the old paint stripping shop. Come and join us
for tea and cake, and tell us what you want from Easton.  Also, log on to
Love Easton website to find out dates for specific design workshops to get
involved in.  Be a key participant in the organically developing exhibition.

2) Stapleton Road Street Fair: Saturday 3rd October 2009

Live Bands, Open Mic, Live Graf Art, Circus, Food, Drink, Face Painting and
much, much more

3) Debate:  Duty to Involve- What it means to community led design – Tuesday October 6th 2009

Architecture Centre, Bristol
How much say should the public have in how their communities are developed?
Event page

4) Green Spaces – Drop in Day: Wednesday 7th October 2009

At Love Easton Community Café, 5 Stapleton Road. Start time 10am – 8pm.
What do you want from your existing green spaces?/ Where would you like them?
/What facilities do you need? /How do you get to the green spaces?
Come and speak to Rob McGovern, Area Green Space Plan Project Officer for Bristol City Council

5) Design Workshop: Saturday 10th October 2009

10am – 6pm – Starting at Love Easton Community Café, 5 Stapleton Road.
Visit some of Easton’s potential development sites and share your own
development ideas, with the help of architects and designers
If you are interested, contact them on this email address
£3 for a day of fun and exploration in Easton.
Hosted by Departure Lounge

6) One vision for Old Market: Sunday 11th October 2009

10am – 4pm – Love Easton Community Café, 5 Stapleton Road.
4pm – 6.30pm – Meeting at the Trinity Centre to discuss the future of Old Market

7) Competition: Deadline for entries- 19th October 2009

A competition to create a work of art that represents the spirit of Easton, or
take a photograph which reflects the best and worst aspects of Easton. The
winning work of art will receive £50 and the winning photographs showing the
best and worst aspects of Easton will receive £25 respectively.
For more information visit the Love Easton website

8 ) Connectivity – Drop in Day: Wednesday 21st October 2009

10am – 6pm – At Love Easton Community Café, 5 Stapleton Road.
The day will be spent on Junctions, roads, footpaths and cycle networks
Come and speak to Adrian Roper between 10am – 1pm
SUSTRANS – South West Regional Director

9) EXHIBITION : November 3rd – 22nd 2009

Elevating Easton: Developing the city through community consultation
An exhibition showcasing local residents’ views and aspirations for Easton
Main gallery, First Floor: Architecture Centre, Bristol

Drop in consultation days to be confirmed:-

1. Energy and Sustainability
2. Rubbish and Recycling
3. Visionary use of space
4. Housing development
5. Amenities