It’s been a busy month!
Planning permission has been applied for the whole Park, and is currently being considered. The plan submitted is here. It is due to be decided upon by the end of April. The work has been put out to tender, and prices are due to come back in the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'funding'
Montpelier Park: Progress Report, March 2010
March 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Parks
Chronic underfunding of Montpelier’s parks
February 18th, 2010 · 3 Comments · General
Montpelier Park Group and Albany Green Residents Group have joined forces to pressurise the Council into taking responsibility for the dreadful state of Montpelier’s only green spaces.
The Parks Department have been dragging their heels and giving both groups the run around. We have written this letter to Jon Rogers to get him to try to [...]
Change to Good Energy and Transition Montpelier receives £25
January 27th, 2010 · No Comments · General
By changing to a 100% renewable electricity supplier you can immediately reduce your carbon emissions and secure a financial contribution to the group. We have linked with Good Energy (see below), who will give Transition Montpelier £25 if you sign up through the weblink below (click on the picture) or quoting the affiliate code [...]
Montpelier Park Group AGM
January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Parks
Happy New Year!
First, some good news. Montpelier Park has been accepted through to the second round of another grant application, for a further £50k from Biffaward. If successful, this would give us a total of £157k. The work on the Park fencing is due to start in March, and the telephone box should also be [...]
Lottery Funding for Park
December 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · General, Parks
Montpelier Park has won through to the second round of the Community Spaces Lottery Fund, which means we are highly likely to receive £50,000 towards reclaiming the wasteground to the rear of the park. It also means that other grants may start to come through to ‘match’ this funding; we’re seen as more of a [...]
Park wins funding bid
October 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Parks
Montpelier Park has won a grant from the Community Cashback scheme to renew the perimeter fence (backing onto the Old England pub). From over 200 applications, we were one of only 12 selected following a public vote, so many, many thanks if you voted!
We are awaiting confirmation of the exact amount, but hope it will [...]
