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About Us

The Committee

Chris Rankin

Chair

Chris is a landscape architect. He lives near Montgomery Street Park and his firm Rankin Fraser Landscape Architects is based in Montgomery Street.

"I have both a personal and professional interest in Montgomery Street Park. As a local resident with a young daughter the park should be a place where we go to play and relax. As a landscape architect the park presents a remarkable design opportunity to reinvigorate an important urban space for the benefit of the whole neighbourhood"

Julienne Thurrott

Funding

 

Julienne lived opposite Montgomery Street Park for several years and her children love to play there.

"It's fantastic to live so close to the city centre and have access to so much green space. I really enjoy being involved with the group - I'd always thought the park could be so much better than it is and now we're making that happen ourselves as a community."

Tasca Shadix,

Secretary

Tasca is a writer and full-time mum who lives near Montgomery Street Park.

“I became involved with the group not only because I am compulsive about putting rubbish in the bin and want a cleaner, brighter place for my daughter to play, but also to teach her about how people can work together for positive change in the community.”

Christine Rigouleau

Treasurer

 
Suzanne Gibson, Events Manager  

Who we work with

The City of Edinburgh Council owns Montgomery Street Park and so we have to consult them about any changes we wish to make. The Parks and Greenspaces Department and the Leith Neighbourhood Partnership have been very supportive within the constraints of their budgets.

The Friends of Montgomery Street Park tries to make politicians aware of the importance of the park to our community so that we can push the park up the political agenda and have more money allocated to its improvement. If you are interested in improving the park you could write to your local councillor and express your concern either as a member of the group or as a concerned constituent.

 

   
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