MNN - Montrose News Now

30/07/2024

🌟 Transforming Montrose High Street! 🌟
We're flipping the script to create a more vibrant, welcoming space! 🚶‍♂️☕️🌳

Currently, our High Street is 80% road and only 20% pedestrian space. Our plan reduces road space, making way for bustling markets, a thriving café culture, and inviting civic spaces, all while maintaining a busy north and south roadway, parking, and bus stops. With the widest High Street in Scotland this is more than achievable.

Key Highlights:
✅ More space for markets, outdoor eating and drinking, and community activities
✅ Improved pedestrian experience with wider accessible walkways and crossings
✅ Enhanced greenery and new trees for shade and biodiversity
✅ Busy roadways, parking, and bus stops still in place and no loss of parking

Check out the attached image to see our plan: red areas indicate roadways, while green areas represent the expanded pedestrian spaces.

Vote for us on the attached link so we can win a share of £250k to help us on our Journey - https://engage.angus.gov.uk/montrose-community-council-seagreen-wind-farm-major-grant

29/07/2024

29/07/2024

29/07/2024

28/07/2024

⏰ Final Call: One Week Left to Vote! ⏰

Time is running out to have your say on which Montrose community projects will receive funding from the Seagreen Wind Farm Major Grant Fund! Voting closes Sunday, 4th August 2024.

⚽ Montrose Community Trust
🏠 ProMo - Montrose Development & Improvement CIC Ltd
🚴 Montrose Pump Track Project
🏈 Union Park Community Sports Hub

Visit the Montrose Playhouse to view project boards or do so online then cast your vote today!

👉 Vote here: https://engage.angus.gov.uk/montrose-community-council-seagreen-wind-farm-major-grant

26/07/2024

26/07/2024

ProMo have outlined plans for potential development of the former Corner House Hotel building and want to engage with the current owners about development options.

⭐🚨 Attention Montrose Community! 🚨⭐

ProMo is keen to breathe new life into the B-listed Corner House building, now on the buildings at risk register. 🏚We envision a vibrant boutique Aparthotel with a restaurant, bar, function rooms, and full accessibility with a new lift. The outdoor space would be transformed with covered seating and greenery, enhancing the area around Montrose Steeple.

We're eager to negotiate with the owner, 💰💰 who manages other local businesses, but we've been unable to make contact. If anyone can assist in connecting us, your help would be greatly appreciated!

Let's work together to revitalise this historic gem. 🌟

23/07/2024

VACANCY: OPERATIONS MANAGER

Montrose Football Club is seeking an Operations Manager to join our team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading on facility management; Matchday football operations; and the overseeing of office administration, commercial and communication activities.

Full details here https://montrosefc.co.uk/2024/07/15/vacancy-operations-manager-2/

23/07/2024

🌟 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝟏: 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 🌟

It starts with an idea... Before we get to our High Street Masterplan... we need to fill the empty shops!

ProMo is embarking on an exciting journey to fund and purchase commercial properties, to help recreate a vibrant and busy commercial town centre. 🏘️✨

𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔:

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐌𝐨 𝐇𝐐: Establishing a base which will serve as an office, meeting place, and public forum for the Town Centre regeneration initiatives.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: Redeveloping and renting out properties at low cost to encourage small businesses to open and thrive. All rent will be reinvested into ProMo projects and all properties held in community ownership, to maintain a fair and affordable rent system.

𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬: Continued acquisition of retail premises to support and maintain quality businesses through a thorough vetting process and town centre wide Tenant Guide.

By developing a property portfolio, ProMo aims to offer sustainable business units for retail, culture, and leisure, ensuring Montrose remains a dynamic and attractive town center. 🌿💼

💥To help us get to this transformation we need your help with votes for Seagreen Major Funding - Vote here for ProMo - https://engage.angus.gov.uk/montrose-community-council-seagreen-wind-farm-major-grant



Photo by Dark Angel Creatives

22/07/2024

⭐SPOT LIGHT: SCOTLANDS STREET OF SCULPTURE⭐

🏡Montrose High Street is struggling with numerous closed shops and deteriorating buildings. The project aims to rejuvenate the area by creating Scotland's Street of Sculpture, featuring works by local sculptor William Lamb. The plan includes wider pedestrian-friendly spaces for events, markets and external seating, more parking for cars and bikes, a sculpture trail, and more greenery.

This initiative hopes to attract art tourism, boosting the local economy and revitalizing the town for residents and visitors alike. Let's bring life back to Montrose High Street and celebrate our unique heritage! 🏡

💥To help us get to this transformation we need your help with votes for Seagreen Major Funding - Vote here for ProMo - https://engage.angus.gov.uk/montrose-community-council-seagreen-wind-farm-major-grant

21/07/2024

❤💛 'Deadpool & Wolverine' is showing from the July 25th at the Playhouse!

❤ Join besties Deadpool and Wolverine as this iconic duo must work together on a special mission.

⚠ Please note this film is Rated 15+.

💛 https://tickets.montroseplayhouse.co.uk/movie/deadpool-wolverine/

21/07/2024

Hi to all Pump Track Project Supporters and Followers. Hope you all get a chance to see the display in the Montrose Playhouse.

Please share the news that voting is open and now is time to get behind this fantastic plan to bring a new sport and recreational facility to the Town.

16/07/2024

15/07/2024

🚀ITS LIVE.... VOTING STARTS NOW FOR YOUR FAVOURITE LOCAL PROJECT TO WIN A SHARE OF £250,000 FROM SEAGREEN WIND ENERGY 🚀

We're excited to announce that voting is now open for the Seagreen Wind Farm Major Grant Fund! 🌟 Four fantastic Montrose-based community projects are in the running to receive a share of £250,000!

⚽ Montrose Community Trust
🏠 ProMo - Montrose Development & Improvement CIC Ltd
🚴 Montrose Pump Track Project
🏈 Union Park Community Sports Hub

Review the info, rules and the projects online or in-person at Montrose Playhouse, cast your vote online, and help shape the future of our community. Voting closes on Sunday, 4th August 2024.

👉 Vote here: https://engage.angus.gov.uk/montrose-community-council-seagreen-wind-farm-major-grant

👉 DO YOU LIVE IN MONTROSE BURGH?? Check here to ensure you are eligible to vote - Community Boundary Check:https://www.angus.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-06/Royal%20Burgh%20of%20Montrose%20Community%20Council.pdf

10/07/2024

**VOTING OPENS ON MONDAY 15TH JULY FOR 4 WEEKS**
*PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE*
Voting Link and more details will be launched at 8am Monday 15th July for all to share and start voting either in person at Montrose Playhouse or Online.

22/06/2024

John Swinney to visit Montrose

The first minister will visit Montrose on Monday 24th June. His visit will include a photo call outside the Market Arms.

22/06/2024

22/06/2024

Angus Provost Brian Boyd admitted he went 'over the score' during a four-and-a-half hour full council meeting before the summer recess.

17/06/2024

06/06/2024

OUR SCAFOLDING IS FINALLY GONE!!!!🥳
Come on down and say hi!

Just a reminder we are on Just eat available for pickup at the cafe!

Today we have D&D on !!

Our soup today is Minestrone ✨
and our special is still ✨spicy popcorn chicken✨

our discord! : https://discord.gg/bwgc6gj2

06/06/2024

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF YMCA MONTROSE

YMCA Montrose will hold our 2024 Annual General Meeting at;

MoHUB - Montrose Community Hub
98 Murray Street
MONTROSE
DD10 8JG

This meeting will take place on;
13 June at 7 PM

All members of the community are invited to attend and become an integral part of the organisation moving forward.

To become part of our committee or, lodge an interest in taking part, we would be pleased if you would contact us on the platforms below.

Email – [email protected]
Phone – 01674673966
Facebook -

22/05/2024

Delighted to once again be a Qualifying Venue for The Senior Open. We are sure it will be a great day leading to a fantastic event at Carnoustie.
https://www.legendstour.com/tournament/the-senior-open-presented-by-rolex-2024

21/05/2024

MONTROSE COUNCILLOR PREDICTS MONTROSE WILL BE UNDER WATER IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS.

Tommy Stewart, an independent councillor, is bleak about the town’s future. “I would give Montrose another three years maximum and I think it’ll be under. The defences will breach if they don’t do anything.”

Cllr Stewart has calculated that the rate of erosion is such that within a period of three years the town will be flooded. The councillor has been an elected local councillor since 2017 and was part of the ruling council administration between 2017 -2022. There were no flood or erosion protection measures implemented during that time.

The current Angus Council plan for short and long term coastal erosion / flood protection at Montrose Bay (due to start in Spring 2025) is to build up beach dunes at potential flood points and raise the beach level. This will be done by dumping large volumes of sand onto the beach, re-profiling the beachfront at strategic points, and using existing rock armour materials to build up rock walls from shore out to sea that will retain sand within the beach areas.

The significant cost of this project will require funding from the Scottish Government.

20/05/2024

Ball House Car Park Closure during weekend of MoLive between the hours of 12:00 am and 5:30pm on Saturday 25th 2024 for the purposes of minimising danger to the public attending or participating in the above music event.

The order will prohibit the driving of vehicular traffic on the following length of road:

• High Street Montrose on-street car parking area on the east side of High Street, Montrose directly north of the Town House.

Vehicular access to affected properties, emergency access and pedestrian access shall be maintained at all times. There is no alternative route for vehicular traffic.

Access for pedestrians and emergency vehicles will be maintained at all times.

If you have any queries, please contact Adrian Gwynne at [email protected].