The Mount Residents' Group

'Dedicated to Preserving the Past and Influencing the Future'

The Mount Residents' Group was formed in 1996. The motivation was concern over a proposed development of 18 houses on land at Rowton Lodge, a grade II listed house in the middle of The Mount. A meeting of local residents was convened at which a Chairman and Committee were chosen. The Borough Council took up our concerns over the Rowton Lodge development, and the application went to a Public Enquiry, which found in favour of the Council. The development was cancelled!

Activities and Achievements since forming:

• Instrumental in persuading the Borough Council to designate a large part of The Mount as a Conservation Area.
• Making constructive objections to a proposed caravan park to be sited on the West Midlands Showground. The scheme was cancelled.
• Sponsoring three classes in the Bonsai Tree section at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.
• Instrumental in persuading the Borough Council to purchase the meadow adjacent to the Doctor's Field, this is now Public Open Space.
• Purchasing a superb cast-iron bench that was presented to Millington's Hospital at the Frankwell end of The Mount.
• Litter picking The Mount on a regular basis to keep it looking respectable.
• Designing, purchasing and installing an information plaque about Charles Darwin at The Mount House.
• Playing an active part in getting the new junction modifications at the Shelton end of The Mount and a new section of pavement installed adjacent ot Carrington Court.
• Instrumental in having road signs installed at each end declaring 'The Mount'.
• Continuously talking to the County Council, West Mercia Police and Arriva buses about reducing the speed of traffic on The Mount.
• Discovering and restoring one of Thomas Telford's original milestones at the Shelton end of The Mount. We now care for the first two coaching milestones out of Shrewsbury.
• Organised day trips to Gloucester Docks and The Palace of Westminster.
• Actively encouraged the Borough Council to improve the Boot Gardens at the Frankwell end of The Mount. We donated a tree to the scheme and have been encouraged to be involved in the upkeep of the garden.
• Established links with Copthorne Barracks with a visit in 2004.
• Planted daffodil bulbs along The Mount donated by the Borough Council.

Further Information:

We have committee meetings every two months or depending on the requirements of projects in hand. Member's meetings are held three times a year to discuss local issues and listen to a visiting speaker on a topical issue. A newsletter is produced several times a year to keep members informed.

We hope this information will prompt you to join what is perceived as one of Shrewsbury's most successful Residents' Group.