Contact Name: Alastair Robertson

Telephone: 01600 715781

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Meeting Cycle: Bi-monthly

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A charitable trust to provide all age recreation facilities and events on Babington Meadow for the community of Penallt and beyond. Annual open air Shakespeare festival.

Contact Name: Mark Walton

Telephone: 01600 715638

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Meeting Cycle: Bi-monthly

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Bridges is an independent charity and a centre for learning, care and support, health and well being, community arts and entertainment, and a range of local services. It aims to build bridges between people of all ages and backgrounds

Contact Name: Tessa Norgrove

Telephone: 01600 711229

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Education

Contact Name: Sam Muftuoglo

Telephone: 01495 745929

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Communications Officer (press) for Melin Homes Ltd, a local housing association.

Contact Name: David Cummings (Chairperson) Brian Ramsey (Secretary)

Telephone: 01600 712666

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Meeting Cycle: Bi monthly, usually Monday or Tuesday

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Representing the interests of business in the Monmouth and District area and supporting and encouraging the future prosperity of those businesses.

Contact Name: Derek Jones

Telephone: 01600 712221

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Meeting Cycle: Bi-monthly

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Promotion of good design in new buildings and street layout. Preservation of historic buildings. Watching brief on planning applications to properties in Monmouth.

Contact Name: Charlotte Moore

Telephone: 01600 719978 07870 375428

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Meeting Cycle: We meet one Monday a month at Bridges Community Centre 7.00 to 9.00pm and hold a drop in session once a month on a Monday evening at Bridges 7.00 to 9.00pm for campaign work, project work and working groups.

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A self advocacy group for Adults with Learning Disabilities. Our mission is to promote empowerment and inclusion. We want all adults with a learning disability in Monmouth to feel confident within their community, to be able to control their own lives and make their own decisions, with the help and support of the people they trust.

Contact Name: Bethia Smith

Telephone: 01600 713727

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Meeting Cycle: 6 weekly

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To promote the availability of Fairtrade products in the towns shops and cafes and build customer awareness. To work with other town Fairtrade committees to make Monmouthshire a Fairtrade county and Wales the world's first Fairtrade country.

Contact Name: Clare Webb

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Website: www.monmouthfestival.co.uk

Meeting Cycle: Monthly

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Nine-day music festival incorporating the Kymin Dash and the Monmouth Carnival.

Contact Name: PC Andrew Mason

Telephone: 01495 232328

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Website: www.gwent.police.uk

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Main policing function is to maintain law and order. We also work very closely with the Community Safety Action Team of MCC, to deal effectively and efficiently with issues arising in Monmouth. Also maintain contact with Neighbourhood Watch and other local organizations. To report incidents contact the Call Centre 01633 838111.

Contact Name: Mrs Sheilah Roberts

Telephone: 01600 713505

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Meeting Cycle: Every 8 weeks

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Monmouth Partners Against Crime members are Neighbourhood Watch Coordinators, members of Town and County Council, some of whom are also NHW Coordinators and the Neighbourhood Policing Force.

Contact Name: Sarah Robson

Telephone: 01600 715662

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Meeting Cycle: Monday weekly

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Most work is divided between four committees: Finance and Policy, Environmental Affairs, Planning and Community Affairs. Full council is usually mainly used to ratify decisions, report back,eg form Partnership Forum and hear presentations from members of the public and representatives of organisations.

Contact Name: Lee Robson

Telephone: 01600 718148

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Meeting Cycle: Monthly

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To provide football opportunities for people of all ages and abilities in a safe positive environment and to represent the town of Monmouth.

Contact Name: Sue Miles

Telephone: 01600 710630

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Meeting Cycle: Monthly more frequently during February

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To celebrate the lives, creativity and achievements of women by bringing significant women to Monmouth around international womens day march 8th

Contact Name: Barry Englefield

Telephone: 01291 673937

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Meeting Cycle: Steering group monthly

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To provide young people aged 9-19 years with - a safe meeting place and opportunities to volunteer and access to youth support services and opportunities to manage the day to day running of the Attik.

Contact Name: Karen Morgan Area Manager Central

Telephone: 01600 712822

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Website: www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/communityed

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We provide a comprehensive range of quality courses for adults throughout Monmouthshire. Classes are informal and friendly and take place Monday to Friday, throughout the day and evening and on Saturdays. The cost of each course varies but most are about 1.50 per hour, plus examination fees and any additional course expenses. Class information can be found at www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/communityed

Contact Name: Mike German AM

Telephone: 02920 898741

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Welsh Liberal Democrat elected representative for South Wales East Region.

Contact Name: John Thorneycroft

Telephone: 01600 713938

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Meeting Cycle: Bi monthly approx.

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Restore and maintain for Monmouth the historic walled garden associated with Nelsons visit to Monmouth in 1802.

Contact Name: Vivien Jones

Telephone: 01291 690492

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Farming/diversification workshops caf. Also members of C.A.I.R , Mon-Dis Assoc. Advocates for disabled to take their concerns regarding suitable access knowledge of organisation councils available both for sensory and physically disabled people.

Contact Name: Steve Morgan

Telephone: 01600 711433

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Meeting Cycle: When time permits

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Military activities and representation for the town and surrounding area.

Contact Name: Shirley Hughes

Telephone: 01873 736037

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Rural Community Action working with communities in Central Monmouthshire. We provide support for local projects by helping community groups achieve their goals, and work in partnership with Monmouthshire County Council, the Welsh Assembly Government and GAVO. We give assistance with projects by providing information and practical support, and can advise groups on how to find funding.

Contact Name: Alastair Robertson Development Group Chair

Telephone: 01600 715781

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Meeting Cycle: Monthly

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Shire Hall Stewards are set up to represent community interests in Monmouth during the 4million Lottery funded restoration of the Monmouth Shire Hall which is due to commence in March 2008. Engaged in serious fund-raising to support the project and works closely with the town and county council.

Contact Name: Simon Brown

Telephone: Vivien Mitchell 01600 715065

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Meeting Cycle: Monthly

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To develop community-wide responses to climate change and peak oil, in order to develop greater community resilience to face these challenges. As a fundamental part of that process, to develop a community-wide energy decent plan.

Contact Name: Irene Morgan

Telephone: 07967200625

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Meeting Cycle: 2nd Monday of the month

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The organisation play a unique role in enabling women to gain new skills, take part in wide ranging activities and campaign on issues that matter to them and their communities.

Contact Name: Ros Robertson

Telephone: 01600 715781

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Meeting Cycle: Monthly for committee members. November to May monthly meetings for all members.

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We are a voluntary association with approximately 300 businesses. We support our members by producing a quality annual booklet which is distributed nationally and have a user friendly visitor website. We arrange training opportunities for members and on their behalf liaise with MCC and FoDDC, and so have a direct say in the future of tourism in the county.