A company has defended its actions after angering locals by tearing down a community bee garden in Montpelier. A local group known as Bee The Change (BTC) built the garden on top of a bus stop outside Montpelier High School on Cheltenham Road on Saturday, July 16.
But yesterday (Monday, July 18) it was taken down by Clear Channel, who are responsible for maintaining all of the bus shelters owned by Bristol City Council. A spokesperson for the company said that the bus shelter was not built to take the weight on its roof and so it posed a risk to anyone standing underneath it.
"After discussions with Bristol City Council, we jointly decided the best course of action was to remove the plants. The plants and flowers are being well looked after in our Bristol depot and we’d really like to return them to Bee The Change - we’d encourage them to get in touch through our website," said the spokesperson.
