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Blackpool North Pier, Boxing Day 2017

Blackpool Civic Trust promoting excellence since 1975

Founded in 1975, Blackpool Civic Trust seeks to promote excellence and community spirit in Blackpool for people of all ages. We are interested in all things Blackpool, particularly its heritage and future for people. We have monthly meetings, visits to places of interest, and community activities such as Civic Week. We'd love you to join us.

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Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meetings on the third Monday of the month at 7pm

The next Monthly Meeting will be held at Stanley Park Visitor Centre on Monday 18th July 2022 at 7pm.
Note the change of venue. The Visitor Centre is next to the cafe and car park.

Our guest speaker is to be advised.

Presentation of a Bequest to Blackpool Civic Trust 21st March 2022

David Owen is seen handing over a generous bequest to Joan, our Chair, at the end of the AGM, March 2022. The Executive Committee shall consider carefully how this charitable contribution should be spent on promoting excellence in Blackpool.

Presentation of a generous bequest to Blackpool Civic Trust 21st March 2022

Blackpool Civic Trust Awards for Achievement in 2019

St Stephens on the Cliffs Church 21st March 2022

Due to Covid restrictions the awards ceremony in 2020 at the Carousel Hotel was deferred and a smaller awards presentation was made at the AGM at St Stephens on the Cliffs Church.

The awards were presented by John Barnett MBE, DL and Danielle Barnett. Joan Humble was master of ceremonies. Below are details of the Awards and photographs of winners being presented with the their awards.

For a full set of photographs please see our 2019 Awards page, click here.

John and Danielle Barnett present the Community Award to The Windmill Trust at Stephen's on the Cliffs Church

John and Danielle Barnett present the Community Award to The Windmill Trust

The Committee Visit to Showtown 20th March 2022

The committee recently visited Showtown, Blackpool, to inspect progress on the construction of the museum’s impressive interior. It is hoped to have the opening in March 2023.

Left to right: Joan Humble and Judi Brown of Blackpool Civic Trust, Rachel Sykes, Showtown and, Heather Morrow of Blackpool Council.

Blackpool Civic Trust visit Showtown

Talbot Square

In 2015 The Civic Trust carried out a condition survey of all Grade 2 listed buildings on behalf of the Council. Our planning officer raised concerns about the general condition of the former Clifton Hotel (Grade 2). Of particular concern were cracks in the west elevation and the dangerous state of several exterior lights that looked as if they might fall down. Our Chair, Joan, contacted the Gazette, which published an article on the building’s condition. We alerted the Council also whose Enforcement Officers got the hotel to dismantle the offending light fixtures.

Since then the Civic Trust has been keeping a close eye on the building and recording the external repairs that have slowly been taking place. These observations were regularly passed on to the Council’s Conservation Officer. It is very pleasing to report that Forshaw’s hotel, as it’s now called - reverting to its historic name - is looking altogether more spruce, though it’s a work in progress.