Blackpool Civic Trust promoting excellence since 1975.
We hope you'll come and meet us in 2017!
Blackpool South Beach wins coveted blue flag award
Blackpool Civic Trust
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.
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meetings on the third Monday of the month at 7pm.
Note the next meeting is on MondayOctober 16th ‘A Passion with Heritage’ Bryan Lindop, manager of Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours, Blackpool Transport
Click here to see a full list of our speakers in 2017
Macmillan Coffee Morning Saturday 30th September 10 -12noon
Blackpool Civic Trust will be holding their Macmillan Coffee Morning at St Stephen on Cliffs Parish Centre together with St Stephen on Cliffs New to You Pop Up Boutique on Saturday 30th September 10am till 12, as well as the church stalls, we will be holding a raffle, tombola, craft stall and cake stall. Tea, Coffee and biscuits only 50p
All are very welcome - Free Entry
For more info contact 07400611679 or secretaryblackpoolcivictrust@hotmail.com
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St Stephens on the Cliffs Parish Centre, Holmfield Road, Blackpool FY2 9RG
Blackpool Civic Trust Awards for 2017
The annual awards are the highlight of the year. The nomination forms for best school environmental project and best of Blackpool have been sent out and can be downloaded on our website from the Awards page. Please return them with your nominations by 31st December 2017.
The awards ceremony will be held in 2018 at Viva.
Click here to visit the Awards Page and download the forms
Heritage Open Days Tours of the Town Hall - 9th Sept 2017
As part of Heritage Open Days on the Fylde, Blackpool Civic Trust conducted tours for local schools on the Friday and ran tours for the public on Saturday. Read more on our news page.
Heritage Tram Component Project - August
The new project at Rigby Road to restore parts of vintage trams (not a whole tram) is now up and running. Blackpool Civic Trust volunteer, John Odenwalder, is seen here stripping down an old pantograph and preparing it for painting.
If you are interested in learning more about the project or are thinking about volunteering please contact our Chair, Joan, for more information. Joan’s email address is: joanbct@btinternet.co.uk.
The photograph below and the ones on our Project page were taken by another volunteer, Stan Harrison.
Completing the Imperial Hotel Turkish Bath Burmantofts Tiles Project
23rd August 2017 marking the successful conclusion of a three-year long project at the Imperial Hotel.
Read more on our Projects page
Proposed Conservation Area from Gynn Square to the Castle Casino - August 2017
We are starting a very exciting project to create a new conservation area on the promenade from Gynn Square to the Castle Casino ( Genting Club). Also to be included are The Collonades from Gynn Square to the Metropole Hotel.
A well attended and positive meeting took place at the Savoy Hotel on 4th August at 10am to launch the proposal.
Read more on our Projects Page
Blackpool Carnival 2017
The Civic Trust had a great day in the Blackpool Carnival on Sunday the 23rd July. Read more on our news page click here.
Visit to Carleton Crematorium Thursday 6th July 2017
Members beginning to arrive outside the Crematorium. See more on the news page.
Blackpool War Memorial upgraded to Grade II* listed
O the 9th June 2017 Blackpool War Memorial was upgrade from listed building Grade II to Grade II*. The upgrade was due to the high-quality bronze sculptural plaques by Gilbert Ledward, a rare example of women on a war memorial and an extremely rare depiction of a fallen German combatant.
Civic Day is a national celebration of civic pride. It is a day when communities across the country say "we care about where we live".
Blackpool Civic Week - 12th to 17th June 2017
Blackpool Civic Trust holds a series of events in the week before Civic Day, which is celebrated throughout England. Its members and other guests begin the week with a Heritage Tram Tour.
link to Webpage for Civic Week 2017
Blackpool Best Street of the Year 2017 - Cherry Tree Gardens
Blackpool Pride Festival 2017
Blackpool Civic Trust had a stall at the Winter Gardens on Saturday 10th June. Photograph of Joan and Jack.
Visits
See our Events and Meetings page for a list of visits and events up to July.
Blackpool Civic Trust Awards for 2016
The Awards for 2016 were presented on April 28th 2017 in the Washington Suite at the Imperial Hotel.
Click Here to see our full text report with photos
Click here to see our Flickr Album with more photos and little text
Imperial Hotel Turkish Bath Tiles Project 2017
We continue to make very good progress on uncovering and reclaiming the wonderful Burmantofts tiles in the former Turkish Baths at the Imperial Hotel. We are very pleased that three more of our members have volunteered their services and recently joined our dedicated team. Read more on our news page.
Blackpool Civic Trust Listed Building Condition Survey Training
A new project, Blackpool Civic Trust will be condition surveying local buildings of historic interest, read more in news.
Week 3 of Promenade Shelter Renovation
Blackpool Civic Trust volunteers have been working hard to renovate the Grade II Listed Promenade Shelter opposite Sandhurst Avenue.
Blackpool Civic Trust always welcomes new members and if you want to play a part in helping to preserve our resort’s unique heritage please join us.
Photo names from Left to Right: John Garnham, Pat Hayes, Joan Humble (Chair), Barry Shaw, Steward (Coastal Protection).
Direct Links to what we do and other items of interest:
BuildingsBlue PlaquesHeritage Open DaysFavourites
Blackpool contains many buildings and areas of importance:
Over 30 listed buildings
Over 50 blue plaques
One listed park
Four Conservation Areas
Local list of important buildings
Assets of Community Value
Blackpool Heritage Open Days click here
Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours click here
Blackpool Illuminations
See our Corporate Members list
See our news page for information of what we've done and what we're doing.
Blackpool has 7 miles of diverse and well maintained promenade, several parks and open spaces. It is also a major centre of entertainment, as marked by the Comedy Carpet, and ballroom dancing at the beautiful Tower Ballroom and the Winter Gardens. The Opera House was host to the Royal Variety Show in 1955 and 2009.
Blackpool also takes the environment seriously with attractively designed improvements to flood defences, major water cleanliness projects and sustainability technology being featured at the Solaris Centre.
If you wish to speak at one of our meetings please contact our speakers secretary listed on the About Us page.
Contact us: Click here
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Become a Corporate Member, see our list, click here