Activities: Events, Visits and Meetings
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Monthly meetings are all held at 7pm on the third Monday of the month in the Town Hall, unless stated otherwise. The list of meetings and speakers is shown below.
New members and visitors are welcome at our meetings. It's worth coming just to sit in the Council Chamber and look at the surroundings.
Non members are welcome to attend our meetings. Walk into the Town Hall and up the stairs
where you will be signed in.
If you wish to speak at one of our meetings please contact the
Speakers Secretary: Judi Brown.
2019 Meetings and Visits
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meetings on the third Monday of the month at 7pm
2019 Meeting Speakers
Monday 19th August 2019 at St Stephens on the Cliffs
David Evans
From Little Acorns, Great Jaguars Grow
Monday 16th September 2019 at the Town Hall
Linda Tolsen
125yrs of the Glorious Grand
Monday 21st October 2019
Shirley Matthews
A Towering 125yrs
Monday 18th November 2019
Professor Vanessa Toulmin
Title to be confirmed
Monday 16th December 2019
Salvation Army Carol Concert
Monday 19th January 20120
Carl Carrington
Update on Blackpool's Heritage
Monday 16th February 2020
Blackpool Museum update
Monday 15th March 2020
AGM
Speaker to be confirmed
Blackpool Civic Trust Art Competition 2019.
Exhibition 7th to 31st July 2019 in the Solaris Centre, South Shore
'What I love about Blackpool'
Joan Humble, Chair of Blackpool Civic Trust, welcomed winners, runners-up and guests to the opening of the very first art competition to be held by the Civic Trust. The theme of the competition was ‘What I love about Blackpool’
The original work of the 13 winners can be seen at the Solaris Centre, South Shore free of charge.The exhibition closes 31st July.
To accompany and commemorate the exhibition there is a very special art calendar. . A sample copy can be inspected at the Solaris and is available for purchase for £4.95 from Gill Howard who may be contacted on 01253 301264 or gillhoward@talktalk.net
Thanks to generous sponsorship from Granthams Graphics.
Stephen Bruce being presented with the Winners Certificate by Sheryl of Granthams Graphics:
Blackpool Civic Week 11th to 16th June 2018
Read our Civic Week page for a report click here
Visits
Blackpool Civic Trust members are invited to join in the visits below. Tickets are available from Sharon tel 01253 315162.
2019 List of Visits and Events for members
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Photo of our first Civic Day event in 2011, music in St John's Square:
