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.
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: Peter Mowbray
2019 Meetings and Visits
Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meetings on the third Monday of the month at 7pm
2019 Meeting Speakers
Monday 21st October 2019 at the Town Hall
Shirley Matthews
A Towering 125yrs
Monday 18th November 2019 at the Town Hall
Professor Vanessa Toulmin
Title to be confirmed
Monday 16th December 2019 at St John's Church
Salvation Army Band Carol Concert and Hot Pot Supper
Monday 19th January 20120
Carl Carrington
Update on Blackpool's Heritage
Monday 16th February 2020
Blackpool Museum update
Monday 15th March 2020
AGM
Guest Speakers: John Barnett MBE, DL and Danielle Barnett
Please note in your diary that the date for the Annual Dinner and Awards is Friday 27th March 2020. More information will be announced shortly.
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
Read our Civic Week page for reports click here
Visits
Please contact our Events Secretary(acting), Gill Howard.
2019 List of Visits and Events for members
Please note that we are arranging a coach trip to Manchester on Saturday 7th December.
This is an opportunity to do some Christmas shopping at the large number of continental markets and Manchester’s many shops. There is also a wide range of museums and art galleries to entertain children, as well as their parents (and grandparents). Please get in touch with Gill for more details and to book your place.
Photo of our first Civic Day event in 2011, music in St John's Square:
