Month: April 2025

2025 Civic Trust Awards

The Blackpool Civic Trust Award ceremony for 2025 will be held in February 2026 at a Dinner or Afternoon tea (decided by you nearer the time) so now is your time to get your thinking caps on and to nominate buildings, building work, organisations or even people for these Awards.  The Nomination Forms will be available at the May meeting.

Guess which year this was our Best New Building?

Houndshill Best New Building Award 2008

Blackpool Houndshill Debenhams extension, Blackpool Civic Trust Best New Building 2008.

A great photo of Elaine Smith MBE, our Chairman, and Griff Rhys Jones, of Civic Voice, at our 2011 awards held in January 2012.

The awards ceremony at Viva! in February 2015:

VE Day 80th Anniversary Event

The Civic Trust will be enjoying an afternoon tea whilst listening to Lilli De Caro 1940s singer.

Lilli played by Beverley Alexander – The 40s Swing Tribute Singer, and Expert Vocal Coach from Lytham St Annes, who will get us in the mood for VE 80th Anniversary celebrations. https://www.beverleyalexander.uk/index.html

Wednesday 7 May at 2pm until 4pm

VE Anniversary – Sheraton Suite, Hotel Sheraton,  North Shore, Blackpool

£20 per head for afternoon tea.  Feel free to extend this invitation to your friends and Family.

Email Rachel Sykes for tickets at rachelsykes@hotmail.co.uk

Selection of Sandwiches

Selection of:

  • Freshly Made Sandwiches
  • Delicious Cakes
  • A selection of Homemade Chocolate Eclairs,
  • Macarons & Mini Tartes
  • Homemade Scones Filled with Fresh Cream & Strawberry Jam
  • Unlimited Tea & Coffee ,Choose from English Breakfast, Earl Grey or Darjeeling.
  • Alternative to extra sweet is available if you would like more savoury, please request it.
  • Raffle on the day

Try Bell Ringing at St Cuthbert’s Lytham!

Adrian Page has kindly invited Blackpool Civic Trust members to try bell ringing at St Cuthberts Church in Lytham.

Meet on Wednesday 7th May 2025 at 7:30pm

Places have been snapped up but there may be some left. Members wishing to attend should contact Rachel Sykes.

St Cuthbert’s is on Church Road just beyond Lowther Park if travelling from the Lytham direction.

We hope you will join us.

St Cuthbert’s Church, Church Road, Lytham.