Blackpool Civic Trust Awards 2025

Every year Blackpool Civic Trust award the best building work and civic group for activity in Blackpool in that year.

The final date for submitting nominations for 2025 awards is Friday 28th November 2025.

Awards Ceremony – book now

Our Awards ceremony will be an afternoon tea in the Winter Gardens’ Spanish Hall on January 22^nd 2026 – our 51^st anniversary – at 1pm for a 1.30pm meal, £20.

Contact RachelSykes@hotmail.co.uk for tickets.

Nominate for a 2025 award:

Click on this link to download and complete the form.

Return it to Blackpool Civic Trust at the address shown or to RachelSykes@hotmail.co.uk.

The closing date for nominations is 28th November 2025.

Judging will take place the week commencing 1st December.
The awards are to be conferred on the occasion of the BCT 51st anniversary on Thursday the 22nd January 2026.

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View our website to find award winners since 2008.

Monthly Meeting – Annual Robert Evan Mills Lecture – 17th November 2025

Monday, 17th November, at The Imperial Hotel Blackpool, it’s our November meeting. It will be the annual Robert Evan Mills lecture. This year the lecture is by Bev Carroll and titled. ‘Raikes Hall and the Royal Palace Gardens’.

Starting at 7pm. Non-members are welcome for a small donation £2. Please note the venue.

Layton Cemetery Blue Plaque Unveiling

Saturday 8th November 2025

On Saturday 8th November there was a good turn out to see the Blue Plaque for Layton Cemetery unveiled by the Mayor of Blackpool, Councillor Kim Critchley, with the Friends of Layton Cemetery and Blackpool Civic Trust. The plaque was sponsored by the Friends of Layton Cemetery and Layton Councillors and is in recognition of the cemetery’s historical and cultural significance.

Below: Pam Isherwood who worked hard to get the plaque for the Friends of Layton Cemetery, The Mayor of Blackpool, Councillor Kim Critchley and Elaine Smith MBE Chair of Blackpool Civic Trust.

Deborah Contessa and Pam Isherwood of the Friends of Layton Cemetery, Mayor of Blackpool Councillor Kim Critchley, Elaine Smith MBE Chair of Blackpool Civic Trust.

Layton Cemetery Blue Plaque unveiled 9th November 2025

Charlie Cairoli Blue Plaque Weekend

Saturday 1st November 2025

A celebration event to unveil the Blue Plaque for Charlie Cairoli. Where else but The Blackpool Tower Circus where Charlie starred in the ring from 1939 to 1979. The plaque was unveiled by Charlie Cairoli Jnr in front of an audience of admirers.

The plaque was presented by Steve Richley and the Charlie Cairoli Appreciation Society. It will be mounted in the Tower front entrance.

Saturday’s event at the Tower was part of a busy weekend including dining at the Imperial Hotel and a celebration of his life at Showtown. There are many photographs of the event, a small selection is below and links to other notable records of events are at the end of the page.

Charlie Cairoli Jnr unveils the Blue Plaque

Nigel Male of the Charlie Cairoli Appreciation Society brings the bust of Charlie into the ring

Elaine Smith MBE, Chair of Blackpool Civic Trust takes to the ring

A wonderful video of events by Bev Carroll, local historian Link to Bev Carroll’s video on Facebook

The story of the creation of the Blue Plaque by Nigel Male of the Charlie Cairoli Appreciation Society Link Nigel Male’s Blue Plaque story on Facebook

Curtis Tappenden was invited to sketch events, great work Link to sketches of the circus and some of the event on Facebook

and link to photos of his stay in Blackpool and the event