(This section is being updated).
2025 Awards 2018-23 2013-2017 2008-2012
The annual Blackpool Civic Trust awards for the best building work and civic activity annually.
Awards Ceremony
Our Awards ceremony will be an afternoon tea in the Winter Gardens’ Spanish Hall on January 22nd 2026 – our 51st anniversary – at 1pm for a 1.30pm meal, £20.
Contact RachelSykes@hotmail.co.uk for tickets. No more bookings are being taken.
Nominations for 2025 awards are closed:
Click on this link to download and complete the nomination form.
Return it to Blackpool Civic Trust at the address shown or to RachelSykes@hotmail.co.uk.
The closing date for nominations was 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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Guidelines for Awards Nominations
Points you may find helpful to consider when explaining the reasons for your nomination in one of the categories below.
NB. Not all may apply and some new ones have been added without a guideline as yet but are largely self explanatory.
- Best New Build
Quality of Design
Distinctive features
Accessibility (including wheelchair users etc)
Respect for streetscape/townscape
2. Best Refurbishment
“Kerb appeal”
Distinctive features
Visual design/aesthetic appeal
Accessibility (including wheelchair users etc)
Respect for streetscape/townscape
3. Best Open Space
Landscaping
How is the space used and by whom, including birds & wildlife
Most attractive/valuable features
Accessibility (including wheelchair users etc)
4. Best Community Group
How does the group make a significant or distinctive contribution to the wider community?
How is this delivered and by whom?
5. Best Shop Front
“Kerb appeal”
Distinctive features
Visual design/aesthetic appeal
Accessibility (including wheelchair users etc)
Respect for streetscape/townscape
6. Best Night Time Economy
7. Best Transforming Blackpool
In what way or ways does it transform Blackpool?
Distinctive features
Visual design/aestheƟc appeal
Accessibility (including wheelchair users etc)
8. Best Local Youth Project