Blackpool Civic Trust

Activities: Events, Visits and Meetings

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2023 Meetings and Visits

Monthly Meetings
Monthly Meetings are on the third Monday of the month at 7pm

Our next meeting will be on Monday 20th November 2023 at 7pm

at the Imperial Hotel, Louis Suite, North Shore, Blackpool.

The speaker will be Crispin Edwards
(Listing advisor, Historic England)
'Listing the Fylde Coast'


This is the annual Robert Evan Mills Lecture. A former member.


Non members are welcome to attend our meetings for a small donation of £2.

 

If you wish to speak at one of our meetings please contact the speakers secretary.

 

 

Blackpool Heritage Open Days

 

Guided Tours of Blackpool Town Hall Saturday 16th September part of Heritage Open Days.

Blackpool Civic Trust volunteers will conduct the tours. Just drop in, no booking required. Find out more using the link below.

Event times: Saturday 16th September 2023, 9.30am - 4pm

Tickets: FREE�event no need to book a ticket.

Town Hall
Talbot Square
Blackpool
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Click here to read more on the Blackpool Showtown Heritage Open Days Website

 

Blackpool Town Hall

 

 

Monthly Meeting Speakers for our year 2023/24

 

Blackpool Civic Trust Monthly Meeting Speakers 2023/24

To print a copy please click here for a pdf version

 

Blackpool Civic Trust Awards and Afternoon Tea for Achievement in 2022 (held 18th August 2023)

Also including the Blackpool Council Awards for Conservation 2019

Held at the Blackpool Winter Gardens, Baronial Hall on Friday 18th August 2023.

The Blackpool Civic Trust Awards for 2022

Blackpool Civic Trust Awards and Dinner for Achievement in 2022 held at the Blackpool Winter Gardens in August 2023

 

The awards ceremony was attended by over 90 guests, members, award-winners and the Mayor and Mayoress, the Chief Executive Officer and senior Council colleagues. It was followed by a splendid afternoon tea.

 

Joan Humble, Chair of Blackpool Civic Trust, read the citations and winners and the Mayor of Blackpool Councillor Gillian Campbell made the awards.

 

Thanks to the Winter Gardens Trust and assistance from Carl Carrington of Blackpool Council for hosting the event at the Winter Gardens and to Blackpool Council for their sponsorship this year.

 

We'd like to thank Claire Griffiths for taking photographs of the event.

 

We are pleased to be able to reintroduce our annual awards scheme after a two-year break due to the pandemic.

 

Read more on our 2022 Awards Page

 

 

Canon Andrew Sage formerly of St Stephen's on the Cliffs, Blackpool

speaking at our monthly meeting in Apirl 2022.

Canon Andrew Sage, formerly of St Stephen's Church Blackpool speaking at our monthly meeting

 

Blackpool Civic Week

Read our Civic Week page for reports click here


Visits

Please contact our Social Secretary, Gill Howard as listed on the page on this link.

 

2021 List of Visits and Events for members

We have a number of events planned but not announced. Watch this space for more information.


 

Photo of our first Civic Day event in 2011, music in St John's Square:

Street Party 2011

04-Nov-2023 Contact us