Our next monthly meeting is on Monday 21st July 2025 at 7pm at the Holiday Inn Talbot Road Blackpool. The guest speaker is Claire Walmsley Griffiths a Heritage Spaces and Performance photographer from Blackpool.
Non-members are welcome for a small donation of £2.
As part of Civic Week 2025, Blackpool Civic Trust visited the newly opened Showtown History Centre, situatated upstairs in Blackpool Central Library. We were treated to a rare viewing of the Blackpool Charter establishing the incorporation of the town. In addition, we had a wonderful tour of the collection stores. We would like to thank the Showtown Heritage Assistants for an informative morning and for sharing details of Blackpool Council collections.
We hope you will join us at the next members monthly meeting at 7pm on Monday 16th June at the Holiday Inn, Talbot Road.
We will discuss our activities and plans, followed by our guest speaker.
The guest speaker is Local Historian, Anne Charlesworth, talking about the early development of South Shore starting from 1819
Non-members are welcome for the small contribution of £2.
Membership is £10 a year and you can join by filling in the membership form and paying the fee. Please read the page linked below and download the application form. We look forward to meeting you.
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Late June at St Stephen’s on the Cliffs, North Shore, Blackpool – Solstice Arts Festival. Musical Concerts from the Capricorn Singers, Stephen Austin – Concert Organist, Lytham St Anne’s Shanty Crew, Blackpool Brass. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday – June 24, 25, 27, 28 – 2025. See the leaflet below for full details and tickets.
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
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Monday 17th February 2025 at 7pm. It will be at our new meeting location which is the HOLIDAY INN, Talbot Road, Blackpool.
The Guest Speaker will be Caroline Hall from Blackpool Heritage Centre who will speak about conserving and making Blackpool’s collections more accessible.
Non-members are welcome for a small donation of £2.
We hope you will join us.
Non-members are welcome for a small donation of £2.
