2018 EVENTS

PROGRAMME and

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

Complete the form below and send to:

The Membership Secretary

Selby Civic Society

Chalcot, Field Lane

Wistow, SELBY

North Yorkshire, YO8 3XD

with your cheque for the annual fee of

£10.00 per member made payable to

“Selby Civic Society”.

Please include your email address on the

form if you want to receive Society

information by email - our preferred method.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

SELBY CIVIC

SOCIETY

49th

YEAR

Selby Civic Society was founded in 1969. Its objectives are to encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Selby and its environs, and to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the town and its surroundings.

By joining the Society you can help make Selby a more attractive town in which to live, work and visit.

You can join at one of our meetings, or just complete the form in this leaflet or on our website.

Our meetings, visits and other events enable those interested in the improvement of the town and its surrounding district to get together in a friendly informal atmosphere.

In addition, any member can attend our business meetings held in Scott Road Community Centre, Selby on the second Thursday of every month at 7.30 pm. But please check with one of the contacts below, as the date can change.

As a Selby Civic Society member you are an affiliated member of both the regional “Yorkshire and Humber Association of Civic Societies” www.YHACS.org.uk and the national body “Civic Voice” whose membership entitles you to a free day-access pass to “National Trust” properties - go to www.civicvoice.org.uk/about/partners for details.

SELBY CIVIC SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

I/We apply for membership for 2018, and

enclose a cheque for £........... Mr/Mrs/Ms.............................................................. Address.................................................................. ............................................................................... ..........................................Postcode...................... Telephone.............................................................. Email......................................................................

By completing this form you agree to allow the Society to store your details securely solely for the purpose of notifying you of Society events and other relevant information about the wider civic society movement. We will not divulge your details to third parties. Without your consent we won’t be able to email or post information to you.

To unsubscribe email selbycivicsociety@yahoo.co.uk or write to the Membership Secretary.

Full details - see www.selbycivicsociety.org.uk

Other 2018 civic society events for your diary:

27th Jan YHACS AGM, Harrogate.

13th March APPG Meeting - Westminster - NPPF Future Spring 2018 YHACS Members meeting in Leeds Summer 2018 YHACS Members meeting in Ripon

SELBY CIVIC SOCIETY CONTACTS

Michael Dyson Chairman 01757 705129

David Moss Secretary 01757 268418

Jim Wildash Membership 01757 268459

Eileen Fenteman Meetings 01757 618345

or email selbycivicsociety@yahoo.co.uk

Website - www.selbycivicsociety.org.uk

Twitter - www.twitter.com/selbycivicsoc

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THURSDAY 15th FEBRUARY

“Brunel’s Billiard Table” by ChrisCade

Isambard Kingdom Brunel tells the tale of his own engineering background and presents his

arguments for a Broad Gauge on the Great Western Railway between London and Bristol. Chris brings the story to life –

with a little audience participation.

THURSDAY 22nd MARCH

“Tales of The battlefields” by Russell Marwood, Battlefields Officer,

York Archaeological Trust An illustrated talk on life and death on the battlefield. More details to follow

THURSDAY 19th APRIL

“A self-drive visit to Goole”

An afternoon visit to Goole Museum followed by a guided walk led by Goole Civic Society members, and afternoon tea in the UK’s oldest hotel - that’s what the Blue Plaque on the building says.

Meet at 1.00 pm in the Goole Museum. Light refreshments will be provided at the Museum.

Meetings in the Methodist Church include light refreshments, and normally a

charge of £2 for members and £5 for non-members will be made.

Ample parking nearby.

THURSDAY 27th SEPTEMBER

“The Selby EXIAS Festival of 1969” An illustrated talk by David Lewis

Selby Civic Society member

1969 was quite a time for Selby Abbey 900 years old, visits by Pink Floyd, the Queen and the formation of Selby Civic Society, all as part of an 8-month long

Selby Festival. This presentation looks at the aims and aspirations of the festival, its successes and failures

and the legacies of this amazing event.

THURSDAY 18th OCTOBER

“Members and Guests Dining and Social Evening”

Venue and format to be confirmed

THURSDAY 22nd NOVEMBER

“Annual General Meeting”

At 7.30pm

The 2018 AGM will be followed at 8.00pm by a

presentation of films from the Peter Jackson

and Selby Cine and Video Club collection.

SUNDAY 20th MAY

A full-day coach trip for members and guests to

“Wakefield and the National Coal Mining Museum”

A full day coach trip to Wakefield for a morning guided tour of its historic streets led by Wakefield Civic Society’s President. Then continue to the National Coal Mining Museum for a trip down the mine and/or other attractions on site.

THURSDAY 21st JUNE

“Conservation Areas” by Emma Sharpe,

Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas, Historic England

Conservation Areas have been around since 1967. Are they being sustained or eroded?

SATURDAY 14th JULY

A full-day coach trip for members and guests to

“Beverley”

A full day coach trip to this historic East Yorkshire town, with its 13th C Minster, many other historic buildings and a thriving Saturday Market. You’ll have a guided tour led by members of Beverley Civic Society, and time to do your own thing.

Full day coach trips will normally pick up passengers in Wistow and Selby.

Notices of meetings, and booking forms for trips, will be sent to members a

few weeks before the event.

Unless stated otherwise, the Society’s meetings are held in Portholme Church, Portholme Road, Selby, YO8 4QH starting at 7.30pm. Non-members are most welcome at any of

the Society’s events.

“Bygone Films of Selby”

by Eva Lambert