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Update:Tuesday 2nd February 2010 The year 2010 marks the Golden Jubilee of Salisbury Civic Society. Salisbury & District Preservation Trust was inaugurated in the Guildhall on 8th February 1960 with Kenneth Wiltshire as its Chairman. It then became Salisbury Civic Society in 1985 under the aegis of Mike Cowan, sadly recently deceased. |
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Welcome! To promote
high standards of planning and architecture The society is a registered charity(No 293143) and has some 400 members and three committees
whose members give their time voluntarily. Programme for 2010 is available at Programme of Events SALISBURY CIVIC SOCIETY NEW YEAR PARTY & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS were introduced by Peter Pleydell-Bouverie, former County High Sheriff, Chairman of the Judging Panel, in the Guildhall on Wednesday 13th January 2010. A short video was made about the ceremony which can be viewed if you click on this link THE SOCIETY'S BOOK - SALISBURY IN DETAIL A very successful launch of "Salisbury in Detail" was held in the Gallery of Salisbury Library on 24th October with the Mayor of Salisbury present. Sir Terry Pratchett, who contributed the Foreword, signed copies of the book proffered by the 75 or so people present and an equal number of books were sold at the event. The success of the book has been extraordinary, so much so that we have exhausted the first print of 1,000 copies and have ordered a second print run of 800. Nine retail outlets in Salisbury are now stocking the book including the Cross Keys Bookshop, Waterstones, WH Smith, Sarum College, Salisbury Museum & the Cathedral Bookshop. Waitrose have also asked to stock it. The cover price of the reprint is £15.00. An excellent review of the book has just been published in Cornerstone, the magazine of SPAB (The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) which has a membership of over 9,000. Although a number of members were responsible for producing the book Richard Deane was the driving force and wrote the text.
Order direct by post using the form below or via email
There will be a separate section on this site that will give a walking map. In the meantime click on picture below to go to selections from the "Door Furniture " and "Brickwork" categories.'
CIVIC TRUST/CIVIC SOCIETY INITIATIVE As some readers may be aware the Civic Trust, to which we subscribed, very sadly recently went into Administration. Since then the Civic Society Initiative has been set up. Please go to "Current Issues" to see more details. To find out more please visit their website at www.civicsocietyinitiative.org.uk. The History of Salisbury as told by its Plaques For some time the Society has been intending to publish a new guide to plaques in Salisbury which will include not only our Blue Plaques but also all other plaques of interest located within the central area. We are fortunate in that we have a member, Alan Clarke, who has volunteered to take on this daunting task. His work has borne much fruit and you should click on the plaque to go to to the website he has set up Here you will learn more about the project which has made excellent progress. He would welcome any contributions by email to jac314159@mac.com but points out that the contents have not yet been reviewed in terms of accuracy, capital letters, correct English etc. At the site there is available for download a full colour 8 page Plaque Guide with map to enable you to walk around Salisbury and trace the history for yourself. You can print it in colour or in greyscale to suit your requirements.
Public Realm - Salisbury Streetscape - Streets for People A copy of our 2006 report is available on this site in Adobe Acrobat format. To reach it please follow this link - Streetscape Report Equal Opportunities Policy The Society has a formal Equal Opportunities Policy and it can be read at this link.
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