e-mail: civic@salisburycivicsociety.org.uk

Update: Monday 16th January 2012

PROTECTING OUR HERITAGE, SECURING OUR ENVIRONMENT, SHAPING OUR FUTURE

Welcome!
Objectives of the Society

To promote high standards of planning and architecture
To educate in the architecture, history and geography of the area
To secure the preservation, development and improvement of features of public interest
within the former Salisbury District

We are able to contribute effectively in many areas and are represented on several groups including
Salisbury Vision Board and its Public Realm Survey sub group, Salisbury City Community Area Partnership Steering Group, Salisbury Design Forum and Chairmanship of the Salisbury Conservation Advisory Panel.  We also have a good working relationship with Wiltshire Council, Salisbury City Council and CPRE.

If you would like to help us achieve our objectives, please

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The Society is a registered charity(No 293143) and a member of Civic Voice. It has some 400 members and three committees whose members give their time voluntarily

See Our Programme for 2012 through menu tab

ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND PARTY

Our Awards Ceremony and Party for members was held in the Guildhall on 12th January 2012. The Awards and Commendations were for New Build projects and the Judging Panel was chaired by Robert Key, our former MP.

It was a most successful evening with over 170 members, guests and award recipients present. The guest list included Lord Congleton, our Patron, the Mayor of Salisbury, Sir Terry Pratchett and Brigadier Robert Hall, the Chairman of Wiltshire Council. The presentations were made by Dame Rosemary Spencer, our President.

The first presentations were for the winner and runners up of our Website Design Competition with a 15 year student from St Edmund’s Girls’ School receiving the major award.

Robert Key then went on to describe, with his usual insight and enthusiasm, the buildings which receive Commendations and Awards. Full details with comment and photographs will be published shortly but the recipients were, in no particular order:

Commendations

Sixth Form Centre, Bishop Wordsworth School
Park and Ride Building at Petersfinger, Salisbury
Workshop at Holt Cottage, Teffont Evias
Junior Ranks Dining Centre at Bulford Camp
Bridge at Gurston Manor, Broad Chalke

Awards

"The Sleepers" & "The Sidings", Tollgate Road, Salisbury
Alabare Place, Salisbury
"Treetops", Stapleford
Residential Development, Clements Lane, Mere

  Salisbury in Detail

Please follow the link on the menu to find out more about the Society's extremely successful publication "Salisbury in Detail" including details of how to order.

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 grayscale 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.