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On this page we will feature news from member societies. If you have significant news that you think may be of interest to other YHACS societies please let us know.

SKIPTON CIVIC SOCIETY OBJECTING TO MAJOR TOWN CENTRE PLANNING APPLICATION

Skipton Civic Society is fighting to have the planning application to develop no.9 High Street and the curtilage of the Town Hall refused at the December 13th Craven District Council meeting. The bulk, obstruction of pedestrian routes, poor use of materials, negative impact on listed buildings, obstruction of views into and out of the High Street buildings and of the town, and blighting effect on the use of the Town Hall are all points they are raising.
They are sending copies of their report on the proposals to all their town contacts, to councillors and other interested bodies. Skipton's report can be viewed on their website at www.skiptoncivicsociety.org

NEW BLUE PLAQUES BOOKLET LAUNCHED

Scarborough & District Civic Society launched a new booklet on 17th November - Blue Plaques in Scarborough 1974 -2010. The booklet tells the story of the fifteen plaques in Scarborough and the people behind them. Scarborough is very fortunate in having connections with many famous people, in its heday it was truly said that it was ' a magnet for the mighty'. People commemorated include:

Anne Bronte, writer, Wilfred Owen, poet, Frederic, Lord Leighton, artist, The Sitwell family, William Smith, the father of English geology, Edward Harland, shipbuilder, Sir Edwin Cooper, architect and Charles Laughton the actor.

To order a copy please visit the Scarborough CS website

www.scarboroughcivicsociety.org.uk

BEVERLEY & DISTRICT CIVIC SOCIETY PAINTS THE TOWN

Fred Elwell bequeathed a large collection of his paintings, together with a selection by his wife, to Beverley Art Gallery. With the support of Beverley Civic Society, the Elwell collection has been liberated from the confines of the gallery walls! High quality replica paintings can now be seen throughourt the town, enabling a wider audience to enjoy the Elwell paintings in settings that proved so inspirational to the artist.

There are 22 paintings. The Civic Society obtained sponsors for the pictures and obtained planning permission and Listed Building Consent and permission from the property owners where the pictures were displayed. Beverley Town Council helped with a grant of £1000 and ERYC agreed to fix the pictures and labels. Here is one of the paintings, Maids with Pigeons, sponsored by Beverley Renaissance Partnership.

Maids with Pigeons (or Hilda and Mary) 1918. Frederick W. Elwell R.A. (1870-1958)

BRIDLINGTON IN BLOOM

Bridlington & District Civic Society sponsors a flowerbed for Bridlington in Bloom. Here it is on 4/8/10 as photographed by the local paper.

GREAT GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY TRUST FORMED

Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society have been instrumental in creating a trust to preserve a Grade II* listed ice factory. They recently sent us the following announcement:

GREAT GRIMSBY ICE FACTORY TRUST FORMED TO PRESERVE THE GRADE 2 STAR LISTED ICE FACTORY ON GRIMSBY DOCKS. A meeting held on Thursday 22nd July at Grimsby Town Hall agreed that the Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (or GREAT GIFT) would be formed with the following aims: . The preservation of the Ice Factory and the surrounding area. . To work with other charities in the area to achieve common objectives. . To promote education with relation to the history and engineering of the Ice Factory and its significance within the refrigeration industry. . To work towards increasing the cultural importance of Grimsby in respect of future development of the area, The Chair of the new Group is Vicky Hartung and the Treasurer is Mark Abernethie. Formal details are still to be drawn up, but all supporters will be kept informed. Graeme Bassett Secretary Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust.