Civic Day 25th June 2011

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CIVIC AWARDS SCHEME

Contributed by John Sutton We are due to make further Civic Awards again this year. The object of the scheme is to encourage high quality of design and workmanship throughout the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. The scheme is operated in conjunction with the Borough Council and is probably the project which identifies most closely with the [...]

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Civic Awards Scheme 2011

Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society and Borough Council   The Civic Awards aim to promote better design in buildings and development of land in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area, and to recognise their contribution to the enhancement of the Borough.   Do you know of a building completed between 1st January 2009            and  31st December 2010 worthy of nomination for [...]

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Magazine Editorial – Autumn 2010

This issue sees the beginning of the third year  of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Civic Society magazine.  During this time we have tried to keep our readers informed about our various activities trying to make Newcastle Borough a better place in which to live and work.  We have printed articles covering a wide variety of subjects, but [...]

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Kidsgrove Town Crier

Contributed by Ron Redgewell   OYEZ! OYEZ! John Litherland, first Town Crier for 200 years, won his first competition against Criers from across England. The Secretary has written offering the Society’s congratulations. The Society made a donation of £75 towards the purchase of the Crier’s regalia.  The Clerk to the Town Council has noted … [...]

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Schools Project

Contributed by John Sutton   After last year’s rather disappointing result we have  for 2010 returned to our original theme in 2006 of asking year eight students to write an essay to describe How they would like to see Newcastle develop over the next ten years.  This was very successful the first time and we [...]

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A Message from our Chairman November 2009

Contributed by Mr J.T. Worgan A n extensive survey of both members and non members carried out recently elicited poor responses and inconclusive outcomes. It is not known whether this represents commitment or apathy. Our membership remains around the 60 mark and in an experiment to try and encourage younger members meetings in April, May, [...]

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Newsletter – Summer 2009 – CIVIC AWARDS

Contributed by John Sutton. For the first time in many years we are offering an award designed to recognise quality of design and workmanship in buildings and landscaping in the area.  We are joined in this project by the Borough Council, who have been most co-operative and it has been a pleasure for our Society [...]

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Newsletter – Summer 2009 – SCHOOL PROJECTS

Contributed by John Sutton Our project this year for year eight pupils in the Borough was to devise a project in which your school could become involved with the local community.  Show how the community, your school and the pupils would benefit from this project. We felt that this well represented the ideals of the [...]

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SCHOOL PROJECTS – SPECIAL SCHOOLS COMPETITION 2008

Contributed by John Sutton Since our last Newsletter we have had the pleasure of judging greetings cards designed by pupils at the Special Schools in the area.  In the event we decided to split the first prize between two designs, one depicting Newcastle and the other illustrating the concept of caring for others less fortunate.  [...]

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