March 29 – 3 April A Chester Civic Trust group visit to Gdańsk, a medieval gem on the Baltic coast. In addition to Gdańsk, the flashpoint of WW2, and site of the Solidarity Shipyard and WW2 museum, the itinerary included day visits to UNESCO World Heritage sites like Torun, the birthplace of Nicholas Copernicus, Malbork […]
Chester’s One City Plan (OCP) was first produced in 2012 and revised in 2022 through a large engagement process coordinated by Cheshire West and Chester Council. Its time period now covers 2022 to 2045 with its vision for Chester as a place ‘that is proud of its history and confident about its future’. April’s crowded […]
6th March 2026 at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace, 2.00pm Speakers Hough Green Local History Society were awarded one of Chester Civic Trust’s ‘GOOD’ awards this year for their unflagging work into the history of their area. They have published three books to date and are working on a fourth. On top of this they have prepared […]
Friday, 13th of February turned out to be an auspicious day for the group of members, who visited Lytham Hall and the newly refurbished Harris Museum and Art Gallery. The latter was so popular that many members felt they would return later in the year. As well as having a large collection of paintings, perfume […]
If you read the December 2025 newsletter, you will know that a party of forty Civic Trust members visited Bradford for its Year of Culture. We went to the Cartwright Art Gallery to see the Turner Prize entrants and chose our winner. Zadia Xa gained 24 votes and was the Civic Trust’s winner with Mohammed […]
Chester Civic Trust has responded to the call from Cheshire West and Chester Council for comments around the Local Plan Review. The Government has recently re-introduced mandatory housing targets on local authorities, meaning that Cheshire West and Chester Council is required to demonstrate it can provide for 29,000 new dwellings between 2025 and 2030. This represents […]
Paul Fielding of Lovelock Mitchell spoke on October 8th, on ‘Chester’s other architect; T M Lockwood and Sons and their ongoing architectural legacy. This lecture explored the architectural legacy of Thomas Meakin Lockwood (1830–1900), a prolific Victorian architect whose work shaped the urban identity of Chester and surrounding regions. It traced his career, family lineage, […]
The sun shone on the Chester Civic Trust walk, guided by David Mottram, exploring the Old Ferry Terminal and Victorian Pleasure Gardens of Eastham. David brought back to life the wonders that must have greeted the visitors when they entered The Gardens through an arch constructed to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The gardens contained […]
Chester Civic Trust hosted a special Anniversary dinner at Chez Jules in Northgate Street for 65 members, to celebrate 65 years of the Chester Civic Trust, its activities and achievements. Chair Christine Russell recapped some of the major milestones for the Trust over the years and thanked many people in the room and others for […]
His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester visited Chester Civic Trust at Bishop Lloyd’s Palace (BLP) in May. Personnel from the Trust were on hand to guide the Duke through the displays, exhibits and discuss Chester Civic Trust’s work and role. The discussions related to his previous visit to Chester in 1975 in European Architectural […]