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News and Views
More news from the Society
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- The Peterborough Local Plan
- National Civic Day - Embankment litter pick (June 2023)
- Litter Action Week (March 2023)
- Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth (September 2022)
- Exhibition of our Society (January 2023)
- Embankment Masterplan (April 2022)
- Our Heritage at Risk (June 2021)
- Nene photo project (2021 onwards)
- Our vision for a better Embankment area (March 2021 - February 2022)
National Civic Day - Embankment litter pick
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For National Civic Day 17 June 2023 committee member Derek Brown organised a litter pick of the Embankment area and invited members of the Society to participate. A member of our group also belonged to Peterborough Lions, and they sent some volunteers which was much appreciated. Peterborough City Council kindly supplied us with litter sticks and bags. So sporting our new high-vis Peterborough Civic Society vests designed by committee member Toby Wood, we split up into groups of two or three and went our separate ways, bringing the filled bags back to an agreed collection point. From the photos you will see we had a very worthwhile haul. You may wonder but litter bins are present in this area and they are regularly emptied.
Civic Society helps with the Litter Action week
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Litter Action Week was organised by Peterborough City Council and supported by several community groups, held between 25th March and 1st April and they supplied litter sticks and bags to those taking part. The Civic Society volunteered to participate and were asked to clear the Dickens Street/Charles Street/Star Road area. We did this and a bit around the Key Theatre, but our major effort was diverted on the day to the Wellington Street car park and the verges and cycle path in Boongate, which were particularly bad. We collected about 18 bags of litter and some larger fly-tipped debris and found a used syringe, the location of which was phoned through to the Council, who arranged same day priority removal.
Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth
The City of Peterborough has played a key part in a national research project looking at development and growth in historic cities. Following extensive research carried out in twelve cathedral cities and towns throughout England, the final report “Towards a Better Balance between Heritage and Growth” has been launched. The project was funded by Historic England, and carried out by the partnership of the Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns (ACT), the Historic Towns and Villages Forum (HTVF) and Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners (AMUP).
ACT came out of a coalition of Civic Societies, and the research incorporates the views of civic societies, local authority councillors and officers, using extensive surveys and interviews. As a founding member of ACT, David Turnock, our Chairman, was delighted that Peterborough was chosen as a case study for this important work. Like so many civic societies across the country we strive to protect the heritage but also appreciate the key need for additional housing and economic development in our city.
The report which is in three parts can be downloaded by following the links:-
 Executive Summary |  Main Report |  Issues and Opportunities |
Our exhibition
With thanks to Peterborough Museum we had an exhibition on show in the Community Gallery during the first part of 2023, which has now concluded. Below is how it appeared. Click on the image to enlarge.
