placemaking

As an independent organisation, and a charity, collaboration and engagement in our area is extremely important to us – and an essential aspect of our work.

Ever since 1973, we’ve been dedicated to protecting and enhancing our district. How have we been doing this? Well, we’ve:

• Successfully campaign for better public spaces.
• Save buildings from demolition.
• Campaign to protect local heritage assets.
• Helped create Conservation Areas and establish Blue Plaques and Lady Plaques.
• Run an independent planning watchdog to keep tabs on planning applications and local policies.
• Campaign to challenge HMOs proliferating to the detriment of local communities.
• Enable and encourage public engagement in local affairs and changes.
• Working to develop better outreach amongst hard-to-reach communities and those underrepresented in decision making.
• Platforming local groups, initiatives and grassroots movements to help them with funding management, and public engagement.
• Run projects for local green space improvements, tree planting, and wildlife habitat creation.
• Assisting Broxtowe Borough Council to create a Local Heritage List (LHL).
  

Illustration: Courtesy of Stockbridge Land Ltd. Typography by tf.

community

As well as our public meetings, talks, and guided walks, the Society has an annual programme of events including summer and Civic fairs, and Heritage Open Days.

We also platform Beeston Street Art, Beeston Light Night, and #Beeston2020Vision. As well as support local projects, such as Skate Beeston, Beeston Film, Beeston Repair Cafe and Greening Beeston.

Working with Skate Nottingham, local councillors and schools in developing outreach projects for young people in the area – with Beeston Skate park, workshops and other activities to engage better with the hard to reach members of our local community.

Beeston Civic runs the biennial Civic Design Awards to recognise beauty in the built environment of our town – with nominations from the general public, all independently judged by local expert professionals.

If you are a local community group, club, voluntary organisation and would like to connect or collaborate with us, or feature on our Local Links page please get in touch.

Photo: Beeston Fields Skate Park, by Tom Quigley.

support us

As a charity, we rely on the subscriptions of our members, and the funds we receive through donations.

Membership offers members benefits through the year in the way of free entry to all our events – find out more here.

Our memberships are available for:

• Student
• Adult
• Household
• Lifetime
• Friend of the Society
• Corporate Friend

To join really easily go: membermojo

make a donation

If you don’t have time to volunteer, or are not a member but appreciate what we do – you can donate easily to our charity PayPal to support our work in the local community!