LADY PLAQUES SHE LIVED HERE. SHE HAD A NAME. Beeston has a very healthy population of more than thirty Blue Plaques – where notable locals are commemorated by distinctive wall-mounted blue discs. But did you notice that NONE of the plaques is for a woman? Plaques for the Boys Campaigners, such as Blue Plaque Rebellion, have long called … Continue reading Lady Plaques: help make it happen.
ABSOLUTE UNIT II: Latest Update
Land between Styring Street and Station Road, Beeston Over many months Beeston Civic Society have, with other concerned people and groups, led a campaign to stop the site being developed by student flat specialist Cassidy Group. They applied to deliver a 29-metre high, eight-storey block of 419 student beds. Previously the site had been given … Continue reading ABSOLUTE UNIT II: Latest Update
CIVIC DESIGN AWARDS 2023
“It is fantastic that exemplary design in the Beeston area is being recognised through the Society ‘s Design Awards. Whilst national, regional, and city-based design awards are common across the UK, it is really important that excellent design is also celebrated amongst local communities like Beeston.”Tim Heath, 2021 Panel Member, Professor of Architecture & Urban … Continue reading CIVIC DESIGN AWARDS 2023
BEESTON MARINA DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION
Make your voice count – respond today! Beeston Marina Ltd has distributed leaflets giving brief detail of a proposal in principle for developing an area of land adjacent to Beeston Canal and Lock. Residents who received the leaflet have shared it with us so that we can make our comments. We would invite anyone who … Continue reading BEESTON MARINA DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION
DESIGN AWARDS 2023
This year marks the third of Beeston’s biennial civic Design Awards, whose aim is to recognise and encourage better building and environmental improvements – making Beeston a better place. We’d like YOU to nominate projects local projects which enhance or improve their location, that have been completed in the last two years (30 June 2021 … Continue reading DESIGN AWARDS 2023