Beeston and District Civic Society

We are a body of people who take a practical interest in Beeston and its district, and do all in our power to make it a fine place in which to live, encouraging the preservation, development, and improvement of amenities, and the appreciation of civic design.

About the Civic Society What we do History Committee Annual Report Constitution Contact Events Public Presentations Guided Walks Heritage Open Days new Gallery Listed Buildings Aspects of Beeston Cottage Grove Join by post Publications Links ==== Beeston & District Civic Society, 4 Penrhyn Crescent, Chilwell, Notts, NG9 5NZ Phone: 0115 967 7260	====== *‘This is the first time that people have gathered to celebrate blue plaques in South Broxtowe ’* T H Barton, the founder of Bartons plc, formerly Barton Transport plc, is the first person in this area to be commemorated by what will be a series of blue plaques celebrating local people and places. This first plaque, at1 High Road , Chilwell, beside T H Barton’s own office window which he left 64 years ago, was unveiled by "local lad" Sir Neil Cossons, former Chairman of English Heritage. The local plaque scheme is a collaborative effort by this Society, the Beeston & District Local History Society and the Stapleford and District Local History Society, supported by owners and others. The object is to celebrate people who have made an impact on the local community and beyond and to encourage a better understanding of familiar local places that go unmarked. A number of plaques are planned for South Broxtowe over the coming months. An initial list includes: the astronomer, Edward Joseph Lowe; the boxer William Thompson, (known as Bendigo); the son-in-law of Cromwell, General Henry Ireton; the largest net curtain manufacturer in Europe, Francis Wilkinson; the celebrated Baptist, the Rev. Dr John Clifford; the engineer and cycle manufacturer, Thomas Humber; the journalist and prolific author, Arthur Mee, the distinguished naval officer Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren; and possibly the historian and author Arthur Cossons, father of Sir Neil Cossons. The 14^th century Village Cross in Beeston, found by Arthur Cossons and re-erected in 1929, will also be marked. ====== Lots to see, and it's all free !! 2010
		THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9^TH – SUNDAY 12^TH SEPTEMBER see the Heritage Open Days page for details
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	We have added views of a Gateway to the University of Nottingham Park , Attenborough Nature Centre and Beeston Lock and the River Trent to our range of postcards Please click on Publications for details of outlets.

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