Thank you to Addingham Civic Society for putting on a wonderful summer meeting for us in their beautiful Wharfedale village on Saturday 26th July.
More than 50 representatives from civic societies all over Yorkshire attended, some of whom also took advantage of the morning walks led by Addingham CS members.
Our two excellent speakers kept the audience engaged on contrasting subjects, showing the range of work civic societies are involved with.
Prof Rick Battarbee spoke to us about the environmental partnership work Addingham is doing while Sue Wrathmell from Skipton Civic Society talked about mapping the history of buildings through time. Thank you to both for sharing your experiences with us.
We all appreciated Addingham’s fantastic hospitality, enjoying a generous buffet lunch – and even a doggy bag to take home! About 30 of us gathered at The Fleece the previous evening for dinner and lots of great conversation.
Once again, thank you to Gill Battarbee and Addingham Civic Society trustees and volunteers, who made us so welcome.
Our Autumn Meeting will be on 1st November, hosted by York Civic Trust. I hope to see you there.
More details to come soon.
Thank you
Margaret Hicks-Clarke,
YHACS Chair