With support from Dobson Construction and Seagulls we are proud to present our ‘Take A Seat’ project. Each of the 15 benches created through this initiative, came with a grant to help support community groups commission artists to decorate them, and to install and maintain them. We wanted the benches to reflect the incredible way […]
We are pleased to announce that our 181st Blue Plaque has been unveiled. Sited at 8, Park Square, Leeds, LS1 2LH, it celebrates the life and work of Dr Edith Pechey. A most extraordinary woman whose life began in 1845 in Langham, Essex. She came to Leeds in 1863 to teach but her calling was […]
Heritage Open Days is the country’s largest free heritage festival, with over 5,000 events held annually. This year’s festival runs between the 11th and 19th September 2020. Leeds Civic Trust is proud to be the local coordinator for the city. This year, the festival will be going ‘digital’ for the first time in its 25 […]
Liveable Leeds Competition Would you like to help make Leeds a more liveable city? We have identified an area of the city, currently dominated by roads, that needs to be improved and we would like your help to redesign it. The area is the Eastside of Leeds – the area on the Eastern fringe of […]
