*Campaigning for a better built and green environment
*Helping to preserve Neston’s rich history, its vibrant past and its sustainable future for over 40 years.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
We normally have talks at the United Reformed Church Hall, Moorside Lane, CH64 6UZ at 7.30 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, March, May, July and November (AGM plus talk). Visitors are welcome (and asked to pay £1) and we have free coffee, tea and biscuits after the talk.
2025
July 5th Neston Village Fair. Neston Civic Society will have a stall.
July 17th Jennifer Watson from Sealand will talk on Deva and the De: the nautical history and the creation of the ports along the river Dee.
September 18th Paul Lunn, Head of the Veterinary School at Liverpool University, will talk about ideas for the future of Leahurst, the biggest employer in the district, and now teaching 400 undergraduates. (A change from the talk earlier advertised.)
November 20th There will be a talk after the AGM. Details will be confirmed later.
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NEWS FROM 2025
On May 15th Nick Lightfoot, Curator of Ness Botanic Gardens talked about What makes Ness Gardens special.
On March 20th Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson stood in at short notice to talk on Buggen Lane: A haunted history.
On January 17th Samantha Dixon, MP for Chester North & Neston, gave a talk on The Planning System and Neston.
NEWS FROM 2024
On December 14th a small Working Party in Neston Market Square cleaned up litter, tidied the flower beds and planted bulbs.
On November 21st Dan Trotman, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands, talked about the amazing wildlife at Burton Mere, and in the Dee estuary. The talk followed the 2024 AGM, at which the officers and committee were all re-elected
On November 9th at 10 a.m. a Working Party in Neston Market Square cleaned up litter, and tidied the flower beds.
On September 19th Brian Jordan Lifeboat Visits Officer RNLI Station Hoylake talked about the history of the local stations.
On July 18th, Dr Tahir Awan talked on General Practice In Neston: Past, Present and Future. Dr Awan recently retired from Neston Surgery, and has had decades of experience looking after the health of Neston people.
On July 14th a small group of volunteers tidied up more of the car park in Station Road, Neston, and the area around.
On July 6th, Neston Civic Society had a stall at Neston Village Fair. Lots of members came to visit, and we recruited some new members.
On June 9th, a group went Litter-picking and weeding on Station Road car park, (next to NCYC).
On May 16th, Adam Mitchell talked about Sustainable Building in Neston.
On April 20th, a group went Litter Picking at The Ringway
On March 21st, Gavin Hunter talked about Hospitals in Wirral.
On January 18th 2024 David Clark talked about Experiences as a Magistrate in the Family Court.
On January 4th, committee members, accompanied by architect Stephen Quicke, former committee member, went to Leahurst for a conducted tour with the Dean of the Veterinary School, Professor Paul Lunn.
At our committee meeting on January 10th, Derek Hogg joined the committee.
NEWS FROM 2023
On November 16th, Tara Dumas, Strategic Waste Officer for Cheshire West and Chester talked about Recycling after the AGM.
On 24 October the purple beech (copper beech) in Bushell Road was taken down. It was one of the trees on our Tree Trail.
On 24 September Janet Griffiths and Rob Ward visited Hooton Hangars, with a view to seeing whether a talk or visit might be arranged in 2024.
On 21 September Mike Haskins talked about Beatles’ Liverpool and Merseyside, The Beatles first performed under that name at Neston Civic Hall!Many historic Beatle-related sites across Liverpool and Wirral were covered in this humorous illustrated talk.
On August 14th Anthony Annakin-Smith led a walk and talk on The Most Important Field in Neston.
In July Cheshire West and Chester installed the new seat in memory of Celia Garvey by the Conservation Green in Park Street.
On July 1st, the Society had a stall at Neston Village Fair.
In June, the seat that the Society had installed in Parkgate Road was replaced.
On May 22nd, members of the committee went to Celia Garvey’s funeral.
On May 18th David Hearn talked about Cheshire Strongholds defending Liverpool.
In May, Newsletter 105 took longer to print than we expected.
Works that we have promoted for some time, have come to pass:
* Cheshire West & Chester Council (CWaC) have re-instated bollards on the Conservation Green.
* CWaC have repaired the approaches to the Millennium Bridge
* The temporary metal fencing on Liverpool Road has been replaced.
On 2nd April, the United Reformed Church community garden was opened.
Sad News. Celia Garvey died on April 9th.
On April 23rd, Neston Earth Group held the Neston Earth Festival.
On March 16th, Professor Rob Smith talked about the History of Leahurst.