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Leeds Civic Trust

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We are a voluntary, non-political body, open to everyone who wants to participate in and influence the planning of our City.

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We were pleased to provide a guided walk for team members from Defra UK on an away day in Leeds yesterday. Our volunteer Roderic gave the group a private guided walk of the City Centre waterways

We were pleased to provide a guided walk for team members from <a href="/DefraGovUK/">Defra UK</a> on an away day in Leeds yesterday. Our volunteer Roderic gave the group a private guided walk of the City Centre waterways
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📻The Leeds Civic Trust team are media ready thanks to fantastic training provided by Peg Alexander today. We practiced TV & radio interview techniques in a hands on, practical session. Thank you so much Peg! The whole team gained confidence and learned lots during the training 💙

📻The Leeds Civic Trust team are media ready thanks to fantastic training provided by <a href="/TVRadioPeg/">Peg Alexander</a> today. We practiced TV &amp; radio interview techniques in a hands on, practical session. Thank you so much Peg! The whole team gained confidence and learned lots during the training 💙
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Looking for sunny day activity? 😎 Most of our 2025 guided walks have sold out, but we have a limited tickets remaining for: 🎪The Victorian Circuses of Leeds, 7 June, 11:30 🔲 Leeds in Three Squares, 20 June, 11:30 👉Click here to get your tickets: zurl.co/opEl8

Looking for sunny day activity? 😎 Most of our 2025 guided walks have sold out, but we have a limited tickets remaining for:

🎪The Victorian Circuses of Leeds, 7 June, 11:30
🔲 Leeds in Three Squares, 20 June, 11:30

👉Click here to get your tickets: zurl.co/opEl8
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💰Apply for our Heritage Open Days grant by Monday 12 May. Use our grant to develop an interactive trail, scavenger hunt or activity that tells the unique stories of your site or organisation. 🔗zurl.co/Y3l6l

💰Apply for our Heritage Open Days grant by Monday 12 May. 

Use our grant to develop an interactive trail, scavenger hunt or activity that tells the unique stories of your site or organisation. 🔗zurl.co/Y3l6l
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🎉We're proud to have funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with Leeds Community Foundation. RETAS are creating a celebration of Harehills, providing insight into the heritage of refugees, asylum seekers & vulnerable migrants.

🎉We're proud to have funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with <a href="/LeedsCommFound/">Leeds Community Foundation</a>. <a href="/Retasleeds/">RETAS</a> are creating a celebration of Harehills, providing insight into the heritage of refugees, asylum seekers &amp; vulnerable migrants.
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📣Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988-1995. A Photography Exhibition 📸In this reinterpretation of our 2024 exhibition, 'The Promised Land', we examine the work of Leeds Development Corporation using 140 original photographs. 🔗zurl.co/xlXor

📣Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988-1995. A Photography Exhibition 

📸In this reinterpretation of our 2024 exhibition, 'The Promised Land', we examine the work of Leeds Development Corporation using 140 original photographs. 

🔗zurl.co/xlXor
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🚌 We visited a Better Buses For West Yorkshire event yesterday, campaigning for greater public engagement in the bus franchising process. 👉 Our report 'Imagine an Excellent Bus Service for Leeds' identifies what makes a good bus service to us: zurl.co/9R8DG

🚌 We visited a Better Buses For West Yorkshire event yesterday, campaigning for greater public engagement in the bus franchising process.
 
👉 Our report 'Imagine an Excellent Bus Service for Leeds' identifies what makes a good bus service to us:  zurl.co/9R8DG
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🎉We've funded 6 projects with our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with @Leeds Community Foundation. skippko are working with Halton Moor& Osmondthorpe Project for Everyone to research, develop & design a stained-glass effect window which for HOPE’s new home

🎉We've  funded 6 projects with our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with @Leeds Community Foundation. <a href="/skippko/">skippko</a> are working with Halton Moor&amp; Osmondthorpe Project for Everyone to research, develop &amp; design a stained-glass effect window which for HOPE’s new home
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🤔What do you think of the new name? 🚌The West Yorkshire Metro service, branded with a white 'M' in a red circle since 1974, will now be called 'The Weaver Network'. The new branding will be rolled out from 2027. 🔗zurl.co/eEOUf

🤔What do you think of the new name?

🚌The West Yorkshire Metro service, branded with a white 'M' in a red circle since 1974, will now be called 'The Weaver Network'. The new branding will be rolled out from 2027.  

🔗zurl.co/eEOUf
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Our cute little litter eating robo-shark is endangered! 😲Wasteshark Leeds currently only swims 1 day a week.We're fundraising to keep him swimming 2 days a week so he can remove 4500 more litres of litter. 💰Donate to keep our robo-shark afloat here 👉zurl.co/Z9mFA

Our cute little litter eating robo-shark is endangered! 😲<a href="/WastesharkLeeds/">Wasteshark Leeds</a>  currently only swims 1 day a week.We're fundraising to keep him swimming 2 days a week so he can remove 4500 more litres of litter.

💰Donate to keep our robo-shark afloat here 👉zurl.co/Z9mFA
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📸See Leeds 1988-1995 in our upcoming photography exhibition, Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988 - 1995 📍Kirkgate Market, Butchers Row 📆 4 - 28 June 🔗zurl.co/1ve6Y

📸See Leeds 1988-1995 in our upcoming photography exhibition, Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988 - 1995

📍Kirkgate Market, Butchers Row
📆 4 - 28 June
🔗zurl.co/1ve6Y
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🎉We're proud to have funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with Leeds Community Foundation 🌱TCV Hollybush Rhubarb Roots project celebrates the heritage of the Hollybush site with a focus on rhubarb & redesigns their gardens.

🎉We're proud to have funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with <a href="/LeedsCommFound/">Leeds Community Foundation</a>

🌱<a href="/TCVhollybush/">TCV Hollybush</a> Rhubarb Roots project celebrates the heritage of the Hollybush site with a focus on rhubarb &amp; redesigns their gardens.
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📸To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition and Civic Day, we are pleased to host two free drop in events flicking through our extensive slide collection of Leeds 1988-1995. 📆Wednesday 4 June 11:00-15:00 📆 Saturday 14 June: 11:00-15:00 🔗zurl.co/ddpml

📸To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition and Civic Day, we are pleased to host two free drop in events flicking through our extensive slide collection of Leeds 1988-1995.

📆Wednesday 4 June 11:00-15:00
📆 Saturday 14 June: 11:00-15:00

🔗zurl.co/ddpml
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❗Due to last minute cancellations we have limited tickets available for our behind the scenes tour of the Met Hotel at 13:30 tomorrow. This special tour is led by the hotel’s General Manager & is followed by afternoon tea served in the restaurant. 🔗zurl.co/YDPs4

❗Due to last minute cancellations we have limited tickets available for our behind the scenes tour of the Met Hotel at 13:30 tomorrow.

This special tour is led by the hotel’s General Manager &amp; is followed by afternoon tea served in the restaurant.

 🔗zurl.co/YDPs4
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📸Some now & then contrasting photographs from our upcoming exhibition 'Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988-1995' Do you recognise the locations pictured? 🔗zurl.co/QSln7

📸Some now &amp; then contrasting photographs from our upcoming exhibition 'Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988-1995'

Do you recognise the locations pictured?

🔗zurl.co/QSln7
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We had a fantastic behind the scenes tour of @The Met Hotel on Friday. 🍰Our guests were treated to a complimentary afternoon tea served in the hotel restaurant, by kind courtesy of The Met Hotel. 🤝We are pleased to welcome The Met Hotel to our community of corporate members.

We had a fantastic behind the scenes tour of @The Met Hotel on Friday. 🍰Our guests were treated to a complimentary afternoon tea served in the hotel restaurant, by kind courtesy of The Met Hotel. 

🤝We are pleased to welcome The Met Hotel to our community of corporate members.
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📣APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION - 16 JUNE Recognising that people have been occupied with UKREiif and the half-term holidays, The Leeds Architecture Awards Steering Group has agreed to extend the deadline for entries to midnight on 16th June. 🔗zurl.co/5E8Qt

📣APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENSION - 16 JUNE

Recognising that people have been occupied with UKREiif and the half-term holidays, The Leeds Architecture Awards Steering Group has agreed to extend the deadline for entries to midnight on 16th June.

🔗zurl.co/5E8Qt
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🎉We've funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with Leeds Community Foundation. Retreat 2 Rebirth are running engagement activities that record and celebrate dance from the African communities of East and North-East Leeds.

🎉We've funded 6 projects in the second round of our Community Heritage Fund programme, in collaboration with <a href="/LeedsCommFound/">Leeds Community Foundation</a>. Retreat 2 Rebirth are running engagement activities that record and celebrate dance from the African communities of East and North-East Leeds.
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📣Our blue plaques celebrate Leeds' history. We need your help to ensure their future! A Blue Plaques Fund has been launched that will be used to install new plaques, restore existing ones, and promote Leeds’ heritage. 👉Click here to become a donor: 🔗zurl.co/4UXx0

📣Our blue plaques celebrate Leeds' history. We need your help to ensure their future! A Blue Plaques Fund has been launched that will be used to install new plaques, restore existing ones, and promote Leeds’ heritage.

👉Click here to become a donor: 🔗zurl.co/4UXx0