ENCOURAGING high standards of design and execution for buildings and public spaces
Cheltenham Civic Society
Cheltenham Civic Society is an active network of citizens that promotes civic pride in our town.
We aim to encourage:
- high standards of design and execution for buildings and public spaces
- conservation of the town’s heritage
- discussion and understanding of our urban environment
We do this by identifying concerns, developing ideas and galvanising the community to help make the town more distinctive, attractive and enjoyable.
As a non-profit registered charity, the Society is non-political and is funded by our members. The Society also acts as a formal consultee to the local planning authority.
In this website …
… you will find a wealth of information ranging from news of our current activities to accounts of some of our many achievements, archives of our minutes and newsletters, and records of commemorative plaques and civic awards.
Please explore, learn and enjoy!
Our Planning Principles
A full explanation of Our Planning Principles can be downloaded from our Downloads page.
Our latest news
Visit the WWI Battlefield Crosses Museum
Cheltenham Civic Society’s most significant recent achievement is the conservation of the 23 remaining wooden grave-marker crosses from the Great War and the creation of a permanent museum for them in our town’s main cemetery in Bouncers Lane.
You can visit the museum in person during cemetery open hours or visit our new museum website to learn about the project and read the stories of the soldiers commemorated by the crosses.
Blue and Green Plaques maps
We have created two online Google Maps showing the locations of all of the Society’s blue and green plaques across the town. Use these maps to plan interesting walks to explore and learn about some of our town’s history. Click Plaques Maps page to visit these maps.
Report Cheltenham ‘Grot spots’ here
The Society’s Successful Streets Group has created an easy way to report problems to us online.
Tell us about the problems you spot on our streets – anything from general ‘grot spots’ to roads, pavements, infills, abandoned signs, bins, empty shop fronts, etc. Please add a photo to make the problem easier to identify.
We’ll then put the issue in front of Cheltenham Borough Council or Gloucestershire County Council (whichever is relevant) and regularly follow up their progress with sorting the problems out.