Events

The 2026 summer party.
The 2026 summer party.

Events, meetings and activities

The Civic Society endeavours to organise a variety of events for our members – including social events, meetings about current issues, and visits to sites and buildings of interest.

Once we finish the refurbishment of Parmoor – our town centre building in Cambray Place – we will be able to return to organising a full calendar of interesting events for our members. Our premises will provide the Society with meeting space capable of seating nearly 100 people – perfect for meetings, events and exhibitions.

Unfortunately the building work has been delayed for almost two years, firstly due to planning hold-ups and, secondly, to the structural issues of a neighbouring building. But we are persevering with the renovation and we will bring you further news of our progress over the coming months.

In the meantime, our main events programme is our organisation of the Heritage Open Days festival each September – see more about that on our Heritage Open Days page.

This summer, two of our members – Sue and Chris Jenkins – offered us the use of their garden in Montpellier for a summer party. Although we were only able to give members relatively short notice of the event, quite a number turned up and we were able to raise, through donations and a raffle, around £300 towards the restoration of Parmoor.

2026 summer party courtesy of Sue and Jenkins.
2026 summer party courtesy of Sue and Chris Jenkins.