2022
Saturday 14 May 2022
Archbishop's Palace Garden visit and formal presentation of Civic Society cheque.
10.30am, Palace Garden Pavilion.
Saturday 16 July 2022
Early evening drinks and guided tour of Norwell Overhall Prebend.
9 & 11 Church Street, Southwell.
Thursday 25 August 2022
Brackenhurst gardens visit.
Talk by Julia Davies, Head of Department of Environmental Sciences.
7.30pm.
Thursday 27 October 2022
Annual General Meeting.
2021
Tuesday 23 March 2021
2020 Annual General Meeting (Postponed from 2020)
7.00pm - Online, via Teams
Monday 16th July 2021
Fiftieth anniversary of the inaugural meeting of Southwell
Civic Society.
Sunday 25th July 2021
Garden Party at Park Farm.
Tuesday 14th September 2021
The New Planning Regime
Presentation by NSDC Planning Department
7.30pm - Southwell Library.
Tuesday 26th October 2021
Annual General Meeting
Further details will be sent to members when they are avalable.
Saturday 27th November 2021, 9.00am till 12 noon
Southwell Market Place
Exhibition on potential changes to Southwell Conservation Area boundary.
Tuesday 30th November 2021, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Bramley Library, King Street, Southwell
Exhibition on potential changes to Southwell Conservation Area boundary.
2020
Sunday 19 April 2020
Mary West's History of Westhorpe MOVED TO 12th/13th SEPTEMBER.
Saturday 6 June 2020
Saracen's Head - Unveiling of new milestone CANCELLED.
Sunday 9 August 2020
Garden Party at Hill House CANCELLED.
11 September to 20 September 2020
National Heritage Open Days
Saturday 12 September 2020
Southwell Theatre Deli - Launch of new booklet POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 September 2020
Mary West's History of Westhorpe
Thursday 15 October 2020
Annual General Meeting AGM POSTPONED, DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
2019
Saturday 22 June 2019
Garden Party at Hill House
13 September to 22 September 2019
Heritage Open Days
Details to be finalised
Thursday 10 October 2019
Annual General Meeting
2018
Thursday 15th March 2018
“The History of the Bramley Apple”
Speaker: Roger Merryweather
Southwell Library. 7.30 pm
Wednesday 25th April 2018
Visit to Newark School of Violin Making
10.00 am, Kirkgate, Newark
Saturday 16th June 2018
National Civic Voice Day. Display on Southwell Market
Saturday 28th July 2018
Reception in Bishop's Garden and talk in Chapter House
Monday 3rd September 2018
Visit to the Anaerobic Digester in Caunton
Sunday 16th September 2018
National Heritage Open Days
Thursday 18th October 2018
Annual General Meeting. Southwell Library 7.30 pm
2017
Thursday 9th March 2017
“Echo Location finding Nottinghamshire’s bats”
Speaker: Michael Walker
Old Court House, Burgage. 7.30 pm
Saturday 18th March 2017
Book launch of the Society's new publication. 'Southwell - A Walking Tour'
11.00 am, Old Court House, Burgage.
Thursday 6th April 2017
Talk and tour of St Mary’s Guildhall, Lincoln. To be led by Lincoln Civic Trust. 11.30 am
Thursday 18th May 2017
Visit to Brackenhurst for tour of natural flood management measures followed by talk. 6.30 pm
Saturday 17th June 2017
National Civic Voice Day. Display on Southwell Market
Sunday 13th August 2017
Summer Garden Party
7th - 10th September 2017
National Heritage Open Days. Joint events with other Southwell organisations
Thursday 19th October 2017
Annual General Meeting. Old Court House, Burgage. 7.30 pm
2016
Thursday 18th February 2016
"The political passions of 19th-century Newark". Speaker: Pamela Littlewood. Southwell Library, 7.30 pm.
Thursday 7th April 2016
Visit to Veolia Materials Recovery Facility, Mansfield.
Thursday 12th May 2016
Victorian Walk with Nottingham Civic Society, 11.00 am.
Thursday 2nd June 2016
Coach visit to 78 Derngate, Northampton. (The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House).
Sunday 10th July 2016
Summer Garden Party at Prebend Coach House, Church Street, Southwell.
Thursday 4th August 2016
Visit to University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus, 2.00 pm.
8th - 11th September 2016
National Heritage Open Days. (Joint events with SCAG).
Thursday 13th October 2016
Annual General Meeting. (Members only). Southwell Library, 7.30 pm.
2015
Thursday 22nd January 2015
"How conservation, flood alleviation and sustainability is addressed in the design and development of new homes".
Cllr Roger Blaney and Steff Wright. The Old Court House, 7.30 pm.
Thursday 19th March 2015
"Nightjars, cuckoos and Sherwood". Andy Lowe (Conversation Officer) and Ian Johnston (Chair) of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.
Southwell Library, 7.30 pm.
Thursday 21st May 2015
"Archaeology of Roman Southwell", by Matt Beresford. Southwell Library, 7.30 pm
Saturday 11th July 2015
Summer social event - Murder Mystery at Park Farm.
Wednesday 5th and Thursday 6th August 2015
Visits to Welbeck Abbey with lunch at the School of Artisan Food.
Friday 18th September 2015
Recollections from an historic trial with Paul Mann QC.
Thursday 15th October 2015
Annual General Meeting. (Members only). Southwell Library, 7.30 pm
2014
Tuesday 4th March 2014
Visit to Bromley House Library, Angel Row, Nottingham.
Friday 4th April 2014
Afternoon visit to National Grid Training Academy, Eakring.
Friday 6th June 2014
Coach visit to Tissington in Derbyshire to include tour of Hall and Well Dressings.
Friday 27th June 2014
Visit to Jubilee House, Westgate, Southwell to include tour of new Diosesan Offices.
Thursday 10th July 2014
Visit to Southwell Flower Pod.
Sunday 3rd August 2014
Garden Party.
Thursday 16th October 2014
Annual General Meeting.
2013
Wednesday 10th April 2013
"Southwell Then & Now" - An illustrated talk by Brendan Haigh in Southwell Library
Thursday 25th April 2013
Visit to Holme Pierrepont Hall with coffee and lunch
May/June (Date to be confirmed)
Visit to Potwell Dyke Grasslands to see the orchids
Saturday 1st June 2013
Social evening to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Coronation
Thursday 27th June 2013
"Historic Designed Landscapes (From the Humble to the Sublime)". A talk by Andrew Wimble in Southwell Library
Saturday 31st August 2013
An Entertainment provided by the Robin Hood Theatre.
Thursday 5th September 2013
Visit to Ellys Manor House, Great Ponton, Near Grantham
Thursday 24th October 2013
Annual General Meeting.
Wednesday 13th November 2013
Evening of Comic Songs with Guy Turner and Jeremy Jepson
2012
Wednesday 21st March 2012
A talk by Colin Walker, Head of Growth (Planning), Newark and Sherwood District Council
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Evening talk and tour of Kelham Hall. Marking the 150th anniversary of the completion of the works designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott.
Wednesday 4th July 2012
Private conducted tour of Staythorpe Power Station.
Wednesday 19th September 2012
Private afternoon tour of Newark Air Museum.
Thursday 11th October 2012
Annual General Meeting
2011
Tuesday 22nd March 2011
A talk by Adrian Henstock. “House Detectives - Tracing the History of Houses”
Thursday 31st March 2011
Visit to Loughborough Bell Foundary
Wednesday 18th May 2011
Visit to School of Animal and Rural Environment Studies, Brackenhurst College, Southwell.
Wednesday 15th June 2011
Visit to Minster School, Southwell
Saturday 16th July 2011
40th Anniversary Garden Party
Thursday 20th October 2011
Annual General Meeting
2010
Wednesday 24th February 2010
A talk by Valerie Henstock - "The Role of Nottinghamshire Women in the Civil War"
Sunday 13th June 2010
Conducted walk around Potwell Dyke Grasslands
Thursday 24th June 2010
Visits to Clyde House and Sherwood House, Westgate, Southwell
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Visit to Haddon Hall, Derbyshire
Thursday 14th October 2010
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 10th November 2010
A talk by Andrew Parsons - "Farming with Wildlife"
2009
Friday 3rd April 2009
A talk by Roger Dobson - "Southwell's Inns and Ale Houses"
Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Visit to Renishaw Hall and Gardens
Friday 11th September 2009
Visit to Thoresby Park House. Thoresby Estate
Thursday 29th October 2009
Annual General Meeting
A talk by Ursilla Spence - "The Role of the County Archaeologist"
2008
Wednesday 16th January 2008
A talk by Canon Michael Austin - "History of Sport in Southwell and the East Midlands"
Tuesday 11th March 2008
A talk by Derek Whitman - "The History of Aviation in Nottinghamshire"
Tuesday 15th April 2008
Visit to RAF Cranwell and East Kirkby Aviation Centre
Wednesday 14th May 2008
Visit to Howden and Epworth
Tuesday 3rd June 2008
Vist to The Residence, Southwell
Sunday 22nd June 2008
Garden Party
Thursday 16th October 2008
Annual General Meeting
2007
Wednesday 14th February
A talk by Stanley Chapman - "Eminent Families of Southwell"
Tuesday 1st May 2007
Visit to British Geological Society, Keyworth
Tuesday 23rd October
Annual General Meeting. A talk by Canon John Toy - "Women's Sufferage"