Bournemouth Civic Society Celebrating 40 years of Positive Action What we do

1. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of Positive ActionWhat we do • Championing Civic Pride • Promoting high standards of planning and architecture • Securing the protection of features of historic and public interest • Supporting greater public participation in planning and town issues • Lobbying for better national, regional and local planning policies. • Partnership working with residents’, community and business groups • Member of Civic Voice, Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Organisations, Bournemouth 2026 Partnership and Bournemouth Local Development Framework Steering Group • Protecting the Green Belt, Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Open Spaces • Commenting on planning applications, development proposals and Council strategies. • Meeting with Councillors, Officers, Architects, Developers and Community Leaders. • Organising talks, walks, trips and lunches for our members • Producing regular Newsletters and Reports • Organising Civic Day events • Conducting 2012 Civicwatch survey

2. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionHow we started • In the early 1970s proposals were made to create a vast development on the West Cliff and at Pier Approach for a conference centre, hotels, casino and residential flats. • The scheme would have seen a huge number of Victorian and Edwardian buildings demolished, open space built upon, roads closed or diverted and the character and appearance of the cliffs and seaside changed irrevocably • Many of Bournemouth’s residents associations, community groups, business and political leaders of all parties and the local Fabians came together to oppose the plans under the banner of “The Save Bournemouth Campaign”. • The “Save Bournemouth Campaign” was a non-political and effective champion of good planning , better architecture and the conservation of historic and natural features that made Bournemouth special. • Having successfully fought off the first scheme on the West Cliff it was decided to formalise the “Save Bournemouth Campaign” objectives and so Bournemouth Civic Society was created in November 1972. • Bournemouth Civic Society is a town wide amenity group that was, and remains today, a registered charity and registered with the Civic Trust (now renamed Civic Voice)

3. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSome campaigns and activities from 2011 • Local Development Framework – The Bournemouth Plan • Town Centre Developments – Pavilion, Nautilus, Winter Gardens, IMAX, Hotel School, Terrace Mount, Leyton Mount, Westover Road, Pier Theatre, Punshon, NavitusWindfarm • Listed Buildings in decline - Throop Mill, Throop UR Church and Manse • Boscombe - Surf Reef, Argos Building, The Crescent, Overcliff Drive , BCCA • Travellers’ Sites – Throop and The Lansdowne • Draft National Planning Policy Guidance – 1200 pages to 50’ish. • Localism and Neighbourhood Planning • Supporting Civic Voice – AGM in Sheffield, Workshop in Bristol • Organising and taking part in visits, lunch clubs and talks. • Planning for our 40th Anniversary in November 2012

4. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionChampioning the protection of Listed Buildings Throop UR Church Throop UR Church The Manse

5. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionChampioning the protection of Listed Buildings Throop Mill

6. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionDefending The Green Belt Berry Hill Muscliffe Lane

7. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting the leafy suburbs East Cliff Southbourne

8. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting the leafy suburbs West Overcliff Drive Mc Kinley Road

9. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting the leafy suburbs Milner Road Meyrick Park

10. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting the leafy suburbs St Winifreds Road St Valerie Road

11. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting the leafy suburbs St Augustins Road St Anthonys Road

12. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionPromoting Conservation Areas and protecting early development Talbot Woods Undercliff Drive

13. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSuggesting historic buildings for Listing Former Central Fire Station Stafford Road Law Courts

14. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSuggesting historic buildings for Listing Lansdowne College Echo Building

15. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSuccessfully campaigned for station renovation Bournemouth Railway Station

16. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSupporting conservation and regeneration plans Boscombe Crescent Pokesdown

17. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionWelcoming reuse of historic buildings Westbourne Church now shops Boscombe Bank now flats

18. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionCampaigning for better new developments The Lansdowne Student accommodation SouthbourneOvercliff flats

19. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionWelcoming investment in public arts and facilities Russell Cotes Museum, East Cliff The Pavilion, Westover Road

20. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionLooking for improvements to the town centre public realm The Waterfront Building (IMAX) Pier Approach Flyover and Red Square

21. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionArguing for the renovation of character buildings Cliff End Hotel, East Cliff Edwardian villas, West Cliff

22. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionArguing against wall to wall flats and 2nd homes BoscombeOvercliff flats Sandbourne Rd Clifftop houses

23. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionCommenting on major planning applications and strategies Navitus Wind Farm in Poole Bay Coastal Management Plan

24. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionCommenting on major planning applications and strategies Hengisbury Head Interpretation Centre Stour Valley Management Plan

25. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionSupporting the Town Centre Master Plan Bournemouth Bay Westover Road

26. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionLetting the Council know our views Town Hall Town Hall Annexe

27. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionWorking with other groups Friends of Kinson Common Moordown Historical Association

28. Bournemouth Civic SocietyCelebrating 40 years of positive actionOrganising walks, talks, lunches and trips for members Pittleworth Manor 2012 Mottisfont Abbey 2012