Speaker Meeting Report: David Firth on the Flamborough Waterworks
David and Lindsey Firth delighted the Society with a talk on their ambitious refurbishment project- the Flamborough Waterworks. They deservedly won the IStructE Yorkshire Hub awards 2025 - Best overall project award, in celebration of the waterworks' transformation and innovative design. This was an extremely interesting talk telling us about the transformation from a waterworks […]
Bulletin- November 2025
Our monthly news bulletin for November 2025 is now available to view and download below (pdf format).
Civil Society- Visit to St Oswalds, Filey
On the 27th October we had a good get together for the ‘Civil’ outing with 25 people enjoying a visit to St Oswald's Church at Filey. Margaret Hicks-Clarke, husband John & Catherine Welsh, told us about this beautiful 12th century church built by the Bridlington Augustinian friars. This year (2025) is the centenary of the […]
Speaker Meeting Report: Sarah Berrey, helm of Bridlington Lifeboat
On Tuesday 14 October 2025, the Society was delighted to receive a presentation by Sarah Berrey, the helm for the Bridlington lifeboat crew, RNLI. Sarah was joined by Bob Taylor for their powerpoint presentation and talk.Sarah shared with us her experiences and the training involved. She has been a crew member for 7 years and […]
Bulletin- October 2025
Our monthly news bulletin for October 2025 is now available to view and download below (pdf format).
Speaker Meeting Report: ERYC Conservation Team
On the 10th September our Speaker Meetings restarted for the new season. Andrew Uttley & Megan O’Mara, both of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, gave a fantastic and informative presentation telling us all about the work of the Conservation team. We had a very interesting Q&A session. Attendees asked about Bradford Council redeveloping land for […]
Bulletin- September 2025
Our monthly news bulletin for September 2025 is now available to view and download below (pdf format).
Bulletin- August 2025
Our monthly news bulletin for August 2025 is now available to view and download below (pdf format).
Civil Society- Boynton Hall
In celebration of Yorkshire Day, on the 1st August the Civic Society ventured on another one of our civil outings. This time we visited the Grade I listed Boynton Hall, near Bridlington, and had a very successful event with 19 people attending. We were also joined by some of the Bridlington Augustinians, (Thankyou to Augustinian […]
Civil Society- Burton Agnes Norman Manor House
On the 30th June (amidst a heat wave!) the civil society were treated to a visit to the norman manor house at Burton Agnes facilitated by local expert Richard Myerscough Thank you to Richard for this wonderful day out to a special part of East Riding's heritage! Richard has kindly provided us with a summary […]