Civil Society- Garden Visit to Fern House, Nafferton
On the 28th July we were treated to a very interesting garden visit to Fern House, Nafferton. Peter and Jennifer Baker kindly opened their garden for us to enjoy, along with refreshments, including delicious homemade cakes. The garden was amazing, with a huge selection of ferns, grasses of many different species, and plants growing in […]
Civil Society- A Tour of Beverley with Paul Schofield
On the 23 June 2026 we had a scorching day for our ‘Civil’ tour of Beverley with Paul Schofield. A group of 18 from the Bridlington & District Civic Society enjoyed an interesting, if rather hot, afternoon walking around and learning about the local history of this quaint Georgian and Medieval town. The Society thank […]
Civil Society- Visit to our beautiful countryside
On Monday 11th May we enjoyed a lovely walk in the East Riding countryside to see the bluebells, finishing with a picnic. Although the weather was a little chilly, thankfully the rain held off and everyone had a great time! Our next civil outing will be a tour around Beverley with local historian and renowned […]
Civil Society- Visit to Bridlington Harbour
The Bridlington and District Civic Society spent a wonderful morning listening to a talk by Harbour Master Lawrence Porter, followed by a tour of the harbour with the Chairman of the Harbour Commissioners, Neil Orum. Bridlington is a Trust Port and the largest shellfish port in Europe. Sadly, almost all of what is caught is […]
Civil Society- Visit to Elmswell Hall
On the 1st April we visited Elmswell Hall, near Driffield, for a rare opportunity to explore this farmhouse of historic importance. It's only open one day a year so we made the most of it whilst we were there! We were pleased to see the Open Day was so thriving- even at 10:30 in the […]
Civil Society- Visit to the Coastguard Station
To Search. To Rescue. To Save. Society members enjoyed a very popular 'civil outing' to the Coastguard Station on Limekiln Lane, Bridlington. Bev Allen, Manager of the Humber Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC), introduced us to the team, who explained how their operations work. We learned about the different types of distress signals used at […]
Civil Society- Visit to Bridlington North Library
On the 30th January 2026, Society members had a fabulous talk and tour with Sophie at North Bridlington Library, located on Martongate, Bridlington. The Library service is managed by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and the North Bridlington Library had recently received a refurbishment thanks to a £250,000 government grant.Sophie told us all about […]
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 […]
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 […]