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Day trip to Blackpool Winter Gardens Wednesday 24th September 2025
The Winter Gardens Company bought the site in 1875 for £28,000. The Winter Gardens was built on the 6-acre (2.4 hectares) Bank Hey Estate and officially opened on 11 July 1878. The original intention was “to place on… Read More
DCS Social Trip to Chorley Market and Astley Hall
Tuesday 20th May 2025 Your too late for this trip but keep checking our website for future ones The Didsbury Civic Society May Coach Trip starts with a Morning Visit to Chorley Market. This is an open-air Street… Read More
General Meeting held 10th February 2025
Welcome and Attendees: Mike Corlett (Chair), Ellie Sams, Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, Carol Wilkinson, Cllr Debbie Hilal, Geoff Bridson, Cllr John Leech, Cllr Andrew Simcock, Mark Clayton, Gordon Browne, Mary Christie, Cllr Leslie Bell. Approval of the Minutes for… Read More
DCS Minutes of the General Meeting Tuesday 22nd October 2024 at 7:30pm
at The Old Parsonage Welcome: Present: Mike Corlett (Chair), Mary Christie, Carol Wilkinson, Ellie Sams, Cllr John Leech, Mark Clayton, Geoff Bridson. Apologies for Absence: Gordon Browne, Cllr Debbie Hilal, Cllr Richard Kilpatrick. Acceptance of the Minutes for… Read More
DCS Minutes for General Meeting held on the 12th August 2024 at The Old Parsonage
Welcome: from Mike Corlett, Chair of Meeting Attendees: Mike Corlett, Mary Christie, Carol Wilkinson, Jean Johnson, Geoff Bridson, Debbie Hilal, Jean Dawson, Dorothy Threlfall. Apologies for Absence: Anne Peart, Mark Clayton, Gordon Browne, Ellie Sams and Richard Kilpatrick… Read More
DCS Social Trip Black Country Museum Wednesday 25th September 2024
Website The museum is a large open-air site with over 80 operational buildings, including shops, houses, a public house, a cinema, a church, a Workers Institute (club), a bus and tram garage, blacksmiths forge, various other workshops and… Read More
DCS Social Trip to Lytham Hall, Wednesday 8th May 2024
Website Lytham Hall The details are as follows: In the morning, we will drive to Lytham with a stop in the centre for a coffee break and some browsing and shopping. Lunch will be a carvery at the… Read More
We have set up a fundraiser to improve the space at Didsbury Village War Memorial
Didsbury community organisations and local councillors are raising funds for a new Garden of Contemplation in the surrounding grounds at the Cenotaph. Situated in the heart of the village next to Didsbury Library, the war memorial is the focal… Read More
DCS Social Trip to Attingham Park Shrewsbury Wednesday 27th September 2023
The welcome committee in waiting for Didsbury Civic Society Our trip to Attingham Park started with the Coach and Passengers both being in place on time and ready to go at 8:30am, with the second pick up at… Read More
Last Updated: August 20, 2025 by Ellie
Heritage Open Days in September 2025 in Didsbury
The organisation of the programme has now been completed under the direction of Didsbury Civic Society members Cllr Richard Kilpatrick, Sue Good and Diana Leitch. For more details visit the national Heritage Open Days website Search events The… Read More