OUR AIMS
To stimulate interest in caring for the town and its buildings.

To encourage improvements in its environment and amenities.

To promote the town as an attractive place to live and work.
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​To preserve and celebrate our built heritage.

We hope you will enjoy exploring our site and we look forward to welcoming you to membership.  

EVENTS

OCTOBER TALK: Huddersfield Blueprint

Karl Battersby, speaker at an HCS event
Karl Battersby
SPEAKER: Karl Battersby
Strategic Director, Economy and Infrastructure, Kirklees Council
October 1, 2019, 7.30pm
Reception Room, Huddersfield Town Hall
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Our speaker will talk about a project in which he is intimately involved: The Huddersfield Blueprint, Kirklees Council's ten-year, £250m vision to create a thriving town centre. 

Its focus is on regenerating six areas: Station Gateway, St Peter’s, Kingsgate and King Street, New Street, the Civic Quarter and the new Cultural Heart.​ 

Karl is an excellent communicator so make a date in your diary now for this important event at which you will have a chance to ask questions and air your views.

CIVIC SOCIETY NEWS

Death of Richard Ward, former president of Huddersfield Civic Society

News of the sudden death of former HCS President Richard Ward, was a shock to his many friends and colleagues in the society, writes David Wyles.

TWITTER

PLANNING ISSUES
HAVE YOUR SAY ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS
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An important role of Huddersfield Civic Society is to consider planning applications. Kirklees Council consults us on major applications which cover the area.

Changes often result from our comments and efforts in preventing development which is felt to have a negative impact on the area’s heritage and environmental quality.
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Anyone can view and comment on planning applications via the Kirklees Council Planning website.
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​ If you see a planning application you think we should know about, please contact us in addition to telling Kirklees Council your views.

HUDDERSFIELD IN PICTURES

In considering the changing face of Huddersfield, a picture truly is worth a thousand words. We hope you enjoy our gallery which celebrates the places, buildings and people that give or have given this town its distinctive appearance and character.

DISCOVER HUDDERSFIELD

Discover Huddersfield is a community-led project involving a number of local organisations including Huddersfield Civic Society. It offers ways to experience the town, through guided walks, talks and trails.

It aims is to highlight the gems of history, beauty and heritage our town has to offer, as Huddersfield Civic Society chairman, David Wyles, explains in this video.

CIVIC LINKS

Huddersfield Civic Society is affiliated to the Yorkshire and Humberside Association of Civic Societies.

Civic Voice promotes civic pride as the national charity for the civic movement in England. It is an excellent source of news and information on civic issues.