Join us to help to improve our town
New members always welcome
Picture: Richard Fulcher © Huddersfield Photo Imaging Club 2018
HOW TO JOIN THE HUDDERSFIELD CIVIC SOCIETY
Huddersfield Civic Society was created in 1964 with the aim of encouraging high standards of architecture and town planning.
We strive to stimulate public interest and pride in caring for the town, its buildings and culture, the improvement of its environment, infrastructure and amenities, and the promotion of a vibrant and attractive place to live and work.
We warmly welcome new individual, joint, student/under 25 and corporate members. The annual subscription fee for individuals is £15, corporate members contribute £35, student/under 25 membership is £7.50 and we have a joint membership for a couple at the same address at £30. New members joining after October 1 will get the following year’s membership included (15 months for your first subscription).
The simplest way for new members to pay their joining subscription and for renewing members to pay their subscription for the coming year is via a debit or credit card using our online payment system which can be accessed below.
1. PAYING YOUR SUBSCRIPTION ONLINE (Preferred)
You may pay your joining subscription or annual subscription by clicking the Add to Cart button beneath the appropriate subscription rate, then click CHECKOUT NOW or VIEW CART and then follow the instructions in the following pages. If you’ve used this method before, please sign in as a returning customer and check the details saved for you are still correct.
2. PAYING BY CHEQUE or STANDING ORDER
Please click the buttons below to view, download and print the appropriate form (s). If paying by cheque, please complete and return the first form with your cheque. If paying by Standing Order, please complete and return both forms.
Pride
If you are passionate about the history and future of our town and wish to be part of a charitable body that puts civic pride at its heart, please join us. We rely on members for most of our income, so the financial support we receive from annual subscriptions is important.
Campaigns
As a member, you can enjoy our events and publications or get more involved by joining the committee. Members are elected at our March AGM. You can also support our campaigns to improve the town or help with initiatives such as Civic Week and Heritage Open Days.
We value your membership
- To help create a vision for the development and improvement of the town’s built environment.
- To encourage high standards of design, architecture and town planning.
- To participate in discussions to promote interest in the town’s architectural history and its future
- To ensure Kirklees Council implements the highest standards of design and town planning.
- To safeguard our heritage, particularly those buildings at risk.
SOME OF OUR INITIATIVES
- Organising workshops to coordinate our members ideas and proposals in conjunction with Kirklees’ emerging Huddersfield Town Centre Masterplan.
- Developing printed trails and guided walks in association with the Discover Huddersfield partnership.
- Involvement in the organisation of events and walks to coincide with the national Heritage Open Days programme.
- Continuing efforts to prevent inappropriate developments and improve the quality of design in respect of planning applications.
- Partnership working with the University’s School of Art, Design and Architecture and Huddersfield Society of Architects.
- Participation in the preparation of a Business Improvement District (BID) for Huddersfield.