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Shane Ewen @shaneewen.bsky.social · 3d

Blue plaque’s up at Gipton Old Fire Station! With thanks to @leedscivictrust.bsky.social

Blue plaque commemorating the Gipton Fire Station

Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · 1d

📣VOTE FOR LEEDS' BEST BUILDING OF THE LAST 60 YEARS📣

We asked the public to nominate their favourite Leeds building of last 60 years for the People's Choice Award at the 2025 @leedsarcawards.bsky.social . Vote for your favourite from the top 10.

🔗 zurl.co/Uy2y4

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · 16d

📣5 days left to nominate a building for the 2025 @leedsarcawards.bsky.social People's Choice Award! Nominate your favourite building in Leeds built in the last 60 years for this special prize.

🔗zurl.co/LRGBY

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Jackie Depelle @jackiedepelle.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks to @leedscivictrust.bsky.social and #HeritageOpenDays managed an interesting talk and partial tour of recently trestored Ledston Hall, #Yorkshire www.countrylife.co.uk/property/led...

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The Organised Explorer @theorganisedexplorer.com · 28d

A wonderful tour around the Leeds Central Library as part of the @leedscivictrust.bsky.social Heritage Open Days. Lovely to see some of the areas that the public are not normally allowed access to and to also learn so much history about this beautiful building

#Leeds #Heritage #Yorkshire #Library

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TCV Hollybush @tcvhollybush.bsky.social · Sep 11

We're getting super-excited for our Heritage Open Day event next weekend, supported by @leedscivictrust.bsky.social. We'll have an interactive #minbeast trail plus loads of #familyfriendly activities including building #habitathouses from recycled materials, seed ball making and #naturegarden design

Minibeast Metropolis flyer, Sunday 11th September, 11am-3pm

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Sep 5

⏰One week until Heritage Open Days 2025!

🎉The festival runs 12-21 September and sees 299 FREE events take place in Leeds.

🔗You can find a list of all the Leeds events on our website, along with our digital Heritage Open Days booklet: zurl.co/AhqTF

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 23

🏆The @leedsarcawards.bsky.social are back for 2025!

🎨We’re hosting an exhibition revealing the shortlisted entries for each category at Leeds Corn Exchange , 12 – 19 September.

👉Nominate your favourite building constructed in Leeds between 1965 and 2025 for our People’s Choice Award.

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Graham Rickson 🇮🇪 @grahamrickson.bsky.social · Aug 21

There are so many quirky landmarks hidden away in the suburbs of Leeds, like this beautiful 1842 aqueduct built to carry drinking water from Eccup Reservoir. Taken with an Olympus Pen EE3 and Ilford XP2. #leeds @leedscivictrust.bsky.social #35mmfilm #realphotography @ilfordphoto.com

The Seven Arches Aqueduct in Adel, Leeds

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 22

📣More Heritage Open Days booklets have been dropped off to all Leeds Libraries, museums and galleries!

🔗 zurl.co/uKecK

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Andy Shearing @handyshears.bsky.social · Aug 18

Oooh, this is near me. I love a Blue Plaque and this one is well deserved.

Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 18

🔵For Heritage Open Days 2025, we are delighted to unveil our 204th Blue Plaque to celebrate Gipton Fire Station, a vital part of East Leeds’ history that served the community for nearly eight decades and is now repurposed as a Community Hub.

🔗zurl.co/EdMlL

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Judith Harris @jud1960.bsky.social · Aug 16

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 16

📰Leeds Civic Trust members receive our monthly newsletter, 'Outlook', which contains the latest news in the world of planning, development & transport; our latest events and a whole host of guest articles.

👉Join our 800 members and sign up here zurl.co/3KHIG

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 18

🔵For Heritage Open Days 2025, we are delighted to unveil our 204th Blue Plaque to celebrate Gipton Fire Station, a vital part of East Leeds’ history that served the community for nearly eight decades and is now repurposed as a Community Hub.

🔗zurl.co/EdMlL

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 16

📰Leeds Civic Trust members receive our monthly newsletter, 'Outlook', which contains the latest news in the world of planning, development & transport; our latest events and a whole host of guest articles.

👉Join our 800 members and sign up here zurl.co/3KHIG

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 12

🦉 You can pick up our Heritage Open Days booklet in any Leeds Library, Museum, or Gallery. You'll also see them dotted around your community hubs and cafes!

💻 You can also flick through the digital version of our booklet on our website: zurl.co/D4M3G

Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 11

We're delighted to unveil our 203rd blue plaque for TV Harrison Sports Ground. This ground has been used for organised sport since the 1850s. After a campaign to save the ground from redevelopment, Leeds United purchased the site to protect it for sport. 🔗zurl.co/X75Gs

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Aug 10

🚨You have 4 more days to register your events for HODs 2025!

🏰The festival runs 12-21 September and sees hundreds of FREE events take place across the country.

👉Find out more about what's on in Leeds on our website: 🔗 zurl.co/maVHD

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The Organised Explorer @theorganisedexplorer.com · Jul 31

A very informative and interesting tour by the @leedscivictrust.bsky.social this evening. To celebrate 60 years, we explored six arcades in Leeds City Centre. I love County Arcade, it is a personal favourite and the architecture is simply beautiful.

#Leeds #Yorkshire #shopping

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jul 5

🤔 Ever wondered what 6000 Heritage Open Days booklets look like? Wonder no more! We'll be sending our Heritage Open Days booklets out to our members in the post very soon. Not a Leeds Civic Trust member? Get a booklet at Kirkstall Festival on 12 July

🔗zurl.co/s0Lnw

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jul 4

📹A few months ago, we hired an intern to carry out an oral histories project.

🎤Our intern Sakshi is interviewing Leeds Civic Trust members, volunteers and stakeholders to create a video documentary about our work over the last 60 years...

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jun 15

📚Historian Steven Burt and Urban Geographer Rachael Unsworth are publishing a book on the history of Chapel Allerton. They are campaigning for 400 people to reserve a copy of the book.

🔗Reserve a copy and watch two promotional online lectures here: zurl.co/5EX8n

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jun 11

🚍Inside the 1960s Daimler bus we toured in on Saturday were several signs that were on display at the time the bus was decommissioned.

By stunning coincidence, one sign mentioned Leeds Civic Trust! We were the publishers and vendors of 'A Guide to Walks on Footpaths in Leeds'.

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jun 10

We ventured across Leeds on a 1960s Daimler bus, from Leeds City Centre, to Kirkstall Abbey, to Middleton Railway, getting expert commentary from our trustee & historian Clifford Stead on developments in Leeds over the last 60 years & plans for the future.

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The Organised Explorer @theorganisedexplorer.com · Jun 7

A great trip on the @leedscivictrust.bsky.social Heritage Bus Tour. Leeds City - Kirkstall Abbey - Leeds City - Middleton Railway, to munch our way through a 1960s style packed lunch 🥪 🍏 Brilliantly guided, history shared & news of new developments + a talk from the team at Middleton Railway. #leeds

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our exhibition is up until 28 June in Kirkgate Market on Butchers Row (near George Street entrances)

Remember LOP @rememberlop.bsky.social · Jun 9

Worth noting that LOP pages feature in 3 exhibitions currently on in Leeds on totally different topics. There's women's #AnimatedActivism at @lulgalleries.bsky.social, football fans at @leedslibraries.bsky.social and economic development at the market via @leedscivictrust.bsky.social.
Much missed.

Leeds Other Paper article included in the Animated Activism: Women Empowered exhibition at the Parkinson Building, University of Leeds, until 20 December 2025.

Northern Star/Leeds Other Paper article on display at the Voice of the Fans exhibition at Leeds Central Library until 10 August 2025.

Leeds Other Paper article on display in Kirkgate Market as part of the Leeds Civic Trust exhibition Making Things Happen: Leeds Development Corporation 1988-1995, running until 20 June 2025.

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