Society
The Aims and Objectives of the Society
Founded in 1966, Didsbury Civic Society aspires to:
- Represent the interests of residents of all ages in an ever-changing world.
- Support the needs of local businesses.
- Preserve the heritage and yet be aware of the needs of development.
- Encourage a greater awareness of local history.
- Promote a feeling of community pride.
- Welcome and encourage local and council participation.
The society covers part of the area contained by the Manchester City Council wards of Didsbury East and West. The boundaries of the Society's interest lies roughly from Palatine Road to the East and Kingsway to the West; from Oak Road and Parkville Road to the North and the River Mersey to the South. These wards are also part of the parliamentary constituency of Manchester Withington.
About this Web Site
The Didsbury Civic Society website is here to promote the aims and objectives of the DCS. The site contains, not only information about the community of Didsbury but also information about events that DCS organises. DCS is very pro-active in the monitoring of building development, both in the residential and commercial sectors.
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THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENTLY BEING COMPLETELY RECONSTRUCTED. THIS PROCESS WILL HOPEFULLY BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF JULY 2009. WE HOPE THE NEW WEBSITE WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT AND CONTAIN MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COMPLETE INFORMATION. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES MEAN IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO REGISTER UNTIL THE NEW SITE IS UP AND RUNNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
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Contribute to our next newsletter
The next DCS Newletter is due to be published in mid May 2009. Contributions are very welcome and can be sent to Steve Parle at s.parle@btinternet.com
Articles can consist of general comments, opinions, reminiscences, poems or indeed anything that you might think of as interesting to our readers. Some sort of relevance to Didsbury, however tenuous, would be appreciated. They must be accompanied by your name and address but you can indicate if you do not wish these details to be published.
For details of past and future events click HERE
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