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Samuel Plimsoll and the Campaign to Save Lives at Sea: 13th March 2024

Nicolette Jones, author of 'The Plimsoll Sensation', will give a Zoom talk on Samuel Plimsoll, who campaigned for reform of the shipping laws.
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Video of the Spanish Flu Epidemic in Bristol: 28th February 2024

Video of a zoom meeting presented by Eugene Byrne on the impact of Spanish flu on Bristol at the end of the First World War.
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Visit to Bristol 1904 Arts: 1st February 2024

A rare chance for Civic Society members to tour the 'Wigwam', the meeting place of Bristol 1904 Arts.
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Video of Zoom meeting, the Housing Crisis: 31st January 2024

A Zoom meeting intended to provide a factual briefing about the scale and detail of the housing crisis facing many residents in Bristol.
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Winter Social: 22nd January 2024

Once again the Society is holding a Winter Social in the Watershed early in the New Year.
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Old Vic Theatre School: 15th January 2024

Visit to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in Downside Road, Clifton.
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Plaques and pedestals: 12th December 2023

Gordon Young's latest walk covers 17th-century King Street, cobbled Welsh Back and the soaring, cathedral-like St Mary Redcliffe church.
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Visit to Easton Mosque: 5th December 2023

Bristol Civic Society members are invited to visit Easton Mosque, one of the oldest places of worship for Muslims across the South West.
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