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Goole is known for its iconic twin water towers, nicknamed the Salt and Pepper Pots. But which is salt and which is pepper? The dilemma is being featured in the national media and even as far as Australia. Join the debate…

Evie wins Goole 2026 Logo Competition

Free tickets are now available for a special film screening featuring Goole-born ‘star of the silver screen’ Dorothy Bartlam. The event has been organised by Goole Civic Society, which is also unveiling a Blue Plaque to honour Dorothy

Goole Civic Society AGM 2023 on April 26th at 7:15pm West Park Cafe

Buy your Goole Civic Society calendar for just £6. Copies are on sale at Goole Library. Anyone living further afield can contact the Civic Society and we'll send you one, with an extra charge for postage.

Goole chair takes helm at regional civic association The Chair of Goole Civic Society has taken over the helm of an association representing more than 40 civic societies across the region.

It's back! The Goole Civic Society calendar makes a return for 2023. Copies are on sale now at Goole Library priced £6 or contact the Civic Society.

Goole’s newest Blue Plaque has been unveiled, honouring a pioneering Goole quarry manager who invented her own brand of cast stone.

The Goole Civic Society AGM will be held at 7:15pm on 4th May at West Park Cafe
Members of the public are welcome.
(please note the date is different to our usual 'last Wednesday of the month' and there won't be a meeting on 27th April) 

24th July 2021 Local charities and voluntary organisations came "Together for Goole" at an open day organised by the Civic Society......

The Civic Society got involved in a national music project marking this historic time, A Song for Us celebrates our communities and the power of music to bring us together in Lockdown, read more to find out how the Society got involded...

Goole is one of 101 towns selected by the Government to benefit from a Town Deal, worth up to £25m. Goole Civic Society has a seat on the Town Deal Board responsible for shaping a Town Investment Plan. The fund is designed to propose a range of interventions that drive the renewal of towns to generate long-term economic and productivity growth.

Goole Civic Society has gone socially distanced for Heritage Open Days 2020. We have created two self-guided walking tours taking you back in time to the First World War. 1. The first walk follows the route of the Zeppelin Raid on Goole in August 1915. Click or Tap HERE to access our downloadable walking guide and video recalling the raid. 2. The second walk, through Goole Cemetery, brings history vividly to life, telling the stories of the Goole men who gave their lives in the First World War. Click or Tap HERE to access our downloadable walking guide and map.

Goole Civic Society's annual general meeting was conducted by video link on April 29th, 2020. Here are the chair's report and also the finalised accounts, which have been submitted to the Charity Commission.

Goole Civic Society will celebrate Heritage Open Days with a guided walk retracing the route of the First World War Zeppelin Raid on Goole...........

Step back in time with Goole Civic Society to discover the origins of the innovative “company town” and port. A local historian will lead two walks on Sunday September 11th as part of the national Heritage Open Days event.

The Goole Civic Society AGM will be held at 7:15pm on Wednesday 29th April 2026, at West Park Cafe.