News - Goole Civic Society

Salt or Pepper?

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…

Free tickets to see film starring 1930s Goole actress

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

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

GOOLE 2023 CALENDAR ON SALE NOW

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 2023 CALENDAR ON SALE NOW

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 Civic Society's 4th Blue Plaque

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

Annual General Meeting 2022

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)

Charities 'Get Together for Goole'

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

A Song for Us - Above Water

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...

Civic Society helping to shape Goole's future as member of Town Deal Board

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.