Peterborough Civic Society

The view of the Cathedral from The Guildhall - looking through the market decades ago

Civic Pride: Was Peterborough really a better place to live in ‘the good old day...

New Peterborough poet Laureate Alex Tyler

Civic Pride: There is plenty that deserves praise in the city

Peterborough Cathedral

Cathedral Crisis Appeal: Campaign reaches halfway point with £150,000 raised

Artist's impression of proposed 'New Horizon' signage at 28-30 Bridge Street in Peterborough Photo: Brown & Co/Ticketgrange Ltd

Gambling centre expansion approved despite objections from MP and Civic Society

Launch of the Peterborough Cathedral in Crisis Appeal, when city dignitaries joined together to support the campaign

Cathedral Crisis Appeal: Civic Society latest to make donation to campaign

Emergency drainage works need to take place at Henry Penn Walk to stop sewage leaking into the river

Residents living next to sink hole to be told not to use toilets at home

The damage at Henry Penn Walk

Why sink hole in city has not been fixed - as it is labelled 'an embarrassment'

Peterborough Civic Society's Toby Wood

Civic Pride: It is important we all have our say

David Turnock, Peter Lee and David Jost who planned the Peterborough Civic Society’s new history board at Stanley Park

New celebration of one of Peterborough's famous sons in city's Stanley Park

How the Station Quarter link with the city centre could look

Civic Pride: My three wishes for Peterborough in 2025… let’s see some spades in ...

Henry Penn Walk

Work still to start on river path despite pledge to start repairs in the summer

This image shows the proposed layout of a homes and leisure village on the East of England Showground

Civic Society warns of ‘untenable’ Showground plans

Peterborough Positive's new pocket-sized city centre map

Civic Pride: Our ever-changing city centre is all mapped out

Peterborough Cathedral

Civic Pride: My Top Twenty Cs which sum up what Peterborough is all about

Bridge Street in Peterborough city centre

Civic Pride: Will our ever-changing city centre cease to be a retail attraction?

Toby Wood, of Peterborough Civic Society, with one of the 36 blue plaques.

Gallery: Follow the blue plaques trail and discover Peterborough's heritage
Get out and discover the history of Peterborough with its captivating blue plaques trail.
Gemma Gadd

Peterborough Civic Society's tribute to Peterborough's Central Park

Civic Pride: A love letter to Central Park

Lynch Farm

Plans to convert riding school into community space to face challenge

Toby Wood from the Peterborough Civic Society has welcomed the news

April Fool: Sat Nav shows the way to end River Nene argument

The River Nene in Peterborough

April Fools: No change in pronunciation for the Nene - it will always be 'Neen!'

Nathan Murdock and Tony Nero working on the Cowgate mural.

Artists excited to 'recapture history' with mural

How the mural is planned to look.

Work begins on city centre mural inspired by history

Lynch Wood Park

New workspaces approved at Lynch Wood Park

The image that shows how the area around new eastern entrance of Peterborough train station could appear with what seems to be at least three tower blocks near Bourges Boulevard.

Civic Society fears tower blocks at Station Quarter could ruin Cathedral view

Civic Pride: A salute to the 'ordinary people' of Peterborough

Former leader of Peterborough City Council Cllr John Peach begins work on a major revamp for Cathedral Square, Peterborough, and which involved the installation of a set of fountains..

Ex-council leader’s warning over fountains closure

A makeshift homeless shelter in a Peterborough city centre shop doorway

The initial step is admitting that there is a city centre problem
At 4.00pm on a many Friday afternoons I regularly meet a friend of mine, David, at The Ostrich pub in North Street, writes Toby Wood of Peterborough Civic Society.
Toby Wood

I asked some of those behind the new Fletton Quays housing what community facilities were being incorporated into the new development.
Photo: Peterborough From Above

Civic pride: ‘Community’ evolves and grows, but is all too-often taken for grant...

Toby Wood and the front cover of his book Photographs Of My City

New book is a personal celebration of Peterborough - in pictures

The gathering of Peterborough Poet Laureates - including columnist Toby Wood (back left)

Civic Pride: Peterborough – city of change, now that has quite a good ring to it

Peterborough Civic Society is urging Peterborough City Council to improve funding for arts, culture and heritage amid concerns about the future of Peterborough Museum, top, and its library services, below left. It says the disappearance of the Peterborough Heritage Festival, picture shows scene from 2017's event, is evidence of fall in spending on culture.

Civic Society fears closure of museum and libraries in battle for art funding

‘Citizens should be more personally responsible and should not drop litter, dump large items on the streets, park a car in the wrong place, make undue noise in and around our homes...’ writes Toby Wood.

Civic Pride: We can all help make our city better

Civic Pride: Why shouldn’t the city be Destination Peterborough for holidaymaker...

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Security measures to protect Peterborough’s historic Guildhall

Walter Cornelius, Peterborough strongman who worked at the Lido. He is preparing for his appearance on Blue Peter where they smashed a concrete block over his head. EMN-170704-092342009

Celebrating Peterborough’s greatest residents

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Peterborough City Council’s new Town Hall ‘tourist centre’ slammed

Thornton on Thursday column with Peterborough Telegraph's deputy editor Nigel Thornton - peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Time to honour ‘the three wise men of Peterborough’

The Twelve Days of Christmas

12 Christmas wishes from Peterborough - from ending the Bridge Street cycling ba...

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Will new-look Fletton Quays development in Peterborough be a success?

Bedford’s illuminated ‘butterfly’ bridge

Why it is time to light up Peterborough city centre

A Parkway improvement or threat, asks the civic society

Peterborough Parkway improvement or threat?

Heritage Open days. Knights Templer Ash Butterworth at Cathedral Square Heritage event. EMN-190914-190942009

Peterborough’s history celebrated at Heritage Open Days Weekend

The Guildhall at the heart of Peterborough's Cathedral Square.

It’s time to act on Peterborough’s Guildhall

An impression of the roof garden

Pioneering homes plan in Peterborough city centre gets the go ahead

The so-called Sugar Cube, which has been protected from demolition by Historic England

Peterborough’s British Sugar seeks to dissolve protection ruling on historic ‘Su...

Peterborough city centre

How Peterborough city centre offices are being converted into flats

A view of Peterborough Cathedral

A Peterborough city view worth preserving

The former Fifth Avenue nightclub

Plans to convert former Peterborough nightclub into apartments submitted

Cathedral Square

Peterborough Telegraph readers have their say on what they want to see in the ci...

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City centre needs an action plan

The Civic Society's favourite city centre seats

Where to enjoy a good sit down in Peterborough city centre

Peter Boizot

Build the Boizot Bridge in Peterborough!

Exterior pix of British Sugar offices at Oundle Road, Woodston. ENGEMN00120120907121448

A lifeline for Peterborough landmark

Edward Storey

Permanent tribute to be considered for celebrated Whittlesey and Peterborough wr...

A churned up grass verge

Small steps can make a difference