Stoneygate Conservation Area Society
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The Stoneygate Conservation Area Society (SCAS) is a voluntary organisation based in Stoneygate
, Leicester
, England. The Society was created in 1978 and exists to inform the public about the Stoneygate Conservation Area
, the history of its buildings and streetscapes and to publicize proposed changes that may affect it in future.
The Society has a formal constitution, a chair elected by committee and a committee (currently nine) elected by the membership. Membership (currently at an all-time high of 146) is open to families, couples and individuals at the same rate.
The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter and has its own website (from which all but the most recent issues of the newsletter can be downloaded). It actively co-operates with other like-minded organisations such as the Leicester Civic Society.
The Society's Annual General Meeting (usually held locally in May and advertised in advance on the website) provides a regular opportunity for all members to chat with the committee over tea and biscuits and to review the previous year's achievements. Formal proceedings are often followed by presentations by visiting speakers on conservation-related topics. The AGM is an open meeting and all are welcome.
Stoneygate
Stoneygate is part of the City of Leicester, England.Situated on the south-east side of the city some two miles from the centre, Stoneygate is a mainly residential suburb characterised by its large Victorian houses...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England. The Society was created in 1978 and exists to inform the public about the Stoneygate Conservation Area
Conservation area
A conservation areas is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features, cultural heritage or biota are safeguarded...
, the history of its buildings and streetscapes and to publicize proposed changes that may affect it in future.
The Society has a formal constitution, a chair elected by committee and a committee (currently nine) elected by the membership. Membership (currently at an all-time high of 146) is open to families, couples and individuals at the same rate.
The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter and has its own website (from which all but the most recent issues of the newsletter can be downloaded). It actively co-operates with other like-minded organisations such as the Leicester Civic Society.
The Society's Annual General Meeting (usually held locally in May and advertised in advance on the website) provides a regular opportunity for all members to chat with the committee over tea and biscuits and to review the previous year's achievements. Formal proceedings are often followed by presentations by visiting speakers on conservation-related topics. The AGM is an open meeting and all are welcome.