# Biggar &amp; District Civic Society

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC023120
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Oct. 24, 1994
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC023120


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 Covenanters Way, Biggar
- **Postcode:** ML12 6ZD



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;,&#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of citizenship or community development&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** BDCS&#x27;s  main objective is to stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of Biggar and its surroundings. We also seek to encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest,  and to encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Biggar and the surrounding district.    To pursue these ends we organise meetings and lectures, and try to advance these issues by cooperation with other local and national organisations.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;No specific group, or for the benefit of the community&#x27;

**Objectives:** The objects of the society shall be to promote and encourage the following objects, by charitable means but not otherwise: a) To stimulate public interest in, and care for, the beauty, history and character of the area of the town and its surroundings. b) To encourage the preservation, development and improvement of features of general public amenity or historic interest.  c)To encourage high standards of architecture and town planning in Biggar and the surrounding district. d) To pursue these ends by means of meetings, exhibitions, lectures, publications, competitions, conferences and publicity, and the promotion of other schemes of a charitable nature.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** South Lanarkshire
- **Geographical spread:** More than one local authority area in Scotland







