BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:551@auntysocial.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T160000 DTSTAMP:20250822T145842Z URL:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/events/new-futures-for-old-buildings/ SUMMARY:Heritage Open Days - New Futures for Old Buildings DESCRIPTION:Join Joseph Boniface and Catherine Mugonyi as we explore ways t o breathe life into heritage buildings\; adapting them to meet modern day needs while preserving their history.\nIn 2022\, Aunty Social moved into i ts Topping Street Venue. Fondly remembered as The Card Market and a handy ‘cut through’ between Topping St and the (now demolished) St John’s Market. Following a major renovation as part of Historic England’s Herit age Action Zone scheme\, this previously vacant building now provides home to a variety of creative activity.\n\nFrom this example\, it’s clear th at repurposing heritage buildings can create opportunities for vibrant new uses that enrich our communities. However the process of refurbishment is n’t always simple.\n\nJoin Joseph Boniface and Catherine Mugonyi for a c onversation that shares their experiences on the positives and pitfalls of repurposing heritage buildings through a local lens. They’ll consider a rchitectural and community perspectives on how a heritage building can be adapted to provide useful space.\n\nJoseph studied at the Manchester Schoo l of Architecture and worked at Hawkins\\Brown in London and AEW in Manche ster where he graduated as a Chartered Architect in 2008. Joseph grew up i n Blackpool and set up the practice in 2010 which continues to operate fro m Blackpool town centre.\n\nCatherine is one of the founding directors of Aunty Social\, overseeing finance\, governance\, strategy and creative pro grammes. She coordinates the North West Craft Network and is a member of t he National Lottery Heritage Fund\, North Committee.\n\n\n\nThis event wil l be live streamed\, please select the appropriate ticket on checkout.\nto book your ticket\nThis event runs alongside the Designing A Good Time exh ibition of architectural plans taking place at Aunty Social from 18 - 20 S eptember 2025 as part of Heritage Open Days 2025.\n\n \;\nAccess\nImpo rtant physical access info:\n\nPlease note that this session is upstairs. We are in the process of installing a lift\, we hope that the work will be complete by the time of this event.\n\nThe event space is up a single fli ght of 14 steps then you go around the corner and there are two small step s. Once you’re upstairs there’s a loo. You shouldn’t need to come do wnstairs for anything until the end of the activity.\n\nIf you have additi onal access needs (e.g. large print\, level access) please let us know by emailing (using the contact organiser button/link) or sending us an SMS te xt/WhatsApp message on 07957 602790.\nGetting Here\nTram &\; Train to B lackpool North Station\nBus: No 6 or 18 to Topping St.\, No 3\, 3a\, 5c\, 6\, 18 to Church St (Stanley Buildings)\, No 5\, 5a\, 5b\, 6\, 7a\, 14 to Talbot Rd\nDriving: The closest pay and display car parks are on East Topp ing St and Talbot Road multi storey. There is also parking at the nearby S ainsbury’s supermarket\, please make sure that you check the terms befor e you use the car park. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.auntysocial.co.uk/wp-content/uploads /2025/06/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_1043729673_15327537937_1_original.j pg CATEGORIES:Talks LOCATION:Aunty Social\, 28 Topping St\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY1 3AQ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=28 Topping St\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY1 3AQ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Aunty So cial:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR