Save our high streets
With 41% of our towns already classified as “clone towns” and another 23% on the brink we all know our high streets are struggling in the face of economic decline, out-of-town development and the growth of chain stores.
Civic societies are campaigning for their future across England and the importance of high streets has been recognised by the Government which has asked Mary Portas to lead a review.
Get Involved
We held a Civic Voice Live debate on this subject on the discussion forum for an hour on Wednesday 17 August – you can view the discussion here and read our response to the Mary Portas review here
Email group
If you want to stay in touch on high street and put your views into the debate then we will be launching a new Civic Voice email group in January. This is in response to demand from civic volunteers at our recent network events. You will be able to sign up and hold email discussions with others who share your interest.
Tell us know if you are interested in joining the new email group at http://groups.google.com/group/civic-high-streets