News
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Voting to elect new trustees to decide who should run Civic Voice is now open. There are four candidates for three vacancies on the Board. These posts arise due to a clause in our constitution meaning… Read more »
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Civic Voice Chair, Joan Humble is speaking at a conference in the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. Stamford was was the first to be designated as a Conservation Area and, in recognition of this,… Read more »
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Do you want to join Ian Harvey, Civic Voice Executive Director and Gavin Orton, Chair of Birmingham Civic Society for a bottle of Civic Pride, well now you can. To kick-off Heritage Week and mark… Read more »
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From Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, to early terraced houses in Birmingham, and from Capability Brown’s landscapes to the public parks which sweep through our urban centres, England’s homes… Read more »
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This week we organised an event at the National Memorial Arboretum on 2nd August as part of the national commemorative events around Passchendaele. Representatives from Historic England, Imperial War Museums… Read more »
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On September 2nd, Civic Voice team member Anna Wilson will be lacing up her hiking boots and joining hundreds of other walkers to raise money for MacMillan Cancer Support. Known as a MacMillan Mighty Hike,… Read more »
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The fascinating history of Hornsea Mere was just one of the topics on the agenda when YHACS members gathered in the seaside town for their summer meeting on 29th July. The Mere, which is the largest freshwater… Read more »
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The Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement was set up on 29 June 2017. It has to report by 31 March 2018. British society is changing. Technological, economic and cultural issues are leading… Read more »
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Several years ago the John Ball plaque was removed from the wall of a house in John Ball Walk at the request of the resident, the plaque was put into store and then lost. The Civic Society, conducted a… Read more »
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Last year, the Charity Commission consulted on a proposed code of governance. This has now been published and is available on-line at https://www.charitygovernancecode.org/en. While the new… Read more »
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The new branding was introduced across Bradford Civic Society’s social media platforms earlier this year, but has now been rolled out across a new-look website which relaunched in July. The refreshed… Read more »
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In 1967 Stamford became the country’s first Conservation Area. Why and how did this happen and why was it so important then? As part of the Stamford 50 local celebrations Stamford Civic… Read more »
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Leo Hall, a postgraduate planning student at Sheffield University supervised by Peter Bibby, has been undertaking a review of evolving planning practice in English conservation areas, focused primarily… Read more »
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Civic Voice, the national organisation for Civic Societies, held a training day in Ipswich recently about how to carry out a condition survey on local war memorials. One of the key requirements,… Read more »
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There are three vacancies on our Board of Trustees to take up position from October 2017. If you want to get involved and help shape the future of Civic Voice and the wider civic movement they why not… Read more »
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We organised our first ever Civic Voice Design Award masterclass last week and were delighted to say that it was held in the Cheesegrater supported by Rogers Stirk Harbours & Partners. Delegates who… Read more »
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the Civic Amenities Act 1967 and to recognise and highlight outstanding development within a Conservation Area, Civic Voice - the national charity for the civic movement… Read more »
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Quay Place – formerly St Mary at the Quay – underwent a multimillion-pound restoration, part funded by a £3.4m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and opened in October as a hub for… Read more »
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Today (14th July) at an event in The Leadenhall Building, London attended by community groups from across England and industry professionals, Civic Voice – the national charity for the civic… Read more »
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For some time Halifax Civic Trust has been concerned about the number of historically or architecturally important buildings lying empty and unused in the Halifax town centre conservation area. On June,… Read more »
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Ealing Civic Society was established in 1967 when many of our founding members were closely involved with local residents’ associations in opposing the Council’s radical plans to re-develop… Read more »
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Did you know Birmingham has 30 Conservation Areas? To kick-off Heritage Week and mark the 50th anniversary of Conservation Areas, Birmingham Civic Society are organising a guided tour of Birmingham’s… Read more »
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The Friends of Abingdon Civic Society has won support of £68,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting project to commence planning the enhancement of the remains of the great Abbey… Read more »
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Civic Society representatives from across the Yorkshire and Humber region came together at the office of Wakefield Civic Society on Friday, 23rd June to take part in the first YHACS Futures Workshop.YHACS… Read more »
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Civic Day was held nationally on Saturday 17th June and The March Society decided to mark the occasion by having a guided walk of some of the Conservation Area in the town. The walk started at 2.00 at… Read more »
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A blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place in the United Kingdom and elsewhere to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event, serving as a historical… Read more »
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People will be invited to share their memories of Goole at a pop-up shop as part of the town’s contribution to Hull City of Culture. Goole Civic Society is collecting memories for a public history… Read more »
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Hartlepool Civic Society is celebrating the 50 years since the Civic Amenity Act 1967 by organising a series of 4 talks with slides on the important buildings in the town – beginning with those in… Read more »
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To mark the 50th anniversary of conservation areas this year, the Twentieth Century Society has been awarded a grant by Historic England to research which areas of primarily twentieth-century development… Read more »
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Results from surveys of local civic societies and heritage professionals show that Conservation Areas have been very successful but threats to our heritage remain. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the… Read more »