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This article appeared in the Sunday Telegraph on 5 September 2010. Read the original article here Dozens of councils across Britain have reported cases of residents changing the names of… Read more »
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This article appeared in the Telegraph Online on 24 August 2010. The original article is available here Britain’s streets are being “disfigured” by unnecessary road signs, bollards,… Read more »
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This article appeared in the Daily Mail on 24 August 2010. The original article is available here Streets across the country are being ‘disfigured’ by tens of thousands of unnecessary road… Read more »
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Government plans for a high speed rail network across England risk being decided without understanding the local impact on townscape, heritage, open space and footpaths which should shape the design speed… Read more »
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We are delighted to announce the dates of Civic Voice's first ever AGM – 8th and 9th October 2010
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Comedian, actor, presenter, campaigner and author Griff Rhys Jones is announced as Civic Voice's first President today (Thursday 22nd July). Civic Voice is the new national charity for the civic movement… Read more »
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As the government gathers business groups together for a "broadband summit" today there is growing concern that the infrastructure needed for a broadband revolution is causing needless… Read more »
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Read Civic Voice's inital response to English Heritage's National Heritage Protection Plan
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The "policy sphere" is alive with discussion about the importance of "civil society" and the vital role to be be played by "civic society" - all as a part of our "big… Read more »
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Civic societies came together on June 24th to look at the implications of the proposed High Speed Rail line between London and Birmingham and beyond. The group had the opportunity to hear from… Read more »
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A well-kept retail centre is vital for any area hoping to maintain healthy commercial activity especially during tough economic times, according to Tony Burton, of charity Civic Voice. "There is no… Read more »
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Bigger society SIR – We are concerned about criticisms of civil society from politicians and commentators in debating “the Big Society”. Some have said “there is no such thing”,… Read more »
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In the heat of the General Election campaign the three main party leaders have supported Civic Voice’s Love Local campaign with revealing insights about what makes them proud about where they live.… Read more »
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Street Pride – Civic Voice is leading a campaign to make places more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive by ridding them of unnecessary street clutter. Through a combination of local street surveys… Read more »
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Civic Voice – the new national charity for the civic movement – is launched today (Saturday) with fresh evidence of our passion for making the places where we all live more attractive, enjoyable… Read more »
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David Sillito meets the Leicester Civic Society and Griff Rhys Jones to talk about the civic movement and Civic Voice. The video on the following link appeared on BBC Breakfast news several… Read more »
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A new national charity has been launched with the aim of re-energising the country's civic societies. Civic Voice hopes to give new life to the civic movement, which represents more than 1,000 local… Read more »
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Listen to Tony Burton talk about the new charity for the civic movement - Civic Voice - on BBC Radio 4's You and Yours Please select chapter 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rwptc#p007dfn8 Read more »
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Griff Rhys Jones, former president of the Civic Trust, on Civic Voice launching on Saturday that gives local conservation groups a unified voice http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2010/apr/16/civic-voice-griff-rhys-jones Read more »
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Civic Voice - the new national charity for the civic movement –– is launched today (Saturday 17 April) with fresh evidence of our passion for making the places where we all live more attractive,… Read more »
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Board of Trustees takes office – An eight person Board chaired by Paula Ridley took the helm of Civic Voice on Saturday 17th April. Read more
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