April 2025

On Mon 17 March, Pontefract Civic Society received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the equivalent of an MBE for voluntary organisations, which was announced in the Gazette on 14 Nov 2024. The crystal award and certificate, which was…

West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Heritage Network, and Locality are excited to announce the launch of ‘Heritage Toolbox’ new support for heritage organisations, which may be of interest to Civic Societies. Heritage Toolbox is a skills and learning programme that aims to help organisations…

Beeston & District Civic Society are running a series of ‘walks with an expert’ in the local area this summer. For around 90 minutes a local expert will guide walkers around areas of Beeston and nearby on an interesting theme. The…

Civic Voice has responded to the Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, acknowledging the need for a faster and more effective planning system but expressing concerns about the Bill’s vagueness, the extensive powers given to the Secretary of State, and the…

Hackney History Festival is back this May – with more walks, talks, workshops and guided tours than last year’s hugely successful inaugural event which comprised: – This year we’re at the much bigger Round Chapel on Saturday 10th May with…

Civic Voice is in discussions with new social enterprise Local History Hub, a national initiative supporting schools and communities to connect with local heritage. Through engaging, curriculum-aligned resources and creative project ideas, the Hub helps teachers bring history to life…

Andrew Booton, Chairman, Stourport & Cheltenham Civic Societies While many of us were getting stuck into our Christmas shopping, the Government published its English Devolution white paper. English devolution has been a political anomaly for some years as Scotland, Northern…

The Sheffield Society of Architects, in collaboration with the Sheffield Civic Trust (SCT), Friends of Sheffield Castle (FOSC) and the Sheaf & Porter Rivers Trust (SPRT), invite you to join us for a City Centre Vision Day on 30th April 2025.…

The Ramsgate Society was founded in 1964 with the aim to help preserve and enhance Ramsgate’s unique heritage and environment.  Over this time there have been so many changes and all seaside towns have suffered greatly from the decline in…

Some members have asked that we share ideas around what to do on Civic Day on 14th June 2025. We invite member societies who are already planning events to share details with us so that we can disseminate them around…