June 2025

The Heritage Alliance has published an analysis of the June 2025 spending review. In sum: the government’s announcement brings a mixed but cautiously optimistic picture for the heritage sector, and presents some new opportunities. The Good News The Challenges The…

A proposed tower block threatens to destroy Liverpool Street Station as we know and love it – but there is still time for public comments. SAVE Britain’s Heritage, as part of the Liverpool Street Station Coalition (LISSCA), has submitted strong…

The Yorkshire & Humberside Association of Civic Societies (YHACS) is holding its Summer Members’ Meeting on Saturday 26th July. This time they’re off to the beautiful village of Addingham, which lies by the River Wharfe between Ilkley and Skipton.  Hosts at Addingham…

Steve Speakman of Manchester Civic Society writes about his campaign to re-introduce cash to local streets. France, Spain, the Netherlands and others have now legislated in various ways to protect the use of physical cash. In France it is illegal…

Reach Volunteering celebrated Volunteers’ Week at the beginning of June by challenging the widespread story that volunteering is in decline.  With figures of growth contrasting starkly with other sector research, they delved deeper into why in a blog, a Third…

To mark their half-century, SAVE Britain’s Heritage have added 50 at-risk buildings to their new-look register – and opened it to everyone for the first time. Thousands of historic buildings nationwide are standing empty and without a use. The new…

We’re reviewing Civic Day – what works and what could be improved. We’re asking questions about whether it is in the right format, what support it needs in future, and whether it is needed at all. Above all, we need…

As part of national Civic Day on 14 June 2025, Peterborough Civic Society’s Toby Wood spent time in the city centre taking photos to celebrate and commemorate a single day. See Toby’s record here.

Shrewsbury Civic Society have published their summer newsletter. It’s packed full of news, events and exhibitions, including a return of a set of popular pub tours. Be inspired here!

Land value is a powerful driver of urban form, but should that value also respond to the way built form supports climate performance, ecological function and collective wellbeing; and, if so, how? This Edge Debate will explore pathways to connecting land…