A couple of forthcoming events runs by CPRE London with national relevance to the civic movement: – CPRE has a vision which includes streets that are not full of cars, but home to trees and green space to mitigate the…
Small Charity Week, now run by NCVO, is just one week away! Is your civic society ready to celebrate? Leigh Brimicombe, Head of Campaigns, at NCVO, writes “In just a few days, the whole country will be celebrating the powerful…
In a highly unusual situation, the public is faced with not one but two live and competing planning applications for the major redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, writes Marie Clements of the Victorian Society. The Liverpool Street Station Campaign (LISSCA) [of which Civic Voice…
Asking residents and visitors to vote for their favourite street in Stamford was how one local Civic Society engaged the public in Civic Day on 14th June. Stamford Civic Society spoke to over 300 people, including a surprising number of…
Leominster Civic Society have recently installed a Blue Plaque on Leominster Railway Station to commemorate Arthur Peppercorn, one of the foremost Chief Engineers of the London, North Eastern Railway. Born in Stoke Prior just outside Leominster, he designed the A1 and A2 locomotives.…
The Heritage Alliance, of which Civic Voice is a member, has said that the spending review announcement “brings a mixed but cautiously optimistic picture for our sector, and presents some new opportunities.” The Good News Capital Investment: The government has committed…
The Raising the Nation Play Commission is a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing and development of children, looking at how it can be restored to every childhood in England, is today (Wednesday June 11th…
