August 2025

The recent fire at Woolton Hall* has caused severe structural damage, including the collapse of the roof and widespread destruction of the interior. This event represents a profound loss to Liverpool’s architectural legacy. Merseyside Civic Society, through its partnership with…

Specialist carbon report commissioned by the LISSCA (Liverpool Street Station Campaign) coalition finds that a 19-storey tower proposal over Liverpool Street Station breaches a significant number of national and local environmental policies. Network Rail and Acme architects’ controversial tower block…

This September Kingston Society will be encouraging residents to shape where they live and work as they explore the week-long What If? installation in central Kingston. Organised as part of both the London Design Festival’s annual series of city-wide events…

The Civic Voice Board has announced the resignation of its Chief Executive, Rob Hattersley, from early November. Co Chair Robert Osborne said: “Since February 2025, Rob has done a tremendous of amount of work in resolving many basic financial and…

Join the IHBC NW at Chester Town Hall on 18th September for a day celebrating the 50th anniversary of the European Architectural Heritage Day. The day will spend some time looking back at how the world of conservation has evolved over the last 50…

A mature sycamore tree in Hogshaw Woods, owned and managed by local environmental and heritage charity Buxton Civic Association (BCA), has been deliberately vandalised in an incident the charity describes as “deeply disturbing” and “malicious.” During routine patrols on Tuesday…

CPRE report that they are thrilled with some exciting campaign wins on the Planning & Infrastructure Bill this month. The organisation has been pushing for meaningful changes to the bill — calling for stronger protections for nature and protecting local…

After months of research and development, The Heritage Alliance has successfully unveiled the refreshed Heritage Funding Directory, with support from sponsors Historic Houses Foundation, PixelFridge, and Architectural Heritage Fund. Due to the huge amount of interest and requests from those…

Heritage is for everyone, says The Heritage Alliance, of which Civic Voice is a member. The sector offers genuine social mobility through accessible career routes that don’t require traditional academic qualifications, it employs people in all parts of the UK,…

We’ve launched our new Members’ Directory. Check it out to see the geographic spread of the civic movement in England – making places better together. Get in touch if:-