Member news

Goole Civic Society have published their annual report. Find out about their regional award for innovation, popularity, impact and long term benefit, alongside the story of the pepperpots! Read the report here.

The Spring 2025 edition of Our Town from Cheltenham Civic Society is now available. It can be read in standard pdf format or flipbook and may be of interest to other societies. Members will receive their printed copies in the post…

Broxtowe Borough Council’s planning application 23/00447, proposing the construction of 29 apartments at Beeston Marina, is now subject to an appeal following its initial rejection. The proposal, submitted by Beeston Marina Ltd, aims to transform the current static mobile home…

The Coventry Society has published its annual report showcasing a year of achievements on topics ranging from cycling and heritage to planning and education. Civic Voice CEO Rob Hattersley commented: ‘This is a well presented, succinct and inspiring report highlighting…

Scarborough Civic Society has unveiled a new plaque dedicated to one of women’s suffrage’s most prominent campaigners, Florence Balgarnie. Florence attended boarding schools in London and Germany. She became interested in women’s suffrage because she was concerned by the limited…

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…

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…

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…

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…