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101 ideas for Civic Day

101 ideas for Civic Day

22 April 2025 , 15:54
Civic Day – a day of celebration and pride in our built environment – is on Saturday 14th June in 2025. We’re redistributing a useful and inspiring little booklet we first produced in 2011. It’s full of ideas for Civic…
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Civic Voice expresses concerns for local communities with Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Civic Voice expresses concerns for local communities with Planning and Infrastructure Bill

10 April 2025 , 11:14
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…
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Local History Hub

Local History Hub

8 April 2025 , 13:29
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…
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Civic Day ideas

Civic Day ideas

4 April 2025 , 08:16
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…
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Civic Voice looks for new trustees to help write a new chapter

Civic Voice looks for new trustees to help write a new chapter

3 April 2025 , 10:30
After a challenging period, and now with a new CEO, Civic Voice is rapidly fixing its foundations and beginning to work on an exciting new vision for ‘making places better – together’, re-engaging with local civic societies and communities across…
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Has hybrid working affect your high street?

Has hybrid working affect your high street?

3 April 2025 , 08:54
Centre for Cities’ latest briefing reveals that hybrid working has changed when we go out in city centres. Central London workers have swapped Friday night drinks for Thursdays, and in other big cities they’ve swapped weekdays for weekends. Chiefe Executive…
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Town & Country Planning Association propose amendments to major planning bill

Town & Country Planning Association propose amendments to major planning bill

2 April 2025 , 17:43
The TCPA have proposed amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to ensure it promotes healthy communities. In their statement, they say: “TCPA believes that democratic planning is a vital tool for securing socially just and sustainable outcomes in an…
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Historic England birthday celebration at House of Lords

Historic England birthday celebration at House of Lords

1 April 2025 , 09:06
Civic Voice Trustees Robert Osborne and Martin Hamilton attended the 10th anniversary celebrations for Historic England at the House of Lords on Monday 31st March 2025. Historic England is the government body that helps people care for, enjoy and celebrate…
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NEWS FROM MEMBER SOCIETIES

Blue plaque for Scarborough’s suffragist

Blue plaque for Scarborough’s suffragist

24 April 2025 , 06:47
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…
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“No ordinary Civic Society”

“No ordinary Civic Society”

16 April 2025 , 07:48
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…
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Walk with an expert

Walk with an expert

11 April 2025 , 12:45
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…
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Hackney History Festival

Hackney History Festival

8 April 2025 , 15:10
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…
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Sheffield City Centre Vision Day

Sheffield City Centre Vision Day

4 April 2025 , 08:31
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.…
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Ramsgate Society celebrates diamond jubilee

Ramsgate Society celebrates diamond jubilee

4 April 2025 , 08:23
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…
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Animals return to the streets of Spalding

Animals return to the streets of Spalding

21 March 2025 , 09:50
Spalding welcomed some familiar faces—in stone, that is—as sheep and cattle sculptures returned to the town centre, recalling its rich agricultural heritage. The eagerly awaited unveiling event for this phase of the MARK-IT Trail took place on Saturday 15th March…
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Leeds Civic Trust launch new 5 year vision

Leeds Civic Trust launch new 5 year vision

12 March 2025 , 16:41
Leeds Civic Trust board members and staff have been meeting for several months to spell out their objectives for the next five years. Founded in 1965, the Leeds Civic Trust is an independent voluntary, non-political body, open to anyone who…
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EXTERNAL NEWS

Planning chaos at Liverpool Street Station!

Planning chaos at Liverpool Street Station!

16 June 2025 , 14:26
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…
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Heritage Alliance reviews the review…

Heritage Alliance reviews the review…

12 June 2025 , 14:41
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…
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Calls for a new National Play Strategy

Calls for a new National Play Strategy

11 June 2025 , 13:47
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…
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Who thought that was a good idea?

Who thought that was a good idea?

29 May 2025 , 15:47
The challenge of delivering inclusive, affordable, and sustainable housing is one shared by communities across the world. While the contexts may vary, the question at the heart of the issue remains the same: Who gets to decide what our places…
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Small Charity Week

Small Charity Week

23 May 2025 , 09:00
Small Charity Week (23–28 June) is just one month away. Most Civic Societies are small charities, and may benefit from getting involved and helping to make it bigger and louder than ever.  The week is hosted by NCVO. Leigh Brimicombe, Head…
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Great Big Green Week and Civic Day

Great Big Green Week and Civic Day

16 May 2025 , 10:32
We’ve noticed that Civic Day on 14th June this year coincides with Great Big Green Week from 7th – 15th. This is a positive co-incidence as issues of sustainability and climate resilience are hugely important in our built environments. Great…
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The MIMBY Majority: How to unlock housebuilding with early and representative public participation in planning

The MIMBY Majority: How to unlock housebuilding with early and representative public participation in planning

15 May 2025 , 15:40
Watch the launch event for this report here. The Government has pledged to build 1.5 million new homes in England by 2029, with efforts to speed up planning including taking on the so-called ‘NIMBYs’ – those who say ‘Not in My…
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We’re right here: Empowering communities through the English Devolution Bill

We’re right here: Empowering communities through the English Devolution Bill

7 May 2025 , 10:58
Ed Wallis, Director of Policy and Engagement at Locality, explains the We’re Right Here campaign, which advocates for fostering community power through the English Devolution Bill. It highlights the need for meaningful community involvement in decision-making and proposes a ‘Community…
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