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Civic Voice is the national charity[1] for the civic movement in England. It was set up in 2010[2] following the demise of the Civic Trust. It is now a fully remote organisation and registered at Nothe Fort in Weymouth, a museum managed by Civic Voice member Weymouth Civic Society. The president of Civic Voice is Griff Rhys Jones. Civic Voice's vice presidents are Laura Sandys, Baroness Andrews, Sir Terry Farrell and Freddie Gick. Civic Voice has had two co chairs since November 2024: Robert Osborne from St Albans Civic Society, and Andrew Jackson from Manchester Civic Society, supported by a further 3 trustees.

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Functions

Civic Voice provides support and advice to its members which are local civic societies, usually constituted charities themselves.

Until 2023, it was the public entry point and provided the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies.[3]

Programmes and projects

Initiatives led by Civic Voice have included:

  • Putting community led design at the heart of placemaking[4]
  • Big Conservation Conversation[5]
  • England's favourite Conservation Area.[6]
  • Civic Day[7]
  • High Streets[8][9]
  • Local Heritage List[10]
  • Rebalancing the planning system: Giving communities a meaningful voice
  • Street clutter campaign.[11]
  • War memorials[12]

See also

References

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