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 based in Birmingham at the Coffin Works.[3] Its executive director and joint founder is Ian Harvey. 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. The chair of Civic Voice is Martin Hamilton.
 Civic Voice logo | |
| Predecessor | Civic Trust |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2010 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Headquarters | Birmingham |
Region served | England |
| Website | www |
Function
editCivic Voice works to make the places where everyone lives more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive.[4] It speaks up for civic societies and local communities across England and promotes civic pride. It aims to build stronger, more active, and more engaged communities through its work and aspires to have a nation of active citizens.
Civic Voice is a membership organisation and its members are the civic societies around the country. The organisation has 332 members.[5]
Civic Voice is the public entry point and provides the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies.[6]
Campaigns
editCampaigns led by Civic Voice include:
- Putting community led design at the heart of placemaking[7]
- Big Conservation Conversation[8]
- England's favourite Conservation Area.[9]
- Civic Day[10]
- High Streets[11][12]
- Local Heritage List[13]
- Rebalancing the planning system: Giving communities a meaningful voice
- Street clutter campaign.[14]
- War memorials[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civic Voice, registered charity no. 1134476". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "National civic charity launched". 2010-04-17. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Civic Voice - entry on the Building Conservation Website". www.buildingconservation.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "The Civic Trust". www.civictrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Civic Voice | About | Our members". www.civicvoice.org.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "House of Commons - Register Of All-Party Parliamentary Groups as at 3 February 2016: Civic Societies". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Civic Voice Design Unit Webinar: In Conversation with Laura Alvarez "Putting design quality at the heart of placemaking" —". www.laurabalvarez.com. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ NewsBlog, IHBC. "IHBC welcomes Civic Voice's Parliamentary 'Big Conservation Conversation', 7 March: includes Laura Sandys and Baroness Andrews | IHBC NewsBlog Archive". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ NewsBlog, IHBC. "What is England's favourite conservation area? Civic Voice seeks shortlist votes on 'are examples of great placemaking' – closing 16 Oct! | IHBC NewsBlog Archive". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ NewsBlog, IHBC. "IHBC welcomes England's 'Civic Day', a national celebration of civic pride, June 17, from Civic Voice | IHBC NewsBlog Archive". Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Place capacity map". High Streets Task Force. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ Homes, Transport for New (2021-01-18). "Our joint letter to the Telegraph about high street planning". Transport for New Homes. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Local heritage list campaign: announcement of successful areas". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "Councils urged to cut street clutter". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2021-05-11.
- ^ "War Memorials Trust". www.warmemorials.org. Retrieved 2021-05-11.