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DeutschCivic Voice
 Civic Voice logo | |
| Predecessor | Civic Trust |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2010 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Headquarters | Dorchester |
Region served | England |
| Website | www |
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 but with office space and registered address in Poundbury, Dorchester in Dorset. Its Chief Executive Officer from February 2025 has been Rob Hattersley. 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 and Andrew Jackson, supported by a further 5 trustees.
Function
[edit]Civic Voice is the public entry point and provides the secretariat for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies.[3]
Programmes and projects
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Civic Voice, registered charity no. 1134476". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "National civic charity launched". 2010-04-17. 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.