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Pontefract Civic Society is pleased to announce ongoing success in a public fundraising appeal to install an Defibrillator (AED) on Pontefract Town Hall; a project which has been accepted and supported by Wakefield Council. To read more here is the link: civicvoice.org.uk/news/defibrill…

Our ‘Discover The Old Dock’ tour begins outside the Maritime Museum 🚢

Homogeneity is one of Cheltenham town centre’s problems. High Street is long and unsegmented and we have very few courts or alleys that promote small, quirky independents. It’s dominated by national brands with very few indies. Any case studies on addressing such challenges?

Cheltenham Civic Society createstreets @HighStreetsTF Sam Bowman Civic Voice Graham Soult FIPM Great point on Cheltenham’s High St. While Knaresborough is different, we’d probably look at pop-up markets, public art, or seasonal activities to boost footfall & attract independents. Leeds & York have had success adding flexible spaces & pop-ups to support diverse local shops.

Cheltenham Civic Society TSOE createstreets @HighStreetsTF Sam Bowman Civic Voice The point about smaller and/or local landlords is certainly something I've seen and flagged before. My experience from working in Durham, Chester-le-Street and elsewhere is that landlords who have a connection to - and are invested in - a place are more likely to be engaged.

I am delighted with the news that my good friend Ian Harvey is to take the helm at IPM to lead us on to the nest stage in supporting towns and cities. Civic Voice, your loss is our gain - but we are working partners so good news for everyone

People are now starting to think about #Christmas! This year please try to share some of your hard earned money with small independent shops and businesses. Don’t just do everything on #Amazon please🙏🙏 #ShopLocal Please RT. Thanks 😁

The new Heritage Counts report is here! 🎉 Heritage tourism gives a major boost to the UK economy, supporting jobs and local businesses. Visitor numbers and spending are higher than ever, showing strong growth and resilience. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/HeritageVisito…

Congratulations to last night’s winners of our Felicity Wren Award for Public Art - Paul Curtis won Best Mural (Laura McCann accepted on his behalf) and Faith Bebbington won Best Sculpture - also thanks to guest judge Bryan Biggs, Director of Cultural Legacies at Bluecoat

We thought it would be useful to set out our approach to planning. We’re often incorrectly and unfairly accused of NIMBYism and wanting everything preserved in aspic or only wanting traditional (Regency) architecture. We hope this helps. cheltcivicsoc.org/wp-content/upl…

Today we've published our 2024 #HeritageAtRisk Register, an annual snapshot of the health of England’s valued historic buildings and places. 👏 124 sites have been saved. 🏰 155 sites have been added. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/HeritageAtRisk…

Many thanks to my fellow trustees and all who attended last night’s Sheffield Design Awards ceremony at Sheffield Museums - and, of course, well done to the winners!

Heritage crime: Three Grade II listed 'Richardson Candle' street lamps have been stolen from Trumpington Street in Cambridge. Designed by Sir Albert Richardson in 1957 and manufactured by REVO, they're a rare example of listed post-war street furniture, designed to be

The LISSCA campaign headed by Griff Rhys Jones has carefully considered the latest proposals for Liverpool St Station. We oppose these plans as they stand. Read what Griff has to say and why we cannot accept Network Rail’s plans bit.ly/49a1uzS #SaveLiverpoolStreetStation

MEDIA RELEASE // Read about our latest awards in today’s MCS media release 🏆 merseysidecivicsociety.org/mcs-media-rele…

A looming office block overshadowing Liverpool St Station would have a profound & harmful impact on the surrounding Bishopsgate Conservation Area. Cumulatively the harm to the historic environment from Network Rail's & Acme's proposed designs would be substantial. A small tour:

Our Chair, PaulCartwright is en route to meet fellow civic leaders from across England at the Civic Voice AGM in London. #Community #Volunteering #civicpride

Civic Voice President, Griff Rhys Jones, is currently speaking on issues close to his heart at our AGM at Foundling Museum

Settling in for some "slow planning" at Civic Voice's Annual Meeting - with Prof Gavin Parker & Mark Dobson putting a critical spotlight on the obsession with speed in planning and how "project speed" skews democracy with worse outcomes

Not quite hundreds in the room today, but we had a good turnout despite the storm - thanks to everyone who came!