Civic Voice is the national charity for the civic movement in England. It was set up in 2010 following the demise of the Civic Trust. It is based in

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at the Coffin Works. Its Executive Director and Joint Founder is Ian Harvey. The president of Civic Voice is

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. Civic Voice's Vice Presidents are

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, Baroness Andrews,

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and Freddie Gick. The Chair of Civic Voice is Joan Humble.

Function

Civic Voice works to make the places where everyone lives more attractive, enjoyable and distinctive. 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. Civic Voice is the public entry point and provides the secretariat for the

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for Civic Societies.

Campaigns

Campaigns led by Civic Voice include: * Putting community led design at the heart of placemaking * Big Conservation Conversation *England's favourite Conservation Area. * Civic Day * High Streets * Local Heritage List * Rebalancing the planning system: Giving communities a meaningful voice * Street clutter campaign. * War memorials

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* {{Official website Organizations established in 2010 Charities based in England Heritage organisations in England 2010 establishments in England Interested parties in planning in England Architectural conservation Architecture in England Civic societies in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Birmingham, West Midlands

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Campaigns

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