The Sid Vale Association (SVA) is a voluntary conservation charity. It is headquartered in the coastal town of

Sidmouth Sidmouth () is a town on the English Channel in Devon, South West England, southeast of Exeter. With a population of 12,569 in 2011, it is a tourist resort and a gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. A large part of the town h ...

in the

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county of

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

. Following the government's restructuring of the legal framework for charities the SVA was registered as CIO No 1154749 on 26 November 2013. It was the first Civic Society in Britain, founded in 1846 by John Carslake. It focuses on preserving and enhancing the civic fabric and the countryside of the Sid valley and encouraging public enjoyment of facilities in the valley. The Society owns over of the countryside surrounding

and has done extensive work within and around the town especially around 'The Byes Walk' that runs from

Sidford Sidford is a small village in the civil parish of and on the outskirts of the town of Sidmouth in the England, English county of Devon. It has a population of just over 2,100 people according to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census. The C ...

. Some of the association's works were the development of 'Margaret's Meadow' and the preservation of 'Bluebell Wood' located on Salcombe Hill, Sidmouth. It owns and runs Sidmouth Museum, located in Hope Cottage. It administers the Keith Owen fund. Owen left a considerable sum of money to the town in 2008. Grants are made annually from the interest of the capital he left to encourage and support initiatives which enhance the area and promote leisure and pleasure facilities.

Publications

* Creeke, Julia ''Historic Sidmouth : life and times in Sidmouth : a guide to blue plaques'' Sidmouth, Sid Vale Association SVA (Revised 2013) * Barnard, Christine and Rab ''The Knowle, SIdmouth'' ''– A house and its history'' SVA (2013) * Creeke, Julia ''The Story of Sidmouth’s Long Print'' SVA (2013) * Creeke, Julia ''Sidmouth’s Long Print “A Picture in Time”'' SVA (2014) * ''Sidmouth: A History'' SVA (Revised 2015) * Hyman, Nigel ''Sidmouth – People & Places'' SVA (2015) * Miles, Professor Robert ''Sidmouth Scientists'' SVA (2015) * Woolley, Louise ''The Natural History of the Sid Valley through the seasons'' SVA (2015) * Hyman, Nigel ''Sidmouth's Literary Connections'' SVA (2016) * An up-to-date list of publications by the SVA will be found here https://www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk/online-shop

References

External links

www.sidvaleassociation.org.uk
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