The Civic Trust promotes progressive improvements in the quality of urban life for communities throughout the United Kingdom.

Where member societies have websites, these can be accessed by clicking on the society name on our Members page.

Heritage Open Days in 2007 were successfully held throughout the region. Preparations are already in hand for 2008. Read more on the linked website.

The first port of call for anyone who wants to find out about the planning system in England and Wales.

The state of the East of England's Historic Environment 2007. Not only the report but some useful indicators and annual data can be read or downloaded from this site.

An organisation in which we are "working together to achieve a common understanding of regional environmental issues among voluntary and statutory bodies and to promote environmentally sustainable development”.

Working with civic societies to ensure high standards of planning and architecture in Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire.

Heritage Link is an umbrella group formed by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the heritage sector, including the Civic Trust. They also have many supporters with whom they share common cause, including bodies in the natural environment sector, government departments and agencies, universities, and professional and commercial bodies.

Read the English Heritage Plan for the East of England covering the period 2006 to 2008.

The Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Read more about the scheme.

Helping community groups lead the way to a better future.
We all want to live happy, healthy and prosperous lives. And we also want the best for our children and grandchildren in the future too. But for this to happen, we need to make our world greener, cleaner, fairer and safer than it is today. We need to live within our environmental means and move to what WWF has called 'one planet living'.

This site provides a gateway to research and data about the East of England. It is for individuals and organisations interested in discovering more about the region and its social, economic and environmental development.

Our sister body covering the South East Region of England.

Providing guidance on how the Licensing Act 2003 works from the perspective of residents and businesses who live and work alongside licensed premises.

CABE stands for an improvement in people's quality of life through good design.

The Civic Trust website specifically for civic societies and their members.