{"id":5666,"date":"2016-06-07T08:45:08","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T07:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbc.org.uk\/events\/?p=5666"},"modified":"2016-06-09T17:49:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T16:49:43","slug":"civic-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/events2600.live-website.com\/?p=5666","title":{"rendered":"Civic Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>18 June 2016<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Across England<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Civic Day is a national celebration of civic pride. It is a day when communities across the country say <strong>&#8220;we care about where we live&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Civic Voice President<strong> Griff Rhys<\/strong> Jones said: \u201cCivic Voice believes everyone has the right to live somewhere they can feel proud of. Do people in Coventry have more pride? Is Yorkshire the place with civic at its heart? It doesn\u2019t matter where you live, Civic Day is the perfect time for us to all celebrate where we live and say \u201cI care about where I live\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Civic Day 2016, some highlights include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Buckingham Society awarding Buckingham&#8217;s Citizen of the Year.<\/li>\n<li>The Coventry Society holding a town walk to celebrate \u201clost public art\u201d as part of Historic England campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Ilkley Civic Society in Yorkshire will be celebrating it\u2019s 50th anniversary year<\/li>\n<li>Merseyside Civic Society will be holding it\u2019s 3rd State of the City event, which aims to bring people from throughout the region together for discussions about the state of the local environment.<\/li>\n<li>Leeds Civic Trust are celebrating by giving the public a chance to jump into their \u2018time machine\u2019 to view what the Leeds of 2066 will look like.<\/li>\n<li>The Potteries Heritage Society are teaming up with Stoke Neighbourhood Forum for two hours of discussion and debate to consider what makes a great place to live!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House said \u201cI have long had the honour of attending, and often opening, the Buckingham Civic Day in my constituency, and plan to do so again this year. National Civic Days are an excellent opportunity for individuals to come together and celebrate their communities. I am delighted that this initiative is still going strong, and anticipate that it will continue to flourish in the future.\u201d<br \/>\nFreddie Gick, Chair of Civic Voice said \u201cWhat do you care about?\u201d \u201cWhat do you want to protect? What do you want to improve? If we are going to ensure that our villages, towns and cities give everybody living in them a good quality of life, we need everyone to get involved. Civic Day is the perfect opportunity to use your voice, change your community and to join your local civic society and help grow one of the country\u2019s oldest yet most optimistic, energetic and forward looking social movements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Details of some of the events being run across England and how to register can be found on the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.civicvoice.org.uk\/campaigns\/civic-day\/\"> Civic Voice website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>18 June 2016 Across England Civic Day is a national celebration of civic pride. 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