For over forty years the four Civic Trusts of the United Kingdom have been at the forefront of initiatives to improve the quality and character of the environment. We work closely together to achieve this, sharinig information and expertise, whilst respecting each other's autonomy and roles.

Civic Trust Awards
The Civic Trust Awards (offsite link) reward successful design or development schemes across the UK. Entries are invited each summer, with winners announced the folllowing Spring.

The UK Civic Trusts

The Civic Trust for Wales works alongside partners in Scotland, England and the North of England. We share a number of guiding principles:

• To foster a strong sense of civic pride and community cohesion in cities, towns and villages
• To assist and support a UK wide network of local groups committed to similar goals
• To promote and practise the principles of sustainable development in all its dimensions
• To promote high standards of development and design
• To increase awareness, appreciation and conservation of our built heritage
• To work together to promote and represent the partnership in Europe
• To help citizens of all ages, as individuals and groups, play a fulfilling role in their communities through educational inititiatives

The combined resources of the four organisations represent a comprehensive range of activities and responsibilities, often undertaken in partnership with governments, local authorities, the private sector and community groups. Within the partnership there are links to European organisations, a comprehensive framework for initiating and managing area regeneration projects, and the services of a Building Preservation Trust.

Contacts

The Civic Trust The Civic Trust 2nd Floor Essex Hall 1-6 Essex Street London WC2R 3HU info@civictrust.org.uk
The Scottish Civic Trust Tobacco Merchants' House 42 Miller Street, Glasgow G1 1DT; 0141 2211466 sct@scotnet.co.uk
The North of England Civic Trust, Blackfriars, Monk Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4XN; 0191 2329279; nect@lineone.net