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Latest issue: Civic Focus 53: The Suburbs Issue

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CF52 - AUTUMN 2005
Alexander Deane argues that it's middle-class louts that are ruining Britain ; Bradford gets a new civic society and the Civic Trust slams government housing plans in news ; Heritage Open Days 2005, including heritage enthusiast Bill Bryson ; special feature on the Northern Terraces faced with demolition ; and Wakefield Civic Society calls in the wreckers ..

CF51 SUMMER 2005
This issue, what bar owners think about binge drinking and a new look for Heritage Open Days in News ; we state our view on housing market renewal; limos, dream dresses and organic fruit in our BizFizz focus; announcing the winners of the Green Flag Awards ; an interview with David Banister, trustee and professor of transport planning ; and all the civic society news in noticeboard, plus book reviews, York Civic Trust gets wiggy , and How to.. design out crime.

CF50 SPRING 2005 The 5Oth issue
For everything from low demand housing to trees, glass houses, new businesses and town centre visions, read the 50 of the best pullout . Lobby examines housing market renewal - demolishing homes is not the answer, says Dr Peter Brown of Merseyside Civic Society ; the 2005 Civic Trust Awards raised some eyebrows, with designer Wayne Hemingway ;while the CTA conference discussed how the environment affects behaviour. Perhaps we shouldn't blame the parents after all.

CF49 WINTER 04/05 The Housing issue
How the Civic Trust is helping local planners get high density housing right; and we examine the proposals for development in the Thames Gateway. Rochester Civic Society, the Town & Country Planning Association and DIY urbanists in East London all have their say. And find out what a Local Strategic Partnership is, and how to join yours.

CF48 AUTUMN 04 The Green Flag Issue
This year's Green Flag award winning parks and green spaces are more diverse than ever. So why are park staff still so undervalued? Brixton teenagers design their own playground; Tall buildings and what to do about them; Why clean streets matter more than masterplans; snapshots from Heritage Open Days; London's lost lidos
Regional Focus on the SOUTH EAST Brighton special
NEW SERIES How to... clear street clutter

CF47 SUMMER 04 The Heritage Issue
Tristram Hunt on Northern Cities; Beers, spas and weavers in Civic Societies; and Rochdale's mosques open for Heritage Open Days; a conference with a difference on the evening economy; Whose heritage is it anyway? Why the Heritage Protection Review won't help conservation areas
Regional Focus on the NORTH WEST
NEW FEATURE A week in the life of ... Ian Lush, Architectural Heritage Fund

CF46 SPRING 04 The Civic Trust Awards Issue
Possibly Britain's best underground car park; back to the 1960s? Hot topics from the Civic Trust Awards in Bristol; Parks aren't just for sitting in: get moving! New expanded noticeboard section: the first stop for Civic Society news; how to set up a civic society website; Heritage Open Days: how do they do it? Dreaming of Daphne du Maurier ...
Regional focus on the SOUTH WEST

CF45 WINTER 03 The Eco Issue
Clean Living: how to save the planet - from your own back yard; Civic Trust Awards: the role of local people; On the Streets visits a tropical paradise; Beer bellies and JCBs: what it takes to put your civic society on the map
Regional Focus on THE NORTH

CF44 AUTUMN 03 The Midlands Issue
Lending class: would you let architect David Adjaye loose on your library? On the Streets visits Birmingham's finest mall; stop the VAT-man ruining historic buildings
NEW SERIES Regional focus on... THE MIDLANDS

CF43 SUMMER 03 The Town Centre Issue
The Green Flag guide to park life: plus a week in the life of an inner city park
Britain's biggest new town centre: the Regeneration Unit shows how it's done
The great planning debate; Wayne Hemingway on why we still prefer second-hand houses

CF42 SPRING 03 The Suburbs Issue
Lurid Extravagance, Luxury Living: Art deco is back and it's booming ; All Hedged in: what's gone wrong with our suburbs? Why civic societies should face up to gun crime; how is a Civic Trust Award winning housing estate faring 20 years on?

SOLD OUT
CF41 WINTER 02-03 The Late Night Issue

Britain's streets after dark; Roundabouts of Redditch; From Bomb Sites to Cycle paths - the history of the Civic Trust in pictures

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