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Welcome to Taunton & District Civic Society Web Site... |
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We are a nationwide network striving to improve the places & spaces where we live and
work: the everyday 'built environment'. By
influencing the thinking and actions of people who shape
and manage the built environment & through a range of
activities we achieve progressive improvements in the
quality of urban and rural life for our local community.
We hope visitors will enjoy our web site and decide to
come back again and again.
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Web site overview:
Our web site is for
everyone who wants
to know more about the built environment, and includes
links to local
& national planning, design, heritage and educational
information. We hope you see our site as a portal of
information to help towards a better understanding of our community.
See some of the work that our civic society and others are
doing to achieve a better quality of life.
Here are just some examples of our web site content...
Regional and Local
Planning, Architecture, Urban Design & links
Conservation,
Environment, Sustainability, Regeneration, Housing
Local views,
debates, news, education, facts and features for all ages
Local &
National Awards & Competitions, Architectural & Design
Galleries
Local culture,
local history, community projects
Planning &
Design News, events, features, reviews, publications &
more
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 Not
only are ancient buildings, historic towns and villages
some of the UK's most prized assets. Historic industrial
sites, parks and gardens, archaeological sites and ancient
landscapes are just as valuable. Each of these diverse
elements of the historic environment require specialist
understanding and expertise in their management and care.
learn more click here
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 We
know that the word is a high priority when it comes to the
built environment and we know that sustainable development
is the simple idea of ensuring a better quality of life
for everyone, now and for future generations. But do we
really know what it means? Can we put it into context to
make it easier to understand?
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Our
Waterways  Take
a glimpse at the historic waterways of Taunton in the 'Our
Taunton' section. Journey with Taunton Civic Society
member Tony Haskell and
see this fascinating history of the River Tone
and his beautiful sketches of the River Tone.
Click Here
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History,
Stats, Vision and Tour Take
a good look at Our Taunton segment for information
on our town. Its a real journey of discovery, history,
heritage and facts.
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 When
we think of the word ‘rural’ we often think of it in
environmental terms and forget the real people who live in
the rural communities. These communities, and the services
they need, have changed
 considerably
over the years. The rural business
community is diversifying and in recognition of particular
circumstances faced by the agriculture industry, there are
is a variety of governmental documents such as the Rural
White Paper on..., Our Countryside: the future.
Click
Here to read more
 There
is no doubt that the environment is changing and this in
turn affects us all. But are we fully aware of the impact
this will have on our lives and for future generations?
Does it mean that we have to rethink how we plan our
communities, homes, towns and nation?
Click Here to read more
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Other people’s memoirs are
like photographs; through them a world we never knew comes
to life. And like pictures,
memoirs frame certain subjects and fixes them in time,
thus shaping and configuring our understanding of the
past. But dates, places and even pictures are only the
skeleton of the family history — the stories are what give
it its character. Click Here
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Proposed Constitution Revision Changes
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Decide about our new proposed constitution and come to vote on it
on Thursday September 20th 2007.
Government scientific advisers,
the National Radiological Protection Board (NPRB), have urged
an independent review of the planning regime for mobile
telephone masts.
