THE ANNUAL CIVIC QUIZ

Do you know your “civic society movement”?

  1. What is the biggest civic society in the country according to membership size?(1 point)
  1. Put in order, the lowest to the highest in terms of “individual membership fee” i.e. what the civic society charges the most to be a member!? (point for each correct answer)

Birmingham Cambridge Durham WakefieldYork

  1. What is the average membership fee for an individual to join a civic society?(1 point)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

  1. How many followers do civic societies “collectively” have on twitter?(1 point)

1000,2500,5000,10,000,20,000,30,000,40,000,50,000

  1. What is the average membership size for a civic society across the country?(1 point)

200,220,250,275,300, 320,350

  1. What region has the most civic societies within it?(1 point)
  1. What is the oldest civic society in the country?(1 point)
  1. And for a bonus point, what year did they form?(1 point)

“Civic Voice”

Do you know Civic Voice?

  1. In the 2014 Civic Survey, what score did Civic Voice receive out of 5 from its members?(1 point)

12345

  1. Place in order of “membership size” of the civic groups that each of your fellow trustee represent (largest to smallest) (according to figures submitted to CV)(point for each correct answer)
  • Blackpool
  • City of Rochester
  • Coventry
  • Cheltenham
  • Chester
  • Malvern
  • Manchester Civic Society
  • Sheffield Civic Trust
  • Ramsgate Society
  • Worcester
  1. What campaign won the Civic Voice vote in 2012 at the Coventry AGM?(1 point)
  1. Name three schemes that won a Civic Voice Design Award this year?(3 points)
  1. What civic society won the Marsh Civic Award for 2015?(1 point)
  1. Name the 6 places that Civic Voice have held an AGM?(point for each correct answer)
  1. Name four of the exhibitors that came to the Civic Voice convention In Bristol?(point for each correct answer)

  1. Name three Ministers that have spoken at a Civic Voice APPG event?(3 points)
  1. Craig McKinlay MP is the new Chair of the APPG for Civic Societies? But who is the Vice-Chair of the APPG?(1 point)
  1. BIMBY is a project that Civic Voice have recently? But what does BIMBY stand for? And for a bonus point, who is the partner organisation?(point for each answer)
  1. What organisation provides insurance to Civic Voice members?(1 point)
  1. Name three organisations that are Civic Voice partners in the Localism Alliance(point for each answer)
  1. What is the Civic Voice twitter name?(1 point)
  1. How many volunteers do we have to engage through the war memorial project?(1 point)
  1. Name your “Civic Voice highlight from November 2014 - 2015”(no points just some fun!)
  • War memorial launch with Heritage Minister (campaign nominated by Todmorden Civic Society at 2012 AGM) (Nov)
  • Launching Street Design for All with Transport Minister (Dec)
  • ACV campaign – that led to £100k in income and appointment of Sarah James (campaign nominated at 2014 AGM by Marple Civic Society)
  • Launch of Community Right of Appeal campaign with CPRE & NALC featuring the Communities Minister (Feb)
  • Appearing on BBC Breakfast news talking about English Heritage split (March)
  • Collaborative Planning launch with Brandon Lewis MP (April)
  • Civic Day with John Bercow singing! (June)
  • Civic Voice Design Awards launch (campaign nominated by Ramsgate Civic Society at 2013 AGM) (July)
  • Appearing at 2 select committees (Nov and March)
  • Being mentioned 8 times in a Select Committee Report (march)
  • David Tittle putting Ian and Sarah to shame in our war memorial run!!!! (Sep)
  • Sandys Lecture with Simon Thurley (Oct)
  • 12 Civic Societies meeting a Prince (Oct)
  • Other
  1. Who said “nowhere should be without a civic society and the voice you can provide”?(1 point)