# THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON CIVIC SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1183397
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 14, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1183397


## Contact

- **Address:** Friends of Abingdon, 18 Thames Street, ABINGDON
- **Postcode:** OX14 3HZ
- **Phone:** 01235 525339
- **Email:** secretary@abingdoncivicsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** https://friendsofabingdon.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ABINGDON-ON-THAMES AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD:* TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE;* TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE AREA;* TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OR AREAS OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST.

**Activities:** Working with local Councils and with other community groups to improve the civic life and vitality of the town;Events eg Heritage Weekend;Running Community FreeSpace;Campaigning on issues of public interest;Monitoring planning applications and commenting as appropriate;Monitoring larger-scale development plans;Raising public awareness where appropriate;Conservation Area monitoring.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Oxfordshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **HESTER CAROLINE HAND** | Chair | Sept. 5, 2018 |
| Andrew Richard COKER |  | June 12, 2024 |
| Deborah Jane Watts |  | July 8, 2026 |
| Keith Eric Butler |  | May 21, 2019 |
| Peter Evan Owen Williams |  | July 8, 2026 |




