The Oxford Civic Society is a

civic society In the United Kingdom, a civic society is a voluntary body or society which aims to represent the needs of a local community. Some also take the role of an amenity society. A civic society may campaign for high standards of planning of new buil ...

that was founded in 1969 to oppose plans to build inner relief roads in

Oxford Oxford () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the List of oldest universities in continuou ...

, England. The Society comments on all aspects of

urban planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...

and is a founder member of the

Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board The Oxfordshire Blue Plaques Board established in 1999 was the brainchild of Hugo Brunner, Sir Hugo Brunner, then Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and Edwin Townsend-Coles, Chairman of the Oxford Civic Society. The Board is an autonomous volunta ...

. It organises an annual OxClean Spring Clean weekend that collects several

tonne The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the s ...

s of litter throughout Oxford and recycles as much of it as possible. Oxford Civic Society is a

registered charity A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definitio ...

under English law.

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Oxford Civic Society websiteOxclean
Organizations established in 1969 Culture in Oxford History of Oxford Organisations based in Oxford Transport in Oxford Clubs and societies in Oxfordshire 1969 establishments in England Charities based in Oxfordshire Civic societies in the United Kingdom {{England-org-stub

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