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towns and villages and prevent them from falling into a state of dilapidation or even being destroyed. The national charity for the civic movement in England is the <a href="http://www.civicvoice.org.uk/">Civic Voice</a>. Some are members of the <a href="http://www.scotnet.co.uk/sct">Scottish Civic Trust</a> and the <a href="http://www.civictrustwales.org">Civic Trust for Wales</a>. <p align="left"> <!-- InstanceEndEditable --> <!-- end #mainContent --></div> <!-- This clearing element should immediately follow the #mainContent div in order to force the #container div to contain all child floats --><br class="clearfloat" /> <div id="footer"> <p>Copyright © LoveMyTown Ltd 2004-2012. 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