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As a visitor, you are strongly encouraged either to renew your MCS membership for 2012 or to sign up as a new MCS member for 2012 using the form(s) accessible below - now including online payment via PayPal

MCS Home Page Contents

Recent Additions/Developments [early January]

See MCS Programme for announcements of forthcoming events.

See MCS News for a link to a new TOPICAL ISSUES Page devoted to links to sites of topical and/or continuing interest.

See MCS Awards [please note that the 2011 MCS Award scheme has been postponed until mid 2012.
More information will be made available shortly.]

* Members/visitors wishing to receive email news, please send a brief email to pjbbrown@liv.ac.uk so that your email address can be added to the MCS contacts database.

* Introduction
* MCS News Page - including the Autumn 2011 edition of the MCS Newsletter and more information about the 2011 Annual General Meeting
* MCS Programme of Meetings etc
* MCS Council Members 2011/12
* MCS Affiliations
* MCS Corporate Members
* MCS Membership and Gift Aid Forms
* MCS Aims pdf doc
* MCS Constitution pdf doc
* MCS Consultation/Correspondence Page

* MCS Affiliations, Corporate Members and Local Civic Societies
* Other Local Societies and Interest Groups
* Development Agencies etc and Local Press
* Culture and Heritage - plus photos
* Merseyside (and Area) Local Authority Sites
* Other Heritage etc Sites of Interest
* e-Planning and e-Governance links
* Local Travel and Transport Sites

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Introduction

The MCS website has been created to enable links to be made to sources of information that may be of interest to members of Merseyside Civic Society or those who share an interest in the aims of the Society.

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MCS Membership and Gift Aid Forms

If you wish to become a member of Merseyside Civic Society, or to renew your MCS membership for 2012, please complete the appropriate form that is available below. In either case, you can take advantage of the benefits of MCS being a member of Civic Voice - benefits that include the opportunity to obtain day passes to National Trust and English Heritage sites. The details of these benefits, and links that will enable you to obtian further details, can be found by clicking on this link to Civic Voice benefits for MCS members.

Please note that you now have the option of paying your subscription via PayPal.

If you choose to take advantage of this facility, please complete the new member / membership renewal Word document (dating the box in the PayPal line) [Note: the format of the Word doc may look different on your computer] and email it to David Massey at: dwmassey@virginmedia.com.

Alternatively, please print off the pdf version of the form (preserving its original format), fill in the relevant details, and post the form to Dr David Massey at the address specified on the form.

If you are unable to use the PayPal facility, please send your cheque to Dr David Massey at the address specified on the form.

However, prospective members are encouraged to make arrangements to pay their membership subscription by Standing Order. A new Standing Order request form is featured in the upper part of the Gift Aid Form.

Existing members with standing orders are kindly requested to check that the correct sum is payable on renewal, i.e. £10 for Ordinary Members £5 for Senior Citizens and Students and a minimum of £50 for companies - with no maximum!!

* New MCS Membership Application Form word doc
* New MCS Membership Application Form pdf doc

* MCS Membership Renewal Form word doc
* MCS Membership Renewal Form pdf doc

* MCS Gift Aid and Standing Order Form pdf doc

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Development Agencies etc and Local Press

* Liverpool City Region LEP Local Enterprise Partnership
* Liverpool Vision - City Regeneration Company
* Liverpool - including local press, etc etc
* Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry
* Liverpool-Future - email discussion group
* The Liverpool Downtown Organisation
* The Mersey Partnership (TMP) - home of Mersey Champions
* The Mersey Reporter event information, history archive, etc
* Touch Liverpool Business Directory and Community Portal
* Virtual Liverpool Site assembled for the World Expo in Shanghai 2010
* It's Liverpool Visit Invest Work Live Study - in Liverpool

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Culture and Heritage - plus photos

* Official Guide to the City of Liverpool - World Heritage City
* Liverpool Architectural Society - including photos
* Liverpool Culture Blog - maintained by Ian Jackson
* Liverpool Cultural Heritage Forum - networking organisation for voluntary cultural organisations in and around Liverpool
* National Museums Liverpool - wide range of local information
* St George's Hall - World Monuments Fund Britain - project

Further Visitor Information

* See Liverpool - 40+ pages of information and 100 links on local information
* Liverpool Days - The Blog - Gerard Fleming's photoblog
* Liverpool Engineering Walks - viewing Liverpool through an engineer's eyes: walking tour website, supported by the Institution of Civil Engineers
* Liverpool Plus - many Liverpool links [maintained by Mike Chitty] including 'Look at Liverpool' (guided walks/tours info)

City Development

* Liverpool Development Summary 2 - prepared by Martin Sloman
* Skyscraper City - Liverpool Metro area thread

Historical Material

* A Brief History of Liverpool
* Liverpool 2007 - 800th Anniversay Site
* Liverpool 2008 - European Capital of Culture
* Liverpool 800 Project - developed by University of Liverpool School of History
* Leverpoole - an outstanding collection of Liverpool maps and photographs assembled and maintained by Tony Swarbrick [added October 2008] [no longer functioning : anyone know new location?]
* Liverpool History - Spartacus Schoolnet
* Liverpool Tales - over 100 tales relating to Liverpool
* Liverpool History Online - Liverpool JMU project
* Liverpool Then and Now - amazing selection of photos featuring Liverpool scenes of some time ago - and more recently
* PortCities Liverpool - access to historical and other information
* The Lost Tribe of Everton Scottie Road - a new book by Ken Rogers featuring many photos (see Amazon/Waterstones) [added July 2010]
* Liverpool Pubs - Last Order page 2 (not located page 1!) - reached from the In a City Living website
* Liverpool message board - with sections on development and the environment

Publishers etc

* Bluecoat Press - publisher of books on local issues
* Urban Realm - architecture news, reviews and resources - including material on Liverpool

Photo libraries and archives etc

* Picture Search - Top Pictures from Top Search Engines
* Foto Search Stock Photos/Graphics - culture and heritage photos by Foto Search - including separate UK archive
* Can Stock Photo - outstanding photo stock archive (US based)
* Liverpool 360 - 360 degree photos at key sites
* Liverpool Photos - photos photos photos
* Liverpool Pictorial - best selection of photos yet found (thanx Jamie!)
* Liverpool Views - editorial, comment and photos !!
* Liverpool Webcam - plus 360 degree photos etc
* Liverpool Webcams - (different from above!) updated every 30 seconds
* Merseyside Photo Library
* Shipping on the Mersey - including access to webcams
* Tropix Photo Library - including Liverpool/Merseyside photo selections
* Webb Aviation - Liverpool Aerial Photos - superb images
* Webb Aviation - Portfolio of Aerial Photos - superb images

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Merseyside (Liverpool City Region) Local Authority, etc Sites

* Merseyside Local Government Jump Site - with links to 5 district council web sites
* Liverpool City Council Internet Site - with links to directorates etc
* Liverpool City Council - Development Plans - with links to relevant documents etc
* Knowsley MBC Web Site - part of INTER.COMM 2000
* Sefton MBC Web Site
* St Helens MBC Web Site
* Wirral MBC Web Site
* Wirral Planning Applications
* Halton Web Site - part of Greater Merseyside
* Ellesmere Port and Neston Web Site
* Warrington Web Site

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MCS Affiliations, Corporate Members, Local Civic Societies and Other Interest Groups

MCS Affiliations

MCS is a member of, or affiliated to, the following national and local societies.

* Ancient Monuments Society
* Campaign for the Protection of Rural England
* The Gateacre Society
* The Rodney Street Association
* The Wavertree Society
* Merseyside Environmental Trust

MCS Corporate Members

In addition to individual members, MCS welcomes, and is most grateful for, the support of Corporate Members, the websites of most of which can be reached by clicking on the links below.

* Edward Billington and Son Limited
* Bluecoat Arts Centre
* Dixon Webb : Property Consultants
* Maiden Outdoor Advertising
* Maritime Housing Association
* The Rotary Club of Liverpool
* SJS International : Conference and Exhibition Management
* Wrenco Limited : Contractors in Building Cleaning & Restoration

Local Civic Societies

* Ainsdale Civic Society
* Formby Civic Society
* Manchester Civic Society
* Neston Civic Society
* North Meols Civic Society
* Oxton Society
* Rainhill Civic Society
* The Chester Civic Trust
* The Gateacre Society
* The Wavertree Society
* The West Derby Society
* The Wirral Society
* Wallasey Civic Society
* Review of Role of Civic Societies in the North West by Stephen Langtree, (former) Chairman nw.acts (.pdf)

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Other Local Societies and Interest Groups

* Aintree Festival of Motorsport
* Birkenhead History Society
* Daniel Adamson Preservation Society (steam powered tug/tender built in Tranmere 1903)
* The Eldonians
* Friends of Liverpool Airport
* Friends of St James' Gardens
* Friends of the Florence Institute
* Friends of Williamson's Tunnels
* Friends of Liverpool Monuments - including many photos
* Friends of Newsham Park
* Galkoffs - celebrating 29 Pembroke Place, Liverpool
* Save Newsham Park
* Site-Sight - including The Pool Project
* St James' Cemetery - site devoted to St James' cemetery/gardens
* The Liverpool History Society

* Toxteth.net - amazingly rich source of material about the history of Toxteth
* Project Dirt : Growing Granby - Granby-based project to improve the quality of life in the Granby area
* Woolton Outhouse - Liverpool HAT: The Outhouse public art project
* 24 Hour Museum Site - for more on the above - search for Florrie ...
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Other Heritage etc Sites of Interest

* English Heritage
* Heritage Information
* Heritage Link - updated 30 October 2009
* Lancashire Archaeology and Heritage
* Lancashire Archaeology and Heritage : Historic Towns
* Lancashire Archaeology and Heritage : Old Maps
* Lancashire Archaeology and Heritage : Historic Highways
* Liverpool Heritage Forum
* Liverpool World Heritage Site
* Public Monuments and Sculpture Association

* The Historic Environment of Liverpool Project

* Fight for Our Homes - based in Nelson, Lancs
* Home Regeneration - based in Middlesbrough

* Builder Scrap - saving the environment, saving costs (based in Bromborough)

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e-Planning and e-Governance links

* Local Government Site
* Planning and Regulatory Services On-Line
* Local e-Government Standards Body
* The National eService Delivery Standards
* The Planning Portal
* Info4Local Government - from Central Government
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This Version : 11 January 2012 [Amendment: general update + new links]
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