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Common Ground Recognised for playing a unique role in the arts and environmental fields, distinguished by the linking of nature with culture, focusing upon the positive investment people can make in their own localities, championing popular democratic involvement
Community Development Foundation Strengthens communities by ensuring the effective participation of people in the decision making processes which affect their lives
Community Action Network A mutual learning and support network for social entrepreneurs
Community Matters Promoting and supporting action by ordinary people in response to leisure, recreational, educational and social needs in their neighbourhood and communities.
Community Online Aims to address issues of sustainability, regeneration, social inclusion and healthier economies by focusing on the use of new communications technologies in communities
Community Partnerships Builds networks and benefit communities - particularly neighbourhoods and villages
Creating Land Trusts Help Conserve Our Land and Natural Resources
Development Trusts Association The Community-Based Regeneration Network
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK.
Heritage Community Foundation Alberta Archives, heritage organizations, historic sites, interpretive centres and museums that preserve and interpret Alberta's heritage
Joseph Rowntree Foundation Largest independent social policy research and development charity. It supports a wide programme of research and development projects in housing, social care and social policy
Local Investment Fund Dedicated to providing loan finance to economically viable community based voluntary organisations, that are run as ‘not-for-profit’ enterprises. It bridges the gap between grant dependency and mainstream banking finance
National Council for Voluntary Organisations Voice of the voluntary sector
Partnerships Online Build networks and benefit communities
Resource Centre NW News Provide advice and support to voluntary sector organisations in North West of England to access European funding
Voluntary & Community Sector Portal Provides information for voluntary and community organisations on the grants available from the Home Office, Department for Education and Skills, Department for Transport, Local Government & the Regions and the Department of Health.
  Disability
Access Committee for England One of the world's leading Internet-based disability information and news services.
Disability Now Leading disability site, giving a whole range of useful information: articles, links, adverts and an archive.
Disability on the Agenda See the person
Fieldfare Trust Promoting access to the countryside & environmental education for people with disabilities
Radar A national organisation run by and working with disabled people
Royal National Institute for the Blind RNIB offers practical support and advice to anyone with a sight problem
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Association of Heritage Interpretation Concerned with environmental and heritage interpretation in any of its many forms
Association of Independent Museums Improves standards in independent museums, to represent their interests and contribute to national policy making.
British Horse Society Equestrian charity committed to the well being of horses and ponies. 
British Tourist Authority The official travel guide to Britain
British Waterways Shows how you can find and enjoy Britain's inland waterways, how they are managed and how you could get involved in their future conservation
Countryside Recreation Network Information, including articles by leading authorities, contact details for companies, organisations, products and materials, details
English Tourist Board Designed to help you make the most of all England has to offer.
Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management Non-profit making organisation supporting and representing every aspect of leisure, cultural and recreation management and for the improvement of management standards
Museums & Galleries Commission Strategic agency working with and for museums, archives and libraries throughout the UK
Museums and the Web A not-for-profit association of institutions with collections of art, that are creating a digital library of their holdings for licensing to educational users
Museum of English Rural Life Specialist museum of farming and rural life that played an important pioneering part in the formulation of procedures for the processing, cataloguing & conservation of rural material
Museums UK Museums around the UK on the web
NW Arts Aims are to support and develop the arts in the north-west, to help make them central to people's lives and a vital element of the region's culture.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Regional offices manage a variety of activities and work with local policy makers, fund raising, protecting vulnerable sites and nature reserves
Tourism Concern Campaigning for ethical and fairly traded tourism
US National Parks National US Park Service is responsible for preserving and protecting American history and culture
Vivat Trust Non-profit organisation dedicated to preserving unusual ancient buildings and offering them as delightful holiday accommodation
Youth Charter for Sport Culture and the Arts Promotes how sport can be used as a social and economic tool to provide opportunities for young people.
Youth Clubs UK UK network for quality work with young people
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Association for Industrial Archaeology National organisation for people who share an interest in Britain's industrial past.
Council for British Archaeology National organisation for people who share an interest in Britain's industrial past
British Archaeological Association Works to promote the study and safeguarding of Britain's historic environment, to provide a forum for archaeological opinion and to improve public interest in, and knowledge of Britain's past
Council for Independent Archaeology The forum for all non-professional archaeologists.
Construction History Society Exists to focus the attention of the construction industry and associated professions on the importance of preserving the records of our built environment
Council for British Archaeology British archaeology - general  BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
Current Archaeology Gateway to the world of British archaeology
English Heritage Archaeology Part of English Heritage's Conservation Department providing archaeological expertise and advice to the organisation
English Heritage MIDAS Monument Inventory Data Standard (MIDAS) has been developed to interpret what is known, to communicate it to society, & to identify and protect and manage what remains
History of Counties Search Engine on England including history
Industrial Archaeology Recording Map Industrial Archaeology (I.A.) usually deals with disused buildings and machines, but it is also vital to record the processes of an industry
National Monuments Record Centre The National Monuments Record is the public archive of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
Newcomen Society Members share an interest in the history of all engineering & technological disciplines from antiquity to the present day
Rescue - British Archaeological Trust The only campaigning force in Britain today, dedicated to working for the rights of British Archaeology

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