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• Griff Rhys Jones is new president of the Civic Trust

• Date:

  16th June 2008

• Contact:

  Sarah Egerton

• Organisation:

  The Civic Trust

Griff Rhys Jones has become President of the Civic Trust.

Griff, a keen advocate of all the Civic Trust stands for, regularly takes his dog for a run around Green Flag Award winning Regents Park in London.

He said:  “All over Britain people who love and care about their towns and cities work to take responsibility for something that affects us all - our urban landscape. I salute them, respect them and am delighted to be made their President and to support the work of the Civic Trust.”

Philip Kolvin, Chairman of the Civic Trust responded by saying: “In Griff, we have a passionate, articulate advocate for our towns and cities whose architectural heritage, modern design and green space are hallmarks of our civilisation and integral to our national identity. For 50 years, the Civic Trust has celebrated and defended the public realm, and Griff is a natural figurehead for what we do and spokesperson for the quarter of a million local people we represent”.