This category includes sites that reflect the make up of the region's community: its people, its history, and resources and institutions that serve the region's people, such as social service organisations.
Promoting an awareness of England and all things English. Information about membership and events, forum, and patriotic paraphernalia for sale. www.flytheflag.net
Dedicated to the history, culture, folklore and regional identity of the English counties of Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. www.zyworld.com/wessexsociety
A network of Councils for Voluntary Service (CVS) throughout England. Advice, information, publications, training, events, news and resources. www.nacvs.org.uk
Contains recommended London and regional hotels, restaurants, and shops, articles and event diary of cultural, sporting and royal events. www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/food_travel_UK
Association of local authorities disseminating best practice on a wide range of issues concerning the management of historic towns and cities through conferences and publications; working with and lobbying, government and other policy making bodies. www.historic-towns.org/ehtf
Photographs of Bath, Stonehenge, Lacock, St.Ives, Exeter, Dartmoor National Park, Shaftesbury, Brighton and London suburbs. www.sievers.nl/visitengland
Dedicated to deconstructing popular culture with the aim of promoting an alternative culture. Essays on issues such as "Is The X-Files Subversive?" and on expanding awareness of St George. www.altculture.org
A brief history of the river which runs from the Cotswolds to London, with photos and discussion of the lifestyles of residents of the river and its banks. www.thameslifestyle.co.uk