People understand, value, use and engage with the historic environment in many different ways. HEF is a high-level forum which, by working collaboratively, carries out a range of activities to encourage and support research, conservation, presentation, enjoyment and use of the historic environment in England.
Throughout the financial year 2021-22 the pandemic continued to have a significant impact on historic environment sector, despite the successful rollout of the vaccination programme which led to the lifting of most restrictions and the continuation of emergency funding. Notwithstanding the pandemic, we have seen some major policy changes (e.g.
In May 2022 #HeritageChat discussed Heritage Skills. The chat was co-facilitated by Victoria Wallworth (National Historic Ships UK) and Prof. Ian Baxter, chairs of the Skills, Education & Engagement Advocacy Group at The Heritage Alliance (HEF member). This topic is important to HEF, in fact it will be part of
In April 2022 #HeritageChat discussed Places of Worship from the heritage perspective. Climate change, redundant churches, the religious and historical significance of buildings were three of the topics tackled in April’s #HeritageChat. Participants lively debated what does ‘sustainability’ mean in the context of religious buildings; the role of local communities and
2021 was a challenging year for #WorldHeritage in the UK, but many of our World Heritage Sites, have proved to be reasonably resilient and have continued to navigate difficult journeys towards recovery. Read more here: #HeritageCounts @WorldHeritageUK https://t.co/61RAHsJcll
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Many orgs are working to improve #equality #diversity & inclusion in the sector. Among them: @HistoricEngland @InstituteArch @CIfA_Equality @Heritage_NGOs. Read more here: #HeritageCounts
Read MoreRT @TheCCT: We are delighted that our project @17Nineteen in Sunderland is part of @HistEnvForum #HistoricEnvironmentOverview. Read more ab…
Read More2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the #HeritageCrime Programme. Read more about sector achievements in 2021 in our #HistoricEnvironmentOverview produced w/ support from @nationaltrust and @HistoricEngland #HeritageCounts 📸 Wiltshire Police 2022 https://t.co/6X6CyCAdoD
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The sector is taking action to fight #ClimateChange. Read about initiatives from @HistEnvForum @IHBCtweet @nationaltrust @HistoricEngland @CITiZAN1 @churchofengland in this year's #HistoricEnvironmentOverview: #HeritageCounts #HeritageResponds 📸 NT https://t.co/vUllMZSIyG
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RT @Heritage_NGOs: Have you worked on a #CitizenScience or #CommunityScience project in the #heritage sector? Share your thoughts in today'…
Read More@CitSciCentral @CITiZAN1 @DEJPett @chiara_bonacchi @TheDigVenturers @IHSOengland @MicroPasts @findsorguk @ahrcpress we'd love to hear your views before summarising the chat!
Read MoreThe next #HeritageChat will be on *19 July*, 1-2pm as usual. Topic yet to be announced – stay tuned!
Read MoreThat’s it for questions today, folks! Please feel free to jot down your thoughts *until the end of today*, we’ll record your tweets in our summary. Thanks everyone for sharing your opinions, experiences and ideas. Remember to include #HeritageChat in your tweets. https://t.co/XMiaAFfLQ8
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Q6. How can we make sure that citizens get something in return from their involvement in citizen science in heritage? #HeritageChat 📸 @goian on @Unsplash https://t.co/eLUQQp8SCI
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Bringing together senior members of staff from public and non-government bodies to work collaboratively on strategic matters for the historic environment sector.
