#HeritageChat March 2021 – Local Heritage & Local Listing

In March 2021 #HeritageChat provided an opportunity to talk about ‘Local Heritage & Local Listing’, an important topic considering:

• the recent funding awarded by Government to councils in 10 English county areas to develop or update local lists;
• the new funding streams announced in the Spring Budget 2021, including the Levelling Up Fund and the Community Ownership Fund;
• the recently updated HEAN 7: Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage.

The chat was led in collaboration with the Council for British Archaeology, with Neil Redfern (Executive Director) participating.

Participants lively debated topics such as: how to facilitate a meaningful participation of local communities; what criteria should be considered; what level of protection should be granted to locally listed assets; what role the LPAs should have, and what are the main issues they may face.

You can read the full summary of the chat here.

#HeritageChat February 2021 – Funding & Fundraising in the Heritage Sector

February’s #HeritageChat provided an opportunity to talk about ‘Funding & Fundraising in the Heritage Sector’, a timely topic for the sector and one of the outcomes set out in our Strategic Framework. The chat was led in collaboration with Tricolor Associates, and we shared some tweets from Martin Kaufman.

Participants debated topics such as: what funding opportunities are missing from the current offer for the sector; suggestions on how to make funding application easier for small heritage organisations, the impact of Covid-19 and the opportunities of the Culture Recovery Fund; digital crowdfunding; successes in how funding has enabled organisations to improving diversity; funding for progression in the heritage sector in 2021.

You can read the full summary of the chat here.

#HeritageChat January 2021 – Historic Environment & Climate Change

We devoted our January’s #HeritageChat to ‘Historic Environment and Climate Change’. The chat provided an opportunity to explore how our sector can become more ‘green’ and mitigate the impact of climate change at a local level. Participants also discussed how to bring relevant climate change research and heritage management practice closer together. Participants shared tips and experiences on how to improve monitoring and evaluation of climate change mitigation or adaptation measures in heritage. Professionals acknowledge that our sector can support environmental progress, but participants explored how we can improve a wider understanding in an engaging way.

This chat, led by our COP26 Task Group Manager, will aid the work of the group, which aims to facilitate a joined-up, coherent approach to climate change and sustainability ahead of the COP26 event (Glasgow, November 2021). A full summary of the chat can be found here.