Historic Environment Forum (HEF)

Resilience Plan - Historic Environment Forum Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2). The Heritage Sector Resilience Plan provides a clear roadmap for partnership working to deliver a robust and resilient heritage sector.

Our refreshed #HeritageSector Resilience Plan provides a clear roadmap for partnership working towards these inter-connected goals.

Our four #resilience cornerstones aim to guide collaboration over the next 10yrs.

Get involved 👉historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activities/resilience-plan/

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What makes a resilient heritage sector, and how can we all play a part? 💡

To the Historic Environment Forum, a thriving heritage ecosystem...

✅ puts people at its core

✅ is equipped with knowledge and expertise

✅ is valued and appropriately resourced

✅ is well-connected and collaborative

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Each month, @histenvforum.bsky.social members meet to discuss key policy issues, identify collaborative opportunities & track where joint-action towards sector resilience is underway.

Thank you all members for joining us yesterday for a lively discussion & DCMS for providing helpful HMG insights.

We’re looking forward to partnering with @ox.ac.uk's Heritage Innovations Lab to strengthen collaboration across the heritage sector.

Discover more about the 'Creating Connections' project in SoGEs recent news piece 👇

Bradford community group buys building in Little Germany - BBC News The 19th-century building in Bradford city centre has been bought by People's Property Portfolio.

"Like with a lot of the city centre in Bradford there are buildings that aren't being used and we want to see this place flourish." > Special place is Little Germany; glad @archhfund.org.uk able to assist the plans here. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our new report on the impact of the 2020 Culture Recovery fund has found it was a lifeline for heritage.

Over a third of respondents used the funding to support staff salaries, safeguarding 775 jobs across 35 businesses.

Check out the full report here 👉 tinyurl.com/3y7xdhjv

🎫 Friday is your last chance to grab a ticket for #HeritageVolunteering - don't miss out, get yours today!

🖥️ 25-26 November, online, £40

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-v...

#LoVols #VolMngmnt #VolunteerEngagement #Volunteerism #Volunteering #Volunteer #Museums #Heritage

A field of poppies at dusk, credit: Bart Ros on unsplash

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.

#LestWeForget

Green Skills in Heritage Task Group - Historic Environment Forum Green Skills in Heritage Task Group This task group (December 2023 – December 2024) focussed on skills gaps in the heritage sector to properly deliver on environmental sustainability. The HEF Green Sk...

Find all the materials on our
@histenvforum.bsky.social
website here:
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activiti...

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ICYMI: Last week was national #GreenCareers week💚

Our recent Task Group on #GreenSkills in Heritage generated a number of useful resources that sought to understand skills gaps in the sector and to help colleagues properly deliver on environmental sustainability.

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*We have news*

We're joining forces with Admiral in a new three year partnership that brings together nature conservation and community protection.

We'll will work to restore vital landscapes and raise awareness of how nature-based solutions can help tackle the growing threat of flooding.

Art deco pavilion on Scots holiday island looks to £45m re-opening The Rothesay Pavilion is, at last, gearing up to open its doors once more.

Positive news for Rothesay Pavilion!

The A-listed gem is approaching the final stages of a long restoration and will reopen in 2027 as a vibrant hub for the community, visitors, and creatives.

We are pleased to have provided a #HESsupported grant to this project.

www.scotsman.com/heritage-and...

Only 2 days to go until #HeritageDebate 2025!

💬 Is local decision-making the future of heritage?

We’re sharing a third case study from our digital programme — Finsley Gate Wharf, submitted by the Canal & River Trust.

🔗 bit.ly/FinsleyGateW...
🎟️ bit.ly/HeritageDeba...

Congratulations to @histenvforum.bsky.social member & host @heritagealliance.bsky.social on this exciting new #resilience focused grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund 💪👏.

Read more about what's planned over the next couple of years here:

www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/blog/heritag...

Impact Report 2025 - Heritage Network Heritage Network has published its second annual impact report detailing the impact that community heritage organisations have on people and places throughout the UK.  What does this mean?  The Impact...

We are pleased to see this latest Impact Report from @histenvforum.bsky.social member @heritagenetwork.bsky.social, demonstrating the scale and significance of community contributions to heritage regeneration across the UK.

Read the full report: heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/impact-repor...

Sector Resilience Interviews - Historic Environment Forum Is your work contributing towards a more resilient heritage sector? We’d like to hear about it!

An archive of Sector Resilience Interviews connected to the original Heritage Sector Resilience Plan remain available on HEF's website: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/sector-inter...

Climate Change and Net Zero Resource - Historic Environment Forum Supporting heritage organisations with the path to net zero - see our resource list, task group webinars and other tools by the Historic Environment Forum.

HEF's Climate Change and Net Zero resources for the #heritage sector include the Heritage Sector Net Zero Projects Audit produced by the former Green Skills in Heritage Task Group: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activiti... #ClimateChange #NetZero

Historic England Planning Bulletin | Historic England Our monthly ‘Planning Bulletin’ highlights some of the recent and forthcoming developments in the world of planning from a heritage perspective.

Catch up with the latest Planning Bulletin from Historic England: historicengland.org.uk/advice/plann...

Sign up to the new HEF newsletter using the online form on our website: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/newsletter-s...

.@heritagealliance.bsky.social looking for case studies demonstrating how the #heritage sector is helping to create vibrant, creative, thriving, and sustainable places for people to live, work, and enjoy - if you can help, please contact Neil Andrews advocacy@theheritagealliance.org.uk by 17 October

Cover image of the report, text reads ‘Historic Environment Overview 2024-25, A report by the Historic Environment Overview’.

ICYMI @histenvforum.bsky.social recently published the Historic Environment Overview 2024-25, celebrating the impact of England’s heritage sector in the last financial year. Produced with support from Historic England. Read online: historicengland.org.uk/research/her...
#Heritage #Resilience

Indicator Data: Insights into the historic environment sector | Heritage Counts | Historic England Each year, Heritage Counts collates datasets about a range of indicators that provide useful insights into the state of the historic environment.

ICYMI Heritage Counts Indicator Datasets have been updated by Historic England, showing the scale and scope of heritage in England and the key trends impacting heritage. The updated articles are available via the Indicator Data section of HE's website:

Screenshot of cover of Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35

📣 In June HEF launched the new Heritage Sector Resilience Plan 2025-35 (HSRP2), providing a clear roadmap for collaborative working to deliver a robust & resilient heritage sector. Find out more & read the plan online: historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activiti... #HeritageResiliencePlan

The Big Think: Sector-wide collaboration and relevance - UK Heritage Pulse This month we concluded The Big Think - a sector-wide conversation shaped around three critical questions. We asked respondents: How do we work together, across the sector and with our communities,…

ICYMI Results of UK #Heritage Pulse survey "The Big Think: Sector-wide collaboration and relevance": heritagepulse.insights-alliance.com/updates/the-... #Resilience

📢 We want to hear from you! The Heritage Alliance is seeking input for a report on heritage and placemaking. 📅 Complete the survey and submit your case studies by Friday 17 October! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Free tickets still available for #HeritageDebate2025 ⬇️

The Big Think: Sector-wide collaboration and relevance - UK Heritage Pulse This month we concluded The Big Think - a sector-wide conversation shaped around three critical questions. We asked respondents: How do we work together, across the sector and with our communities,…

Results of UK #Heritage Pulse survey "The Big Think: Sector-wide collaboration and relevance": heritagepulse.insights-alliance.com/updates/the-... #Resilience

August's Planning Bulletin from Historic England is now live. This edition includes info on new Heritage Carbon Literacy Training for Local Authority professionals, an update on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme and the latest committee updates: historicengland.org.uk/advice/plann...

The deadline for this survey has been extended to Wednesday 17 September, 5pm.

Image reads "Artificial Intelligence (AI)This month’s survey we're focusing on the impact of AI products on your work and operations."

How is #AI Shaping the #Heritage Sector? The latest UK Heritage Pulse survey explores the growing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the heritage sector. To participate, apply to join the survey panel here: heritagepulse.insights-alliance.com/civicrm/?civ...

#HeritageSector #Research