www.english-heritage.org.uk English Heritage have launched a five year plan to transform the image of conservation and protect England's historic environment. Making The Past Part Of Our Future: English Heritage Strategy 2005 - 2010 outlines what English Heritage will be doing over the next five years to make a real difference to England's historic environment and to address its most urgent needs.
providing conservation grants,
One of the most significant changes in British society over the last 25 years has been
a vast increase in the number of people who care deeply about the historic
environment. Most people now see the historic environment as reinforcing
their sense of place, belonging and well-being; and putting quality, variety
and meaning into their lives.
The story of English post-war development has shown that, where the
historic environment has been valued and cared for, social and economic
benefits can be generated for everyone, creating desirable, distinctive and
economically successful places. Where its potential has not been recognised
or harnessed, where it has been ignored, degraded or destroyed, the quality
of people’s lives has been impoverished and opportunities stifled.
English Heritage helps and encourages people to nurture their historic
environment as an integral part of life today and as a foundation for tomorrow.
This Strategy sets out how English Heritage will help to create places where
people want to live and work and where our rich past is made a vital and
living part of the future.
In order to achieve this English Heritage has transformed the way it works.
Statutory and advisory services are now more client-focused, consistent
and timely; the visitor business is now more profitable, service-orientated and
accessible; research is more responsive to need. These mutually dependent
and complementary services provide the unique base of expertise, experience
and creativity that lie at the heart of all that English Heritage does. |