Hi Katie Ann,
Activities which engage people, particularly new audiences, with heritage are central to the projects which we support here at Heritage Lottery Fund, so do take a look at the case studies on our website for inspiration: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects. You can look for projects working with particular audience groups (for example children and families, young people or people with disabilities) by clicking the 'Search our projects' link and then using the search filters on the right.
Here are a few suggestions to get you started:
Lots of projects get people involved by inviting them to share memories of things that matter to them, from their local area to the sport they love. The Gloucester Rugby Football Club Community Heritage project is a nice example of this, linking people's memories to an archive of memorabilia: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/gloucester-rugby-football-club-community-heritage-project . Discover Beighton involved the community coming together to research and celebrate the heritage of their village using archives, personal collections and oral history: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/discover-beighton .
Others work with a particular audience group, for example schools, families or young people, to research heritage and then share it with the wider community. Of Giants, Wisewomen, Ploughboys and Kings engaged with primary schools to explore and then share Fenland heritage: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/giants-wisewomen-ploughboys-and-kings , while London Voices worked with local families who were not regular visitors to create activities and resources to make four National Trust properties more welcoming to family audiences: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/london-voices. There are lots of projects on the website which involve young people engaging with heritage, many of which were supported by our Young Roots programme, for example Opening Doors in Sheffield http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/opening-doors-2 and From Me to You - Taking Stobswell Down Memory Lane: http://www.hlf.org.uk/our-projects/me-you-taking-stobswell-down-memory-lane.
As well as the case studies, we also have some guidance documents of the website including guidance on audience development http://www.hlf.org.uk/audience-development , community participation http://www.hlf.org.uk/community-participation and working with young people http://www.hlf.org.uk/how-involve-young-people-heritage-projects.
Of course, GEM case studies also provide helpful examples!
Many thanks,
Miranda
Miranda Stearn
Policy Advisor
Learning and Volunteering
Heritage Lottery Fund
7 Holbein Place, London SW1W 8NR
Direct line: 020 7591 6161
Website: www.hlf.org.uk
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Subject: Examples of public engagement done well!
Hi Gemmers,
I've just started working at the RNLI as their Heritage Engagement Manager and doing a presentation to lots of non-museumy folk next week about heritage and it's importance so I thought it would be a good idea to give some examples!
I was wondering if anyone has any examples of when heritage has been integrated particularly well into a non-heritage environment, or just more generally when it's been used to engage new or existing audiences with particular effect? I'm quite keen on looking into really simple but very effective ideas so any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Best,
Katie
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