England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) with Historic England (HE) has compiled a Heritage Recovery Plan looking forward to the period from April 2021 as the latest national lockdown comes to an end.
…re-opening, resilience, skills and return to growth …
…Urgent action required to enable heritage attractions…
HEF writes:
….The Plan covers four themes: re-opening, resilience, skills and return to growth with actions for Government and for the sector. The Plan was signed off by HEF at its March meeting….
HEF/HE write in the Heritage Recovery Plan:
PLAN OVERVIEW
The structure of this plan is based on the Tourism Recovery Plan, adapted only as necessary to reflect the varied nature of heritage activity. It covers four themes, two of which (Re-opening and Resilience) are divided into two overlapping phases of urgency:
- Immediate and short term – Now until March 2022
- Medium and long term – September 2021 until November 2024
It also distinguishes between what the sector can do for itself and where Government intervention is required.
| Theme | Description |
| Re-opening | Urgent action required to enable heritage attractions, businesses and activity to re-open/re-start safely and sustainably. |
| Resilience | Support needed to ensure the sector returns to a sustainable state of operation. |
| Skills | Necessary interventions to safeguard existing and replace lost sector skills. |
| Return to Growth | Additional measures designed to ensure heritage can play its part in the country’s recovery from the pandemic. |
OBJECTIVE
The Plan sets out how the heritage sector with support from Government can get back on its feet and play a full part in helping the country recover from the social and economic damage caused by C-19….
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Plan is written for three audiences:
Government To clearly illustrate the action required from Government to support the sector.
Sector To establish a blueprint framework of how the sector can work together on recovery
Other Stakeholders To alert other organisations with an interest in heritage to the role they can provide to aid recovery with appropriate support.
SCOPE OF THE PLAN
This plan for the recovery of the Heritage Sector in England covers both “Heritage People” and “Heritage Assets”…
Download the Heritage Recovery Plan
For more background see HEF
