C H A R I T Y U P D AT E
An update
from Kate Mavor
An overview of our work and achievements.
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s this magazine lands on your doorstep, many of you will be busy helping to welcome visitors to our sites over the winter months, while others will be stepping back until the new season begins in the spring. Either way, I’d like to thank you all for the vital support that you give to English Heritage – by offering your time, skills and enthusiasm you make a real difference to our work, and you play a very important part in helping visitors to cherish, enjoy and understand the story of England.
Education visit at Kenilworth Castle
The footbridge at Tintagel Castle
Awards and achievements Hurst Castle, Dover Castle, the Temple Much of our focus in the last six months Church in Bristol, Carlisle Castle and has been on adapting to the easing of the Royal Garrison Church in Covid-19 restrictions and, as ever, your Portsmouth. Work is starting too on a professionalism and resilience have major project at Belsay Hall and great been outstanding. Thanks to your efforts, progress has been made at Marble visitors are feeling very confident in how Hill in Twickenham, where the local we're managing things – 92% say they community is helping to revive the feel safe when they visit our sites, and house, the park and its facilities. visitor experience scores are higher now The big event to look out for over than they were before the pandemic. the next few months is the reopening We were delighted to of Clifford's Tower in York. receive Sandford Awards Not only has it been expertly You’re this summer for the quality repaired and conserved, but the and value of our education visitor experience has also been helping programmes at Stonehenge, transformed, with fantastic new to inspire interpretation and a new roof Osborne and Battle Abbey, along with Carlisle, Conisbrough, people deck offering wonderful views Kenilworth and Beeston out over the historic city. castles. With volunteer support to help Finally, it gives me great pleasure to deliver activities and workshops to share the news that we were joined school groups and families, we’re able by over five hundred wonderful new to do so much more to inspire the volunteers this summer. We’re delighted next generation to explore England’s to welcome all of you on board. historic places. In September, we heard Whether you’ve been with us for the fantastic news that our footbridge a few weeks or for many years, you’re at Tintagel Castle had been shortlisted helping to inspire people to enjoy for the prestigious 2021 Stirling Prize, our heritage and protect it for future and our new learning centre at Walmer generations. Thank you, and enjoy Castle was also shortlisted for their the issue. ■ Stephen Lawrence Prize. Forthcoming events Of course, we aren’t resting on these laurels, and there’s plenty going on over the next few months. Important conservation work is taking place at
GET INVOLVED To find out about current volunteer opportunities across the country, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/volunteer
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