SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT

DAN HERON

MONITOR VOLUNTEER

Meet Dan Heron and learn about his volunteer experience with us as he supports free-to-enter sites.

Dan Heron supports the free-to-enter sites in Northumberland as a monitor volunteer. Originally registering to help care for Black Middens Bastle

House, a fortifi ed farmhouse with thick stone walls of a type distinctive to the troubled 16th-century I fi nd visiting Anglo-Scottish borders, Dan now the beautiful, also helps to care for the east end of Hadrian’s Wall. historical sites very Why volunteer? When asked for his thoughts on peaceful and volunteering and what keeps him they off er me coming back for more, Dan noted, ‘I thoroughly enjoy volunteering for time to relax

English Heritage. I fi nd visiting the beautiful, historical sites very peaceful and they offer me time to relax, enjoy the surroundings and above all help

English Heritage protect, maintain and preserve our history.’ Always willing to try new things and help the team in any way possible, Dan embodies the enthusiasm and commitment of monitor volunteers across the country. ■

Black Middens Bastle House Free-to-enter site signage in Dan’s care

GET IN TOUCH To fi nd out more about becoming a monitor volunteer contact us at volunteer.enquiries@english-heritage.org.uk