HELM: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT - LOCAL MANAGEMENT

Regeneration & Design The historic environment’s contribution to successful regeneration
Understanding & Recording Proper understanding of historic value leads to better, faster decision making
Place & Placemaking Historic places give communities a past and a future, providing identity, atmosphere and interest
Managing & Protecting Local authorities as key players in promoting the enjoyment, protection and management of the historic environment
Funding How good management avoids the financial problems of damage and neglect

What's New

Streets for All: Practical Case Studies

English Heritage, which launched the Save our Streets campaign in 2004, has now published the best “how to” examples from around the country in ten Streets for All: Practical Case Studies. These showcase examples of councils who have taken the initiative to deal with a particular aspect of street clutter.more
Historic Environment Traineeship (HET) Scheme

English Heritage has now launched the Historic Enivironment Traineeship (HET) Scheme. The first Trainees started work with English Heritage in October 2008 and have been placed within our regional teams across the country. They will gain experience in the application of professional conservation management skills in a planning and development context.more

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LEADER and the Historic Environment (719 Kb)

This publication describes some of the important work carried out by the LEADER+ Programme to realise the potential of the historic environment. The work relies on direct community involvement and has secured other economic, social and environmental benefits.
Constructive Conservation in Practice (5037 Kb)

Constructive Conservation is the broad term adopted by English Heritage for a positive and collaborative approach to conservation that focuses on actively managing change. The aim is to recognise and reinforce the historic significance of places, while accommodating the changes necessary to ensure their continued use and enjoyment.
Investigative Conservation: Guidelines on how the detailed examination of artefacts from archaeological sites can shed light on their manufacture and use (4633 Kb)

These guidelines are aimed at archaeologists, finds specialists and museum curators who are involved in the planning and publication of archaeological projects with an expected finds assemblage, as well as finds liaison officers and other museum staff advising metal detectorists.