Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has released its first public consultation which is seeking views about the Corporate Plan, by 8 February 2016.
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) writes:
People across Scotland are being asked for views on how the past is shaping our present and future. Today (Monday 16th November), Scotland’s new lead heritage body Historic Environment Scotland (HES) launches its first public consultation on a draft Corporate Plan, which outlines the organisation’s approach to safeguarding some of the country’s most precious assets over the next three years.
The new organisation – which came into effect on the 1st October- has brought together two of Scotland’s leading heritage bodies, Historic Scotland and The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments Scotland (RCAHMS) to create a new organisation at the heart of a sector which contributes £2.3 billion annually to Scotland’s GVA and helps to support over 60,000 jobs.
Historic Environment Scotland has over 300 properties in its care ranging from Edinburgh Castle, to hidden gems up and down the country, as well as extensive archives and collections. Its employees have skills ranging from conservation to aerial surveying, allowing the new body to play a key role in helping to deliver Scotland’s first strategy for the Historic Environment, ‘Our Place in Time’.
A key aim of the new body, and the strategy, is to work in collaboration with others to engage individuals and groups from volunteers to communities across Scotland, to enhance the cultural, social and economic benefits of Scotland’s heritage.
The consultation launches on 16 November 2015 and will run until week commencing 8 February 2016. To be part of the future of how we tell Scotland’s story, please visit www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/hesconsult or join in the conversation on twitter by tweeting us @histenvscot and using the hashtag #HESstory.
View the press release and Corporate Plan
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