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The IHBC is delighted to support the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of one of the most distinguished and energetic advocates of our built heritage, SAVE Britain’s Heritage (SAVE).
SAVE writes:
As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations SAVE was in Plymouth last month cohosting a festival of reuse with our brilliant local partner Nudge Community Builders.
SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the charity that has spearheaded some of the UK’s most effective heritage campaigns and had a hand in saving some of our biggest landmarks, turns 50 this week.
Tate Modern, Battersea Power Station, Wentworth Woodhouse in South Yorkshire, Salt’s Mill in Saltaire – all still standing thanks to our intervention, along with countless other buildings across the UK, big and small.
SAVE has been at the forefront of the movement to rescue – and crucially reuse – historic buildings for half a century.
We want to use our 50th birthday as an opportunity to equip a new generation to care for the buildings they love. We’re staging a programme of national events, culminating in November with a lecture hosted by the V&A.
We’ve made a film about our work and launched our Act Now! Tool Kit, a practical guide to empower local campaigners. We also have a new website and a new look – a strong platform from which to fight the next 50 years of campaigns….
Henrietta Billings, director of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, said: ‘In this our anniversary year, we are launching a renewed drive to grow SAVE as a popular, campaigning movement. This campaign will reinforce and enhance our leading voice in the protection and transformation of old buildings.
‘The challenges we face are daunting yet exciting, especially where we are successful in mobilising the wider public to support and engage in our movement. Together we can ensure the restoration, revitalisation and reuse of thousands of remarkable buildings that will become beacons of social and economic prosperity and environmental sustainability, for the benefit of people, places and planet. Together we can make a difference.’
