{"id":10648,"date":"2015-07-15T16:55:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T15:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=10648"},"modified":"2015-07-15T16:55:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T15:55:14","slug":"heritage-open-days-call-for-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=10648","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Open Days: Call for participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><u>The call for participation in heritage open days is still open, this year the days for events will be 10 \u2013 13 September.<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Heritage Open Days writes:<br \/>\n<\/u>We\u2019d love you to join us. Heritage Open Days is an inclusive event, encouraging different interpretations of heritage and culture around the country.<\/p>\n<p>So, your site or event doesn\u2019t need to be big or fancy or boast of famous connections (although we like those things too!), it just needs to meet the four conditions below:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Entrance must be FREE!<br \/>\nIf you intend to raise money over Heritage Open Days, there are various ways of doing so but admission to the main attraction of your event has to be free of charge. Running a free tour if visitors have to pay a site entrance fee doesn&#8217;t count!<\/h3>\n<p>2. You need to offer something special:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open a site or part of a site that isn\u2019t usually open to the public<br \/>\nOR<\/li>\n<li>Offer free entry to a usually charging site\/activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And what if your site is open free of charge all year round?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do something out of the ordinary! Here are some simple ideas:\n<ul>\n<li>Have volunteer stewards on site answering visitor questions.<\/li>\n<li>Put on some activities or a competition.<\/li>\n<li>Invite other groups to showcase their work.<\/li>\n<li>Music and drama can bring a place alive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. You need to provide some form of information.<br \/>\nHeritage Open Days visitors want to learn something new. You can support their exploration by providing for example:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Guided tours<\/li>\n<li>Talks<\/li>\n<li>Info flyers<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes<\/li>\n<li>Exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>Skill demonstrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our blog. It\u2019s a treasure trove of ideas and tips from fellow organisers.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Your opening or event needs to take place within the Heritage Open Days dates.<\/h3>\n<p>However, your site doesn\u2019t have to be open on all days or even for a full day.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dates for 2015 are 10-13 September.<\/p>\n<p>If you can say yes to all four criteria, brilliant, now find out how we can support you or just come register with us!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageopendays.org.uk\/get-involved\/can-i-take-part\" target=\"_blank\">View<\/a> the heritage open day information on taking part<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heritageopendays.org.uk\/uploads\/_document-library\/HODs_Get_involved_Single_pages_HIGHres_ACCESSIBLE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">View<\/a> a \u2018call to take part\u2019 poster<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pjp-eu.coe.int\/en\/web\/ehd-jep\/home\" target=\"_blank\">View<\/a> Council of Europe information on European heritage days events<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=%22open+day%22\" target=\"_blank\">View <\/a>IHBC NewsBlogs on heritage open days, doors open days and similar events<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The call for participation in heritage open days is still open, this year the days for events will be 10 \u2013 13 September. 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