{"id":3004,"date":"2011-08-02T16:47:32","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=3004"},"modified":"2011-08-02T16:47:32","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:47:32","slug":"heritage-crafts-2011-council-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=3004","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Crafts: 2011 Council Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Following anecdotal evidence that traditional crafts were not recognised at local government level – slipping between heritage (buildings) and the arts – the Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) conducted a survey into the support local councils (at city, district and county level) in England give to heritage\/traditional crafts in their areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The survey was conducted by volunteers and members of the HCA, by telephone, between November 2010 and March 2011. Two main questions were asked: (1) is there anybody within the council with a remit for traditional crafts, and (2) are there any council-led (or other) initiatives to promote and protect traditional crafts? The survey was also used as an opportunity to raise awareness of the HCA and to gain contacts within councils.<\/p>\n

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Key results include:<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0241 out of 354 city, district and county level councils in England responded to the survey.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Of those 241 councils, 42 (17.42%) have an officer whose remit includes traditional crafts \u2013 11.86% of councils overall.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0By region,\u00a0East Midlands, North East and South East are most likely to have an officer whose remit includes traditional crafts, and\u00a0Greater London, North West and South West are least likely.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Just over half of these officers (52.38%) are involved in the arts in some way, with culture also being prominent. Other departments include economic development, education, heritage, museums and galleries, and parks and countryside.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Many councils associate traditional crafts with arts development, but 15 councils do not have, have lost or are about to lose their arts service.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0134 councils are involved in some sort of activity to support traditional crafts \u2013 55.60% of the councils that responded, and 37.85% of councils overall. In this respect, the South East is leading the way with nearly half of all councils involved in some sort of activity, while the\u00a0West Midlands\u00a0is falling behind.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The main way in which local councils are supporting traditional crafts is by working with other organisations.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is a lack of understanding in councils of what traditional crafts are.<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Traditional crafts often slip through the county and district level divide.<\/p>\n

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For the report see: LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

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Heritage Crafts Survey: LINK <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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