Outreach

The HHA works in partnership to widen participation to the historic environment from under-represented groups.  At its heart, this is simply about linking people and places. While some of the houses and gardens involved may be regarded as iconic symbols of Britain's heritage, they are also local resources for spiritual refreshment, learning and discovery, physical recreation, a place to meet friends, bring communities together and a place to have fun. It is hoped that meaningful and long-lasting links will be forged between the houses and communities.

Pioneering Partnerships

Read about the HHA's pioneering partnerships with the Gateway Gardens Trust, the Black Environment Network and the Heritage Education's HERO project.

Left:   The Campaign for Drawing’s Big Draw which aims to bring drawing within everyone’s reach and to use it as a way of connecting people to art, history, design and the environment, bringing generations and communities together.   Stanford Hall and Harborough District Council in Leicestershire won the special NADFAS 40th Anniversary Awards in 2008 for the best event to engage young people with their local heritage. Stanford Hall opened its doors to 33 Lutterworth College students who spent an inspiring day with drawing to explore the hall before transforming their images into 3-D models and a film.

Right: A partnership between Harewood House in Yorkshire,  professional  artists and musicians and Leeds teenagers to explore the emotional lives of the those who lived and worked at Harewood House, using the medium of rap poetry and music.

Bottom right:  The Swansea Welsh Socitey at Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire and below The Adderley Children's Society at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire as part of Gateway Gardens Trust visits.  The Trust  has connected a diverse range of community groups with the social and environmental heritage of historic parks and gardens.  Working with, amongst others, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities, older people, women’s groups, inner-city children and those affected by rural poverty, partnerships have been carefully created to ensure that visits develop into meaningful and sustainable relationships.