Have your say on Scottish heritage

Historic Environment Scotland (HES), the heritage body in charge of listing buildings in Scotland, has unveiled a toolkit to help local groups across the country answer the question ‘What’s Your Heritage?’. The toolkit is part of a once in a generation opportunity for the people of Scotland to have their say about the historic environment and how it should be looked after. HES is asking people to consider the places and structures that have special meaning for them with a view to updating the way it assesses sites and buildings of significance.

Over 1,000 people across Scotland have contributed their views so far using an online survey, and HES is organising workshops in collaboration with a number of groups across Scotland. The variety of responses already received, from battlefields to childhood homes, shows Scotland’s passion and interest in exploring what heritage means. HES is now calling for local groups, organisations and clubs to get involved by running their own events using the new toolkit.

The ‘What’s Your Heritage?’ Workshop Toolkit is free to download and contains everything needed to organise a workshop. It includes an introductory video, photographs, a presentation, research tips and briefing materials, as well as items to help promote your workshop including a social media brief, draft poster and press release.