Worcestershire Heritage Services |
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The development of an integrated approach to managing and presenting our heritage - developing it as a more socially inclusive and more comprehensive learning experience, as well as a key element in economic rejeneration, is one of the mainstays of current government thinking.
Over the past two years, the specialist heritage services employed by Worcestershire County Council (Archives, Historic Environment and Archaeology and the Museums Service) have increasingly been working closer together on a number of joint projects.
In June 2004, those services, along with the Local Studies collections of the Library Service were brought together in a more formal partnership as Worcestershire Heritage Services. Whilst still preserving their individual identities and priorities within their specialisms, they will seek to develop common forward strategies and work together in developing exciting new cross-cutting joint projects.
David Kendrick, Collections Officer |
Stourport Library |
Learning about Anglo-Saxon skeletons |
The result will be a sector that makes the best use of its resources - sharing ideas and expertise. |
It will create innovative new ways of presenting the past to the local community. |
It will provide easily-accessible points of access to a wide variety of information about the heritage of the county. |
Archaeology at Wellington Quarry |
Digitising 19th century tithe map |
Worcester History Centre |
It will identify and research new information regarding the heritage of the county |
It will develop electronic resources to improve accessibility to sources. |
It will transform existing sources into new learning and research tools. |
Record Office Search Room staff |
Environmental archaeologists |
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It will promote Worcestershires's heritage as a learning and leisure resource for all sections of the community |
It will create a clearer vision and strategy for protecting, managing and promoting our heritage |
