English Heritage Conference: seaside resorts

[EAS]

Seaside resorts: two-day conference on 16 and 17 October 2007 in Hastings


English Heritage is hosting a two-day conference to consider the management, regeneration, promotion and conservation of seaside towns. Leading historians will give a historical perspective of seaside resorts in England, Wales and Scotland, contributors from the British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA) and VisitBritain will put forward practitioner perspectives on how and where heritage-led regeneration has worked, MPs for resort constituencies, such as Blackpool and Brighton, will discuss the aspirations of the communities they represent, and there will be case studies and speakers from resort towns in other parts of Europe.


Allan Brodie, Senior Investigator at English Heritage and the author of a monograph to be published in October based on a five-year survey of seaside resorts, says: ‘Many seaside towns have suffered a downturn in prosperity marked by physical, environmental and community decline. Very often, the historic fabric that made these towns distinctive is under pressure to adapt to changing holiday tastes and at risk from inappropriate development. A national debate on how and why we should protect this precious heritage is timely.’


Further details and booking forms are on the English Heritage website

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/serv ... /nav.11126


From SALON, the bulletin of the Society of Antiquaries.

[Jim Douglas Jr.]

oooh. How appropriate.
Hope something comes of it.

[EAS]

I wonder if any of our campaign leaders would consider attending on our behalf? We could have a whip-round...

Also - see pages 6 and 7 here:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/uplo ... papers.pdf

Well, he's had enough e-mail ear bending from people like me - but maybe it's all a bit late?