Heritage Hero for Huntingdonshire
LONDON. June 17, 2008/3mnewswire.org/ -- Cllr Doug Dew has become Huntingdonshire's new Heritage Champion, appointed by Huntingdonshire District Council to help to promote and protect the district's heritage. The new Champion will be supported by English Heritage as they help to use the historic environment to bring regeneration, new businesses, jobs, educational opportunities and an improved quality of life to their local area.
Greg Luton, English Heritage Regional Director for the East of England, said: "Champions are heritage heroes with the power to transform lives in their local communities. They are local councillors who understand what matters in their areas. Heritage Champions know how to see the historic streets and buildings around as an asset to help bring in grants, trigger renewal and boost the area's culture. We welcome Cllr Dew and greatly look forward to working with him."
Historic Environment Champions act as the focus for historic environment issues within their local community. They work to put the historic environment high on their Council's agenda and help to link up historic environment policy between departments.
Cllr Dew, Heritage Champion for Huntingdonshire, said:
"I am greatly looking forward to taking up the challenges this role will offer. Huntingdonshire District Council already has a good record of considering the historic environment of the area. We have many conservation areas, a number of which have been recently reviewed and updated. With a background in local authority planning and as a member of English Heritage, I believe this gives me a starting point for this wider role of promoting and protecting the district's heritage and ensuring that all areas of the council's activities in future will consider their impact on the historic environment."
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