Heritage Hero for South Bedfordshire
LONDON. June 17, 2008/3mnewswire.org/ -- Cllr Tom Nicols has become South Bedfordshire's new Heritage Champion, appointed by South Bedfordshire 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 Nicols 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 Nicols, Heritage Champion for South Bedfordshire, said: "We have a number of historically valued assets within our authority. These should be recognised and protected, not just from neglect but also from inferior adjacent developments. I am very pleased that the importance and relevance of good architecture and quality design that will sit well alongside the best of the existing built environment is recognised by English Heritage, and that I am trusted with safeguarding this.
"My first task will be to ensure that our technical planning staff and our partner in the development community are made aware of the value of our cultural heritage and that we wish to protect and enhance this with all future builds."
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