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• Heritage Open Days

 

Organising a Heritage Open Days event

Heritage Open Days (HODs) is a hugely popular and important event in the city's calendar, offering the public a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural, historic and cultural treasures, which they can explore for free. The HODs programme involves open buildings, guided tours, exhibitions, talks, family activities, window displays, music recitals and re-enactments. Participating venues include museums and tourist attractions; private homes; churches and cathedrals; city centre shops, restaurants and pubs; and offices and workplaces.

If you own or run a building you think might be suitable to take part in Heritage Open Days in 2012, or if you have an idea of an event you would like to run (even if you haven't got a venue yet), please contact the HODs team via info@heritagecity.org in the first instance. We would love to hear from you.

Basic guidelines for taking part in HODs:

• Your event must take place during the designated dates (Thursday 6th to Sunday 9th September 2012) 
• It must be of heritage interest (in the widest possible sense) 
• It must be completely free to attend, although you can collect donations or sell refreshments etc if you wish. 
• It must be something which is not usually available to the public, or not usually free of charge 
• You must be the organisation responsible for the building or site where the event will take place, or have their formal agreement 
• Your event must be formally registered with Heritage Open Days through HEART 

HEART and the National HODs partnership will provide insurance, publicity, guidance and support for events, such as advice on funding and matching up with volunteers.

The success of HODs is dependent on an army of passionate and dedicated volunteer stewards, administrators and ambassadores and HEART is always interested to hear from people interested in volunteering to support events. If you are interested in volunteering please send your details to info@heritagecity.org and we will get in touch.

 

Supported by HM Treasury's Invest to Save Budget