European policy network for historic places of worship.
Background information
A group of organisations concerned with the future of historic places of worship from a number of European countries met in the UK in 2009 to discuss the need for and possibility of greater collaboration within similar organisations across Europe on key policy issues. A steering group has been formed to investigate the level of need, interest and options for developing a new policy network. It is hosted by the Churches Conservation Trust (England) in partnership with Europa Nostra, English Heritage and the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and the UK network ‘places of worship@heritage link’.
Aims of the network:
Raise the profile and protect Europe’s historic places of worship
Provide a means of communication, through this website and a Forum event.
Share common problems and solutions
Identify areas where a Europe-wide response is appropriate
Work with and build on existing and past initiatives on historic churches, including the Report to the Council of Europe 1989 and the Montreal Forum on future uses for churches in 2005
A short questionnaire has been sent to organisations in order to establish levels of interest and policy areas of concern. If you have not completed this please click the appropriate title below and email your reply to
lhockley[@]tcct.org.uk
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