Providing advice and support for
The Cultural Sector
Work areas: activity planning, consultation, interpretation
Rockingham Village Hall is an historic school house situated in a small Northamptonshire town. It is managed by a volunteer-run charity who now intend to develop the hall as a community and heritage learning facility via a Hertiage Lottery Fund project.
DBA Consulting were commissioned to produce an evidence-based Activity Plan for the Round 2 HLF bid. The activity plan considers the potential audience in terms of local people and formal education groups, and uses this information to develop activities which will meet the learning and participation needs of the defined audiences.
Work areas: activity planning, interpretation planning, business planning
We are currently working with Manchester Historic Buildings Trust to develop a Business Plan, an Activity and an Interpretation Plan for the Gaskells' House, the home of novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. The plans will support a Round Two Heritage Lottery Fund bid to repair, conserve and develop the building into a sustainable heritage venue for heritage learning and community activity.
Work areas: conservation management, consultation, activity planning
We are currently preparing an HLF application for Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet and have just completed an Options Appraisal and Conservation Management Plan for this Grade I Listed Scheduled Ancient Monument. We have completed initial consultation exercises, conducted audience research and will be developing an Activity Plan to support the application in 2011.
Work areas: activity planning, consultation
Annesley Old Church is a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument. DBA Consulting were commissioned by to produce Ashfield District Council to produce an Activity Plan for a Round 2 HLF bid for the site.
The Activity Plan has been developed to meet HLF guidelines and to form a realistic future plan for the project, which will be delivered by Council staff working alongside volunteer groups.