We can make a real difference
Never has there been a time when the preservation of the heritage of our beautiful Chilterns countryside was more important. The Chiltern Society Heritage Group is a lively group aiming to raise awareness, inform, champion and as required, campaign to protect the history and heritage of the local area.
Come and join one of our current projects (see below for details) or suggest some new ones of your own. All ideas are welcome.
We can make a real difference
Never has there been a time when the preservation of the heritage of our beautiful Chilterns countryside was more important. The Chiltern Society Heritage Group is a lively group aiming to raise awareness, inform, champion and as required, campaign to protect the history and heritage of the local area.
Come and join one of our current projects (see below for details) or suggest some new ones of your own. All ideas are welcome.
Our projects
Our Living Village
In a unique partnership with the Seer Green & Jordans Society, the Chiltern Society launched this project to capture in-depth, the histories of these two villages. Rather than publishing them in the static form of a book, the project aims to make those histories available for everyone in an attractive and dynamic wiki.
Chilterns Heritage & Culture Festival
The Chilterns contain numerous rich examples of our country’s heritage. Our annual Chilterns Heritage Festival aims to raise awareness of our historic sites and beautiful landscape. The programme includes events for all ages, with visits to a number of historic venues, and a variety of themed activities and workshops across the area.
Preserving local pubs
With British pubs closing at an alarming rate – at the time of writing about 18 pubs a week, according to CAMRA – we want to play a part in reversing this trend in the Chilterns. We very much hope that Chiltern Society supporters will get behind the ‘Save Our Pubs’ initiative to help secure this important part of our local heritage.
Beacons of the past
The Chilterns has one of the largest collections of Iron Age Hillforts in the UK, but many are badly preserved and little is known about them. We are a key partner in this Heritage Lottery funded initiative led by the Chilterns Conservation Board. In this project we've worked to protect known forts, to discover new evidence of our ancestors, and to raise awareness and appreciation of them.
Using GIS
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are being increasingly used in the private, public and charitable sectors, to collate, monitor, analyse, and publish environmental information. This project investigates how we can take advantage of this technology in support of the Society’s work and promotion of the Chilterns landscape.
Get involved
Membership of the Heritage Group is open to all members of the Society and by invitation to representatives drawn from external organisations with whom the CSHG wishes to work closely. All those interested in suggesting a possible project, supporting the activities of the new Group and steering its direction and priorities, whatever your interest, do please get in touch.
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Membership of the Heritage Group is open to all members of the Society and by invitation to representatives drawn from external organisations with whom the CSHG wishes to work closely. All those interested in suggesting a possible project, supporting the activities of the new Group and steering its direction and priorities, whatever your interest, do get in touch.
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