How accessible and welcoming is your heritage space—both in person and online?
Everyone Belongs is an interactive online workshop for heritage, community, and creative organisations using historic buildings and spaces across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority districts. This practical session will explore how inclusive design, marketing, and digital access can help you reach and engage a broader, more diverse audience.
From inclusive language and accessible social media to ensuring your space (physical or digital) is truly welcoming, this workshop will equip you with tools and insights to make everyone feel like they belong.
What You’ll Learn:
- Principles of inclusive design for heritage projects
- Practical steps to improve digital access and inclusion
- How to create welcoming, accessible marketing and social media content
- Strategies for reaching underrepresented and underserved audiences
- Opportunities to network with other groups working across the West Yorkshire region.
Who Should Attend:
This session is ideal for community groups, heritage organisations, and creative collectives working in or with historic spaces in West Yorkshire. If you’re looking to broaden engagement and remove barriers to participation, this workshop is for you.
Organisations in West Yorkshire Combined Authority area can book for free, we ask that you also fill in the programme sign-up form.
Heritage Toolbox
Heritage Toolbox is a pilot programme that has been commissioned by West Yorkshire Combined Authority and will be delivered by Heritage Network and Locality. It is part of the £2.3 million You Can Make It Here programme. Funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, You Can Make It Here aims to support and grow the region’s creative sector through a range of training and investment opportunities.
Heritage Network
Heritage Network (previously Heritage Trust Network) is the UK’s umbrella organisation for not-for-profits rescuing and restoring historic buildings, structures and places. We’re a member-led organisation with networking and peer-to-peer advice and learning at its heart.
Locality
Locality is the national membership network supporting local community organisations to be strong and successful. There are high numbers of Locality members based across all parts of Yorkshire. A significant number of Locality members run community hubs often with heritage value but not necessarily listed.
We aim for all of our events to be inclusive, safe spaces where everyone's views and experiences are respected. Please read our code of conduct for more information.
To prevent cyber hacking, this online event will be ‘locked’ 10 minutes after the advertised start time, we therefore encourage you to join early or on time.
Privacy
By submitting your details, you acknowledge and agree to the sharing of submitted personal data for evaluation purposes, with Heritage Network, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and evaluators SQW. Further information, including contact details for the Data Protection Officer and information on your rights under the UK GDPR, can be found on the Combined Authority’s online privacy notice: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
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If you would like to join the Heritage Trust Network and receive discounted ticket prices alongside lots of other membership benefits please go online to find out more information. Annual membership starts from just £75 for individuals, £100 for not-for-profit organisations, £250 for businesses. Heritage Trust Network is the UK's umbrella organisation for not-for-profit organisations that are rescuing, restoring and managing historic buildings and places. Join us today at www.heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/members/join-us/
