Accessible Text Alternative for Heritage at Risk and Wellbeing Logic Model

Inputs: what projects need

Aims and motivations

From HaR team: all essential

• Identified need for heritage assessment
• Assessment of required actions
• Project design

From volunteers: all desirable

• Time
• Energy, enthusiasm, commitment
• Skills and knowledge
• Networks
• Interest in history/heritage
• Belief in value of history/heritage
• Desire to preserve heritage/ save from threat
• Aspiration to occupy time purposefully
• Attachment to site
• Desire to give to community
• Desire to connect with nature/countryside
• Desire to use existing skills/knowledge
• Desire to learn/ maintain physical/ mental capacity

Enabling actions

Barriers to be removed

• Lack of resources
• Lack of information/ awareness of opportunities
• Too much responsibility on volunteers

Barriers to be managed

• Seasonality/ weather
• Health constraints
• Negative attitudes
• Site accessibility
• Poor communication
• Burdensome bureaucracy

Resources needed

• Accessible asset with a heritage ‘story’ can be any site type or condition (eg rural/urban, building /archaeological site, ruin/intact
• Specialist advise and expertise
• Range of activities to meet volunteer interests, aspirations and availability Support, mentoring, leadership
• Process for communication providing feedback
• End of project support with reporting
• Support for scoping future activity (including ongoing volunteer activity and new project ideas)

Activities: what people do

Opportunity

• Opportunities to learn and connect from heritage/history/archaeology/place
• Opportunities to contribute and have appositive impact on asset/place/people
• Opportunities for public/community engagement Range of activity types (eg physically demanding ands sedentary, heritage specific and generic
• Flexible management (activities are regular and/or as needed, processes are managed and or self-directed)

HaR specific experience

Connecting with heritage aspects of project/ asset provides the opportunity to experience the following

• Temporality
• Discovery
• Authenticity
• Continuity

Connecting with at risk aspects of project/ asset provides the opportunity to experience the following:

• Rescuing
• Nostalgia
• Transformation
• Legacy

Outcomes: what people gain

Heritage at Risk and Wellbeing themes

Purpose:

• Interest increased
• Altruism fulfilled
• Purpose found

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, give learn, connect.

Being:

• Identity expressed
• Belonging strengthened
• Contribution made

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, connect, give learn.

Capacity:

• Skills gained
• Knowledge expanded
• Skills diversified

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: learn, connect, give

Sharing:

• Engagement achieved
• Connections made
• Inclusivity extended

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: connect, give

Self-nurture

• Physical activity
• Psychological benefits
• Social benefits

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, connect, be active

Self-actualisation

• Attitudes changes
• Placemaking supported
• Self-reflection undertaken
• Aspirations explored

NEF/NHS wellbeing equivalents: be mindful, give, learn, connect.