Rural Heritage Survey

Rural Heritage Survey

Since 2021, the Rural Community Network has been supporting rural communities to connect, share and develop their heritage across the region. As part of our new project ‘HEARTH’ (Helping, Engaging, Amplifying Rural Through Heritage), we are keen to hear from rural communities on what heritage means to you and the support/skills development you need to embed heritage work. The results of this survey will help us shape our skills development programmes and tailor the support you need from the Rural Community Network over the next two years. The closing date to complete the survey is Monday 27th May 2024 at 5.00pm. This survey will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
1. Are you responding as a/an
2. What is the name of your organisation/community group?
3. Which of the following best describes your organisation/group?

Other
4. Has your group been involved in a heritage project in the past?
5. If yes, can you give short description of the types of projects your group have been involved in?
6. If no, what has prevented you/your organisation from undertaking/exploring a heritage project?
Have you been involved in a rural heritage project before?
If yes, can you give a short summary of the highlights and challenges of being involved.
11. Heritage means something different to everyone. We are interested in what heritage means to rural communities. What does heritage mean to you/your community? (Tick all that apply)

Other

7. In what ways do you engage with heritage in your area? Please rank the following.

Rows	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Visit history/heritage sites
Attend Art/History/Heritage events
Reading heritage related literature
Take part in local heritage projects
Part of a local history/heritage group
Visit natural heritage locations
Involved in folklore/storytelling
Attend heritage workshops
Local family/history research
Traditional music/dance
Practice traditional heritage crafts

8. If you explore heritage in other ways, please comment below.
9. Where do you engage with heritage in terms of locality here in NI? (Tick all that apply)

Other
10. We are keen to understand the places that you engage with heritage. Can you indicate where you normally experience heritage? (Tick all that apply)

Other
12. Do you think there are barriers to exploring heritage in rural areas?
13. If yes, what barriers do you think exist for rural communities in regards to heritage?

Other

14. How interested are you/your group in exploring the following heritage projects/opportunities in your rural communities?

Rows	Not interested	Slightly interested	Very interested
Events
Oral history
Exhibitions
Digital Heritage
Biodiversity
Collections/Archives
Podcasts
Heritage trails
Publications
Reminiscence
Contemporary heritage
Intergenerational work
Talks/lectures
Traditional skills/crafts
Creative projects

15. If there are other heritage opportunities you/your group would be interested in exploring, please comment here.
16. Would you/your group be interested in taking part in a community development skills programme? A community development programme builds skills in developing the knowledge, understanding and essential practical skills and experience required to provide the support a group needs to function effectively.
17. If yes, please tick the areas that are of interest to you.

Other
18. Would you/your group be interested in a heritage skills and training programme?
19. If yes, tick the areas of interest.

Other
20. Are you interested in networking events with others exploring and working/volunteering in rural heritage?
21. What types of themes would be of interest at heritage networking events?

Other
22. Is there anything you would like to share about the support that is needed for rural heritage to flourish?
23. Is your group a member of the Rural Community Network?
Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey. This survey will help shape the content, events, training and support we provide rural communities over the course of the HEARTH project. If you have any questions about the project please contact Emma Mc Aleer at emma@ruralcommunitynetwork.org

Its free to join the Rural Community Network as a member for individuals/community groups for the first year and after that its £20 per year. Please get in touch if you are interested in becoming a member at info@ruralcommunitynetwork.org.

For more information see here https://www.ruralcommunitynetwork.org/membership/
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