R E V I E W 29 LOYD GROSSMAN THE HERITAGE ALLIANCE and THE CHURCHES CONSERVATION TRUST The biggest challenges are money and making other people care as much as we do. as a volunteer was, I suppose, when I was appointed to the Commission of English Heritage in 1997. SKILLS In terms of the skills I brought to my volunteer roles, I think being a good communicator and a pretty quick learner have both been tremendously helpful. I learn something every day. All of our organisations are under an immense amount of pressure to do more and more with pretty limited resources. So I’d hope that we are all learning to be more e!cient and to get better at income generation. ACHIEVEMENTS AND REWARDS When heritage disappears, it disappears forever and there is a great deal of satisfaction to be gained from defending something so that future generations can enjoy it too. CHALLENGES Protecting something as precious and fragile as architectural heritage is always going to be challenging, especially against a di!cult economic background. I think one of the key recent challenges in the sector has been trying to convince successive governments that, rather than being a liability or a brake on economic growth, our heritage is one of our greatest national assets and, potentially, a powerful foundation of smart and sustainable growth. Ultimately, of course, the biggest challenges are money and making other people care as much as we do. Loyd Grossman grew up in New England BOE NPWFE UP UIF 6, JO UIF NJE T He completed an MSc at the London School of Economics before embarking on a career in journalism and broadcasting. More recently he has been an energetic supporter of museums, galleries, libraries and architectural heritage. He has been a commissioner of English Heritage (1997–2003) and of the Royal Commission on the Historical .POVNFOUT PG &OHMBOE He has served as chairman of The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) since 2007 and of The Heritage Alliance (HA) since 2009. HA is the forum for heritage interests across the UK, representing the full spectrum of heritage NGOs. As well as the IHBC, its member organisations include the National Trust, Campaign to Protect Rural England, the Institute for Archaeologists, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and many smaller, specialised heritage groups. For more information on the work of the $$5 TFF 1FUFS "JFST DBTF TUVEZ PO QBHF CURRENT ROLES I am privileged to be chairman of The Heritage Alliance and of The Churches Conservation Trust. HA represents the interests of 92 heritage organisations and so is very involved in policy and lobbying. 5IF $$5 IBT UIF IBOET PO management of 342 historic Church of England churches, is a leader in conservation practice and does a great deal of innovative regeneration and community building work. I also support – through deeds and donations – the charitable activities of the two city livery companies I belong to, the Worshipful Company PG (MB[JFST BOE 1BJOUFST PG (MBTT and the Company of Arts Scholars. MOTIVATION I’ve loved old buildings, history and the historic environment ever since I was a kid. Recognising how fragile and irreplaceable the past is * WF CFFO B MPOH UJNF NFNCFS BOE supporter of a lot of organisations involved in the conservation of historic buildings. My first major commitment A visit by the trustees of The Churches Conservation Trust to St Mary’s Church, Shrewsbury: volunteering o"cer Robert Milton (pointing) gives trustees some background on the church. (Photo: CCT) Loyd Grossman, British Olympian Jonathan Edwards and Heritage Alliance colleagues at the launch of the Cultural Olympiad Discovering Places project (Photo: Discovering Places)
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