Historic Towns Forum

The Historic Towns Forum (HTF), formerly the English Historic Towns Forum (EHTF), has been supporting professionals working in the historic built environment since 1987. The Forum's events and publications focus on perennial and topical issues. This collective then offers a strong platform from which to lobby policy makers on behalf of historic towns and cities.

EHTF was founded to establish and encourage contact between local authorities having responsibility for the management of historic towns and cities, and between these authorities and other public, private and voluntary sector agencies:

• By organising conferences and seminars - (see events)

• Through its network of expert practitioners and advisors, through partnership links with Government and non-government organisations, policy makers and private sector companies working in historic towns and cities

• By researching and producing good practice guidance - (see publications)

• By influencing key policy making bodies which keeps Members' and Partners' concerns at the forefront of national agendas

• Through European links including, the European Association of Historic Towns & Regions - (see Europe)

HTF is funded from three sources: -

• Membership fees

• Sponsorship 
  
  Corporate Partnerships: The Forum has a special relationship with selected private companies, each representing a particular area of interest. These companies enjoy unique benefits and a high profile within the Forum. 
  
  Support for publications and events, as and when appropriate

• Publication sales and events fees

The Executive Committee, elected by the AGM, meets four times a year to discuss issues, agree work programmes and make policy decisions. View the report of the minutes of the Annual General Meeting 2009.

You can also review the follwing Annual Reports below.

2009 Annual Report
2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report

HTF is administered by two full-time and two part-time members of staff, based in the Faculty of the Built Environment of the University of the West of England, Bristol.

The Forum holds a strategy meeting approximately bi-annually, bringing members of the Forum together, to discuss policy and strategy issues. Minutes for October 2008 Strategy Meeting

The Constitution was last amended by the AGM in October 2009.

You can also view our Business Plan for 2007 - 2009 here