Conservation Management Plan - Tamworth Borough Council

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F Policies Engagement Policy F1: Re-engage with the Friends of Tamworth Castle and offer a more active role again through capacity development and training. Policy F2: Actively consult more widely, on the development and presentation of the castle though the use of social media networks. Policy F3: Develop training for volunteers in: research; conservation tasks; living history; costume making collections management tasks; interpretation and in support of customer service roles. Policy F4: Relate volunteer tasks to their skills and experience. Policy: F5: Seek people’s memories of and reactions to the castle. Collect and curate these in partnership with local groups, to extend the castle collections on the social history of Tamworth. Policy F6: Provide space for temporary displays by local schools and community groups, which record the castle and park over the seasons. Policy F7: Develop a display about caring for the castle and the collections. Develop a regular guided walk/talk programme on ‘how we care for collections and castle and how you can do the same at home. Policy F8: Make provision for those who visit when no re-enactors are on site, and develop the capacity and range of volunteer re-enactors. 106 Part 2 www.marionblockley.co.uk Tamworth Castle Conservation Management Plan
G Policies Presenting and interpreting the castle Policy G1: Develop presentation of all phases of Tamworth Castle within a clear interpretation plan that encourages full visitor enjoyment and understanding (to include the significant Norman, Medieval, and Jacobean phases which are currently under represented). Policy G2: Consider a re-ordering of room uses, decoration, presentation and circulation to make best use of the building for interpretation and visitor services and minimise the impact on the fabric. Policy G3: Improve the quality of presentation of Tamworth Castle to a consistent high standard and to minimise intrusive elements, to make provision for visitors attending when there is no living history event. Policy G4: Build on the success of the costumed interpretation at Tamworth to widen it to include the important Saxon (for the town of Tamworth), Norman, Medieval and Jacobean phases. Policy G5: Engage and train volunteers to research and present the story of Tamworth Castle through living history and costumed interpretation workshops for families and school groups. Policy G6: Draw on the historical and archaeological sources to inform and enhance the presentation of room settings and functions, and tell the stories of the people who lived and worked at Tamworth Castle over 1000 years. Policy G7: Enhance interpretation and presentation of the bailey and wider castle park to create an appropriate setting and to aid historical understanding. Policy G8: Enhance the interpretation of the nationally significant aspects of the castle which are at present poorly understood and not presented: The Motte; The Norman Shell Keep and Integral Tower; the Herringbone Masonry Wing Wall and Late Medieval Great Hall as well as the wider medieval castle park, mills and fisheries. Policy G9: Explain the work routinely carried out to care for the castle, the bailey and the collections, and how they can be damaged. Policy G10: Move away from perpetuating myths (Dungeon, haunted bedroom) in the presentation and draw on the fascinating true stories which can be presented in a lively and engaging way (sieges; royal visits; royal champions; disputes with local residents etc). Policy G11: Continue to develop the range of educational provision for school and other groups, as an important element in interpretation and the promotion of access. Tamworth Castle Conservation Management Plan www.marionblockley.co.uk Part 2 107
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Introduction The Brief The Tamworth
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