The Suffolk Preservation Society promotes all that is special about our county’s heritage, and we need your support in championing our cause.
Suffolk is a diverse county. Rural and urban, ancient and modern, industrial development and unspoilt landscape. Such contrasts sit in tension with one another, and a path must be found that preserves what is significant, while also allowing considered change.
Our vision is of a county that embraces the new, while honouring the past. We see a future where we work in partnership – with communities, with funders, with employers.
Together, we will ensure that our precious historic buildings and landscapes are preserved and given contemporary purpose, that education and training continues in heritage craft skills providing secure and valuable employment, and that our towns and villages have agency in how future development takes place. Join us to find out more.
Suffolk has over 13,000 designated listed buildings and 173 conservation areas as well as numerous buildings of local importance. We work to protect, promote and celebrate our rich and unique historic environment. We do this through working with partners where specific buildings or landscapes are at risk, and supporting campaigns for protection, reuse, and preservation.
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Suffolk has a wealth of historic buildings that reflect its rich heritage, and the craft skills needed to sustain them are increasingly at risk. These specialist skills, often unique to East Anglia - like pargetting, thatching, and flint knapping – are extremely valuable in ensuring that historic buildings are maintained. At SPS, we promote the importance of these specialist heritage crafts.
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We recognise the benefits for communities and individuals that are gained from positive engagement with their surrounding environment. We run a programme of expert-led workshops throughout the year covering different aspects of the neighbourhood planning process, and we work with communities to empower them through supporting the development of better neighbourhood plans.
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