COMMUNICATION
Below: New BEFS website at www.befs.org.uk
We launched a new website at www.befs.org.uk with
added functionality and enhanced content including a
new blog page; increased our Twitter followers (over
600 followers by July 2013); set up a LinkedIn account
with discussion forums; and sent out an e-bulletin every
three weeks.
We recruited a part-time Communications and Policy
Officer (to January 2013) and then a full-time
Advocacy and Communications Officer (from July
2013).
MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT
Below: Derek Mackay, Minister for Planning & Local Government,
and Sarah Boyack MSP at the Annual Congress.
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We ran a very successful Annual Congress in
Linlithgow in November 2012. ‘Small Town Scotland’
attracted over 80 delegates and included presentations
from a wide range of speakers including architect
Malcolm Fraser, journalist Magnus Linklater, BEFS
Chairman Cliff Hague and Derek Mackay, Planning
Minister.
Main image: Questions from delegates at our well attended
Annual Congress in Linlithgow.
We held regular meetings of the Historic
Environment Working Group, looking in particular
at the Archaeology Strategy and Historic Environment
Strategy review and proposed merger of Historic
Scotland and RCAHMS.
We held a presentation skills workshop for
representatives of member organisations and facilitated
a joint workshop with the Scottish Civic Trust and
Haddington and District Amenity Society.