4. A New Role
A New Role
•Create an innovation platform across the organisation.
•Ensure any research learning/research from innovation activity is shared across the organisation.
•Increase trust income for innovation development.
•Define and develop the Croftspar model of support to move Alzheimer Scotland into supported tenancies.
•Define the ongoing development of the design of Dementia Resource Centres.
40. Recent Projects
North East Together
Gateshead Carers
Carers Centre Newcastle
Newcastle YMCA
Traidcraft
Greggs
Ryder Architects
Memories FC
TRUMP
Workshops in ECA, Dublin, Helsinki, Lugano
47. Blue Plaques Selection Process
Almost all the proposals for English Heritage Blue Plaques are made by members of the public who write or email the organisation before submitting a formal proposal.
English Heritage's in-house historian researches the proposal, and the Blue Plaques’ Panel advises on which suggestions should be successful. This is composed of 13 people from various disciplines from across the country. The panel is chaired by Professor Sir David Cannadine, and includes former Poet Laureate Professor Sir Andrew Motion and buildings historian Professor Gavin Stamp. The actor and broadcaster Stephen Fry is also a prominent member of the panel.
Roughly one third of proposals are approved in principle, and are placed on a shortlist. Because the scheme is so popular, and because a lot of detailed research has to be carried out, it takes about three years for each case to reach the top of the shortlist. Proposals which are not taken forward can only be re-proposed once ten years have elapsed.