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Maidstone Borough Council and Maidstone Museum are inviting residents to put forward their favourite Heritage Spaces in Maidstone as part of a new interpretation project. A Heritage Space can be anywhere that is important in Maidstone’s history and culture.
Interpretation is the way we communicate stories and ideas about heritage to different audiences. It plays a critical role in helping visitors engage with our heritage – intellectually and emotionally. Interpretation of spaces can look like a number of different things. Lighting up a significant building, recording a soundscape of spoken memories or music to bring a space to life or additional information about the space or building such as information boards.
How to get involved
Nominate your Favourite Space - Nominations Close: 30 June 2025.
Focus Groups - We are also inviting residents to participate in focus groups that will look at the list of spaces residents have put forward and short-list them.
The focus group sessions are available to anyone living in Maidstone Borough aged 18 years or over.
The sessions are being held at Maidstone Museum on:
Monday 21 July - 6pm to 7:30pm
Thursday 24 July - 6pm to 7:30pm
If you are interested in participating, please register your details using the Heritage Spaces Nomination Form. In this form we will ask you about your age, your postcode, gender, ethnicity, economic activity, and which sessions you are able to attend.
We want to ensure that those selected for the focus groups are a representative mix of members that reflect the wider diversity of the borough. If we get oversubscribed and you are not selected to join a focus group at this time, we would welcome your involvement in future engagement on this topic.
We will let you know by 14 July 2025 if you have been allocated a place and send further details of the focus groups.
What next
Your feedback will used to inform the interpretation project.
Maidstone Borough Council and Maidstone Museum are inviting residents to put forward their favourite Heritage Spaces in Maidstone as part of a new interpretation project. A Heritage Space can be anywhere that is important in Maidstone’s history and culture.
Interpretation is the way we communicate stories and ideas about heritage to different audiences. It plays a critical role in helping visitors engage with our heritage – intellectually and emotionally. Interpretation of spaces can look like a number of different things. Lighting up a significant building, recording a soundscape of spoken memories or music to bring a space to life or additional information about the space or building such as information boards.
How to get involved
Nominate your Favourite Space - Nominations Close: 30 June 2025.
Focus Groups - We are also inviting residents to participate in focus groups that will look at the list of spaces residents have put forward and short-list them.
The focus group sessions are available to anyone living in Maidstone Borough aged 18 years or over.
The sessions are being held at Maidstone Museum on:
Monday 21 July - 6pm to 7:30pm
Thursday 24 July - 6pm to 7:30pm
If you are interested in participating, please register your details using the Heritage Spaces Nomination Form. In this form we will ask you about your age, your postcode, gender, ethnicity, economic activity, and which sessions you are able to attend.
We want to ensure that those selected for the focus groups are a representative mix of members that reflect the wider diversity of the borough. If we get oversubscribed and you are not selected to join a focus group at this time, we would welcome your involvement in future engagement on this topic.
We will let you know by 14 July 2025 if you have been allocated a place and send further details of the focus groups.
What next
Your feedback will used to inform the interpretation project.
Nominate your favourite Heritage Space in Maidstone and register your interest in our Heritage Spaces Focus Groups.
Nominations and Register of Interest Closes: 30 June 2025
The make-up of the focus groups will seek to be representative of Maidstone Borough. As there is limited capacity, you will be advised by 14 Julyif you have been selected to attend one of the focus groups, based on the responses to the questions below.
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Page last updated: 21 May 2025, 08:32 AM
Lifecycle
Open
Heritage Spaces Interpretation 2025 has finished this stage
This consultation is open for contributions.
Under Review
Heritage Spaces Interpretation 2025 is currently at this stage
Contributions to this consultation are closed for evaluation and review. The project team will report back on key outcomes.
Final report
this is an upcoming stage for Heritage Spaces Interpretation 2025
The final outcomes of the consultation are documented here.
