The Heritage Foundation

ABOUT US

The Heritage Foundation encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films & TV Heritage. Essentially the aim of the foundation is to combine paying tribute to Britain's wealth of talent who have bought pleasure and joy to millions through their performances or technical skills with raising funds for good causes through our charity "The Arts and Entertainment Charitable Trust".

Fund raising events include erecting permanent memorials in the shape of Blue Plaques, staging tribute evenings, luncheons and concerts. In addition we also honour today's talent whether on stage, television, radio or in film, in performance, production or scriptwriting, they are acknowledged and celebrated at the Heritage's highly prized annual Awards Luncheon at a star studded gala ceremony held in June each year.

The Arts and Entertainment Charitable Trust supports a range of national and regional charities, including Childline, The Variety Club Children's Charity, Imperial Cancer Research, British Strokes Association, British Heart Foundation , Aspire, Parkinson's disease Society, Lymphoma Association, Manx Mencap, Lord Taverners, National Playing Fields Association, Children of Chernobyl, Rochdale Mayors Appeal, South Bucks NHS Trust, Derrian House Children's Hospice, Tree of Hope, The Grand Order of Water Rats, the Lady Ratlings, and The Entertainment Artiste's Benevolent Fund. Other causes and charities are always being considered to benefit from The Heritage Foundation's work

ANNUAL PRESIDENT 2008

Robin Gibb CBE

2007 - James Whale
2005/6 - Rick Wakeman
2003/4 - Anita Harris
2002 - John Inman
2001 - Bobby Davro
2000 - Tom O'Connor
1999 - Ernie Wise OBE
1997/8 - Phil Collins LVO
1996 - Sir Norman Wisdom

PATRONS
The Rt. Hon The Lord Pendry, The Lord Taylor of Warwick, Sir Norman Wisdom, Sir Sidney Chapman MP, Michael Grade CBE, June Whitfield CBE, Nicholas Parsons OBE, Harry Fowler MBE, Stephanie Moore MBE, Madeline Bell, Steve Collins, Ernest Maxim, Frank Warren, David King MBE, Harold Snoad and Andy Woodward.

TRUSTEES for the Arts and Entertainment Charitable Trust
Sir William Blackburne, Phil Collins LVO, The Hon Sue Nicholls, Nicholas Parsons OBE, David King MBE, David Graham, Philip Madoc, Ian Stokes

Directors

David Graham, Ian Stokes, Philip Madoc,
Dave Lodge

Our Sponsors and Supporters

UK Production Services Ltd, Risborough Printers, Olympus Pictures Ltd, Burnham Signs, Doug McKenzie Photography, Mad About Sport Ltd., Eclipse Security