Bill Bevan

Bill worked as a tour guide at Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage in Grasmere during the 1980s. He developed his interest in heritage interpretation as an archaeologist, driven by his belief that we all have a right to learn about our past. For Bill, interpretation helps us to understand something about the differing ways people at different times perceived and inhabited their worlds.

Bill set up inHeritage[KB18]  in 2005. He later served as interpretation project officer for the Peak District National Park Authority between 2006 and 2010. Much of Bill’s current interpretation work involves helping community groups realise their ambitions while ensuring interpretive best practice.

Bill is a writer and photographer. He has also been a terrible footballer, live movie sound-tracker and DJ – playing as far afield as Australia, Greece, Portugal, Zambia and Zanzibar, as well as the UK.

Bill has served as AHI Chair (for three years) and Chair of The Awards Group (for eight years). He led the relaunch of the Awards, bringing a more inclusive focus on engagement and the visitor experience.