{"id":678399,"date":"2026-01-06T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/678399\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:19:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:19:14","slug":"fbhvc-given-green-light-to-apply-for-unesco-recognition-of-uk-classic-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/678399\/","title":{"rendered":"FBHVC given green light to apply for UNESCO recognition of UK classic scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday 6th January 2026 <\/p>\n

\n Words:
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\n Nathan Chadwick
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\n | Photography: Nathan Chadwick\n <\/p>\n

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs<\/a> (FBHVC) has received approval from UNESCO to proceed with an application to have the UK\u2019s historic vehicle enthusiasts\u2019 movement recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage.<\/p>\n

The application centres on the role played by enthusiasts in maintaining and passing on knowledge, skills and practices associated with historic vehicles, helping to ensure this aspect of motoring history remains active and relevant.<\/p>\n

This approval represents the first stage of a longer assessment process. If successful, it would lead to public enthusiasm for historic vehicles being formally documented and safeguarded as part of the UK\u2019s living heritage. UNESCO\u2019s agreement allows the Federation to develop and submit a full application. The decision follows discussions with the Heritage Alliance involving the Federation\u2019s chairman David Whale and director of Heritage Phil Sampson.<\/p>\n

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In 2024 the UK Government supported the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which recognises living heritage as cultural practices that are actively maintained. In the UK these include activities such as bell-ringing, boat-building, c\u00e8ilidh, carnival, pantomime, pancake day, Highland games, Eisteddfod, Lambeg drumming, longsword dancing, dry-stone walling and wassailing.<\/p>\n

The Federation\u2019s application has been facilitated through its relationship with FIVA, the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Internationale des V\u00e9hicules Anciens<\/a>. The Federation acts as the UK\u2019s Authorised National Federation for FIVA, which is recognised by UNESCO as a cultural partner, providing a formal route for engagement with the organisation. UNESCO\u2019s aim in creating inventories of living heritage is to support their safeguarding. These inventories are intended to encourage discussion about how living heritage is protected and to provide an initial framework for identifying, recognising and raising awareness of the range of living heritage in the UK.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe authority to proceed with a full submission is an exciting prospect indeed,\u201d said David Whale. \u201cEvery year 4.3 million enthusiasts attend events supported by our 534 member clubs. By enjoying and learning about historic vehicles, and sharing their knowledge, enthusiasts play a vital role in helping keep our heritage alive \u2013 which is precisely why we are keen to see the UK historic vehicle enthusiasts\u2019 movement officially recognised as an example of our nation\u2019s living heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuesday 6th January 2026 Words: Nathan Chadwick | Photography: Nathan Chadwick The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678400,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-678399","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-northern-ireland","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115850010006310624","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}