Reviving the Past. Empowering the Future.

Where historic spaces meet modern purpose through community, creativity, and care.
We connect heritage property owners, small business tenants and passionate professionals to breathe new life into historic spaces across the UK.

As the government’s Plan for Change states, “heritage helps us tell our national story “And should make “everyone, everywhere feel proud of where they live.” Heritage Revival is here to make that vision a reality in practical and meaningful ways.

Connect

Join a growing network of owners, tenants, and professionals building vibrant communities in historic spaces.

Contribute

Offer your time, skills, or space to help transform underused heritage buildings into thriving local hubs.

Create

Be part of a movement that blends the past with purpose, reviving heritage through creativity and care.

More Than 1K People Have Joined Us

Join the Movement to Revive Historic Spaces

Be part of a growing community transforming heritage buildings into vibrant hubs. Whether you’re an owner, tenant, or professional, your contribution helps bridge the past with a brighter, purpose-driven future.

About Us

Who We Are

I am Dr Yasser Arfat, an academic and community advocate in the UK. As a volunteer, I started Heritage Revival to bring together owners, tenants and professionals who believe in giving historic spaces a new purpose.

My aim is to build a trusted, open network where people work together to protect heritage, help local businesses grow and strengthen community identity. This platform exists for social impact, not profit, and is driven by a genuine desire to do good.

Why It Matters

Heritage is not just about bricks and old facades. It represents belonging, identity, and opportunity.

By transforming neglected spaces into vibrant community hubs, we strengthen local pride, boost local economies, support young entrepreneurs, and preserve cultural stories for future generations.

Following the government’s Plan for Change, we believe heritage stands at the heart of every community and should be accessible and meaningful to everyone.

Join Us

Lend Your Skills. Shape a Legacy.

Are you an architect, solicitor, designer, researcher, or consultant?
Would you like to dedicate a few hours each month to support small businesses inside heritage buildings?
This is your chance to “empower people all over the country to take over the heritage sites at the beating heart of their communities and bring them back into good use.”

What You’ll Do

How It Works

Complete your details, area of expertise and availability.
Specify how many free or discounted hours you can offer.
We connect you to projects or tenants who need your support.
After providing free support, you can continue offering additional help at minimal or agreed rates if both sides wish.