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We’re pleased to announce that Birmingham Conservation Trust has been honoured with Queen’s Award For Voluntary Service: the highest award a UK voluntary group can receive. The Trust received the award for the work of the volunteers at their Coffin Works museum.  Being based at the Coffin Works, and getting…

Cleveland Pools appoint Project Director With £4.7m funding secured from the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), the Cleveland Pools Trust has appointed a full-time director to manage and deliver the project, which is scheduled for completion in spring/summer 2021. Anna Baker joined the Trust on 3 June and will be…

More Than A Pub: The Community Pub Business Support Programme Programme is due to re-open for the second round of funding and support on Wednesday 19 June 2019. Funded by Power to Change and delivered by Plunkett Foundation, this £2.2m programme will offer support to communities in both rural and…

Regenerating Historic High Streets through Heritage Action Zones Historic England is now inviting Expressions of Interest to our High Streets Heritage Action Zones scheme. In May 2019, Historic England launched a new £44 million fund to work with partners to find new ways to champion and revive our historic high…

InvestSK, South Kesteven’s economic growth and regeneration company, has appointed Liz Bates as Assistant Chief Executive. Liz, who joins the company from Heritage Lincolnshire where she has been CEO for 6 years, will take up the new post on June 10. As a wholly-owned company of South Kesteven District Council,…

Kirkstall Valley Development Trust has received £200,000 boost for their plans to transform the derelict Abbey Mills, a former mill building into community-led social housing. Awarded by  Homes England, funding will enable the required surveying, architect and financial work to test viability. At the same time, KVDT will bring people together who…

Rebecca Pow named arts and heritage minister Following a Cabinet reshuffle, Rebecca Pow MP, Member of Parliament for Taunton Deane, has been appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Via Twitter, Pow said she was “honoured and absolutely delighted” to…

£2m funding for regeneration of The Burges confirmed £2m funding for regeneration of The Burges confirmed as Coventry announced as a national demonstrator project for High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme. A project to breathe new life into The Burges in Coventry has been given a major grant by Government….

Having undertaken a full review of the trust funded by a Resilient Heritage grant, the North of England Civic Trust will start a new life as the Cultura Trust. The trust reports that:   ‘Over the last two years we have been undertaking a fundamental review of every aspect of…

‘Gerald’s Favourite Plants for Your Garden’: Horticulture talk at Middleton Hall & Gardens Wednesday 1st May, 12pm  Horticulture specialist, Gerald Ingram will be delivering his talk, ‘Gerald’s Favourite Plants for Your Garden’, at Middleton Hall & Gardens on Wednesday 1st May 2019. Gerald is the proud owner of local business,…