Sarah Pearce

In December 2020, HTN joined forces with Historic Churches Scotland to host an introductory discussion forum for any group contemplating the future of their church building, ‘At the Heart of the Community – A Future for Your Church’. Are you a community group thinking about taking ownership of your local church?…

Acknowledging the Past, Sharing the Future. Following our event in August 2020, HTN are now sharing the video presentations online for anyone to access for free! These fantastic presentations share a huge amount of information, guidance and ideas on how to be more inclusive in your heritage projects. We want…

Some good news for the new year! Continuing with the recovery theme from our 2020 Conference, we have collated a selection of news pieces and video case studies from our members, sharing their successes from the past year. Follow the links below for new ideas, top tips and some practical…

Wentworth Woodhouse has survived much during its 250-year history. But its future looked bleak when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the UK. 2020 was set to be a turning point in the resurrection of the Rotherham country house once owned by the Marquesses of Rockingham and the Earls of Fitzwilliam and one…

In November 2020 the Heritage Trust Network conducted their first, entirely digital conference. The theme was ‘Grassroots Heritage: Empowering Recovery’, with a focus on presenting case studies, top tips and practical guidance for HTN members and the wider community. With many attendees completing the follow up survey after the event,…

Originally shown at our 2020 Conference – ‘Grassroots Heritage: Empowering Recovery’. Feixue Huangdu and Neville Stankley, from Culture Syndicates, present the case for promoting UK heritage to China, giving context and advice on how we can best engage international audiences with the UK offering. This video begins with a short…

Originally shown at our 2020 Conference – ‘Grassroots Heritage: Empowering Recovery’. A key case study presented by the Architectural Heritage Fund with Ederney Community Development Trust, looking at their project to regenerate ‘The Pat Murphy House: from tobacconist’s to wellbeing and co-working hub’. This video has a short introduction from…

MORE community owned businesses, such as shops and cafes, will be supported to open in churches across the UK thanks to a major funding boost. National charity, Plunkett Foundation, alongside Allchurches Trust, will be providing the resources needed to encourage and facilitate churches to work closely with their wider community…

Originally shown at our 2020 Conference – ‘Grassroots Heritage: Empowering Recovery’. A brilliant case study featuring the staff from Fife Historic Buildings Trust, ‘Challenges and Changes, Adventures in 2020’ takes a look at how this heritage trust have achieved success, whilst adapting to conditions caused by Covid-19. Click here to…

The Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign, which aims to increase the number and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland, was launched today on Friday 4th December. The zoom event was opened by Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture Fiona Hyslop, who said; “Much of our historic environment…