Sarah Pearce

A range of historic, listed buildings at Portsoy Harbour that recently formed the backdrop to an episode of Peaky Blinders and featured in the remake of the film Whisky Galore, are to be conserved and revitalised by the North East Scotland Preservation Trust (NESPT). The four buildings, right beside the…

Fair Justice System for Scotland (FJSS) Group has recently been awarded a grant of £79 200.00 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting heritage project, (Windrush Scotland – The Experiences of People of African Caribbean Heritage – A Consultative Project). The project will be delivered from West Calder…

The Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign, which aims to increase the number and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland, is regularly updating a digital library of resources and programme of events, including those shared by Heritage Trust Network. You can see the free resources that are available on their website…

Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (PKHT) have launched a new Community Heritage Grant Fund and are inviting applications from local groups. The aim of the Fund is to support community projects which conserve or enhance the historic environment of Perth and Kinross. The Trust is hoping to give financial support…

Heritage Trust Network is delighted to be part of an alliance offering support to community groups wishing to establish a community business in their local church or place of worship. Places of worship can make great locations for community businesses.  From shops and cafes to post offices and farmers markets…

We’re delighted that our friends at Chiene + Tait have renewed and increased their offer of free support to HTN members. You can now contact their team for 30 minutes of complimentary advice and guidance, on all topics they cover, including setting up trading subsidiaries. Have a read of their…

Following the end of its initial five year pilot project, Stirling City Heritage Trust published a comprehensive review of the Traditional Buildings Health Check Scheme, the first of its kind in the UK. “In 2012, Stirling City Heritage Trust produced a Scoping Study report for Historic Scotland which set out…

Following the conclusion of a successful community asset transfer process the board and staff of Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) are delighted to announce that as of Friday 26th February 2021, Forres Town Hall is now under the ownership of FACT. Joanna Taylor, Chair of Forres Area Community Trust said…

In our goal to become a carbon neutral organisation, the Heritage Trust Network is delighted to distribute funding to three green initiatives established by our members. Using funding from our ‘Unlocking the Power of Communities’ project, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Network is focussed on offsetting the…

The Community Burgh Survey group in Inverkeithing have met virtually, throughout the pandemic. Their hard work has won the Highly Commended Marsh Award for community archaeology projects, run by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA). It was one of only three projects to be shortlisted, and the only Scottish winner in the paid support category, presented by the CBA on Thursday 4th February…