Sarah Pearce

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…

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…