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Dig, divide, plant, repeat! The Snowdrop Mantra is chanted every February by Wentworth Woodhouse’s army of gardening volunteers. Every year, but this… Lockdown means the volunteers cannot get together to continue their annual task of splitting and replanting the year’s snowdrops to increase their spread. But thanks to their backbreaking…

Cliveden Conservation’s long-standing team member and manager of the Bath Workshop, Tom Flemons has been presented with the SPAB Gwyn Watkins Award 2020. Stonemason Tom received the 2020 award for his outstanding personal contribution both to traditional building skills and support of the SPAB Fellowship. This award recognises those who…

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,…

Black Diamonds, the book that revealed the untold story of Wentworth Woodhouse. brought the Rotherham stately home international fame. Author Catherine Bailey achieved her aim. She wrote the best-seller in 2007 to highlight the plight of ‘England’s forgotten palace’. Now Catherine has again put pen to paper to help the…

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…

The Ouseburn Trust has launched a live and interactive virtual tour of the historic Victoria Tunnel which you can tune into from your living room, classroom or wherever you might be. The Ouseburn Trust, an independent charity who manage Newcastle’s renowned Victoria Tunnel, were awarded an £18,000 grant by Historic…