This year’s Heritage Trust Network conference is in the stunning setting of Caernarfon, with its vibrant historic town centre and castle. Have a read of our guide to the town to help with the planning of your trip! Book your tickets to conference now for our early bird rate! Download a…
The transformation of Wentworth Woodhouse’s historic Camellia House from derelict wreck to destination tea house begins next month, with award-winning heritage specialists at the helm. The Grade II* building, which houses some of the oldest camellias in the Western world, is currently a roofless shell on the Heritage at Risk…
Between September and November 2021 Ollie Cook and his team undertook an excavation at Lower Farington Hall, near Leyland in Lancashire. A desk-based assessment identified that the remains of a medieval moated manor house – possibly established in the 11th century – may exist on the site. An evaluation of…
Pailton Parish Council has taken a major step forward in its community project to Save the White Lion, a Grade II listed 18th Century coaching inn, at the heart of the village of Pailton. The formal tender process to appoint a Project Manager who will take the scheme forward from…
A new project will enable the Network to engage and co-create with a group of young people aged 10-20 across England, giving them opportunities in the heritage sector. Thanks to a grant of £34,063 from the Dulverton Trust in partnership with the #iwill Fund, Heritage Trust Network is launching a…
Funding has been awarded to a heritage project in Great Yarmouth which highlights the history of the town’s working-class migrant communities as part of Historic England’s ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class History.’ The new grant scheme was launched by Historic England earlier this year to support community-led projects and…
The campaign to stop M&S knocking down its flagship store on London’s Oxford Street is set for a showdown this autumn.SAVE Britain’s Heritage will be leading the case against demolition of this much-loved 1929 landmark at a public inquiry – and they need your help.Fighting public inquiries is an expensive…
The West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust (WMHBT), working in close collaboration with WBPT* in Worcestershire and CoWRBPT** in Wolverhampton are proud to launch their Buildings at Risk (BaR) Project. They will be hosting a free launch event on the 4th of August at 7pm at The Old Library, Gibb Street, Digbeth,…
‘Bridging the Gap’ is a pilot research project established by The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT), Historic Churches Scotland (HCS), Heritage Trust Network (HTN) and Churches Trust for Cumbria (CTfC). The partners are working with community groups in rural areas in southern Scotland and northern England, to explore the barriers surrounding…
Having begun with our first initial meeting in April, the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum are excitedly building discussions and ideas on how to improve the inclusion of young people in the heritage sector. Made of 18-30 year olds, we have been meeting monthly and already we are planning projects…
Interested in working in partnership with Imperial War Museums (IWM) on a new art commission that explores the impacts of conflict from the First World War to present day? The IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund is a national programme of 22 fully-funded, artist commissions, made possible thanks to the success…
It has just been announced that the Foundation for Jewish Heritage has been successful in its funding submission to the National Lottery Heritage Fund & Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme in respect of its plans to develop a Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre at the historic former synagogue at Merthyr Tydfil….
Fully qualified stonemason, Samantha Peacock, is HTN partner member Cliveden Conservation’s newest member of the conservation team. She will be joining the Bath Workshop, managed by Tom Flemons, working on projects primarily but not solely within the southwest of England. Samantha has spent 14 years working within the heritage construction…
Thank you to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and players of the National Lottery who support our project, Unlocking the Power of Communities. Through this project, we were able to use £500 of our budget for the Heritage Trust Network Conference 2021 to help one of our members in a…
The Tyne Theatre & Opera House is delighted to announce that it has just been granted an award of £242,000 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Made possible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project will help the theatre to develop a number of key elements within its…
NatureScot has announced that they are in advanced discussions with a potential new owner for Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum, a property the nature agency has owned since 1957. Subject to requisite approvals being obtained, the Castle would be placed into a charitable trust, the aims of which…
One of our student members is carrying out research as part of the dissertation for a MA in International Heritage Management at the University of Birmingham and needs your help. Janine, who also works for the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust, is researching the demographic makeup of the volunteer trustees…
For two nights this month, (June 21-22), Rotherham’s stately home Wentworth Woodhouse is set to become the House Of Future Creatives. The grand rooms where the rich and famous once lived and partied are being transformed into an intriguing and immersive ‘palace of creativity.’ Talented types interested in creative careers,…
Heritage Trust Network welcomes applications for the second round of volunteers to take part in our popular Digital Heroes project. We are looking for volunteers who: Are aged between 18-30 Have digital knowledge and skills to share with heritage organisations Are available for a volunteer placement of 40 hours (to take…
Make Your Mark, a campaign to increase the number and diversity of heritage volunteers in Scotland, has launched a new website with volunteering opportunities at museums, galleries, archives, historic sites, parks and zoos across Scotland. In the wake of COVID-19 and a prolonged period of social isolation, volunteering is more…
Our latest Partner Member in the Spotlight is LDN Architects. LDN Architects is a 40-strong architectural practice founded 65 years ago, best known for its award-winning approach to conservation complemented with creative contemporary design. They have offices in Edinburgh and Forres and work across the UK. They work with a…
Originally compiled by Dr Jim Mackay of the Kirkmichael Trust, and then substantially edited and extended by Mary Miers, Director/Trustee of Highland Historic Buildings Trust (HHBT), the Easter Ross Churches Heritage Trail comprises a comprehensive and unique guide to the Post Reformation Churches and other historic churches in Easter Ross…
Open Arms Kington (OAK) received fantastic news today when they learned that they have been awarded £300,000 towards the purchase and restoration of the Oxford Arms in Kington. The project is one of eight grants just announced by the government’s Community Ownership Fund. ‘This is brilliant news’, says Judith Gardner,…
Thanks to an award of over £4m by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, a rare Georgian Camellia House, home to some of the Western World’s oldest camellias, will be rescued and transformed into a celebration of the globe’s most popular drink… tea. The award, announced today, heralds a major step…
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