The team at Wentworth Woodhouse hopes to find a big-hearted painter and decorator willing to make a splash at the Rotherham stately home. Thankfully it’s not for the Grade I listed mansion itself – with 400 windows and over 300 rooms, the task takes forever and a day… It’s two…

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…

Thousands of people ‘flew with The Flock’, Wentworth Woodhouse’s moving outdoor art installation to mark the Covid pandemic. Now there’s a chance to own a part of it. A concept created by Planet Art, The Flock saw people from all walks of life hand-decorate 10,000 wooden birds with their memories…

The George Community Pub Ltd is a Community Benefit Society (referred to as The Society) was established in 2016 to buy and own the Grade II listed George Pub, Wickham Market in rural East Suffolk. The pub, which is in the heart of a conservation area, was severely damaged by…

A brick and tile maker, two flint wallers and a trug maker have been awarded grants to help safeguard some of Sussex’s most endangered craft skills. The Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) and the Sussex Heritage Trust (SHT) have awarded the grants through the HCA’s Endangered Crafts Fund, which was launched…

Since the Group’s formation in 2018, WyeCRAG have been working on a project plan to save the Grade I/II* listed buildings of the former Wye College. During 28 January – 5 February 2021 three Appeal Hearings took place, instigated by the owners of the Wye College campus (Property Developers Telereal…

Cromer War Memorial, Norfolk was named as the Joint Winner of the Carving, Lettering & Sculpture category at the Stone Federation’s Natural Stone Awards 2020 online ceremony, 19th March 2021. Cliveden Conservation were the main and principal stone contractor for this award-winning project. Designed by WD Caröe in 1919, Cromer…

Banana Enterprise Network, the Charity that has been working on acquiring and saving Historic Rock Hall since January 2020, has been awarded £99,600 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their “Rock Hall – Saving Farnworth’s Paper Making Heritage” project. Made possible by National Lottery players, the grant will fund…

Memories and images of the derelict Camellia House in the grounds of Wentworth Woodhouse are being sought by specialists now steering plans for its restoration. Redeveloping the Grade II* listed Camellia House into a daytime cafe and evening events venue is Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust’s first major project to bring…

SAVE’s listing application gains support from national organisations and showcases previously unknown significance of model home farm. An application submitted by SAVE Britain’s Heritage to list a threatened Edwardian model farmstead in rural Hampshire has garnered support from national bodies and leading architectural historians including the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) the Gardens…

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…

Chris Brown, until recently Executive Director of The Old Deanery in Ripon, joins the Trust this month, bringing a wealth of business development, event service and hospitality experience to both the management of The Station and wider developments across the Trust. He will oversee current and new projects as the…

Funding Wales will help connect Wales’ charities, community groups and social enterprises with the funding they need.   Funding Wales is a free tool to help voluntary organisations find funding for their cause. The website, created by Third Sector Support Wales, allows charities, community groups or social enterprises in Wales…

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…

The latest Network poll asked our members about the uptake of digital technology, particularly during the COVID crisis. Zooming in When it came to basic marketing and communication tools, not surprisingly the big winner is Zoom and its competitors, with 85% of respondents reporting taking up video conferencing for the…

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…

Long-abandoned servants’ quarters at Wentworth Woodhouse are about to be streamed into the living rooms of crime drama fans in over 190 countries The Grade I listed stately home in Rotherham being regenerated by a Preservation Trust was used as a location for major new Netflix series The Irregulars, which…

Forget the yellow brick road, head to stately home Wentworth Woodhouse and follow the rosy-red paths from Georgian times. Footpaths created 200 years ago have been restored in the gardens of the Grade I listed Rotherham mansion. Visitors can now follow the paths to the garden’s beauty spots – like…

The Sussex Heritage Trust’s annual Awards were launched today, with a call for new entries for the prestigious architectural and landscape scheme. The only Sussex-wide Heritage Awards supports excellence in conservation, restoration, and the good design of newly built projects, whilst also encouraging the use of traditional skills and crafts….

Cleveland Pools Trust has received a Capital Kickstart Fund award of £290,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund for their restoration project that has been delayed as a result of the pandemic. This is one of the latest grants, awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, on behalf…

A recent poll of Heritage Trust Network members reveals the effects the COVID19 pandemic and their resilience in dealing with them. Delays A majority of members (57%) say they have suffered delays to their heritage restoration projects due to the pandemic and the lockdowns. “It’s really been about loss of…

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…

Cleveland Pools is the UK’s oldest public outdoor swimming pool. Built in 1815, the site first opened as a river fed pool, followed by a colourful history through the Victorian era to its heyday in the 1970s, until competition from the newly opened indoor Bath Sports and Leisure Centre saw…