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Heritage Crafts and Sussex Heritage Trust award two new grants to help save endangered crafts from extinction

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A reverse glass gilder and a hand hewer have been awarded grants to help safeguard some of Sussex’s most endangered craft skills. Heritage Crafts and the Sussex Heritage Trust (SHT) have awarded the grants through the Heritage Crafts’ Endangered Crafts Fund, which was launched in 2019 to increase the likelihood…

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AGM marks another successful year for Network

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Heritage Trust Network holds its Annual General Meeting online at 9.15 on Thursday 30th November. The meeting will receive the report and accounts from the trustees (downloadable below). 2022-23 was another successful year for the Network with membership growing from 620 to 702, lots of successful, well-attended events including Conference…

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Make Your Mark Announce New Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit

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Today, the Make Your Mark in Volunteering campaign has published an Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit. Part of Scotland’s Volunteering Action Plan, the toolkit was created in partnership with the University of Strathclyde, and is supported by the Scottish Government and the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Make Your Mark Inclusive Volunteering Toolkit is…

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Scotland Churches Sector Map

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The Scotland Churches Sector Map, which has been created by the Heritage Trust Network, with support from Historic Churches Scotland, Scotland’s Churches Trust, National Churches Trust and Historic Environment Scotland is now live on our website. It has collated a wealth of information to help you understand the churches sector…

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Unlocking Artistry: Inverkeithing Heritage Regeneration Project Stone Carving Competition

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Left to right: Ruaridh, Fife Council; Paul and Karen from Historic Environment Scotland; Jessica, Doug, Kierin, Callum, Fife Council; Cameron, Ashwood Scotland Ltd. A stone carving competition was held in late September, at Inverkeithing High School. The competition was open to eight apprentice or recently qualified stone masons. The purpose…

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Become our next Scotland Trustee!

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Heritage Trust Network is seeking a new Scotland Trustee for its Board of Directors. This is a unique opportunity to join the leadership of the fastest growing organisation in community-led heritage regeneration. The Network now brings together over 800 members including nearly 550 not-for-profit heritage organisations and 40 heritage businesses….

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Linking past lives at Wentworth to present – how the Forge A Link campaign is evoking family memories

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Strong bonds forged with Wentworth Woodhouse in times gone by are supporting the house’s current fundraising campaign, Forge A Link. The charitable trust regenerating the Rotherham stately home is giving supporters the chance to have their initials hand-stamped onto a 154 metres-long chain for the mansion’s famed East Front. Donations…

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Rotherham showcases its ‘culture, creativity and arts for all’ mission to Arts Council chair

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Visionaries aiming to regenerate Rotherham through art and culture welcomed the chair of Arts Council England to the town this week. Sir Nicholas Serota visited the town centre’s Camellia sculpture and headed to Grade I listed architectural masterpiece Wentworth Woodhouse for the launch of the Preservation Trust’s Cultural Strategy. As…

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Meet our new Heritage Trainee for Wales

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The position of Heritage Trainee (Wales) has recently been appointed to Cultural Heritage Management graduate, Izabella Maar. This six-month position, which has been made possible through funding from Cadw and the National Lottery Heritage Fund is aimed at helping a recent graduate or returner-to-work gain professional experience and skills in…

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Merlinsoft Launches Sitebuilder2

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Established in 1995,  Partner members Merlinsoft provide multi award-winning solutions for attractions and events management, from access control to online bookings. ********** Sitebuilder 2 is the latest advance from a company that already enjoys a reputation for reliable, efficient and innovative technology across the event-management world. The launch of Merlinsoft’s…

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Could you be our Heritage Trainee (Wales)?

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Now Hiring – Heritage Trainee for Wales      Thanks to funding from Cadw and the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Heritage Trust Network is recruiting for a six month Heritage Trainee (Wales) position. This exciting traineeship has been designed to help recent graduates and returners-to-work to develop the skills, knowledge and…

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Sustainable Heritage: Preserving the Past, Securing the Future

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I recently had the privilege of participating in an inspiring volunteering programme with European Heritage Volunteers in collaboration with Klassik Stiftung Weimar during the UNESCO-Welterbestätten Deutschland e.V. German World Heritage Day. The title of this remarkable initiative was “Sustainable Practices of Heritage Conservation in Times of Climate Change.” Today, as…

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