The Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator published in June 2026 new, joint, guidance to help people who want to raise funds for charity. This will have a direct impact on those supporting charitable industrial heritage sites and many industrial archaeology groups and societies who raise funds for their activities and projects. The guidance provides…
Historic England Updates Local Heritage Listing Guidance
Historic England has published the third editon of its ‘Local Heritage Listing: Identifying and Conserving Local Heritage. Historic England Advice Note 7’. Local heritage lists are ‘lists of non-designated heritage assets (NDHAs) which, due to their local heritage significance, have been identified as being of value to a particular place and the community who live…
Exploring the Role and Impact of Small Museums in Places: Take Part in New AIM Survey
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) is seeking your (Industrial Heritage) organisation’s views on the role and impact of small and medium museums across the UK, with a particular focus on their contribution to local placemaking and community life as part of a research project in partnership with Arts Council England; Culture Division, Welsh Government;…
New Resource Hub for Sharing Climate Guidance with Heritage Organisations
New Resource Hub for sharing climate guidance with heritage organisations
New Book from Historic England on Industrial Archaeology of the Nuclear Industry
New Book from Historic England on Industrial Archaeology of the nuclear industry
Kids in Museums Training for Summer 2026
Kids in Museums training for summer 2026
Heritage Volunteers: Ensuring They are Up to Date with the Latest Legisation
Heritage Volunteers: Ensuring They are Up to Date with the Latest Legisation
SW Museum Skills Online: Essentials in Application Writing
This free on line course on 10th & 17th June is designed to build skills in writing strong applications for funding, an essential element of running any industrial hertiage site. Over two sessions, the training will provide helpful information and tips to build skills in writing strong applications for funding – whether grants from trusts/foundations…
Museum Development North Course: ‘Getting the Word Out: An Introduction to Marketing for Museums’
This training course from Museum Development North, on the 24th June, is aimed at museum professionals in North museums who have responsibility for marketing, and should be useful for those running industrial heritage sites. It will also act as as a refresher course for more experienced museum marketing professionals who are seeking new ideas and…
Heritage Network Publishes 2026 Impact Report on Community-Led Regeneration
Heritage Network has published its third annual Impact Report, highlighting the contribution of community heritage organisations to people and places across the UK. Covering activity in 2025, the report features eight member case study “impact stories”, alongside wider evidence of impact. Key highlights include more than £60 million invested in restoring buildings, structures and landscapes; 43 properties removed from…
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