Historic England run a regular series of online webinars, and the 2025 programme includes two relevant to industrial heritage sites. These are part of the Historic Environment Management (HEM) webinars series, which provide training and advice for the heritage sector through case studies and showcasing the latest research.

The next two free HEM webinars focus on Stockton & Darlington Railway, and are part of the Railway 200 series of events, celebrating the opening of this line, the first passenger railway in the world, in 1825. The Stockton & Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone ran from 2018 to 2023 and was established to protect and raise awareness of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in the lead up to the line’s 200th anniversary, and to develop its potential to deliver economic growth and regeneration in the local area. These two linked webinars will look at its impact.

• The Stockton & Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone – Research Projects, 26 June 2025 at 1pm:
• The impact and legacy of the Stockton & Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone, 23 October 2025 at 1pm

You can register for these upcoming webinars, sign up for the mailing list, and view webinar recordings on heritage management topics, particularly those supporting training and Continuing Professional Development in historic environment management, by following this link:

https://historicengland.org.uk/education/training-skills/training/webinars/hem/