Author: mikenevell

I am the Industrial Heritage Support Officer for England, based at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust.

The National Archives: New Spaces, Places, and Belonging Community Hub Grant

Applications for the Spaces, Places, and Belonging Community Hub Seed Corn Grants are open until 28 November. This new UK-wide programme, run by The National Archives and funded by the AHRC, offers grants, training, and digital tools to help you explore, share, and celebrate your community’s stories.  It is funded until December 2027. Seed Corn Grants offer between £500…

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Inland Waterway Association Publishes Risk Index

Following the Climate Change Committee’s warning to the UK Government to prepare for 2oC  warming by 2050, the Inland Waterways Association (IWA) has produced a first-of-its-kind map revealing the likely impact of 2oC degrees warming on Britain’s 5,000-mile network of canals and navigable rivers, as well as other risks.  IWA has examined the risks facing…

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Rural Museums Network Online Seminars

The Rural Museums Network is holding two online seminars that are open to all – free for members and a small fee for non-members. For more details follow the links below. 6 November – Collecting and studying rural protest 4 December  – Rethinking the Rural Life Museum The Rural Museums Network is a registered charity,…

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Goole Museum Looking for Memories of Town’s Shipbuilding Past

East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Goole Museum is looking for memories, photographs, and objects that tell the story of an East Yorkshire town’s shipbuilding history. The Goole-Built exhibition hopes to feature photographs of shipyard workers and show artefacts such as tools, apprenticeship indentures, and union cards. The exhibition is planned to run from 10 January…

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Register for Next London Transport Museum Heritage Skills Seminar

There is still time (just!) to register for the next installment of the London Transport Museum’s ‘Heritage Skills Seminar’ series taking place on Thursday 30 October 2025. You can register your interest in attending in-person on the 24th October by emailing Smauel Carter at Samuel.Carter@ltmuseum.co.uk This seminar aims to bring together people working with transport…

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Stockton & Darlington Railway HELM Webinar

Historic England’s next free industrial heritage webinar takes place on 23 Oct, from 1300 to1400. This is HE’s second webinar to focus on the Stockton and Darlington Railway Heritage Action Zone. They will be exploring the successes and challenges of the different strands of work undertaken, including designation, repair, re-use and community engagement, as well…

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Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre Upgrade

Earlier in 2025 the Carnforth Heritage Visitor Centre re-opened under new management. The centre tells not only the story of the making of the 1945 film ‘Brief Encounter’ but also the history and heritage of Carnforth, its workers, and its families.   In October 2024, the Station Trust, which ran the Visitor Centre, handed back the lease…

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Seven Sites Listed to Celebrate Railway 200 Anniversary

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on the advice of Historic England, have listed five heritage railway stations, alongside two other railway sites, in recognition of their historic and architectural interest and to mark 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in September 1825. All the sites have been given…

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