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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New National Trust Report Calls for More Investment in Historic Environment
The National Trust is calling on the government to invest more in the historic environment following research that shows how highly the British public value their local history. The research, carried out with consultancy Public First, was UK-wide with an in-depth focus on Coventry. The resulting report, “There’s a Lot of History Here” – Local History, Local Heritage and…
Historic England Sector Volunteer Diversity Survey 2025
Historic England are running the 2025 Heritage Sector Volunteer Diversity Survey. The survey is aimed at any organisation in the heritage sector that has volunteers, such as industrial heritage sites. Volunteers are a vital part of the heritage sector. From gardening, welcoming visitors to historic places, and excavating archaeological sites to archiving oral histories and…
‘Deep Roots, Dark Earth: Freeminers of the Forest of Dean’ -New Video From Forestry England
A new documentary from Forestry England delves into the life of the freeminers of the Forest of Dean. For centuries, the freeminers of the Forest of Dean have held a rare and ancient right, to mine coal wherever they find it beneath the forest floor. Freemining in the Forest of Dean was formally granted by…
English Heritage Announce Restructuring
English Heritage has annouced that it is reviewing its structure, with a series of proposals deisgned to enable the charity to meet the opportunities and challenges of the next few years. On 1 April 2015, English Heritage was divided into two: Historic Engand inherited the statutory and protection functions of the old organisation, and the…
Annual Museum Survey 2024 – Findings Published
Museum Development England has released the reports for the Annual Museum Survey for 2024. The report findings highlight the continuing impact of the cost-of-living crisis, and the resulting pressures placed on museums. Museums deserve recognition for the remarkable work of their volunteers and their creative approaches to diversifying income streams. In less exceptional times, museums…
Industrial Heritage Sites Amongst RIBA Award Winners for 2024
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) announced in July the 26 winners of the RIBA National Awards 2024 for architecture, which this year included repurposed industrial buildings. The awards, presented since 1966, recognise the best of UK architecture and provide insight into the country’s design and social trends. The awards show-cased two industrial heritage…
AIM Economic Impact Toolkit Survey
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) is currently updating the AIM Economic Impact Toolkit which assesses the economic value of the independent museums sector in the UK and wondered if you could help. Introduced in 2010 and refreshed in 2014 and 2019, the Toolkit has proved to be extremely useful for museums looking to…
Historic England Guidance on Flooding & Historic Buildings
With the UK experiencing its wettest autumn/winter for many years the impact of flooding on historic buildings, especially industrial sites such as the Museum of Making in Derby, is once more in the news. As Historic England notes, ‘flooding is one of the most significant risks to historic buildings from climate change’. Furthermore, many historic…
Historical England Technical Conservation Webinar: What is Embodied Carbon? 27 June 2023
These free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation topics. On 27 June HE will be running a free session highly relevant to industrial heritage sites on ‘What is embodied carbon, how it is relevant to existing buildings and what the UK…
Industrial Heritage Support 