The latest UK Heritage Pulse survey shows how June’s extreme heatwave impacted the sector. June’s amber and red weather warnings pushed temperatures into the high 30s celsius, affecting the UK’s heritage sites. The latest UK Heritage Pulse survey asked people across the sector how the heat affected their buildings, collections, staff and visitors. They replied…
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Industrial Sites Included in Historic England’s Heritage Investment Prospectus for 2026
In May, Historic England published its latest Heritage Investmant Prospectus,which includes several industrial heritage sites. The prospectus highlights 20 historic sites where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers, alongside examples of where empty historic buildings have been successfully transformed into homes. Historic England research shows that by taking the potential of these buildings and using…
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…
Social Media Use in 2025 – Are Industrial Heritage Charities Still on X?
Facebook remainded the most popular social media platform for most Industrial Heritage sites in England during during 2025. According to Industrial Heritage Network members, hundreds of sites are hosting Facebook pages. There was also a noticeable increase in the use of the LinkedIn platform, although the numbers remain in the low tens. Dozens of industrial…
Charity Digital’s Advice On How to Set Up a ‘Just Giving’ Page
The start of a new year coincides with the middle of the annual the shut down period for many industrial heritage sites across Britain. Its a time to plan for the future, and many industrial heritage sites will be grappling with securing their finances in 2026, after a year of challenges in 2025. The ‘Just…
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…
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…
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