The Hamish Ogston Foundation Heritage Building Skills Programme is a major five year in-work training and apprenticeships programme run in conjunction with Historic England. Based in the North of England, it will run from 2021 to 2026. It is funded by a £4.3 million grant from The Hamish Ogston Foundation; a charity supporting health, heritage, and…
Keighley Heritage Railway Trials Boost Bio-coal Progress
The first ever trial of bio-coal in a full size, standard gauge, locomotive took place on February 14 2022. The trials, featuring British Railways Standard ‘2MT’ 2-6-0 No. 78022, were conducted on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. They pitted a trial batch of Homefire Ecoal, developed by CPL Industries Ltd for use in steam locomotives,…
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants Data
The Arts Council England (ACE) has updated it National Lottery grants data for 2021/22. This includes a full list of Project Grant awards offered to organisations in the period April 2021 to August 2021. Such data is a useful resource to see which projects are attracting funding, and thus might help industrial heritage groups or…
Annual Museum Survey for 2021 Shows impact of COVID Pandemic
The Annual Museum Survey 2021 national report is now out and this reveals the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 765 museums across England, from their audiences and finances, to their workforce. It highlights the significant differences in how this impact has been felt across the sector, depending on key factors such as a museum’s region,…
PhD Research Posts into Industrial Heritage Available at Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University, working with the Industrial Crafts Research Network https://simonpenny.net/industrial-crafts.html, have two funded PhD opportunities available around capturing tacit skills within industrial heritage. The Industrial Crafts Research Network (ICRN) is an international, interdisciplinary research network of academics, museum professionals, designers, and practitioners dedicated to the study of and communication of skill and knowledge within…
Culture in Crisis Report
The Centre for Cultural Value at the University of Leeds has just released a report on Culture in Crisis. This report shares the results of its investigations into the impacts of Covid-19 on the cultural industries and is highly relevant for industrial heritage sites and organisations. The key findings are: Audiences: the shift to digital…
Industrial Sites Amongst Newly Protected Heritage in 2021
Historic England has recently pulled together a number of highlights from around 400 sites that have been protected through listing and scheduling across England during 2021 – https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-new/news/listed-in-2021/. These include 362 listings, 41 new scheduled monuments, and 13 new parks and gardens listings. A number of these are industrial heritage sites such as Lelley Windmill…
Launch Webinar for New Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit
A new Carbon Literacy for Museums Toolkit has been developed by The Carbon Literacy Project and Museum Development North West, in collaboration with Museum Development England, museums and Julie’s Bicycle. Museums have an important role to play in tackling the climate crisis – not only by reducing the emissions created within the museum sector, but also as…
AIA e-news Bulletin for January 2022
Welcome to the Association for Industrial Archaeology’s regular e-news bulletin. Read on for updates on what the AIUA have been doing recently, and other industrial archaeology news from the UK and beyond. If you have a story you think should feature in a future bulletin please get in touch with the AIA. Proposed Cuts at…
Catalyst Looking to recruit New Chief Executive Officer
Catalyst, in Widnes, is looking to appoint a new part-time Chief Executive. The Trustees of the science museum are keen to build on the extensive and impressive work done by the current CEO. They would welcome applications from as diverse a group of people as possible. The post is open from 1st April 2022. This…
Industrial Heritage Support 