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…
Refreshed Heritage Funding Directory Now Live
The Heritage Alliance have unveiled the new and improved Heritage Funding Directory. The refreshed directory has been sponsored by Historic Houses Foundation, PixelFridge, and the Architectural Heritage Fund. The Hertiage Funding Directory is a great place to epxlore grants for conservation projects, community heritage initiatives, or organisational development. To learn more about how the Heritage…
Report Published on Local Authority Museums Considering Different Operating Models
The Association for Independent Museums (AIM) has published a new AIM Success Guide on ‘Local Authority Museums in Wales Considering Different Operating Models’. Although written for Local Authority museums in Wales, with funding from Welsh Government, the guide is also applicable to museums in other parts of the United Kingdom. Over 15% of industrial heritage…
Collections Trust and Museum Development England National Training Programme
Collections Trust and Museum Development England have partnered for 2025/26 to pilot a brand new national programme of briefings to support your site with implementing the Spectrum Standards. Spectrum is the UK collection management standard that is also used around the world. The latest version, Spectrum 5.1, published in September 2022. This version offers revised…
2025 Spring Drought & Heat Waves Impacting Opening of Industrial Heritage Sites
The spring and early summer heatwaves in the UK, combined with an exceptionally dry spring (leading in some areas of England to drought conditions), have had a noticeable impact on industrial heritage sites, with temporary closures and changes to ways of working. In England, the Canal and River Trust have closed parts of the Leeds…
Historic England Launches Heritage Investment Prospectus to Regenerate 17 Sites
Historic England launched its Heritage Investment Prospectus, at the UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF), on the 21 May. This showcases historic sites where owners are actively seeking investment partners or buyers. Underused historic buildings across England could be given a new life through this investment initiative by Historic England, and many of…
Historic England’s Latest Historic Environment Management Webinars Showcase the Stockton & Darlington Railway
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…
Carbon Literacy for Musuems Course
Museum Development England, in partnership with Manchester Museum and The Carbon Literacy Project, has developed an online Museums’ Carbon Literacy Toolkit that is free to access by all museums. It is being delivered by the Museum Development teams across England, with the support of the Museum Carbon Literacy Officer. It will run online from the…
Heritage Counts Survey
Heritage Counts Survey
Industrial Heritage Support 