Carbon Literacy training for industrial heritage sites specialising in transport will be available this September, run by Historic England with the support of the Heritage Alliance. The training session for mobile heritage organisations is on the 17th and 19th September, with the opportunity to schedule other sessions if there is demand. Historic England will include…
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Root & Branches: Carbon Literacy Training for the Cultural (Industrial Heritage) Sector, 2024-26
Roots & Branches is an award-winning, environmentally-driven collaborative project between Museum Development England (MDE), The Carbon Literacy Project and Manchester Museum. Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for another two years with a programme launching in June 2024 and continuing until March 2026. Managed by Museum Development North (MD North), MDE are continuing the project for…
Historic England Technical Tuesday Training Courses for Autumn 2023
Historic England have announced this autumn’s topics for their Technical Tuesday training courses. The free webinars, presented by Historic England’s Technical Conservation Team, provide delegates with an in-depth look at a range of technical conservation issues. The subjects include two industrial heritage-related items: a study of the Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings ground source heat pump project,…
AIM’s ‘New Stories New Audiences’ Scheme Open for Applications
‘New Stories New Audiences’ is an Association for Independent Museums grant scheme funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. It is open to all AIM members in the small museum category (up to 20,000 visitors). AIM members in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all eligible to apply. The scheme inspires museums to stay…
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…
Saving Energy in the Cultural Sector: Free Webinar 18 November
Rising energy prices are causing a crisis in the cultural sector. In response to this the Cultural Sector FM Hub is bringing together a panel of experts to discuss ways of saving energy in heritage and cultural buildings of all types and sizes for a free webinar on the 18 November at 1.30pm. The multi-disciplinary panel will also look…
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…
AIM Adds More Industrial Museum Case Studies
AIM (Association of Independent Museums) helps heritage organisations to improve their resilience and thereby to prosper. They do this by providing regular sector updates, targeted grants, training programmes, and a range of expert advice and guidance services. AIM also commissions research on behalf of the sector and undertakes advocacy for the sector. Through their ‘helping…
Rebuilding Heritage – Round 4 Support Applications Now Open
Rebuilding Heritage, which provides free online support and training for the heritage sector, has opened a fourth round of support. Round 4 will include new group training on financial literacy, digital marketing, and workplace inclusion, in addition to offers of support in business planning, communications, fundraising, legal issues, leadership, and wellbeing. You can apply for…
Free Industrial Heritage Webinar January 2021
Historic England will be running a third free industrial heritage webinar on Thursday 21 January 2021 between 1300 and 1400. This webinar will look at the identification, assessment, and recording of industrial heritage sites through the planning process in England, as well as considering potential public benefits arising from such work. The speakers will be…
Industrial Heritage Support 