Dr Kelcey Wilson-lee

Excellent visit to Anglesey Abbey in the sunshine today for snowdrops and treasure hunting. Really not far off the house I'd create with a practically unlimited oil-money budget. Pity the lack of it!
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My first run this morning since I tripped on steps last October and tore some tendons in my left ankle and foot. Quite a day for it, too - feels like a turning of the page after the winter.

The ‘AHF: 50 Years of Reimagining Heritage’ exhibition is open Weds-Sun from 12-4pm until 18th February.

Pop down to the amazing #AHFsupported Riddel’s Warehouse in Belfast to see it while there’s still time!

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#Heritage #Regeneration #NorthernIreland #Exhibition

Horizon Youth Zone entrance. Credit: Horizon Youth Zone.

Aerial shot of Horizon Youth Zone exterior. Credit: Horizon Youth Zone.

The climbing wall at Horizon Youth Zone. Credit: Horizon Youth Zone.

The 3G kick pitch at Horizon Youth Zone. Credit: Horizon Youth Zone.

The Grade II-listed West Haven Maltings and Migar House in Grimsby have been transformed into Horizon Youth Zone. The landmark site will officially open its doors to welcome in & support children and young people across North East Lincolnshire this Saturday! 🎉

More: ⬇️
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Project of the Week 5.

The exterior of The Court House, Bangor, during restoration.

The exterior of The Court House, Bangor, after restoration.

People queuing up to get inside The Court House, Bangor, which is now alive with activity.

"It’s wonderful to see such a historic building buzzing with life again."

Having once served as a bank & a Court of Petty Sessions, The Court House has now become Bangor's home of live music and the arts.

Discover more about our fifth Project of the Week for #AHF50:
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Portsoy Old Harbour. Credit: Paul Higson.

The Grant Lodge, Elgin. Courtesy of The Grant Lodge Trust.

The Belmont Cinema, Aberdeen. Courtesy of Belmont Community Cinema Ltd.

Further funding success for three #AHFsupported projects in Scotland! 🎉

Congratulations to the projects that have secured significant grants from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to help progress with their plans: Marbles Warehouse at Portsoy Old Harbour, Grant Lodge, and The Belmont Cinema.

Thanks so much!

The red door of Riddel’s Warehouse opens to reveal the AHF's new exhibition. Credit : Argyll Images.

Heritage display at the exhibition. Credit: Argyll Images.

A person reading the People display at the exhibition.

People are sitting down to listen to speeches and a panel discussion at Riddel’s Warehouse for the launch of the exhibition.

Belfast’s @riddelswarehouse.bsky.social looked incredible for our launch night. The exhibition is open to the public from the 6th until 18th Feb.

If you're in town, come see how we’re supporting heritage across the UK. Don’t miss the start of the tour!

#Architecture #Heritage #Belfast

Thank you to everyone who helped make the exhibition possible, particularly The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Lottery Players whose funding has enabled it!

Thrilled to launch 'AHF: 50 Years of Reimagining Heritage' last night at Riddel's Warehouse in Belfast with a packed crowd despite the cold weather. The exhibition celebrates 50 fantastic projects that have inspired us. On until 18 Feb - if you go, let me know what you think!
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Wandlebury's Viking-era mass grave finds include trepanned skull The skull belonged to a young man whose remains were flung into the burial pit, say archaeologists.

Big archaeological news coming from Wandlebury hillfort today - incredible new finds from the 9thC. Will be wonderful to learn more about how early medieval people thought about these ancient fortifications. @cambridgeppf.bsky.social
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There is v little in life more satisfying than getting your hands at last on something you've written or edited, & boy was I thrilled at the end of a long day to flip through this beautiful catalogue filled w stories & photos & essays for #AHF50 Years of Reimagining Heritage, opening tomorrow!

A map showing AHF-supported projects dotted across Northern Ireland.

The interior of Riddel’s Warehouse, Belfast. Credit: Joe Laverty.

A performance at The Court House, Bangor.

The exterior of The Woolstore, Caledon. Credit: Mark Hackett.

Belfast is the first stop!

We’re launching our 50th Anniversary UK tour this week at Riddel’s Warehouse on the 6th of February. See 50 years of heritage-led regeneration before the exhibition heads to Glasgow, Cardiff, and London.

#AHF50 #Belfast #Heritage @riddelswarehouse.bsky.social

Lovely blues in the cloudscape this morning over the Irish Sea. Am en route to Belfast to install @archhfund.org.uk's 50th anniversary exhibition celebrating heritage reuse - opens Thursday night!

Looking forward to being in Belfast next week with the @archhfund.org.uk & @kwilsonlee.bsky.social for their 50 Year touring exhibtion opening.

The venue, Riddel's Warehouse, is a beauty of Industrial heritage (photos © Joe Laverty)

Excitement today to visit workshop where @archhfund.org.uk's 50th anniversary exhibition is being built!
We open next week in Belfast at #RiddelsWarehouse - nearly there...

A brief pop into St Bartholomew the Less yesterday in London, where I encountered William Markely, 'gentleman of London', who died in 1439, and his wife Alice, who lived on after him and probably installed this brass.

Canada House, Sheffield. Credit: Vox Media.

HUGE NEWS! We are so pleased to announce that investment of £46m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will enable the expansion of our #HeritageRevivalFund through to 2030. ⬇️
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Project of the Week 2.

A picture of the exterior of one of Whaley’s Buildings, Armagh, before restoration. Credit - Hearth Historic Buildings Trust.

A picture of the exterior of one of Whaley’s Buildings, Armagh, after restoration. Credit - Bryan Rutledge.

Project of the Week 2 for #AHF50: Whaley’s Buildings.

The 1990s saw the revival of this collection of 18th-century houses, when @hearthni.bsky.social stepped in to undertake the complex task of saving them from dereliction.

Learn more: ⬇️
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More information on when and where you can see this FREE exhibition - in Belfast, Glasgow, Cardiff & London - on @archhfund.org.uk website and socials.
Thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund and players for making it possible! /end

Two weeks from today our exhibition celebrating 50 years of @archhfund.org.uk will open in Belfast at the extraordinary Riddel's Warehouse. Creating the exhibition & catalogue has been a labour of love - 50 extraordinary stories I've tried to do justice to. Hope you can see it & share your ideas! /1

Lovely! My favourite example is in Eastleach, where St Michael and St Andrew are either side of the trickling waters of the Leach. Like in Swaffham, only one church still in use while the other in care of The CCT.

Absolutely- Coventry an excellent example of this!

The twin parish churches of Swaffham Prior: SS Cyriac & Julitta (early martyrs) higher on the hill prob earlier; St Mary's chief glory is early 12thC octagonal tower. Churches adjacent bc parish boundary runs through town centre & high ground good for building. Do you know of other such examples?

The unapologetic Perpendicular of Burwell Church in Cambs on a glorious winter day. Built in 1460s prob under direction of Reginald of Ely - free due to hiatus in King's College Chapel works bc of the Wars of the Roses; the best feature is the wooden panels under roofs, carved like misericords.

We’ve launched our 50th year at Garrison Chapel! 🏛️ A fantastic evening celebrating 5 decades of rescuing historic buildings with Baroness Twycross & Ros Kerslake CBE.

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund and National Lottery players for making it possible!

#AHF50 #Heritage #UKHistory

Today starts our 50th anniversary year - when we'll celebrate what has been achieved through & together imagine what more heritage-led regeneration can offer for today and tomorrow. Thanks to the projects, our supporters & funders, our team, & communities across the UK for making it possible!

The Buttermarket, England. Credit - Lottie Matthews.

John O'Groats Mill, Scotland. Credit - The John O'Groats Mill.

Gregynog Hall, Wales. Credit - The Gregynog Trust.

Carlisle Memorial 'Link Building', Northern Ireland.

📢 Today, we are excited to be sharing our Annual Review 2024/25, showcasing our work in supporting heritage and community-led regeneration across the UK.

Take a look at what we've been up to and read about some brilliant #AHFsupported projects.

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We had a productive time in Stoke with Heritage Development Trusts from across the UK, digging into the future of heritage-led regeneration. The energy and insights were exceptional.

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Richard Clinton, Chief Executive of Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust, said: “Without the AHF’s blend of grant and loan funding, we would have faced increased costs and delays in realising the vital benefits this project will bring to the community. Beyond the funding, they have encouraged us and offered advice and support, which has been critical in making this project a reality.”

A young child walks underneath fairy lights that are hung up around the old stables at Delapré Abbey. Credit - Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust.

It’s #GivingTuesday!

For nearly 50 years now, we have provided advice and funding to projects across the UK to restore, adapt, and reuse historic buildings for community purposes.

By supporting us today, you can help us continue this work in the future. 👇
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