Submit your work for the Stephen Croad Prize, celebrating new research on historic UK buildings. We seek essays on landmark discoveries, overlooked places, building conservation, and heritage crafts. 🔗 Details: buff.ly/mXpsl4x
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Project of the Week 6.
The exterior of The Woolstore before. Credit: Caledon Regeneration Partnership.
The exterior of The Woolstore after. Credit: Mark Hackett.
The interior of the restored Woolstore. Credit: Mark Hackett.
From a derelict former wool store to a bustling childcare facility ‘busy with little feet running around it’ – The Woolstore has been given a new lease of life that is ‘helping to shape the little minds of Caledon and surrounding areas.’ #AHF50
Read more: ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...
Join us online on 26 February, 7pm.
In this free Zoom webinar, CBA Executive Director Neil Redfern and Casework & Advocacy Manager Catherine Bell will unpack the government’s proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework, the most significant changes since 2012. 👉
...Want to have your say on the future of heritage skills? 🗨️
Check out following by 28 Feb 2026 to share thoughts on HESCAPE 1.5:
1️⃣ Read the consultation draft: lnkd.in/eKR9kCPS
2️⃣ Complete the survey: lnkd.in/ee4mwCSw
👉 Read more about Skills Forum Live on the HEF website: lnkd.in/eAYbX8k2
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A key outcome of the event was an early review of the updated Historic Environment Skills & Careers Action Plan (HESCAPE 1.5) 📋
Colleagues across the heritage sector are now invited to help shape the next phase of this work by reviewing the draft and sharing feedback...
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📢 Shaping the Future of the Heritage Workforce
This year's Historic Environment Skills Forum Live, hosted at the beautiful Chester Cathedral, was a day well spent exploring ways to strengthen the skills and career pathways needed to care for the historic environment...
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We’re pleased to announce that Baroness Twycross, Minister for Museums, Heritage and Gambling, and DCMS Lords Minister, will deliver the Ministerial Address at Heritage Day 2026.
👉 For a full list of speakers, event info, and to book your place today, visit: tickettailor.com/events/thehe...
Join us for our next This is Archaeology lecture: Stump Cross Caverns on 18th Feb 🕳️
Expert caver Tom Thompson explores a century of partnership between this North Yorkshire show cave and the British caving community, from Palaeolithic traces to Victorian exploration.
Book 👉 shorturl.at/B1c9r
A site visit to St John's Church, Great Yarmouth, which recently received a Heritage Revival Fund Capital Grant.
🚨 Job alert!
Following the recent announcement of significant new investment, we are seeking an England Development Manager (Heritage Revival Fund) to co‑lead our core grants and advisory programme across England.
Find more details and a full job description: ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...
Black and white headshot of Emma Carver, HEF Task Group manager
Meet our new Task Group Manager 👋
We are pleased to welcome Emma Carver to the Historic Environment Forum (HEF) team this week, joining us as our new part-time Task Group Manager!
👉 Find out more about our team: lnkd.in/e4SD5x6d
👉 Learn more about the Relevance Task Group:
lnkd.in/eqtnFJDm
People walking dogs on a beach in Cornwall, with historic environment features present in the background. Credit to Ben Elliot on Unsplash
The Resilience Review: A Sector‑Wide Space for Heritage Resilience 🌿
We’re busy shaping the next edition of our new newsletter - a convening space that brings the heritage sector together to keep up-to-date on shared priorities.
Sign up now👇
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/resilience-r...
🎉 New £1.5bn package to be invested in cultural organisations over the next five years 🎉
We are pleased to see this significant commitment to investment across the arts, cultural and #heritage sectors by Department for Culture, Media and Sport 👏.
www.gov.uk/government/o...
Don’t miss out on this #HeritageScience job opportunity!
Applications for the Conservation Scientist role at English Heritage close on 26th January 2026.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/rt10LjC
#NHSFMembers #HSCommunity
The £15m Heritage at Risk Capital Fund is helping bring 37 at-risk historic buildings back into community use. Great to visit Gawthorpe Hall Great Barn in Padiham with Oliver Ryan MP and National Trust colleagues to see our grant supporting roof repairs on this beautiful Grade I listed barn.
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2025 was a milestone year for Historic Buildings & Places — our first full year as a CIO. Director Liz Power reflects on new partnerships, events, casework and the people who make it all possible.
Read more: hbap.org.uk/hbp-2025-a-y...
#HistoricBuildings #Heritage #Conservation #Charity
Happy 50th Anniversary year to AHF 🎉
2026 marks a major milestone for HEF member the AHF, celebrating half a century of championing community‑led regeneration.
As part of the celebrations, a touring exhibition will showcase five decades of impact across the UK - which will you visit? 👇
New Year, new resolution?
Thinking “I’d love to get more involved in archaeology this year”… but not quite knowing where to start? We can help 👋
📬 Sign up to our newsletter for the latest archaeology news, events and volunteering opportunities near you 👉 www.archaeologyuk.org/news/newslet...
Toast hanging from string on tree branches in an orchard on a sunny winters day
Morris dancers dressed in red and green waving bells and sticks. We can see someone just in frame playing a violin.
Up for banging some pans, leaving gifts for tree spirits, drinking warm cider and dancing? Join a wassailing event! buff.ly/7X0duWP
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Looking to kick off 2026 with a #NewJob in heritage?
We have an amazing part-time opportunity to work at the heart of collaboration in the heritage sector:
💼Task Group Manager (0.5FTE)
🪙£37k (pro-rata)
📍London (flexible)
📆Apply by 6 Jan 2026
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/vacancy-for-...
Interior of the Middle Street Synagogue. It has ornate metal work, columns and a chequerboard tiled floor.
Are you a project manager looking for your next project? The Foundation for Jewish Heritage are looking to appoint a Project Manager for their Middle Street Synagogue project.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity on our website:
heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/jobs/
#HeritageJobs
Historic England's 2025 listings highlight the diverse #heritage of everyday places and community stories, from wartime "dragon’s teeth" in Surrey to a philanthropically built model boat club boathouse and a suburban elf garden.
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We're looking for creative changemakers working in & around Bradford!
Apply for our #CreativeClimateAccelerator training programme & we'll help you step into climate leadership!
The programme runs online & in person in Bradford Feb-Apr 2026 >> tinyurl.com/m8jn95h
@artscouncilengland.bsky.social
Black & White headshot of Dr Fran Benetti
Today we are wishing the best of luck to our wonderful colleague and friend Dr Fran Benetti as she embarks on an exciting new career opportunity👏
Fran has brought energy, insight and focus to HEF's work and has done an excellent job as our Task Group Manager.
Thank you and good luck Fran! 🍀
Looking for heritage-focused highlights and developments in the world of planning ?
Historic England's monthly Planning Bulletin has now been published for December👇
historicengland.org.uk/advice/plann...
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📩Introducing the Resilience Review, our new newsletter 📩
Our quarterly e-newsletter is a new space for HEF & our wider partners to share important updates on work connected to the Heritage Resilience Plan 2025-35.
Read edition one now & sign up ✅
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/resilience-r...
Do you want to help sustain a more resilient and joined-up heritage sector? 💭🙌🏻
We’re looking for someone with a collaborative & strategic outlook to join our team in the New Year!
👉Applications close 12 noon on 6th January 2026.
👉Apply: 🔗 lnkd.in/etp5aEMK
Really productive discussion with @histenvforum.bsky.social
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Colleagues from our HEF Financial Task Group gathered together in front of a Christmas tree during a recent workshop session
🗞️ Collaborative Task Groups launched to support heritage resilience 🗞️
Linked to priority areas of the Heritage Sector Resilience Plan, we're excited to continue our collaborative ethos to support Financial #Resilience & Relevancy across the sector.
historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/new-task-gro...
Image description We're Hiring! Historic Environment Forum Task Group Manager (0.5FTE) Are you passionate about how collaboration can shape a resilient heritage sector? We are seeking an outstanding person to lead one of our Task Groups apply now: tinyurl.com/bdhk5d3m
📢 Heritage Job Klaxon 📢
Join our Team!
HEF is recruiting a new Task Group Manager to help drive collaboration across England’s heritage sector.
⏰ Closing: 12noon, 6 Jan 2026
🔗Apply now: tinyurl.com/bdhk5d3m
Our refreshed #HeritageSector Resilience Plan provides a clear roadmap for partnership working towards these inter-connected goals.
Our four #resilience cornerstones aim to guide collaboration over the next 10yrs.
Get involved 👉historicenvironmentforum.org.uk/hef-activities/resilience-plan/
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