I do enjoy being quoted with a good pun in a press release:🔥 "Like the historic boilers, I’m all fired up to see these exciting plans coming together … different spaces creating new usable & sustainable spaces for both visitors & local community” @archhfund.org.uk www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-co...

The former Inverness Royal Academy was the first purpose-built large secondary school in the Highlands. Today, thanks to @waspsstudios.bsky.social, the former school buildings have been beautifully restored as Inverness Creative Academy - a major creative hub. ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/... #AHF50

It's not often I get to be a pin-up for a construction news focussed website, but Project Scotland have a nice feature on the Scotland leg of our travelling @archhfund.org.uk 50th Anniversary exhibition- on now at the Briggait until May 16th, so do pop in for a look! projectscot.com/2026/05/glas...

Who wants a longish read about the colliery waggonways of Southside, illustrated with far too many maps? Nobody? Bah. You shall have one anyway. new-cleckit.dominie.scot/the-govan-wa...

I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.

It's not often I get to be a pin-up for a construction news focussed website, but Project Scotland have a nice feature on the Scotland leg of our travelling @archhfund.org.uk 50th Anniversary exhibition- on now at the Briggait until May 16th, so do pop in for a look! projectscot.com/2026/05/glas...

🔎🏚 #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts (HDT) Spotlight – North East Scotland Preservation Trust (NESPT). NESPT brings derelict, disused & redundant buildings back to life in the Aberdeenshire area & beyond. As a HDT, its focus is the historic harbour town of Portsoy. 👇 ahfund.org.uk/projects/nor...

Great to attend the opening of Creative Dunblane Community Co:working Hub and Digital Makerspace, with a wonderful poetry reading by Jackie Kay, Scotland’s third National Poet. We supported this project with a #HESsupported grant and are pleased to see the old Burgh Chambers come alive again.

Oar you ready for this next #AHF50 Project of the Week? 🛶 West Boathouse is considered to be one of the grandest buildings of its kind in Britain. Following sensitive restoration, it remains home to multiple rowing clubs & is a fully shared & accessible facility. 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

Our 50 Years of Reimagining Heritage exhibition is off to a flying start at The Briggait in Glasgow after a fantastic launch event last week. The exhibition is open Mon-Sat until 16 May. If you’re in the city, come down & see how we’re supporting heritage across the UK! #AHF50 #Heritage #Glasgow

It’s a lovely day - if you’re in Glasgow why not pop in to see our @archhfund.org.uk 50th Exhibition at the Briggait. I can testify that the kids activity sheets work well to distract them while you get a chance to read up on a huge variety of fantastic projects from all over!

It’s a lovely day - if you’re in Glasgow why not pop in to see our @archhfund.org.uk 50th Exhibition at the Briggait. I can testify that the kids activity sheets work well to distract them while you get a chance to read up on a huge variety of fantastic projects from all over!

While setting up shop for their 50th anniversary exhibition in Glasgow's Briggait Studios, the team from the AHF spoke to me about both the past, and the future of heritage preservation in Scotland

Pleased to report that I was able to fit this into today's training session on "How to give a good technical talk".

The sun shone in Glasgow this week for launch of @archhfund.org.uk's 50 Years of Reimagining Heritage exhibition in the glorious Briggait, formerly a fishmarket & today home to artist studios thanks to @waspsstudios.bsky.social. The exhibition is on until 16 May, Mon-Sat - swing by if you're nearby!

It's a terrible thing having a face for radio when the radio starts recording pictures! 🙂 Anyway, if you’re in Glasgow in the next 2 weeks go see our snazzy new exhibition at the Briggait, celebrating 50 years of @archhfund.org.uk ! www.instagram.com/reel/DXy0Vp1...

If you want to learn more about @archhfund.org.uk and our work in Scotland, join me and my colleague Andrew on Tuesday as we talk advice, grants and loans for community led, historic building catalysed local regeneration projects at this free upcoming online Meet the Funder event, hosted by SCVO.

I obviously don’t have favourites amongst the projects we’ve supported over the years, but this is definitely one of my favourites.

Today is #NationalPenguinDay so we're remembering that time we made a Penguin out of Penguin Books. It's a Penguin Penguin. 🐧

Hi I wrote about the making of classic platformerChuckie Egg and talked to its creator Nigel Alderton. Please give it a read as I want to show there’s an audience for this gaming history stuff 🙏 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

Hello all. I am shamelessly here to hustle orders for 'The 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival'! The first full account of the Glasgow Garden Festival is now available to preview and pre-order. And a print of the Garden Festival sketch map is available right now! gardenfestivalbook.com

🔔 We have awarded new grants to one of our #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts, Fife Historic Buildings Trust, to support three distinct projects in Dunfermline, the proposed end uses for which will support plans to further expand the city’s growing visitor economy. More: ⬇️ ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

In addition to being hilarious, I always marvel at the incredible artistry the animators packed into every frame of the old Looney Tunes shorts. All of the little character nuances, the gorgeous backgrounds, the musical accents… these things really are such treasures of cinema.

Cultybraggan Camp is considered to be one of the best preserved purpose-built WWII Prisoner of War camps in Britain. Now owned by Comrie Development Trust, it is a thriving multi-use community resource, with holiday lets, business units, a café, museum & more. #AHF50 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

📣 Reminder that we are hiring an Investment Manager to join our team and support organisations across the UK to breathe new life into historic buildings. 📅 The deadline for applications is 27 April 2026. Find out more and apply today: ⬇️ ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

Work to rescue and revive Govan Old in Glasgow has begun. The former church is being brought back to life for a mix of uses. We have supported this project with three #HESsupported grants, and a recent loan will now contribute to this latest stage of work. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2600826...

In Greenock, Creative Regeneration has completed the acquisition of The Glebe. We have supported this project with a #HESsupported grant for development work and are so pleased to have helped it reach this significant milestone. www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2600575...

Catch the AHF 50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Briggait in Glasgow for its second stop of the tour. #AHF50 #ArchitecturalHeritage #SustainableDevelopment #Scotland #UKHeritage

Absolutely LOVING this piece of AOACIS #fanart by the incredibly talented Sarah, Age 12 from Linlithgow! Keep up the great work, the game is still very much in production, and this is going on our wall. ❤️ #cat #drawing #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #adventuregame @gordonbarr.scot

From a warehouse for the storage and repair of sails and nets to beautifully presented town houses and a holiday let – the Old Sail Loft in Stornoway has had quite the transformation! Learn more about our latest Project of the Week for #AHF50: ⬇️ ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

Nice to be able to be part of a rare counter example to Betteridge’s Law of Headlines! Our upcoming exhibition celebrating 50 years of @archhfund.org.uk is opening for its Scottish focused leg in Glasgow at the Briggait soon! www.heraldscotland.com/news/2599811...

Over 20 years, Scottish Historic Buildings Trust worked to conserve, study & interpret this 16th-century merchant’s house and its history. Today, Law’s Close operates as a commercial business & retail hub, and is home to a variety of small businesses. #AHF50 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

I need a t-shirt with this on.

"Delegate Zephon, you will go on my first whistle. Delegate Malpha, you will go on my second whistle. Contenders, READY!" <audience all applaud by hammering the flats of their hands down the table in front of them>

Well that’s beautifully surreal - the two 1960s lost episodes of Doctor Who found & returned by @filmisfabulous.bsky.social now sharing the “new and trending” space on iPlayer with Gladiators!

After suffering fire damage in the late 1980s, Kinghorn Town Hall was boarded up. 🏚 Now, thanks to Fife Historic Buildings Trust, the building has been converted into a holiday let, providing a special place to stay and experience Fife. #AHF50 Read more: 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

🔔 New Job Alert! Are you looking for a new opportunity in #SocialInvestment? We’re hiring an Investment Manager to join the AHF team to support organisations across the UK to bring historic buildings back to life. 👉 Find out more & apply today: ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

How do you breathe new life into a group of historic buildings on the high street? When Tayside Building Preservation Trust secured ownership of Gardyne’s Land, they set out to transform the complex into affordable visitor accommodation in the heart of Dundee. 👇 #AHF50 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

Nominations are open for the Buildings at Risk 🏛️ SAVE Britain’s Heritage is seeking entries from across Scotland to spotlight historic buildings at risk and support their reuse. Submit a nomination:

Sprung! Twice in the year, around the vernal and autumnal equinoxes, the sunrise shines right along Ingram Street, turning the Iron Duke, his steed, Copenhagen, and even his traffic cone hat into a shadowy work of art against the great doors of GoMA. Picture: u/Hoyerman68

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

In the 90s, Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust undertook a unique project to bring this ornate set of gentlemen’s toilets back into use. Rothesay's Victorian Toilets have since become one of the island’s most popular visitor attractions - we can see why! #AHF50 👇 ahfund.org.uk/anniversary/...

Hopefully, some good news coming re. the reopening of the A-listed Langside Halls. Built in 1847, as the National Bank of Scotland, in Queen Street, the building was moved stone-by-stone to the edge of Queen's Park in 1902. Pic: The building when it sat in Queen Street.

There comes a point in every quest through the newspaper archives at which you realise you have left sanity a long way behind. This is Harry, the Singing Hippo (1964).

🚨 Attn #Glasgow folks ⚠️ I have developed a new #history #talk for the Alexander Thomson Society. "All that Remains: Tales from the Ramshorn Kirkyard" on Sat 25 Apr, 1pm, Mitchell Library, free entry. Booking 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-that-r... #Taphophile #Graveyard #MementoMori #DeathHistory

Dr Who - the time travel show that can deliver new episodes, from 61 years ago. Camfield directing a Nation script. Nick Courtney. Hartnell looking right at us and saying 'Daleks!'. Other fans get easter eggs, we get resurrections.

Missing Doctor Who Recovered! The Film is Fabulous! team are pleased to announce the recovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who, from the serial entitled, ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’: The Nightmare Begins (Broadcast: 13th Nov 1965) Devil’s Planet (Broadcast: 27th Nov 1965)

Amazing #DoctorWho news to wake up to! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

YES! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...