📢 We want to hear from you! The Heritage Alliance is seeking input for a report on heritage and placemaking. 📅 Complete the survey and submit your case studies by Friday 17 October! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

📢 Reminder: Nominations are now open for the Ecclesiastical Heritage Heroes Awards 2025! For more information about the judging criteria, check out the Official Guidance Document. Nominate your exceptional volunteers here 👉 bit.ly/HeritageHeroes2025

September sees the return of Heritage Open Days! From 12-21 September up and down the country there is the chance to explore sites, go behind the scenes, join talks and tours and much more. So why not check out online what you could visit near you? #HeritageOpenDays #OxfordOpenDoors

Heritage Update No. 550 is now out! 🥳 👏 Read our Save the Date for #HeritageDebate2025 (12-2pm 6th November) & sponsorship opportunities, our second launch event for the #HeritageFundingDirectory, new Technical Excellence Colleges, and more in this issue👉 bit.ly/HUpdate550

The fire which reduced Manchester’s iconic Hotspur Press to a charred ruin ignited a controversy about who was to blame, fuelled by claims of obstructive conservationism and industrial arson, writes Josh Butler

🔔 We're delighted to announce a new funding package in Wales for 2025-26. Thanks to generous support from Cadw, we are able to continue to support communities throughout Wales to rescue historic buildings. Read more: 👉 shorturl.at/sXeXT

📣 Magnificent 11 Heritage & Environment Walk 🌿🏦 📆 Sat 23rd Aug 10am-2.30pm ~ book here 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magnificen... Explore the Southside's manicured & wilder fringes on our guided trail... history, heritage & nature galore with panoramic views of #Glasgow en route 🌳🪿🌺 👣 ⛅

ICYMI @histenvforum.bsky.social recently published the Historic Environment Overview 2024-25, celebrating the impact of England’s heritage sector in the last financial year. Produced with support from Historic England. Read online: historicengland.org.uk/research/her... #Heritage #Resilience

Next weekend the AoU's Summer of Walking continues up in Stirling, Scotland, where we're revisiting the city 15 years after its shortlisting in the Urbanism Awards. Join for a look at how we can achieve successful urbanism in small, historic cities. Register at www.theaou.org/events/SoW-s...

Another round for The Bull Inn 🍻 Remember the Bull Inn, Bristol? We objected to its demolition earlier this year, & we’re pleased to share that permission has been refused. This former miners’ pub has long been part of the Avon Valley’s story, & we believe it still has a future worth investing in

Lovely piece this. Obviously we have pretty good new towns like Letchworth Garden City to look to, but useful to see a piece focus beyond aesthetics on fundamentals like development & ownership models (including community ownership), citizen engagement and maintenance etc. www.ft.com/content/e5d0...

'Biggest' floating solar farm approved for dock #Lincolnshire #BBCNews 🔗: https://www.bbc.com/news/arti...

🧱 We’re backing a planning application for Oxford’s High Street that gets it right. A sensitive redesign of 16 High Street complements the street’s historically significant townscape and architectural beauty!👏 See our other planning responses: www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk/planning-applications

'If we want more people to cycle, we need to build for the bikes - and riders - we have now and want in the future.' @tsuoxford.bsky.social's Dr Zakiyya Adam outlines recommendations for the implementation of cycling-promoting initiatives in mid-sized European cities 🚲 #CycleToWorkDay

Stronger Local Places: Rebuilding the Social Club Movement conference brings together club members, policymakers, charities & funders to explore how Britain’s social clubs can be revived as vibrant civic hubs. Find more event info & tickets: 👉 www.democraticbusiness.org/events/stronger-local-places

We've been advising King's Theatre in Southsea on its plans to integrate neighbouring shop units to improve its front-of-house space, make the theatre more accessible and create a second performance studio Good news - planning permission has been granted

A photo before redevelopment of Redruth's Buttermarket, as featured in Architecture Today. The market reopened earlier this year after a 5-year project, on time. There are spaces for artists, food producers and the local community.

Really interesting discussion during our event with @ashsakulaarchitects and SAVE this week on new housing, design density, community need and more. Thanks Cany and Beth for hosting and leading the discussions. #housing #architecture #planning #design

A wrap up of today’s excellent conference celebrating 50 years from 1975 European Year of Architectural Heritage with @historictownsvf.bsky.social @bencowell.bsky.social SAVE @archhfund.org.uk Europa Nostra Uk @heritagealliance.bsky.social & Kings Foundation threadreaderapp.com/thread/19305...

Join us to explore ideas about what good housing could or should look like, and to learn more about the concept of ‘profitable neighbourhoods’. No design skills required, just a willingness to pick up a pen and give it a go! 12 June, London WC1, 11-3 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/only-conne...

It’s more important than ever to protect historic buildings and landmarks. Research shows the deep cultural and emotional connection people across the UK have with their historic landmarks, which are central to their sense of place.

Join us in 2 weeks’ time in London (or online) for a day of talks and discussion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the European Architectural Heritage Year, when organisations across Europe came together to focus on a ‘future for our past’...

For #SteepleSaturday this week, here's that rarest of sights, a "Tin Tabernacle" that is still in use by the congregation that built it. This is St Fillan's Roman Catholic Church in Newport on Tay, built in 1886 and lovingly cared for by the local Catholic community ever since.

From The European Architectural Heritage Year of 1975, to today and 50 years ahead. Join this event next month online or in person in London. #architecture #europeanculture #architecturalhistory #planning #development #historictowns

Join a guided tour of York’s medieval heritage at @barleyhallyork.bsky.social & @yorkadventurers.bsky.social on Mon, 12 May 2025 at 11am. Discover the architecture, history, and restoration of these buildings, hosted with @historictownsvf.bsky.social. hbap.org.uk/visit-to-bar... 📷:Lauren Marshall

Join HTVF as a trustee! We're inviting applications, and full details can be found in the information pack on our website. #charity #trustees #vacancy #recruitment #heritage #planning #historictowns #development

Join us for a guided tour of two of #York’s #medieval treasures [email protected] and @yorkadventurers.bsky.social on Monday, 12 May 2025, at 11am! The tour is held in partnership with the @historictownsvf.bsky.social. Book your place: hbap.org.uk/visit-to-bar...

We're seeking new trustees to join the board! HTVF is an independent charity with a mission to promote the prosperity, sustainability and heritage of historic cities, towns and villages for the benefit of all. Full details via link in bio. #charity #volunteer

Join us for a guided tour of two of #York’s #medieval treasures — @barleyhallyork.bsky.social and @yorkadventurers.bsky.social — on Monday, 12 May 2025, at 11am! The tour is held in partnership with the @historictownsvf.bsky.social. Book your place: hbap.org.uk/visit-to-bar...

We're seeking new trustees to join the board! HTVF is an independent charity with a mission to promote the prosperity, sustainability and heritage of historic cities, towns and villages for the benefit of all. Full details via link in bio. #charity #volunteer

Tackling Inequality in Housing Design. New report from the Place Alliance placealliance.org.uk/from-inequal...

Have you been out and about over the last few days? The Historic Towns and Villages Forum is keen to find out more about what people like about the place they live. What do you think? Photo of Woodbridge, Suffolk

'conservation is commercially very valuable. It gives an area its character, it creates places where people want to live and work. It’s not just about preserving an old building, it’s a record. A record of the continuity of this town that we live in...' Griff Rhys Jones, @thetimes.com bit.ly/3BCWTKj

Consuming culture and #heritage 'improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’' - research for DCMS undertaken by Frontier Economics and UCL's WHO Collaborating Centre for Arts and Health: www.theguardian.com/society/2024... #Wellbeing #Productivity

Following COP29, The CCC has released its report on the key outcomes and next steps: https://buff.ly/3VIM2Fj Adaptation is a key part of how we prepare to deal with the effects of climate change. We’re stepping up our efforts to deal with climate shocks and need others to do the same.

Do you live in YORKSHIRE and HUMBERSIDE? We need your nominations for our Top Ten Endangered Buildings list 2025! Email us about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings built between 1837 & 1914. Here's how bit.ly/3YzRjk #Yorkshire

Wow. The magnificently restored interior of the Notre-Dame Cathedral

#AHFadvent 6: A heart-warming story to start the day. The derelict Caledon Woolstore has been transformed into a thriving childcare facility as part of the #VillageCatalyst programme, restoring heritage at risk while meeting the core needs of the community.

With the announcement that M&S Oxford Street demolition proposals have been green lit, how do we create growth people want rather than growth people fear? A more sustainable & better path was possible...

We can build the homes we need without sacrificing nature. 🏡🌿 Our Director-General, Hilary McGrady shares how smart planning can create spaces that work for people and the planet. Read the full story in @inews.co.uk: inews.co.uk/opinion/keir...

Pleased to join @bsky.app and looking forward to positive discussions here, as well as in person!