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A black and white group photo of about 30 people. The front row of people are using wheelchairs, with others standing on steps behind them.
A 1991 group photo of disability arts practitioners. David Hevey is standing fifth from the right in the second row.

Blogs

Sharing radical heritage demands a radical approach

Shape Arts’ passionate director, David Hevey, is taking a disruptive, digital approach to sharing disabled people’s voices with the world.
04/12/2023
A photo of Gopika Jayasree outside on a sunny day
Gopika Jayasree.

Blogs

How becoming a Digital Hero transformed my career and my confidence

Hear from Gopika about how taking part in the Heritage Trust Network’s Digital Heroes project transformed her future.
08/11/2023
Two people on the bank of a waterway examining it and taking notes
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust is exploring challenges around recruitment, retention and diversity of the conservation sector workforce.

Blogs

Creating space to innovate: celebrating our first cohort of Heritage Innovation Fund explorers

Innovation can be uncomfortable, and it takes the tenacity of intrepid explorers, says Kathryn Holland, who is working with our grantees to tackle heritage workforce challenges.
03/11/2023
An adult talks to a child wearing a head scarf.
Learning Through Landscapes delivered the My School My Planet project. Photo: Simon Hadley.

Blogs

How Walsall’s heritage is thriving

Our Engagement Manager, Natalie Osborne, shares the successful heritage work of Walsall – one of our 13 Areas of Focus.
28/09/2023
Eilish McGuinness

Blogs

Simplicity, flexibility and heritage projects rooted in communities

Our Chief Executive, Eilish McGuinness, reflects on the latest milestones along the 10-year journey of our new strategy, Heritage 2033.
21/08/2023
A man from a Pakistani family background on a outdoor walk, wearing hiking gear. He stands in front of a pile of logs
Naveed Bakhsh. Photo: Lawrence Scott

Blogs

‘Heritage is a bridge that connects me to my South Asian and Scottish identities’

South Asian Heritage Month grounds Naveed to his community’s past. It also makes space to talk about how to engage British South Asians with the UK’s cultural and natural heritage.
03/08/2023
A young girl holds a cut out of a golden bird above her head. In the background are two adults working on a ladder.
The Flight of the Little Golden Swallow, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, is an installation of 150 gold leaf swallows on retail stores, community buildings and schools in and around Enniskillen centre. The swallows were created by Fermanagh artists Simon Carman and Helen Sharp. Credit: Brian Morrison.

Blogs

Inspiring pride in place through a volunteer-supported festival

Heritage Innovation Fund grantee Paul Sternberg shares how cohort working has given him new ideas, and how that’s helping him measure impact and strengthen pride in place.
31/07/2023
Three people use trowels and brushes to excavate around bones in an archeological dig
A dig on Holy Island

Blogs

How people power is solving workforce and environmental challenges

Heritage Innovation Fund grantee Brendon Wilkins on the benefits of working together and the progress he’s making towards his bold new vision for digital archaeology participation.
03/07/2023
The inside of the PItt Rivers Museum, a large open indoor space with exhibition cases
The Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford

Blogs

Final weeks to apply for Dynamic Collections grants

Our lead on museums, libraries and archives reflects on our Dynamic Collections campaign as it comes to an end, and our long-term commitment to supporting heritage collections.
17/03/2023
Image of people standing in a line in a countryside setting holding signs reading It's OK 2 B U
The slogan ‘It’s OK 2BU’ became an emblem to represent what it means to be out on the Quantock Hills. Quantock Landscape Partnership Scheme

Blogs

Learnings from an LGBTQ+ project: creating pride in the countryside

Jem Gibson shares how they engaged young gender-diverse people with a natural heritage project and created a sense of place and belonging.
06/02/2023
Eilish McGuinness

Blogs

Flexibility and targeted support to help you through challenging times

Our Chief Executive shares how we’re responding to the heritage sector’s changing needs.
28/11/2022
Dr Edson Burton

Blogs

Why we need to tell untold stories

Dr Edson Burton shares his experience of growing up in a diverse community, the importance of sharing everyone's heritage and his work on The National Lottery-funded project exploring 100 years of activism in Bristol.
27/09/2022
A curator speaking to a group of museum visitors, gesturing to a sign on the wall
Jack Guy, a Curating for Change fellow, giving a tour at Hastings Museum and Art Gallery. Photo: Hydar Dewachi/Art Fund 2022.

Blogs

Diversifying workforces benefits staff, employers and heritage audiences

Esther Fox shares how even small changes can have big impacts on heritage workforces and build a more sustainable and equitable sector.
05/09/2022
Eilish McGuinness

Blogs

Supporting heritage now and in the future

Our Chief Executive reflects on how we are responding to the heritage sector’s challenges and invites you to contribute to our ambitious new long-term strategy.
28/07/2022
Two women working on a path at a wildlife reserve
Volunteers at Barnyards Marsh Wildlife Reserve. Credit: Alan Anderson, Scottish Wildlife Trust

Blogs

Collaborate, don’t compete, to support innovation and drive change

Hear how digital transformation is not all about technological innovation, and that bringing people together to learn from each other is one of the keys to success.
28/06/2022
Hands holding seeds

Blogs

Nature: we can all make a difference

Chiltern Rangers managing director, John Shaw, busts five myths around looking after the nature in our cities - including the one that matters most.
27/05/2022
Woman and man in the countryside
Andy and his wife Julia in the Peak District

Blogs

The heritage project that helped me tackle my loneliness

When I closed my gardening business and moved town, I felt completely lost. Giving back as a volunteer helped me start again.
09/05/2022
Georgia

Blogs

A practical guide to more inclusive hiring

Our new Racial equity in nature toolkit can help organisations gain the tools and confidence to recruit and retain more diverse staff and volunteers.
05/05/2022
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