Join us in Inverurie to network with organisations working with heritage all over Scotland and to receive training on two key areas of heritage regeneration. Members often tell us that Full Cost Recovery (particularly for those embarking on a National Lottery Heritage Fund application) is one of their biggest challenges, along with evaluating and measuring the impact of their project. Pamela Redpath will be delivering training on both topics and will be available to answer questions throughout the day. We…

Places are still available for our Annual Study Tour in Coventry and Warwickshire. These in-depth, expert-led tours provide delegates with rich opportunities to explore the region's historic built environment, often providing privileged access to sites and monuments across the county and of all periods. The Annual Study Tour also provides fantastic networking opportunities, bringing together a broad range of expertise from students to established academics and heritage professionals. Registration includes: All site admissions; Printed tour notes and talks from leading academics…

Carved stones and objects inside buildings often present significant conservation challenges. Exposure to poor environmental conditions causes the decay and eventual loss of these monuments. Historic Environment Scotland is Scotland's largest employer of conservation specialists, from traditional craft skills to specialist stone conservators. Our inaugural conference, Monuments in Monuments 2019, brings together conservation practitioners, students and professionals to investigate the challenges facing monument conservation. From Monday 2 - Wednesday 4 September 2019, hear from specialists and experts in the field,…

The Sea Change conference is intended to bring together stakeholders from the private, public and academic sectors to share information and best practice on the current and future challenges of climate change in the context of coastal heritage. This ground-breaking conference has been heavily subsidised by World Monuments Fund Britain, American Express and Blackpool Council in partnership with ICOMOS UK. Since Blackpool's piers were added to our 2018 Watch we have been working with Blackpool Council, ICOMOS UK and Bournemouth…

This three-day course is aimed at providing and developing skills in timber frame repairs, to those working in the sector and any beginners who would like to increase their knowledge in conservation techniques. This course is suitable for those with and without experience in timber frame repairs, as the repair work can be tailored to all students' requirements. We are very privileged to be hosting the course at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, which is home to the 7th Marquess and…

We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Preservation Trades Network (PTN) to host the first International Preservation Trades Workshop to take place outside the US. This annual event brings together practitioners of traditional trades, employed in the conservation of the built environment, to share skills, knowledge and best practice. Watch as trades professionals demonstrate their skills in our conservation centre, the Engine Shed in Stirling, experience talks and site visits, an educational symposium and an auction. At…

As the conservation work to North Bridge approaches an important milestone, Adam Wilkinson, Director of Edinburgh World Heritage will give a new lecture on the background and significance of the original North Bridge, development and change in and around the bridge, and the radical reshaping of this part of the city at the close of the 19th century. It will be a chance to learn more about the history of our city through the story of this important part of…