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archhfund.org.uk
HUGE NEWS! We are so pleased to announce that investment of £46m from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will enable the expansion of our #HeritageRevivalFund through to 2030. ⬇️
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Canada House, Sheffield. Credit: Vox Media.
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
archhfund.org.uk
'Heritage inspires people, brings together communities & drives economic growth'- thanks to Fiona Twycross for speaking about the #HeritageRevivalFund programme in England. Looking forward to partnering with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on this. More details soon!
#HeritageDay2025
March 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
memckeague.bsky.social
Good news alert 🚨. Delighted to be relaunching the new £48m #HeritageRevivalFund in England today. This new investment will help transform heritage assets for new uses, particularly in town centres, and support the ongoing diversification of high streets. More details 👇!
archhfund.org.uk The Architectural Heritage Fund @archhfund.org.uk · May 20
📣 Big announcement! We are delighted to be relaunching the #HeritageRevivalFund in England today, delivered in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Historic England.

Full details, including info on how to apply for grants, here: ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

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A group of people gather in front of the North Block of Alice Billings House in Stratford, waving happily at the camera. Credit: Monika Szolle.
May 20, 2026 at 9:06 AM
archhfund.org.uk
🚨 Funding announcement!

We are pleased to have awarded a #HeritageRevivalFund grant to support plans to convert Tyldesley Technical School into a community, heritage and commercial space.
👉 bit.ly/4oq5Iea

Thank you to @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social and Historic England for making this programme possible.
The exterior of Tyldesley Technical School.
August 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
archhfund.org.uk
🚨 Are you looking to take on, adapt & reuse a historic building?

Through our #HeritageRevivalFund, grants are now available to help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings, with a focus on town centre locations.

Learn more: ⬇️
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Young people walking in front of the Poor Priests Hospital, Canterbury. Credit: Richard Lakos.
September 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
archhfund.org.uk
📢 Pleased to have awarded the first grants through the #HeritageRevivalFund, supported by @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social & Historic England, including one to @trinitybristol.bsky.social to help restore Jacobs Wells Baths as a multi-use hub for community, arts, youth & education.

Read more:
➡️ bit.ly/3H32Dzi
The exterior of Jacobs Wells Baths. Credit - Alistair Brookes. Actress Miriam Margolyes on a visit to Jacobs Wells Baths, showing support for the restoration project. Credit -Alistair Brookes.
May 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
archhfund.org.uk
📣 Delighted to launch the new £5m #HeritageRevivalFund today, delivered in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport & Historic England.

Grants are now available to help communities take ownership of, adapt and reuse neglected historic buildings.

Learn more:
➡️ bit.ly/42eE3SS
The exterior of the Buttermarket in Redruth, Cornwall. Inside the dining hall at the Buttermarket in Redruth, Cornwall, where people are sitting around tables and eating.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
archhfund.org.uk
📣 We are seeking to commission evaluation consultants to work with us to develop and implement an evaluation framework for the #HeritageRevivalFund.

📅 Deadline: 1 September 2026

Read the full brief: ⬇️
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📸 Baguley Hall, Wythenshawe, Manchester.
July 31, 2026 at 8:14 AM
archhfund.org.uk
🔔 Funding available!

Through our #HeritageRevivalFund, grants are now available to help communities across England rescue and repurpose neglected historic buildings, with a focus on town centre locations.

Learn more: ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/f...
Jacobs Wells Baths, Bristol. Undergoing repair and restoration into a vibrant, multi-purpose community, arts and heritage hub. Recipient of Development and Capital Grants from the Heritage Revival Fund. Photo credit: Alastair Brookes.
September 24, 2026 at 3:57 PM
archhfund.org.uk
📣 Big announcement! We are delighted to be relaunching the #HeritageRevivalFund in England today, delivered in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Historic England.

Full details, including info on how to apply for grants, here: ⬇️
ahfund.org.uk/what-we-do/i...

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A group of people gather in front of the North Block of Alice Billings House in Stratford, waving happily at the camera. Credit: Monika Szolle.
May 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
archhfund.org.uk
We are inviting tenders for an evaluation consultant for the #HeritageRevivalFund, delivered in partnership with @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social and Historic England.

🗓 Deadline: 10th October 2025

Find out more and read the full brief:
➡️ bit.ly/48wEg8K

#Tender #Heritage
A group of people posing for a photo in front of Alice Billing House North Block, a project by Creative Land Trust. Credit - Monika Szolle (@monikaszolle).
September 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
archhfund.org.uk
Focusing on town centres and areas of high deprivation, the #HeritageRevivalFund will help transform these local heritage assets into vibrant new spaces - ranging from arts centres to cultural and community hubs and affordable housing.

Learn more:
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The exterior of Canada House, Sheffield. Credit: Vox Media. The interior of Canada House, Sheffield.
May 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
archhfund.org.uk
🔔 Funding news!

We have awarded a grant through the #HeritageRevivalFund, made possible by @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social & Historic England, to support plans to convert the upper floors of a former bank in Callington, Cornwall, into affordable housing for young adults. ⬇️
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Young people outside The Vault Youth Centre, which is based in a former bank building in Callington, Cornwall. Credit: Callington Youth Project Group. The exterior of the upper floors of The Vault Youth Centre. Credit: Callington Youth Project Group. The exterior of The Vault Youth Centre. Credit: Callington Youth Project Group.
March 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
archhfund.org.uk
📣 We are seeking new consultants to support the #HeritageRevivalFund!

We are specifically looking for:
- A Communications Consultant/Consultancy, and
- Project development, assessment, and monitoring consultants.

📅 Apply by: 10 August

Read the full tender briefs:
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Canada House, Sheffield. Credit: Vox Media.
July 14, 2026 at 12:10 PM
kwilsonlee.bsky.social
Great to join @amirsuleman.bsky.social on BBC Derby Radio this morning to chat about #HeritageRevivalFund led by @archhfund.org.uk supported by @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social & Historic England, & how it can support communities to revive their heritage. Jump in from 2:20 below:
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June 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
archhfund.org.uk
Along with this news, we are also delighted to be announcing 10 new Capital Grants, totalling £2.8 million, awarded through the #HeritageRevivalFund in December 2025. (3/4)
Harmony Works at Canada House, Sheffield.
January 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
archhfund.org.uk
🚨 Funding news!

We are pleased to have awarded 9 more grants through the @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social & Historic England-supported #HeritageRevivalFund to help communities rescue & repurpose historic buildings, including St Just Miners' Chapel & 15 Silver Street, Masham.

Read more:
➡️ bit.ly/4eQt4Fk
The interior of St Just Miners' Chapel. Credit - Phil Pearce. The Oggymen performing inside St Just Miners' Chapel. Credit - Sam Breeze. The exterior of 15 Silver Street, Masham. Courtesy of Peacock and Verity Community Spaces Ltd.
July 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
archhfund.org.uk
We are so pleased to be one of many funders coming together to support this project. A new AHF grant - awarded through the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Historic England-supported #HeritageRevivalFund – will contribute towards design work for the refurbishment of the North Block. (2/3)
The North Block at Alice Billing House. Credit - Monika Szolle.
May 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
archhfund.org.uk
📻 Our Director of Programmes & Deputy CEO @kwilsonlee.bsky.social was on BBC Radio Leicester this morning to talk all about the #HeritageRevivalFund, supported by @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social and Historic England.

🎧 Listen here
(starts at 1:12:04): ⬇️
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Ben Jackson on BBC Radio Leicester - 09/06/2025 - BBC Sounds
Stories to make you smile, mid-morning updates and all the music you love.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM