Monthly Archives: January 2025

Winners of the 2024 Heritage Crafts Awards announced

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Traditional boat builder Gail McGarva has won the fifth annual President’s Award for Endangered Crafts at the 2024 Heritage Crafts Awards, supported by headline sponsor The Royal Mint and venue sponsor English Heritage.

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Historic England researches Local Lists in LPAs: Survey open to 31/01/2025

Historic England (HE) has initiated a project to research, review and provide recommendations on the development and revision of local heritage lists, initially with research into the current picture of Local Planning Authorities’ (LPA) local lists, seeking input from only … Continue reading

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Luna Luna: Crates lost for decades unsealed to reveal a fair dreamed up by art legends

image for illustration: Fairground Carousel ride by Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 The BBC has reported on newly discovered fairground rides designed by the world’s greatest artists for a single summer, before they disappeared for decades.

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