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Building for Success – Young People learn new Heritage Skills

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Young people from across Sussex took part in a Heritage Skills Taster Day at Weald & Downland Living Museum on 19th March 2025, gaining hands-on experience in traditional building crafts vital to the future of conservation. Funded by the South Downs National Park Authority, the Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust and The Swire Charitable Trust, the […]

Sussex Heritage Trust Friends visit Herstmonceux Castle

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On Friday 14th March, our Friends were lucky enough to see the ongoing restoration work at the stunning 15th-century Herstmonceux Castle, by kind permission of Bader College. Valley Builders and Gould Baxter talked through the current phase of repairs which are expected to be completed in autumn 2025.

Weald & Downland Living Museum announce continuation of partnership with University of York to deliver postgraduate taught courses

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The Weald & Downland Living Museum will be continuing its long established partnership with the University of York’s Department of Archaeology to offer two world-class MSc programmes in Building Conservation and Timber Building Conservation.  Applications are now open for the autumn 2025 cohort.  To read more and to apply click here.

HERITAGE CRAFTS TRAINING BURSARY Applications Open W/C 7th April 2025.

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Up to £4,000 in training available from Heritage Crafts and Sussex Heritage Trust. Many people are dissuaded from training in heritage crafts because of the cost.  The Heritage Crafts Training Bursary has been set up to help cover or subsidise the cost of training for someone who otherwise would be prevented from pursuing this career […]

In Memory of Lord Lloyd of Berwick

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Lord Lloyd of Berwick died on Sunday 8th December 2024, at the age of 95. A distinguished British judge and member of the House of Lords, Lord Lloyd was widely recognised as an outstanding jurist. He was knighted in 1978 and served as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord) from 1993 to 1999. […]

Hastings Craft Weekend

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Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May  –  10am – 4pm The Observer Building, Hastings The ‘Hastings Craft Weekend’ event is the first in a series of Craft focused weekend events launching in May 2025 at the Observer building in Hastings, with plans to deliver the event for the next 5 years shining a spotlight on […]

Sussex Heritage Trust welcomes Lap Chan as New Trustee

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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lap Chan BA (Hons) Dip Arch as a Trustee. With nearly 40 years of experience in architecture, Lap has worked with a variety of architectural firms on a diverse range of projects in Britain and internationally. His work has spanned the full spectrum of architectural design, from […]