Our grand final lunch in The Abbey Church of Dunfermline was kindly sponsored by Historic Environment Scotland and supplied by local cafe Vegan 269! All to say now is safe travels homewards, and already looking forward to the next one… see you next time!

Three excellent days in Dunfermline with @HTNmembers for this year’s Heritage Trust Network conference. Great to learn about good practice, see some wonderful projects, catch up with old friends and make new contacts.

The end of the Caldon #Canal is among the country’s most scenic waterways. A pleasure to spend another afternoon with Steve Wood on Bream from Froghall to Denford.

Another afternoon and early morning trip with Steve Wood, moving Bream from Milton on the Caldon to Stone on the Trent & Mersey Canal. A Stokie welcoming party met us as we left Planet Lock.

LIFE-EXPIRED Having reached the end of its expected or possible life. Example: ‘Everyone was glad to see the life-expired housing being demolished.’ The term tends to suggest that the life can not be extended, although in many cases it could be. www.dictionaryofurbanism

200 nationalities, one NHS. Huge thanks to everyone who has dedicated their lives to caring for others.

Only the richest 4% of people pay Inheritance Tax. Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years. This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.

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Good morning Chinley, Chapel and Manchester from the top of Eccles Pike.

Very sad to hear that our friend and former member Reg Edwards died this month after a long illness. He was an extremely knowledgeable historian, contributing to the People of the Potteries book, our #RevealingVoices project and cataloguing all of the #LastBottleOvenFiring tapes

Home truths: the only thing Labour is building is a bigger, more dysfunctional housing market theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Join us for the second of a series of #HeritageRoadshows on Saturday 24 May from 10am at The Dipping House at Spode Works (Church St entrance). Explore the heritage sites in Stoke and find out how they could be better protected and enhanced.

Join us for the second of a series of #HeritageRoadshows on Saturday 24 May from 10am at The Dipping House at Spode Works (Church St entrance). Explore the heritage sites in Stoke and find out how they could be better protected and enhanced.

What a night! adrian belew and Jerry Harrison at the Manchester Ritz. Talking Heads party time 🥳

Join us for the third of a series of #HeritageRoadshows on Saturday 21 June from 10am at The Phoenix Works, King St, Longton, ST31EZ. Explore the heritage sites in Longton and find out how they could be better protected and enhanced.

Join us for the third of a series of #HeritageRoadshows on Saturday 21 June from 10am at The Phoenix Works, King St, Longton, ST31EZ. Arrive by 11:30 for a walk at 12. So much heritage to discover for Neck-enders! potteries.org.uk/event/2025-06-…

Thanks to everyone who joined us for today’s #HeritageRoadshow at the Phoenix Works today, and to those who took part in the guided walk around Longton’s conservation area. Find the dates of forthcoming Roadshows at potteries.org.uk/diary

Join us for the fifth of a series of #HeritageRoadshows on Saturday 12 July from 10am at Fenton Town Hall, Albert Square ST4 3FA. Find out about Fenton’s unique heritage and how it can be protected. Arrive by 11:30 for a walk at 12. potteries.org.uk/event/2025-07-…

There are fewer listed buildings in Fenton than any of the other towns in the Potteries. Can you name them? Should there be more? Join the discussion on Saturday 12 July at Fenton Town Hall from 10am. potteries.org.uk/event/2025-07-…

Busy day, scoping the area of benefit for a local trust. Exploring good governance by kayak. 😉