The recording of the Historic England webinar on reusing historic textile mills is now live! We look at mill projects driving the #regeneration of whole areas, building #communities and helping us be more #environmentally #sustainable. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ historicenglandservices.org.uk/services-skill…

Great to see things happening at Eckersley Mill. A significant complex that can offer so much to #wigan . wigantoday.net/business/huge-… .... #regeneration #placemaking #heritage

Not a mill (other buildings are available), but there is a great video up on work to rescue Hopwood Hall in Middleton. A great collaborative effort including Historic England, Rochdale Borough Council and local people. ⬇️⬇️ youtube.com/watch?v=AXzIpl… . #heritage #History #culture

On the back of the Northern Culture APPG report, BBC Front Row looks at the importance of #culture in delivering #LevellingUp, including transforming Temple Mill #Leeds into the British Library of the North! ❤️ ⬇️⬇️(Around the 15 min mark) bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… #heritage #culture #mills

I heard a rumour that #York was quite nice and somewhat historic...I'm not so sure... #heritage #history #culture

#commute reading for when you're a #design nerd. Aided by go-beans aka #coffee....

Update: reading the 'essential urban design' is making me re-mad at all the lazy developments I've seen in my time!! #design

Do take some time to check out the Mills are Alive event in Manningham, it looks stunning! #LoveMills

If you're heading to Independent Street #ArtisanMarkets tomorrow, don't forget to pop by and say hello to the #QueenStreetMill Textile Museum team!🤩 We'll be doing weaving demonstrations on a hand loom and selling a small selection of the cloth wove on our heritage looms! #Burnley

Queen Street Mill is an absolute gem! #heritage #history #culture

Visited the incredible Morecambe Winter gardens today with the Historic England team. The roof repairs are amazing and the volunteers so passionate! Many thanks to the Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust for showing us around! #heritage #culture #restoration

Last week the Winter Gardens welcomed Historic England North West as part of their Away Day in Morecambe and Lancaster. They came to the theatre and saw the work that had been done through their Heritage at Risk Grants with Hayles and Howe Ltd and UK Restoration Services.

We’ve published our pioneering Mills Strategy setting out how these historic buildings can play an important part in our future. Read more on what this means here 👉 bit.ly/3idG4YZ #Oldham #OldhamMills #Regeneration #Housing #OldhamCouncil

See Oldham Council’s trailblazing plans for re-using historic mills to provide new homes and workspaces for future generations. ➡️ bit.ly/3MVzV1N 📸 Cllr Hannah Roberts with our Antony Lowe at Alexandra Mill, Uppermill, a former mill that is now converted into homes.

Lovely seaside site visits to Seaton Carew and The Headland today. Historic England are working with Hartlepool Borough Council to support these beautiful coastal conservation areas at risk! #heritage #placemaking #history

All set for my workshop later with the Historic England apprentices, exploring heritage as a force for regeneration through the lens of textile mills! #heritage #regeneration #placemaking

The sustainable reuse of #Industrialheritage across the north is so important for meaningful place-making and pride in place! It was great to see Historic England invited to talk to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Industrial Heritage this week. ⬇️⬇️