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View of Hynish Shore Station from the Signal Tower. Credit - Hynish Trust. AHF Grant Lights the Way for Hynish Shore Station Restoration 11 November 2025 Scotland credit: BACKLIT, Nottingham New Trustees Join The Architectural Heritage Fund 24 October 2025 UK Celebrating the opening of Liskeard Library, Cornwall. Credit: Sean Hurlock. The AHF’s Heritage Impact Fund Reaches £10 Million Milestone in Pioneering Social Investment for Historic Buildings 13 October 2025 UK Concept proposal for the Old Market Store and Fair Meadow Car Park, Redruth. Courtesy of Redruth Revival CIC and SEED Landscape Design. New Funding to Bring Redruth’s Old Market Store Back into Use for Public Benefit 7 October 2025 England Tŷ Nesaf and Tŷ Bach, Ynys Enlli, undergoing re-roofing work. Credit: Ymddiriedolaeth Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island Trust. Supporting the Future of Ynys Enlli’s Built Heritage 2 October 2025 Wales Wingfield Station, Derbyshire. Credit: Laura Firth / MiniAperture Photography. Full Steam Ahead! Celebrating the Past, Present and Future of Railway Heritage for Railway 200 27 September 2025 UK Alice Billing House, North Block, a project by Creative Land Trust. Credit - Monika Szolle (@monikaszolle). AHF Invites Tenders for an Evaluation Consultant for the Heritage Revival Fund 24 September 2025 England Vacancy - Philanthropy Manager 27 August 2025 UK Bernat Klein Studio. Credit: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust. On the Cutting Edge: Modernist Textile Studio Gets Funding Boost 26 August 2025 Scotland Tŷ Nesaf and Tŷ Bach, Ynys Enlli. Credit: Ymddiriedolaeth Ynys Enlli / Bardsey Island Trust New Funding Available to Support Heritage-Regeneration Projects in Wales in 2025/26 19 August 2025 Wales The Golden Lion, Birmingham. Credit - Anne-Marie Hayes. Success for 14 AHF-supported Projects in Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Capital Fund 7 August 2025 England The exterior of The Hall in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire. Refurbishment of Historic Cottages to Further Advance the Preservation of The Hall Estate 6 August 2025 England The exterior of Tyldesley Technical School. Breathing New Life into a Historic Former Technical School 4 August 2025 England The SPAB Old House Project team at St Andrew's Chapel. Credit - Matthew Slocombe. Completion of the Old House Project Marks the Start of a New Era for Former Chapel 29 July 2025 England AHF Staff and Trustees on a visit to The Ivy House in November 2024. Strengthening the Resilience of The Ivy House with Support from the Thrive Together Fund 28 July 2025 England The Opening of St Matthew's Community Enterprise Centre. Credit - Octovision Media. An Enterprising New Future for a Landmark Former Church 21 July 2025 England Busking at St Just Miners' Chapel in St Just, Cornwall. More Grants Awarded to Help Communities Rescue and Repurpose Historic Buildings Across England 15 July 2025 England Hillsborough Park Coach House in Sheffield. The Architectural Heritage Fund Communications/Media Support Brief, 50 Years of Transforming Heritage 14 July 2025 UK Gracemount Mansion Development Trust and Audrey Carlin, AHF Scotland Trustee and Chair of AHF Grants Panel, at the historic Gracemount Mansion in south Edinburgh. Image courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland. The Key to Success: Communities across Scotland take ownership of a piece of history 8 July 2025 Scotland Cultarlann Inbhir Nis at the key handover ceremony at Inverness East Church, Scotland, which received an AHF grant in 2024/25. Credit - Cultarlann Inbhir Nis. AHF Publishes its 2024/25 Impact Report 7 July 2025 UK The Old Wine Warehouse Launch Event. Credit - Heritage Lab Ramsgate. Old Wine Warehouse Opens as New Enterprise, Arts and Entertainment Hub for Ramsgate 1 July 2025 England The waterwheel at the Mill of Benholm. Credit - Mill of Benholm Enterprise. AHF Grant Keeps the Wheel Turning on the Mill of Benholm Revival 19 June 2025 Scotland The exterior of St Jude's Church in Camlough. Architectural Heritage Fund Announces Six New Village Catalyst Grants 12 June 2025 Northern Ireland The Culmore Fort launch event. Culmore Fort is now finally rescued and ready for reuse 4 June 2025 Northern Ireland Jubilee Pool in Penzance, Cornwall. Still Making Waves at 90 – Jubilee Pool Celebrates Milestone Anniversary 30 May 2025 England The Grand Opening of The Ice House. Credit - JMA Photography. Step Right Up! Great Yarmouth Ice House Opens Following Major Transformation 29 May 2025 England The exterior of Coulter Public Library. Credit - Coulter Public Library Trust. A Novel Approach for Coulter’s Rare Rural Library Building 27 May 2025 Scotland Jacobs Wells Baths. Credit - Alastair Brookes. From Public Baths to a Multi-use Hub for the Community: Supporting the Revival of Jacobs Wells Baths 19 May 2025 England AHF Trustee visit to projects in Penzance AHF is seeking to appoint two new trustees, including a Chair of Credit Panel 9 May 2025 UK The Sail Loft in Voe. Credit - Voe Community Development Association. Sails, Saints and Shops: Fresh Hope for the Future of Three Distinctive Scottish Historic Buildings 1 May 2025 Scotland Visualisation of the future of Delapré Abbey stables. Credit - Delapré Abbey Preservation Trust. Securing A Stable Future for Delapré Abbey 24 April 2025 England Audrey Carlin (left), AHF Scotland Trustee and Chair of AHF Grants Panel, with Alison Turnbull (right), Director of External Relations and Partnerships at Historic Environment Scotland, at the historic Gracemount Mansion in south Edinburgh. Image courtesy of HES. AHF and Historic Environment Scotland announce £2 million partnership funding boost to support the sustainable community re-use of Scotland’s historic buildings 14 April 2025 Scotland Image: Kiplin Hall and Gardens, which celebrates its 400th Anniversary in 2025. Photo by DL10Media.  New Visitor Centre Opens at Kiplin Hall, Securing a Sustainable Future for the 400-year-old Building 7 April 2025 England The Buttermarket in Redruth, Cornwall. £5 million Heritage Revival Fund announced to breathe new life into historic buildings across England 2 April 2025 England Main image: Castle Pharmacy in Caernarfon, Wales. Photo courtesy of Galeri Caernarfon. New capital grants awarded in Wales to help progress two important projects 1 April 2025 Wales Carnegie Oldpark Library, Belfast. AHF announces new support for heritage regeneration projects in Belfast 21 March 2025 Northern Ireland Entrance to The School Room. Credit - Art Centre Penryn. Happy St Piran’s Day! AHF announces further support for Art Centre Penryn 5 March 2025 England Image: Historic buildings on Portsoy Harbour, including the Marble Warehouse. Credit: North East Scotland Preservation Trust. Grants awarded to support projects by Heritage Development Trusts 20 February 2025 UK New plans for Hawick’s former Liberal Club to address local need for affordable housing 3 February 2025 Scotland Image: Ribbon cutting ceremony at the official launch of the Buttermarket in Redruth. Redruth’s Buttermarket Reopens as a Vibrant Cultural and Community Hub 29 January 2025 England The Poet’s Choice – Securing the Future of Ellisland Farm 24 January 2025 Scotland Canada House, Sheffield. Credit - Vox Multimedia. Significant funding brings new hope for the future of AHF-supported historic gems 14 January 2025 England Bellfield in Portobello, Scotland. Credit - Action Porty. Success for 15 AHF-supported projects in the final round of the Community Ownership Fund 7 January 2025 UK The launch of Kerrera Old School on Isle of Kerrera, Scotland. Credit - Kevin McGlynn. Architectural Heritage Fund renews commitments to the IVAR Flexible Funder initiative 6 January 2025 UK