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Archive Sector Leadership department at The National Archives UK. We support archives of all types and sizes across England. Find out more about the support we offer: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/
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Join us for the second webinar in our 2026 series, hosted by @librariesconnected.bsky.social, looking at the practical issues you may need to address as you prepare for Local Government Reorganisation: members.librariesconnected.org.uk/events/69b14...
📅Wednesday 18 March 2026 (14:00 – 15:00)
Must be high-resolution digital images
Archives using the toolkit must have permission to use the images (inc. printing them for school workshops)
Provide credit line as ‘Archive service name/copyright holder + catalogue reference’
Submit to hannah@hjsheritage.co.uk by Wednesday 25 March (2/2)
A student wearing school uniform stands in a repository by an open drawer. He looks down at a large document showing illustrations of country houses.
Would you like your archive’s collections to feature in a new toolkit which will help young people understand the career opportunities within archives?
To be considered, submit up to 3 digital images of records (any type from any period on any topic are welcome!)
See requirements 👇(1/2)
A record keeper looks at a large drawing in the open draw of a repository. The drawing contains illustrations of steam trains and horses and carriages.
Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover our open grant schemes, heritage science, community engagement, carbon literacy and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book now to avoid disappointment!
Contact us at carbonliteracy@nationalarchives.gov.uk to find out how you can access our Carbon Literacy Training to deliver to your stakeholders! (4/4)
We’ve just completed the 14th run of our course with 130 sector professionals certified carbon literate to date! The group pledge from one of our recent graduates has been selected by the Carbon Literacy Project as the February 2026 action of the month: www.linkedin.com/posts/the-ca... (3/4)
We’re also celebrating a milestone – there are now officially 1000 unique Carbon Literacy courses being delivered globally! 🌍
Our Carbon Literacy Training for Archives, Records and Special Collections being one of several culture-focused shareable courses! carbonliteracy.com/culture/ (2/4)
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Join our focus session to explore how you can advocate for carbon reduction in your organisation and connect with carbon literate and sector peers!
📆 26 March (10am)
All recordkeepers may sign up, but we encourage Carbon Literacy graduates to attend: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carbon-lit... (1/4)
Feeling inspired?
Applications for #ArchivesRevealed cataloguing and consortium grants open on Monday 16 March.
Apply here by Thursday 30 April: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (5/5)
Also receiving cataloguing grants… Royal Northern College of Music, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @uniofhull.bsky.social, @lulgalleries.bsky.social & Yorkshire Film Archive
Find out more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (4/5)
Well done to our cataloguing grant recipients: @chuarchives.bsky.social, Govanhill Baths Community Trust, @insolecourt.bsky.social, @rbkc.gov.uk, @lselibrary.bsky.social, Matt’s Gallery Ltd, @natlibscot.bsky.social, Re-dock, Royal Horticultural Society… (3/5)
Congratulations to @vindolandatrust.bsky.social on receiving the consortium grant worth £149,996. They will lead a partnership with @ducollections.bsky.social and @northeastmuseums.bsky.social to catalogue 5 archives relating to Hadrian’s Wall: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-rev... (2/5)
Suttons floral display at the Chelsea Flower Show, 1958 – a grass bath runs through beds containing a vast variation of flower types.
We are thrilled to announce, with our partners The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust & the Wolfson Foundation that #ArchivesRevealed has awarded 14 cataloguing grants, and a consortium grant!
See thread 👇(1/5)
📷 Royal Horticultural Society
A wide shot of a construction site where the refurbished and redesigned buildings of The Box, Plymouth would eventually stand.
These new case studies – developed to support the work of The Major Archive Projects Learning Exchange – are ideal for archive services considering a capital development project!
Share with your colleagues and let us know what you think: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
© The Box
Run by The National Archives and @araukie.bsky.social, this event builds on last year’s Leadership for Recordkeepers Summit.
A limited number of travel bursaries are available through the booking link! (2/2)
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Join us in Birmingham for a half-day event designed to support recordkeepers, at all career stages, feel more confident, influential, and engaged with their ongoing professional development!
📆 Tuesday 5 May (10am – 2.30pm)
Book a place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leadership... (1/2)
A man is plugging a wire into a stereo system. In front of him, are various pieces of sound and television production equipment.
Join us online for an impact seminar and hear how Kirklees Local TV (KLTV) builds inclusive and meaningful partnership with local communities and heritage organisations!
📆 Thursday 19 March (12:00 – 13:00)
Book you place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/impact-sem...
This is the first of several regional workshops exploring what others have achieved with heritage science and how you can apply to make use of the RICHeS programme’s facilities, expertise, and resources: www.eventbrite.com/cc/introduci... (2/2)
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Keen to learn how heritage science can help you improve access and interpretation of your collections?
Join our in-person workshop at Durham University to hear how the RICHeS programme can support you!
📆 Tuesday 10 March
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti... (1/2)
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Are you an archives or heritage professional in Scotland?
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our support days next week!
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r... (1/2)
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John Sheridan presents an accreditation certificate to Cllr Nadia Cenci in a lecture theatre.
John Sheridan, Cllr Nadia Cenci and Judith Berry stand in a lecture theatre, stand in a line smiling for the camera. Berry holds up the accreditation certificate.
Twelve white cup cakes - half are branded with the 'Accredited Archive Service' logo, the other half have 'Suffolk Archives' printed on them.
On Friday, our Chief Digital and Information Officer John Sheridan presented Cllr Nadia Cenci, Suffolk County Council, and Judith Berry from Suffolk Archives with a certificate marking their retention of accredited status!
Congratulations to everyone at @suffolkarchives.bsky.social!
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Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover sustainability action planning, community engagement, criminal justice records, heritage science and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book now to avoid disappointment!
An archivist, wearing a yellow cardigan, stands in a repository removing a cardboard box from a long line of shelves which hold almost identical cardboard boxes.
Join us on 25 March for our next online lunchtime event exploring how archives can engage with difficult records through people-centred and trauma-informed practices!
This month’s theme: Working with criminal justice records
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wi...
Archivists taking boxes from stacks and metal shelves at Ironbridge Museum Trust Archive
Calling policy makers, practitioners and researchers!
We’re hosting an event, with @ucl.ac.uk, to present new research from an AHRC-funded collaborative doctoral award on voluntary sector organisations and their important contributions to record-keeping: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charity-ar...
📆13 May
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We’re pleased to announce that 17 digital projects are underway for the 2026 peer mentoring programme!
Mentees are matched with an experienced digital professional and work with them over 6 months to shape and develop a digital project for their archive…
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
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Here’s our weekly slate of upcoming events with spaces still available!
These events cover sustainability action planning, community engagement, manorial records, heritage science and more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
Book now to avoid disappointment!
A close-up shot of a volunteer, wearing glasses and a blue jumper, scanning Archaeological 35mm Photographic negatives.
Are you an archives or heritage professional in Scotland?
Are you interested in applying for our Archives Revealed programme?
Sign up for one of our in-person support days:
Edinburgh (10th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Perth (12th March): www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Archives Revealed in Scotland – Applicant Support Days
The National Archives are running free sessions designed to help you prepare a strong application for the Archives Revealed funding programme.
Perth: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
Edinburgh: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-r...
A group of women from the Women's Royal Naval Service stand on the deck of a ship looking at something on the ocean. One of the women, Jonnni Berfield, is pointing at it.
We’re delighted to announce that Legasee Educational Trust has been awarded a Records at Risk grant to support the recovery and stabilisation of its digital oral history archive.
Find out more here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...
📷Legasee Educational Trust
