
The Architectural Heritage Fund (Northern Ireland)
@archhfundni
Representing The Architectural Heritage Fund in Northern Ireland. Harnessing Heritage and Village Catalyst programmes. NI Development Manager, Rita Harkin
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http://www.ahfund.org.uk 21-11-2017 10:52:44
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Fantastic news for Inner City Trust, one of the #HeritageDevelopmentTrusts supported by our partnership with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 🎉 Communities NI has announced a £1.2m grant to the Trust, enabling the purchase of the former 'Austins' department store. Congrats Inner City Trust!


Really pleased The Architectural Heritage Fund Harnessing Heritage programme funded by Communities NI and Garfield Weston Foundation has been able to support Belfast Buildings Trust and Carnegie Oldpark with early-stage Project Viability Grants to help test and progress their ideas. See our Newsletter: tinyurl.com/mk3d92rf


What a day for a visit to Orlock Farm, near Donaghadee, to help the CIC under formation explore how reuse of the threshing barn in this special vernacular group can help to bring the whole site to life. Really useful discussions with colleagues from Communities NI & Ulster Architectural Heritage


We are delighted to announce that @archhfund has secured almost £2M of funding over next 3 years from Historic Environment Scotland Partnership Fund to continue & enhance delivery of our core support & grants for community-led built heritage regeneration in Scotland! More: ahfund.org.uk/news/latest/ah…





Coming together to promote the reuse of existing buildings, and spotlight local skills and expertise 🏘️ Today, in collaboration with the Royal Institute of British Architects, we have announced a new initiative focused on championing retrofit. Read more in our news report ➡️ kings-foundation.org/riba-and-the-k…


🚨The latest #BBCRedLines - looking at the contrasting fortunes of the jail and courthouse on Belfast's Crumlin Road with historian Dr Michael Liggett, John Kelly of McConnell’s Irish Whisky, architect Johann Muldoon MBE & Rita Harkin from The Architectural Heritage Fund (Northern Ireland)… bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Thanks Mark Carruthers for the opportunity to take part in this important conversation. So much untapped potential in our distinctive historic assets to be realised for the benefit of our people and places.

Proud to represent The Architectural Heritage Fund at the launch of Culmore Fort, the most recent Village Catalyst project, led by the amazing Culmore Community Partnership. Exquisitely restored and adapted, this brilliant beacon now serves the needs of local people. See: tinyurl.com/n59dxna8


Pleased to join this important conversation about the many distinctive historic buildings found in our rural villages, market towns and city cores, which tell the stories of our places, and which deserve to be brought back to life for the benefit of our communities. The Architectural Heritage Fund





Delighted a Project Viability Grant from The Architectural Heritage Fund Harnessing Heritage programme is helping Carnegie Oldpark Trust engage with Ulster Architectural Heritage and others to secure a sustainable future for the library. Finding uses relevant to local community need is key to successful projects.
