News & Blog
The work of the Historic Towns and Villages Forum takes many forms, from events with talks, visits and workshops, to undertaking primary research into issues associated with managing change in historic places. These are all designed to examine preconceptions about the definition of heritage and its significance, the management of historic places seeing change and growth, and the role of historic places in the national and local economies, and bringing this to wider audiences – public and professional.
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News
Government announcement on devolution
The Government’s intentions regarding the future structure of local government announced this week (16 December) by Angela Rayner at last…
Review of 2024
Projects and events We started the year with two new executive co-directors, who joined HTVF at the end of 2023,…
New neighbourhoods in old places: designing and delivering innovative and sustainable housing development
On 1 November we held a forum event to explore ideas relating to the development of new neighbourhoods in old…
Hudswell, North Yorkshire visit
On Saturday 21 September, the second of our 2024 regional visits took place. We gathered at Hudswell village hall and,…
Stoke Ferry, Norfolk visit
On Saturday 3 August, the first of our 2024 regional visits took place. The initial walking tour through Stoke Ferry…
Politics, priorities and promises
As the election draws near, and manifesto promises are scrutinised, shared and debated, we bring a roundup of some key…
Royal patronage of HTVF to continue
The Historic Towns and Villages Forum is very pleased to announce that His Majesty King Charles will be continuing his…
Managing Heritage Assets and Development in Smaller Settlements
It was good to be meet in person at Kellogg College, University of Oxford for a day of excellent, thought-provoking presentations…
Blog posts
What are the potential challenges to towns and villages of meeting the Government’s housing targets? (Part 2)
Written by HTVF board member, Alan Thompson Introduction The previous blog post looked at potential impact of the Government’s proposed…
Meeting the new Government’s housing targets (Part 1)
The Scale of the Challenge – How much development is required? Written by HTVF board member, Alan Thompson The above…
Understanding and valuing rural heritage
Our understanding of what heritage is, and how it is valued, changes over time and place. This idea is illustrated…
The Great British Housing Paradox
Written by HTVF board member, Alan Thompson We desperately need new homes… but, we don’t want them built anywhere near…
From declining fishing port to beacon of renewable energy: Grimsby’s remarkable transformation
Written by Holley Wakeling, student at St John's College, Oxford, who took part in a 'mini-internship' with the Historic Towns…