We’re currently migrating our website to a new content management system, making it more accessible, secure and easier to navigate. There will be short period from October when certain sections of our sector site will be available via the web archive rather than our usual live site (1/2)

Anyone fancy an ice cream? Then why not try making a 1980s recipe from Hayfield Primary School for Lemon Ice Cream Surprise. An ice cream cake with lemon and chocolate? Yes please! 😋 #EYASurprise #HistFood #1980s #IceCream

The Archives for Learning and Education Section's next lunchtime training session is Wednesday, 9 September from 1-2pm on Microsoft Teams: Divergent Minds in the Archive - Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility aralearning.wordpress.com/2026/08/16/a...

ARA ALES Lunchtime Seminar: Divergent Minds in the Archive – Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility

The Archives for Learning and Education Section’s third event in 2026 will be held using Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 9th September, from 1 to 2pm.  “Divergent Minds in the Archive – Neurodive…

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Having spent May and June talking about our Digital Collections Portal, I've now written about it. collectionstrust.org.uk/blog/first-c.... This was for a broader audience than my talks so I'm hoping it hits the right note.

Raised in meetings today: this excellent toolkit on deposited collections, created by @scotsarchives.bsky.social with Kazky Ltd: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/support-and-.... Scottish law does differ but there is a huge amount here to support archives across the UK managing non-gifted collections.

Deposited Collections Toolkit - Scottish Council on Archives

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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve awarded a new skills bursary to Lancashire Archives and a records at risk grant to the National Railway Museum. Find out more in the thread below 👇 (1/3) 📷 Science Museum Group.

Earlier this year, Rebecca Wood, MA Curation student @exeter.ac.uk, visited us to research Parish Maps in the Common Ground archive. Find out how the archive informed & inspired her exhibition ‘Parish Maps: Then, Now, Next’ in a new guest blog post! ➡️ specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2026/08/18/f...

Are you looking to fund a transformative research or innovation project? We’re accepting applications from record keepers and heritage professionals for grants of up to £10,000! Find out more and apply by Friday 16 October: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

John Speed, in a World map printed in 1627, included a diagram explaining how a solar eclipse worked. As this recent Bodleian map blog shows it wasn't till the eighteenth century with the work of Edmund Halley that eclipses could be predicted blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2026/07... #Eclipse

Haven't posted here for a while but am thrilled to see this beautifully and sensitively written piece by my colleague Gina at @50millionvoices.bsky.social. Well worth a read, as is the book. #stammering #stuttering #ScatmanJohn www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A moment that changed me: My stammer made life a misery – then a song gave me back my voice

As a teenager, I was so ashamed of my speech disability that even my family didn’t know about it. When Scatman John came on the radio, celebrating his own stammer in a hit about self-esteem, I knew I ...

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Take part in our 5-minute survey on Environmental Monitoring Systems: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... This will help us understand how the impact of Hanwell’s recent discontinuation on the sector, current monitoring arrangements and interest in potential future solutions!

We're looking for a new Marketing and Outreach Associate to serve November 2026-October 2029! Submit your résumé/CV and brief statement of interest to email.jcas@gmail.com by Tuesday, August 25.

#DyddLlunyMap #MapMonday Map of the Bodednyfed Estate in the parish of Amlwch. Dyddiad/Date: 1828 LLE/640

This #MapMonday we'll leave a reminder of one of the other applications in the SABRE Maps family - the Co-ordinate Finder. Mouse over the map of GB or IRL, and get the location of that point in lots of modern and archaic co-ordinate formats. Perfect for map nerds like us! buff.ly/JraIUl8

Coming up in September from @araukie.bsky.social Lunchtime webinar on 9/9/26 "Divergent Minds in the Archive - Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility" www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ales-lunch...

ALES Lunchtime Seminar: "Divergent Minds in the Archive"

"Divergent Minds in the Archive - Neurodivergent Professionals and Accessibility"

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Last 24hrs(ish!) to respond. It's very important to me to make sure the guidance is reflective of the lived experiences of the the record keeping community, so every response is important 💕#archives

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A brief survey on mental health in the record keeping community to help shape new guidance from @araukie.bsky.social. Please complete and share! qualtricsxmwjvjt55jd.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #archives #records

Congratulations to Herefordshire Archives, London Metropolitan University Special Collections & National Waterways Archives for achieving Archive Service Accreditation for the first time! Read more: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/news/three-a... 📷 National Waterways Archives (1/2)

Three archives gain accredited status for the first time

The Archive Service Accreditation Committee has awarded the coveted accredited status to 3 archives.

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Novice to Knowhow remains free, and if you took it in the early days you may not know it isn't such an intensive process now - aka you don't have to do it all in a month. The training has been expanded, embedded into the DP Handbook and updated to cover new topics. www.dpconline.org/digipres/pro...

It’s #ManorialMonday! 🥳 Last week’s walk around Carburrow Tor explored the hidden history of the manor of Warleggan. Guided by landowner John Keast, we journeyed through a prehistoric landscape, examined historic manorial records, and uncovered centuries of local life. 🗺️👞

I'm at Scotstoun Stadium to watch Commonwealth Games athletics. Sadly no Irn Bru on sale here, so I have another orange-coloured drink for #ConfinedCocktails

@artscouncilengland.bsky.social are running a 5-minute survey to understand the impact of the UK's recent heatwaves (May-July) on organisations in the cultural sector. We strongly encourage archives to contribute: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... The survey closes next Friday at 5pm!

The Spaces, Places and Belonging Community Hub has awarded its final set of seed corn grants, supporting community groups and heritage organisations to launch new projects that bridge community engagement with heritage: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/community-hu... (1/3) 📷Mike Goddard

#MapOnATuesday is the Birmingham Borough and City Boundaries map, 1838 – 1931 highlighting the dates when various parts of modern day Birmingham joined with the metropolitan borough, granted its charter in 1838. Ref – HRA Map Cabinets, Level 4 #LibraryofBham

Have you read our guidance for business archives? Featuring case studies and advice on topics from long-term management to mitigating risk, this resource is ideal for businesses wondering how to preserve and make best use of their archives: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

‘Increasingly archive services are having to manage or consider managing substantial proportions of archival storage away from the main archive service site’ Great to see this from @uknatarcsector.bsky.social Implications of split-site collections management, resources and access provision.

UK Archive Sector Leadership@uknatarcsector.bsky.social · last mo.

Have you read our guidance on managing split-site archive services? Filled with case studies, tips & a breakdown of logistical considerations, this is essential reading for services managing substantial archival storage away from their main service site: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Applications for A Year in Archives 2026 close in just 1 month! Read about the exciting changes we’re making this year and submit a project by 21 August: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/t/1P8AIO/ Don’t miss an opportunity to spotlight your work to the sector and the wider public! 📷 Historic England Archive

It's always "if you've ever saved anything, you're an archivist" and never "if you've ever loaned a book to someone, you're a librarian"

Engagement grant applications are open! Engagement grants provide up to £3000 in funding for organisations to run outreach projects that connect archives with their communities in places across England and Wales. Apply by Friday 14 August: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

After years of struggling to write anything, it's quite pleasing the brain fog is lifting enough to produce some written words again! Especially thanks to Amelia as a co-author. We've got this piece with @jofitz.bsky.social and @ahaire.bsky.social journals.ucc.ie/index.php/hs...

Sitting in this year's culmination event for the Digital Peer Mentoring cohort. Absolutely fantastic to hear about the brilliant progress made so far, and to hear so much lovely feedback about my fabulous TNA colleagues and the other programme mentors. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

Peer mentoring - Archives sector

Archivists are working together to support each other’s digital ambitions as part of Plugged In, Powered Up.

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