The Council for British Archaeology is partnering with the Marsh Charitable Trust in delivering this year’s Marsh Community Archaeology Awards. The deadline for the Awards is noon on Monday 26 May 2025. The Trust supports organisations and people who make a difference within the charity sector. The Marsh Community Archaeology Awards celebrate the outstanding contributions of these people who are committed to social, cultural, and environmental causes. The Awards have two categories.
• Community Archaeologist of the Year – This award recognises an individual volunteer or professional who is going above and beyond their role to contribute to community archaeology.
• Community Archaeology Project of the Year – This award recognises and promotes the results of research and/or fieldwork led by community groups which have made a substantial contribution to knowledge and wellbeing.
Museum professionals and projects that work with communities are eligible, which of course includes industrial heritage sites. You can find out more about the upcoming awards here:
The Marsh Charitable Trust was founded in 1981 with the sum of £75,000 by its current Chairman, Mr Brian Marsh OBE. His aim was to create a sustainable way to give something back to society, by supporting the organisations and people who are making a difference, as best he could. From the outset the Trust has aimed to create long-standing relationships with the organisations it supports and partners through both its principal areas of work; the Grants Programme and the Awards Scheme. The Trust supports around 350 charities every year through the Grants Programme and gives around 80 different Awards to individuals and groups from across the charity sector, who make a difference to a cause that they believe in.
Industrial Heritage Networks 