Entries for the Sandford Awards 2026 are now open to all heritage organisations large and local, urban and rural, across the UK that have a site and/or a collection and deliver a formal learning programme.
The Sandford Awards provide a framework for success whether you are looking to gain the recognition your learning programmes deserve or seeking to develop the quality of your learning provision. The closing date for applications is Friday 13 February 2026. The winners in 2025 included several industrial-related sites: Bridging the Tamar Visitor and Learning Centre; the Chiltern Open Air Museum; Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum; Cranwell Aviation Heritage Museum; and The Food Museum.
For more details on the awards frollow this link: https://www.heritageeducationtrust.org/about-the-sandford-award
Industrial Heritage Networks 