Heritage Network is bringing its conference to Bradford City of Culture in 2025. Keep checking this page for details.
Venues
As always, our conference will be held in a number of beautiful historic buildings, which help to create the focal points of the event.
Sunday 28th September:
12 – 5pm, Kala Sangam/Bradford Arts Centre – Information point & bag drop
1 – 2:30pm & 3 – 4:30pm, Various locations – Tours & Visits
5:30 – 7:30pm, Victoria Hall, Saltaire – Welcome Drinks Reception
Monday 29th September:
9am – 12:30pm, St George’s Hall – Main Conference (Plenary Session)
12:30 – 5pm, Great Victoria Hotel & St George’s Hall – Main Conference (Lunch & Breakout Session)
7pm, Venue to be announced – Conference Dinner
Tuesday 30th September:
9am – 12:30pm, Great Victoria Hotel – Information point & Bag drop
9am – 12:30pm, Various locations – Tours & Visits
12:30pm, Venue to be announced – Farewell Lunch
Keep an eye out for further venue announcements.
Plenary & Breakout sessions
Our plenary and breakout sessions will cover key topics across the heritage sector, with talks from funders and national bodies, case studies from local community heritage organisations, and some interesting interactive sessions.
Networking
Our conference is a great opportunity to network with peers, other professionals in the sector, and heritage businesses and funders. We will be including some structured networking into the main conference day, as well as plenty of opportunities for informal networking throughout the 3-day event.
Tours and Visits
The main day of conference is sandwiched between two half-days of tours and visits, which will include must-see buildings and projects, as well as some hidden gems highlighted by our steering group of local stakeholders, delegates will be asked to select tours and visits closer to the event.
Discounted tickets
Network, Partner, Supporter Youth Forum and Student members can book at discounted rates saving at least £50. You should have received an email with a code to access the discounted tickets. Click the red ‘Get tickets’ button and enter your code in the box that says ‘Promo Code’. The discounted ticket options will be revealed.
If you did not get the code, please email admin@heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk.
Early Bird tickets are currently available offering an additional £40 discount. There are a limited number of these tickets and when they are gone, they are gone, so it pays to book early.
We aim for all of our events to be inclusive, safe spaces where everyone’s views and experiences are respected. Please read our code of conduct for more information.
Sponsorship
We have a number of sponsorship opportunities available for our conference in Bradford, including conference dinner, farewell lunch & drinks reception, bursaries & sponsoring of digital volunteers, and a few exhibitor spaces.