West Midlands Heritage Learning Day: Non-Designated Heritage Assets

West Midlands Heritage looks forward to welcoming people from across the sector to our 2026 Learning Day: Non-Designated Heritage Assets.

We have a great panel of expert speakers and topics to make for a fascinating and informative day, which we hope will both inspire and equip you to tackle the unique challenges of working with non-designated heritage assets, whether redundant and requiring a creative future, or in use but in need of care or rejuvenation.

Agenda (please note this maybe subject to change)

9:30 - Arrival and Registration

10:15 - Opening remarks from West Midlands Heritage

10:30 - Caroline Kendall, Historic England: Emerging NDHA Guidance

11:00 - Helen Ensor, Donald Insall Associate: Non-Designated Heritage Assets, The New Wild West

11:30 - Break

11:45 - Paul Jennings, The Fox at Loxley: Saving a village pub by turning it into a community owned pub.

12:15 - Rachel Haynes, Thread Architects: Case Studies

12:45 - Lunch & Networking

13:45 - Trevelyan Wright, Wolverhampton Arts Centre: Behind the Scenes

14:15 - Mandy Hall, Architectual Heritage Fund: A Funder's Perspective

14:25 - Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks from WMHT

Training

This will be a great opportunity to hear from experts in their fields and also secure CPD for those in the heritage sector; WMHT is a registered IHBC CPD provider.

Refreshments

Refreshments are provided throughout the day including a buffet lunch. Please make us aware of any dietary requirements when you book.

Location

This year's learning day is being held at Wolverhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley St, Wolverhampton WV1 4AN

There is limited free parking is available onsite. Otherwise there is lots of parking available in the city centre car parks https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/parking-and-roads/city-centre-car-parks

For travel information to the venue visit: https://wolverhamptonartscentre.co.uk/visit/

Access

There is parking onsite for blue badge oweners. Please contact the venue is advance to reserve this: [email protected]

There is level access from the car park into the building.

There is a disabled toilet (please note there is no hoist).

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