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Charles Mynors joins the Advisory Group
Charles Mynors has kindly agreed to give his time to the Trust as the newest member of our Advisory Group. We are extremely grateful to Charles and would like to extend him a warm welcome. The Trust's Advisory Group meets quarterly and consists of a panel of experts in heritage and regeneration who give advice and guidance to our projects team. Charles is a barrister and brings an enormous amount of experience in planning and historic building law. He is also the author of a number of books, including The Law of Trees, Forest and Hedgerows (2002), Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments (fourth edition, 2006) and The Control of Outdoor Advertising and Graffiti (2009). InternsThe Prince's Regeneration Trust is extremely lucky to have several interns working in its London office, undertaking a range of tasks including project work, fundraising and office administration. We are very grateful to all our interns for giving their valuable time to us and are pleased that many go on to paid employment. All vacancies and internships are advertised on the Trust's website, if you are interested in applying visit www.princes-regeneration.org/recruitment.php. |
The recent London launch of The Green Guide for Historic Buildings was an overwhelming success. Historian Dan Snow helped the Trust to launch the book at an event attended by many of our colleagues from the heritage, property and environmental sectors. In his speech, Dan highlighted the great, untapped potential of our historic building stock to contribute to a greener, more energy efficient future. The Guide explains that measures undertaken needn't be invasive and expensive, often small and simple changes can have a significant impact whilst retaining the special character of the building. The Guide has been warmly received as a useful tool for building owners and advisers alike, for more information or to purchase a copy please visit 
This summer the Trust will be launching an easy to use web-based resource that brings together useful tools and interesting case studies to promote best practice for the management of heritage assets. We hope it will be an indispensable guide for local authorities and other bodies with large portfolios of historic buildings to assist with what can be a complicated and time-consuming process when deciding on the best future for a historic building.
We are delighted to announce that The Prince's Regeneration Trust has been appointed to project manage the regeneration of Bletchley Park. The role of Bletchley Park as 'Station X', the hub of Britain's World War Two decryption operations puts it among one of the most significant sites in Twentieth Century military history. Not only this, but the Colossus machines built at Bletchley from 1943 onwards pre-figured the development of the modern programmable computer. We will be restoring several areas of the site, including some of the legendary huts in which the code breaking took place. The aim of the project is to enhance the visitor experience, providing a more dynamic tour, more educational events and activities, and better visitor facilities.
Earlier in April we were dismayed to hear of the ‘spectacular blaze' tearing through the historic site of Paton's Mill in Johnstone. The earliest surviving cotton mill in Scotland and one of the first in Britain, The Prince's Regeneration Trust is working on a feasibility study for bringing the 227-year-old A-listed building back into use. The fire looked like a fatal blow to the project, however, thanks to the heroic work of the fire brigade, the damage was restricted to the roof and top floor and the main mill is completely unscathed. The council's structural engineer has deemed the building ‘saveable'. The Trust is now in discussion with the council to determine urgent works to secure the now roofless part of the mill.
A new website for Armagh Gaol is live at 
