Local & Regional Links
Cotswold CanalsTrust
http://www.cotswoldcanals.com/
Campaigning for the restoration of the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal
Digital Stroud
http://www.digitalstroud.co.uk/about.php
Aims to give a flavour of Stroud's past, present and future. Includes interesting Key Landmarks section.
Gloucestershire Environmental Trust
http://www.glos-environment-trust.co.uk/
Gloucestershire Environmental Trust provides grants from funds generated by the Landfill Communities Fund for the benefit of Gloucestershire, its people and its environment
Stroud Civic Society
http://stroudcivicsociety.co.uk/wp/
For everyone who cares about their surroundings in the Five Valleys around Stroud and Nailsworth
Stroud District Council
http://www.stroud.gov.uk/home.asp
The site includes information on conservation areas and listed buildings on the development management page.
Stroud District's Local Plan
review consultation through 2017/18
www.stroud.gov.uk/environment/planning-and-building-control/planning-strategy/stroud-district-local-plan
Stroud Local History Society
Stroudwater Textile Trust
http://stroud-textile.org.uk/
Celebrates the tradition of cloth manufacture in the Stroud Valleys through mill open days, talks, exhibitions, research and other activities.
Stroud Town Council
http://www.stroudtown.gov.uk/
Stroud Town Council - working for the people of Stroud and for a better environment. Responsibilities include recreation areas, allotments, Stroud Cemetery and arts and entertainment. To read or consult with Stroud Town Centre’s Neighbourhood Development Plan
http://shapingtheheartstroud.org
Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA)
http://www.sva.org.uk/index.htm
Studio and project space for contemporary art.
Stroud Valleys Project
http://www.stroudvalleysproject.org/
Helps local people protect and enhance the environment for the benefit of the whole community.
The Museum in the Park, Stroud
http://www.museuminthepark.org.uk/
Celebrates the rich history of the Stroud District with permanent displays and a programme of exhibitions and events.
Stroud Community TV
http://www.stroudcommunity.tv
Thousands of short films demonstrating the diversity and interests of the Stroud Valleys.
National Links
The Architectural Heritage Fund
http://www.ahfund.org.uk/
The Architectural Heritage Fund is a registered charity founded in 1976 to promote the conservation of historic buildings in the UK.
Heritage Trust Network
http://www.heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk
Heritage Trust Network is a membership organisation run by people who have delivered amazing heritage projects against all the odds. The HTN mission is to help others do the same.
Historic England
The public body that looks after England’s historic environment. Championing and protecting historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.
Historic England hold the Heritage at Risk lists and help with complex planning issues.
http://www.historicengland.org.uk
Building Conservation.com
http://www.buildingconservation.com/
The website for the publishers of The Building Conservation Directory covering information on suppliers of specialist products and services, training courses and technical articles.
English Heritage
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/
English Heritage is a new independent charity holding, preserving and interpreting hundreds of historic sites across England spanning six millennia. It is a membership organisation.
Heritage Alliance
http://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/
The Heritage Alliance is the biggest alliance of heritage interests in the UK and was set up to promote the central role of the independent movement in the heritage sector.
The Heritage Funding Directory
http://www.theheritagealliance.org.uk/fundingdirectory/main/fundinghome.php
Managed by The Heritage Alliance, the Directory is a free, easy to use guide to potential sources of support, financial and otherwise, for anyone seeking to undertake projects related to the heritage of the United Kingdom.
Heritage Lottery Fund
http://www.hlf.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
Using money raised through the National Lottery, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) gives grants to sustain and transform our heritage.
The Railway Heritage Trust
http://www.railwayheritagetrust.co.uk/
The Railway Heritage Trust assists the operational railway companies in the preservation and upkeep of listed buildings and structures, and in the transfer of non-operational premises and structures to outside bodies willing to undertake their preservation.
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
http://www.spab.org.uk/what-is-spab/
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings is involved in all aspects of the survival of buildings which are old and interesting through its advice, education and campaign work.