About Scotland’s Community Heritage Conversations:

The Scottish Council on Archives is delighted to be working with other heritage organisations to deliver Scotland’s Community Heritage Conversations (SCHC), an event series bringing together volunteers, community groups and heritage professionals. Launched in November 2020 as a digital re-imagining of Scotland’s Community Heritage Conference, it is growing rapidly in popularity and attracting more participants at each event.

The conversations are delivered through a partnership of Historic Environment Scotland, Archaeology Scotland, The Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, the Scottish Council on Archives, Scottish Community Heritage Alliance, Scottish Civic Trust, Scottish Community Tourism (SCOTO) and Heritage Network who together are coordinating a wide range of contributors from public bodies, third sector organisations and community groups.

SCA is delighted to share that on Wednesday 19 November 2025 SCHC will be hosting another hybrid event! Scotland’s Community Heritage Conversations 2025: Routes to Resilience will be held in person at The Engine Shed in Stirling and online via Microsoft Teams.

Digital Poster Session

This year’s event will feature a digital poster session, designed to let community heritage groups and organisations show off their projects, work and initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your organisation or project to a diverse group of delegates. We will be displaying posters based on the conference theme, Routes to Resilience, in a constant loop throughout the day on large screens situated in the Open Hall at the Engine Shed. This is the space where delegates will be networking and enjoying refreshments and lunch and we will be using the posters on Historic Environment Scotland’s CHC webpage and our social media campaigns. You could also use your poster as a background slide for your one-minute mayhem talk, a 60-second ‘soap-box’ opportunity to share your news and views on any aspect of Scotland’s community heritage. It’s a great way for people to know about your work and it’s easy to submit a poster by following these simple instructions:

 To submit a poster: 

1. Create a bold and informative poster that tells the story of your organisation using our template. Get inspiration from from last year’s posters.
2. Include your group’s name and any other important details, such as a website or social media page – where you want people to reach out to you. 
3. Make sure the submission is on a single widescreen PowerPoint slide and is accessible (see below).
4. Send it as an email attachment to Marissa Trimble, m.trimble@scottisharchives.org.uk with the subject line POSTER SCHC CONFERENCE 2025 by Sunday 9 November. Text within the email must include: 1. Group name; 2. Name of contact person in the group; 3. Email address of contact person. 

Make your poster accessible:  

• Font size minimum of 24pt  

• Use contrasting colours, e.g. Black text on a light background. Avoid light fonts on light backgrounds, or dark on dark which are hard to read.  

• Make images or graphics large and clear   

• Use a sans serif font which is readable 

We’d love to see you at the conference in person, but if you can’t attend, please still send your poster so attendees can learn more about your group! 

If you have any questions or want your poster checked for accessibility, feel free to contact m.trimble@scottisharchives.org.uk 

Deadline for submissions: 9 November 2025