https://blog.townswebarchiving.com Latest news about UK digitisation & archives projects, expert advice on digitising, and insight from frontline information professionals. en Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:59:59 GMT 2026-06-08T12:59:59Z en https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-process-behind-large-format-scanning <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-process-behind-large-format-scanning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Large%20format%20scanning.jpg" alt="The Process Behind Large Format Scanning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><a href="https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation-funding-grant#more-info"></a></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-process-behind-large-format-scanning" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Large%20format%20scanning.jpg" alt="The Process Behind Large Format Scanning" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 18px!importantl;"><span style="color: #d07024;"><a href="https://conference.archives.org.uk/?" style="color: #d07024;">ARA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Join us for the live announcement</a></span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-closed-for-applications" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/79.jpg" alt="TWA Digitisation Grant 2026 - Closed for Applications!" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p style="text-align: center; font-size: 18px!importantl;"><span style="color: #d07024;"><a href="https://conference.archives.org.uk/?" style="color: #d07024;">ARA ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Join us for the live announcement</a></span></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2351684&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.townswebarchiving.com%2Ftwa-digitisation-grant-2026-closed-for-applications&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.townswebarchiving.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> TWA Grant Digitisation Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:01:00 GMT pm@townswebarchiving.com (Paul Marks) https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-closed-for-applications 2026-06-05T16:01:00Z https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-mays-digitisation-highlights <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-mays-digitisation-highlights" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20%26%20Images%20-%202026-06-01T090542.655.jpg" alt="The Digitisation Insider: May’s Digitisation Highlights" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-mays-digitisation-highlights" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Blog%20Header%20%26%20Images%20-%202026-06-01T090542.655.jpg" alt="The Digitisation Insider: May’s Digitisation Highlights" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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"> TWA Grant Digitisation Fri, 29 May 2026 09:30:00 GMT https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-1-week-to-go 2026-05-29T09:30:00Z April Mathie-Dowling https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-judges-top-tips-to-make-your-application-stand-out <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-judges-top-tips-to-make-your-application-stand-out" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Judges%20Top%20Tips%202026.jpg" alt="TWA Digitisation Grant 2026: Judges Top Tips to Make Your Application Stand Out" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-judges-top-tips-to-make-your-application-stand-out" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/Judges%20Top%20Tips%202026.jpg" alt="TWA Digitisation Grant 2026: Judges Top Tips to Make Your Application Stand Out" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><a href="https://conference.archives.org.uk/?"></a></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/museums-heritage-awards-2026" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/IMG_2595%20(1).jpg" alt="Museums + Heritage Awards 2026" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><a href="https://conference.archives.org.uk/?"></a></p> <img src="https://track.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=2351684&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.townswebarchiving.com%2Fmuseums-heritage-awards-2026&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fblog.townswebarchiving.com&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Events & Conferences Thu, 14 May 2026 15:11:15 GMT https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/museums-heritage-awards-2026 2026-05-14T15:11:15Z April Mathie-Dowling https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-aprils-digitisation-highlights <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-aprils-digitisation-highlights" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/APRIL%20-%20DA.jpg" alt="The Digitisation Insider: April’s Digitisation Highlights" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/the-digitisation-insider-aprils-digitisation-highlights" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/APRIL%20-%20DA.jpg" alt="The Digitisation Insider: April’s Digitisation Highlights" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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"> TWA Grant Tue, 05 May 2026 10:07:15 GMT pm@townswebarchiving.com (Paul Marks) https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/ara-x-twa-webinar-how-to-write-a-winning-townsweb-digitisation-grant-application 2026-05-05T10:07:15Z https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/behind-the-lens-digitising-cultural-heritage-at-the-photographers-gallery-clone <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/behind-the-lens-digitising-cultural-heritage-at-the-photographers-gallery-clone" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/TPG%20John%20Talk%20Blog-1.png" alt="Behind the Lens: Digitising Cultural Heritage at The Photographers’ Gallery" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/behind-the-lens-digitising-cultural-heritage-at-the-photographers-gallery-clone" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/hubfs/TPG%20John%20Talk%20Blog-1.png" alt="Behind the Lens: Digitising Cultural Heritage at The Photographers’ Gallery" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; 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"> TWA Grant Digitisation Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:59:59 GMT pm@townswebarchiving.com (Paul Marks) https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/twa-digitisation-grant-2026-now-open-for-applications 2026-04-22T07:59:59Z