The 2023 Spring Conference of the Vernacular Architecture Group will be held in Stockport, Greater Manchester, from Tuesday 11 to Saturday 15 April 2023. During the day members will tour the locality, visiting and interpreting lesser traditional buildings. Lectures and discussions will be held in the evenings. The visits will cover Stockport’s medieval centre and the village of Warburton (Wednesday), halls and barns of north Manchester (Thursday) and Fairfield Moravian settlement and halls south of Manchester (Friday). The conference will be based at Bredbury Hall Hotel.

Bursaries available, applications close 3 March 2023

Main Conference Website

Applications Close 10 March 2023

Link to further information and how to apply

Time Commitment: The time commitment is around one day per week (including attendance at events), spread across the year. The main Board meets four times a year (plus one for the accounts if necessary) and there are sub committees covering Nominations, Finance & Investment, People and Audit & Risk, as well as working groups on Diversity & Inclusion and Digital & Technology, which usually meet twice a year and to which the Chair is invited but may not always attend.

Please note this role is not remunerated.