English Heritage has published two Historic Environment Advice notes for consultation with a deadline of 17th April 2015. The consultation’s, Conservation area Designation, Appraisal and Management, and Making Changes to Heritage Assets, are intended to assist local planning authorities, planning and other consultants, owners, applicants and other interested parties in implementing historic environment policy in…
A national plan should be created for the publicly funded arts, culture and heritage sector, a new influential report published by the Warwick Commission on the future of cultural value has recommended. The report, Enriching Britain: Culture, Creativity and Growth, is the result of a one-year investigation undertaken by a group of cultural leaders and academics…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a formal programme for the Rural Development Programme for England, setting out in detail what it expects to achieve from 2014 to 2020. The document, RDPE programme document 2014-20, includes the overall strategy for the programme, an assessment of the main needs to be addressed…
The Community Rights programme has been given a further £6 million in funding for 2015-16, it was announced by the Department for Communities and Local Government on 17th February. DCLG has confirmed that the new funding will help change how Community Rights support is currently delivered, with emphasis now being be placed on 'shared support'…
A debate in the House of Commons has considered the destruction and looting of historic sites in Syria and Iraq and called for the UK Government to take tougher action to save antiquities from looting. Leading the debate, Robert Jenrick, Conservative MP for Newark and a former director of the auction-house Christie’s, suggested that the…
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced an investment of £19.3m in 13 historic areas spread across England, Scotland and Wales. Awarded through the Townscape Heritage Programme, the investment will encourage effective partnerships between local authorities and small businesses so that repairs and restoration work can be carried out. The investment is intended to provide…
A set of proposals that will make sure civil society is healthy and thriving post-2015 have been outlined on 9th February 2015. The Manifesto, A Vision for change, published by New Philanthropy Capital, outlines four steps to increase the impact of the charity sector while enabling charities to more effectively realise their goals and make…
A series of proposals should be enacted so that yesterdays vehicles can be used on tomorrow's roads. The manifesto, The power of the historic vehicle movement, published by the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs [FHVBC] [Alliance member] outlines a number of recommendations which it claims will help realise the potential of the historic vehicle movement. The…
We are delighted to announce that West Dean College has become a member of The Heritage Alliance. The College, situated in a 2,590 hectare Estate in West Sussex, is an internationally renowned centre for study, providing MA degrees, diplomas and short courses for students of all abilities from the beginner to the advanced professional practitioner.…
We are delighted to announce that Venice in Peril Fund has become a member of the Alliance – taking our membership to an all-time high of 99! Venice in Peril Fund is a registered charity based in London which was founded in 1971 after particularly damaging floods to Florence and Venice in 1966. Since then,…
