The British Council has announced that it has opened a final one-off funding round for Cultural Protection Fund applications to deliver project activity between April – December 2019. The £30m fund, in partnership with DCMS, was established to protect cultural heritage at risk in twelve conflict-afflicted countries …
Government sets out how to prepare if the UK leaves the EU with no deal
The Government has released a number of papers detailing how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. Amongst the papers most relevant to the Heritage Sector if there’s no Brexit deal are: The Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes, Horizon 2020 funding, Farm payments, Receiving rural development …
Heritage Counts – Heritage and Society 2018
The latest edition of Heritage and Society, produced by Historic England on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum for which the Alliance provides the secretariat, has been published . The report is structured around seven topics that highlight the wide-ranging impact of heritage on society. The key …
Guest editor
Heritage Update this fortnight has been edited by Hanna Suliman-Nicol, the Heritage Alliance’s summer intern. Hanna is a 19-year-old student going into her second year at Durham, reading English.
Iceni Projects to work with Heritage 2020 to research the historic environment sector statutory duties of Local Planning Authorities
The Heritage2020 Capacity Building working group is delighted that Iceni Projects will work with the group to update the existing list of statutory duties imposed by Government on Local Authorities in relation to heritage. The Heritage and Townscape team at Iceni Projects will be leading …
Save the date: Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s Big Update
The event is taking place on 5th December 2018 in Central London, more details to follow in due course. Once again, the event will feature 8 presentations on what is alive and current in the Church sector. HRBA is a sub-group of the Heritage Alliance.
Heritage and the High Street: a review of activity
The woes of the High Street have been very much in the news recently with many big retail names struggling to maintain physical stores on high streets and in town centres. The Heritage 2020 Constructive Conservation and Sustainable Management working group has been looking at …
Loyd Grossman, THA Chair, speaks about nimbyism on Radio 4
On Thursday 16th August Loyd Grossman, Chair of The Heritage Alliance, was on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Sweet Reason’ to discuss nimbyism (‘not in my back yard’) in relation to heritage and development. He appeared alongside Lord Adonis, former Transport Secretary, and Sarah Stein Lubrano, Head of Content …
Response to DEFRA’s air quality: draft clean air strategy
Since the last Heritage Update, The Heritage Alliance has submitted a response toDEFRA’s air quality: draft clean air strategy, which was designed to outline the Government’s approach to reducing air pollution, making air healthier to breathe, protecting nature and boosting the environmental sector of the …
Become a Trustee for The Heritage Alliance
The Heritage Alliance is looking for three new trustees to join its Board from December 2018. In addition, the Alliance is looking for a Treasurer to take over from Richard Norton in December 2019. Early co-option of a new Treasurer, who is also a trustee, …
Nominations now open for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award
England’s heritage sector simply couldn’t function without the hard work and dedication of its volunteers. Volunteers are the lifeblood of heritage conservation. Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award is the Heritage Alliance’s celebration of the amazing achievements of volunteers. The award is a wonderful way to raise …
Environment Projects Manager (Heritage)
County Hall, Norwich £34,995 – £39,000 per annum 37 hours per week Temporary contract until 31 March 2020 We are looking for an effective and adaptable manager to deliver, monitor and supervise a variety of heritage-based projects. Work will cover both historic and natural …