The SPAB is looking for a new treasurer/trustee to support the training, advisory and campaigning work of the organisation.  The Society, founded by William Morris in 1877, has many well-established and highly-regarded activities, but also a number of exciting new ventures.  Our new Treasurer will …

Unremunerated position, but reasonable expenses can be paid The Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust is the charity that operates and cares for Highgate Cemetery, London’s most famous Victorian burial ground. The site is both a visitor attraction and an operational cemetery, but shortage of space …

£16,000 This is an opportunity for a confident and well-organised graduate or person with equivalent experience and training to step up to the challenges of helping a small team manage a historic site and visitor attraction.  The theme of the internship is ‘bringing history alive’.  …

On 6th December we held Heritage Day, sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. The event gathered many of the leaders of the British independent heritage sector, together with Michael Ellis Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Arts, Heritage …

The Heritage Alliance, with support from the British Council, is delighted to offer travel grants to support UK heritage professionals to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships for their organisations. This welcome scheme was one of the recommendations in the Heritage Alliance’s 2018 international report. The …

The Heritage Alliance is delighted to welcome The new Heritage Fuels Alliance as a member. The Heritage Fuels Alliance has been formed by the Heritage Railway Association, the National Traction Engine Trust, the Federation of British Historic Vehicles Clubs, the Transport Trust and the Association of …

The Heritage Alliance is delighted to welcome Historic Pools of Britain as a new member. Historic Pools of Britain is a national organisation giving representation to indoor and outdoor pools, recognising the vital role they play within their communities, and their significant contribution to the …

Following consultation, updated policy directions have been issued to the Heritage Lottery Fund in its role as a distributing body of National Lottery funds. In response to the prioritisation of designated heritage and heritage at risk, the Government states that the ‘directions are not intended to exclude …

Research carried out for Heritage Counts in 55 cities and town centres in England shows that the number of listed buildings occupied by a business has increased by 18% since 2012, from 10,465 to 12,353. When applied to all towns and cities, estimates suggest that there are now …

The findings of new research, set out in Culture in an Age of Uncertainty – a joint report by the British Council and Germany’s Goethe-Institut – provide evidence that cultural engagement does indeed generate value. The report summarises a rigorous, independent study, carried out over two years …

The European Charities’ Committee on Value-Added Tax (ECCVAT) has published its recommendations for changes to the VAT rules proposed by the European Commission earlier this year. If the European Commission’s proposal comes into fruition, it will give Member States more flexibility about how they set VAT rules …

The Council for British Archaeology (CBA) has published its latest research which examined the scale, nature and needs of Community Archaeology in the UK. The results (Research Bulletin 6 ) show there is still considerable activity taking place, from lectures to excavation, with very few participants …