Are you interested in advertising at Heritage Day, the major annual event for the heritage sector? As Alliance members, we are able to offer space down the side of the main room Heritage Day is taking place in, with a table and the ability to …
Help us to improve our Website!
We are in the process of updating our website and would like to hear from our website users on how they use our current website and what they would like to see in a new version. We have created a simple survey to allow visitors …
Health, Wellbeing and the Historic Environment – Heritage Chat summary
November’s #HeritageChat explored the relationship between the Historic Environment, health and wellbeing, and in particular how the sector can help to address current health and wellbeing concerns. Participants used their insight from past experiences to discuss the issues that the sector will need to collectively …
Legal corner: Historic buildings and reasonable adjustments – requirements and best practice
If you’re running a historic building or heritage site, you’ll want the widest cross-section of the public to be able to visit and enjoy your property. When it comes to accommodating visitors with disabilities, the Equality Act also imposes a legal duty on employers and …
Guest editor
This edition of Heritage Update has been edited by the Alliance’s intern Francesca Benetti. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Padua (Italy). Her research focuses on public participation in the heritage sector, particularly in archaeology, by comparing legislation and policies in UK …
Giving to Heritage project referenced in evaluation of HLF Catalyst grants
A new report has revealed that HLF catalyst grants boosted fundraising skills across UK heritage organisations. UK heritage will be more resilient and less reliant on public funding after almost 20,000 people across 4,100 organisations received specialist fundraising training, mentoring, and business support, according to a …
Britain’s creative industries break the £100 billion barrier
New figures reveal Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s sectors are now worth £268 billion. The value of the creative industries to the UK is up from £94.8 billion in 2016 to £101.5 billion, and has grown at nearly twice the rate of the …
DCMS publishes new ‘Principles of selection for listing buildings’
The DCMS has recently published the updated ‘Principles of selection for listed buildings‘ which sets out the statutory criteria and general principles applied by the Secretary of State when deciding whether a building is of special architectural or historic interest. The selected buildings will be …
How will climate change in the next 100 years?
It is increasingly recognised that the climate is changing and this will have impacts on heritage conservation. Predicting the possible scenarios is extremely useful to help heritage specialists plan future conservation strategies. On 26 November the Environment Secretary Michael Gove launched the UK climate projections (UKCP18) for …
Government intends to secure a new deal for the UK tourism industry
Tourism is one of the biggest UK industries. It is worth £66 billion a year to the economy and employs 1.6 million people. Britain is currently one of the most popular destinations in the world. However, in a globalised market “we need to be ambitious …
Historic England Angel Awards 2018: and the winner is…
On 27 November the ceremony of the Historic England Angel Awards took place in the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London, thanks to the support of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation. The Awards “celebrate the heroic efforts of people across the country who have saved and …
20th anniversary of Heritage at Risk Register
In 1998 Historic England published the first Heritage at Risk report, which featured 1,930 buildings. Today, over two thirds of buildings and structures are safe, thanks to the efforts of all stakeholders involved. This was possible thanks to Historic England’s grant in aid as well …