Hours: 38 hours per week (due to the nature of the job occasional evenings and weekends will be required) Contract period: Full time from January 2019 Salary: £25 – £28k per annum dependent upon experience Location: Based in central Southampton at Tower House and God’s …

On 23rd October 2018, in the Waldorf’s beautiful Palm Court, 7 inspiring speakers debated with the public about the importance of ‘Diversifying Heritage’. Dr Ben Cowell, Deputy Chair of The Heritage Alliance and Director General of Historic Houses, kicked off the debate. His introductory speech …

The 2018 ‘Heritage and the Economy’ report confirms that the heritage sector plays a crucial part in the English economy, with a total GVA of £29 billion (equivalent to 2% of national GVA) and 459,000 people employed. Heritage attracts 236.6 million tourists every year, fascinated …

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 nation’s heritage. Across the UK there is considerable interest in historic pools and a real …

The October #HeritageChat was on the theme of Apprenticeships in the Historic Environment sector. The discussion covered a number of topics, including how Apprenticeships can help the sector, the areas of the sector in which they might be most effective and what the main issues …

Heritage Day 2018 will be held in London’s Grade-I listed Queen Mary Undercroft at the magnificent Old Royal Naval College [Alliance member]. Join us for Loyd Grossman CBE’s final event as our Chair and hear from DCMS and the new National Trust Director-General, Hilary McGrady. …

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 …

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, presented the 2018 Budget on 29th October. The Budget sets out the Government’s plans for the British economy. Overall, the Chancellor stated that this Budget seeks to favour hard-working families after the period of austerity. The Chancellor …

After having announced a programme for reducing loneliness on 15th October 2018 the DCMS published ‘A connected society. A strategy for tackling loneliness’, a report that sets out the approach to tackling loneliness in England. In the next few years the Government will introduce several …

The Royal Historical Society published on 18th October a report on racial and ethnic inequalities in the teaching and practice of History in the UK. The report draws on a survey of over 700 historians. Results show that, despite the popularity of history as a …

The Gwynedd quarrying landscapes and transport systemssubmitted the application to join the World Heritage List in 2012. Every country can support one site per year between those inscribed in the tentative list to become part of the World Heritage List. On 23rd October, heritage Minister Michael Ellis announced …

On 12th October 2018 a third batch of technical notes was published by the Government to prepare British citizens in case of a ‘no deal scenario’. Further guidance has been published on the following topics that may affect heritage sector: trade in goods, and business regulations. For …