Historic England has launched its new book Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places at an event at the V&A which the Alliance was delighted to attend. The launch, generously sponsored by Ecclesiastical, saw speeches from Tristram Hunt of the V&A, Sir Laurie Magnus …
Call for Papers, ‘Women & Power: Redressing the Balance’ Conference
Organised by the National Trust and University of Oxford [Alliance members], the ‘Women & Power: Redressing the Balance’ conference has invited submissions for papers on a number of topics. This two day conference due to be held on the 6th and 7th March, 2019 will …
Coastal projects to receive first wave of funding
The Government has announced that 16 ‘fast track’ coastal projects ready to start this year will receive over £6 million in investment creating around 1100 jobs. The announcement by the Coastal Communities Fund includes a range of coastal heritage projects from boat tours in Falmouth’s …
Loneliness in the UK
Tracey Crouch, Minister for Loneliness, has addressed the Public Health England Annual Conference on the problem of loneliness. In her speech she details £20 million in funding already available for projects designed to bring people together and aims to “expand the national conversation taking place …
Integrating Mobile heritage within the heritage sector
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, looks after over 550 historic vehicle clubs covering cars, motorcycles, buses, coaches, lorries, military, agricultural and steam vehicles. Historic vehicles embrace those created in the late 19th century up to …
Younger donors the most giving in the UK
According to the report The Next Generation of UK Giving, published by Blackbaud, 11 million millennial donors (born between 1981 and 1995) gave £2.7bn to over 5,000 different charities in 2017 making them the largest donating cohort in the UK. The report stresses that “If …
Rare 16th Century painting of Spanish Armada at risk of export
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Michael Ellis, has placed a temporary export bar on the painting ‘The Spanish Armada in the Year 1588’, by an unknown artist, to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country. The paining is currently at risk …
Government awards £70,000 to Pub is The Hub scheme
More than 30 rural communities are set to benefit from new or expanded village services from libraries and shops to post offices, all delivered by their local pub. The Government has been funding Pub is the Hub since 2012 and this new funding is expected …
Budget 2018 – Call for Representations
HM Treasury has asked for representations on the forthcoming Budget to be submitted by the 28th September. A Budget representation is a written representation from an interest group, individual or representative body to HM Treasury with the aim of commenting on Government policy and suggesting …
Collections 2030, Have your say
The Museums Association (MA) has launched Collections 2030, a major new research project that seeks to understand the current state of museum collections in the UK. The MA has published a discussion paper and a series of research questions and is looking for responses from …
‘Code of Fundraising Practice 2.0’
The Fundraising Regulator has released a new draft of the Code of Fundraising; this is the first time the code has been reviewed since 2005 and hopes to make it clearer and more accessible. The Regulator has now opened a consultation period which can be …
Freelance Heritage Project Co-ordinator: St Andrew’s Church, Soham
Fixed-term 7-month contract starting November 2018 in the first instance 2 days per week at a daily rate equivalent to £25,000 per annum pro rata. St Andrew’s Church, Soham is seeking a Heritage Project Co-ordinator with experience of community activities and events in a museum, …