Local Government Finance Bill published

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The Local Government Finance Bill includes a range of measures to cut business rates for small businesses and local amenities. They include: bringing rural rate reliefs into line with those in urban areas – currently, eligible small businesses in rural areas benefit from a 50% …

Visitor figures – November 2016

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Day Visitor Figures for the for the 2016 year to November have been published. Year to date, volume rose by +15% to 1.6 billion and value of visits increased by +11% to £54.7 billion. Separate DCMS figures show that in November 2016 there was a total …

Parliamentary reception celebrating excellence in fundraising

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The Alliance was delighted to attend a parliamentary reception celebrating excellence in fundraising by the Institute of Fundraising on the 17th of January. Speakers at the event included Rob Wilson, Minister for Civil Society, who spoke of the Government’s vision for a ‘shared society’ and …

Heritage sector Speakers for Schools needed

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The Alliance has been asked by DCMS to encourage the heritage sector to work with Speakers for Schools – a charity that provides state schools with free talks from leading figures. They are currently creating a database of creative leaders who would be willing to give talks …

Prime Minister gives speech to Charity Commission AGM

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Theresa May set out her vision for ‘the shared society’ and the government’s role within at the Charity Commission’s AGM. In her speech the Prime Minister set out her new agenda of social reform and stated that, among other things it ‘means creating an environment …

Heritage Alliance to attend Brexit Round Table

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The Heritage Alliance is one of a number of heritage sector organisations attending a round table meeting on Brexit with the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport on 24th January. Please get in contact if you have statistics on Brexit’s expected impact and …

Heritage Sector New Year Honours

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Congratulations to those in the heritage sector who have been awarded a New Year’s Honour. The Chair of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance (a group within the Heritage Alliance) Trevor Cooper was awarded the MBE for services to ecclesiastical heritage. We would like to add …