The Victorian Society [Alliance member] needs your help to complete the refurbishment of their headquarters. The building was designed in 1880 by E.J. May and forms part of the first garden suburb in the world, Bedford Park in West London. The suburb began its life due …
Prittlewell princely burial secrets revealed in new research
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) [Alliance member] has published two new books with research revealing previously hidden insights into the Prittlewell princely burial and the Saxon man buried. In 2003 MOLA archaeologists excavated a small plot of land in Prittlewell, Essex. They discovered an astonishingly well-preserved …
Friday 17 May is the closing date of Ecclesiastical’s £1000 Movement for Good awards – Nominate The Heritage Alliance!
Through Ecclesiastical’s Movement for Good awards, they’re giving £1m to charities. They want to put their giving directly into the hands of remarkable organisations that are changing people’s lives for the better. Their £1,000 awards are open to eligible charities registered in the UK and Republic …
HMRC eases Making Tax Digital requirements for fundraising events
HM Revenue & Customs has made it easier for charities that run fundraising events to comply with its upcoming digital reporting requirements. The department has added a new section to its Making Tax Digital VAT notice, relaxing the requirement for charities to use digital links when …
Charities predict 10 per cent growth in income over next three years
The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) and PwC have published a report which includes a prediction from charities that they will grow their income by 10 per cent growth over the next three years. Their Fundraising for Impact report, published yesterday, says that charities are focused on …
DCMS announces plans to introduce new laws for internet connected devices
Plans to ensure that millions of household items that are connected to the internet are better protected from cyber attacks have been launched by Digital Minister Margot James. Options that the Government will be consulting on include a mandatory new labelling scheme. The label would …
Cabinet Office Areas of Research Interest 2019
This report is the Cabinet Office ‘Areas of Research Interest’ (ARI), setting out their research priorities for the department’s work in 2019. The aim of this ARI is to accelerate engagement with external research communities working in these areas, strengthen relationships between internal expertise and external …
Time for a strategy for the rural economy, says Lords Committee
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Rural Economy has published their report on the rural economy and called on the Government to develop a rural strategy and help realise the potential of rural economies. The report sets out a range of recommendations across different policy …
High streets and town centres in 2030: response to the Select Committee report
The Government has published its response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee’s 11th report of session 2017 to 2019 on high streets and town centres in 2030, published on 21 February 2019. The Committee’s report set out a bold vision for the high street based …
Government publishes its response to the Planning reform consultation
Government published their official response to the consultation on a package of measures to provide greater planning certainty to support the high street and housing delivery. The report sets out the key issues raised in response to the 2018 consultation and the Government response in respect of: …
May #HeritageChat: ‘Emergency Preparedness in the Historic Environment Sector’
The next Heritage Chat will take place on 16 May between 1 and 2pm (UK time) and will explore the question ‘Emergency Preparedness in the Historic Environment Sector’. We’ are currently calling for questions that the sector would like to discuss under this theme. Please add …
The Milestones Society joins The Heritage Alliance
The Heritage Alliance is pleased to welcome The Milestone Society as their newest member! Unlike other ‘listed buildings’, milestones are usually too small to have their own individual ‘Friends’. Since 2001, the Society’s volunteers have been collating information on them and learning the most appropriate ways of …