We are delighted to announce that Caroline Dinenage MP, the new Minister of State for Digital and Culture, will be speaking at this year’s Heritage Day. She will be giving a keynote speech at the event, alongside Sir Laurie Magnus, Chair of Historic England. Questions for the …
Budget 2021: Our Summary
The Heritage Alliance has produced a summary of the 2021 Budget for heritage. Our Budget Summary 2021 incudes details on Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding and support available to businesses, as well as other funds that are relevant to the heritage and cultural sector. Download …
Heritage Digital – coming up
The National Lottery Heritage Funded Heritage Digital project is running two webinars on the impact of Brexit on heritage organisations: Data Protection – 26/01/21. Submit your questions by 19th January for an in-depth response by Naomi Korn Associates here. Intellectual Property Rights – 02/02/21. Submit your questions by 26th January for an in-depth …
Call for Papers – Advances in Conservation
ICON is holding a conference on Ceramics, Glass and Stained Glass, for which papers on any aspect of ceramics, glass and stained glass conservation will be considered. Abstracts can be emailed up until 1 May 2021.
Exhibit in Lincolnshire
Heritage Lincolnshire [Alliance Member] is encouraging businesses to attend as exhibitors to their upcoming Exhibition: Build for the Future East Midlands. And note that this event has now been postponed until 8 June.
Ten New Parks for Londoners
CPRE [Alliance Member] has just launched a new campaign: Ten New Parks for London. The organisation will be working with local groups to bring neglected or derelict green spaces back into use as parks, nature reserves or playing fields.
Skills for Jobs White Paper
The Government has published its White Paper on “skills for jobs” setting out a blueprint for a new post-16 education system. The reforms include a new “lifetime skills guarantee” which will allow adults without an A-level equivalent qualification to gain one from April 2021 for …
Employment in DCMS Sectors by Socio-Economic Background
According to new statistics from DCMS published last week, 71% of workers in the creative industries are classed as being from ‘a more advantaged background’, compared to 57% across all UK sectors.
DEFRA Quarterly Report
DEFRA has now published the latest quarterly report on the progress and main findings from the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme Tests and Trials. ELM has also confirmed their intent to publish a third call for Tests and Trials proposals to contribute to the design of the new Landscape Recovery scheme. …
Environment Bill
The Environment Bill was due to have its report stage and third reading this Tuesday, but the government announced that the bill will again be delayed. It is now expected to return early in the next Parliamentary session and become law “by autumn”. Organisations working for wildlife and environmental …
The new website of the Historic Environment Forum is live!
The Historic Environment Forum launched their new website. You can find information on the Forum and their members, and it showcases current and past activities, driven by the recently developed ‘Strategic Framework for Collaborative Action’. It includes also the outputs of the programme Heritage 2020, which concluded in …
Heritage Heroes – Applications Are In
Thank you to all those who nominated your Heritage Heroes for 2020. We received a record number of applications this year and our judging panel met last week to shortlist the winners. Watch this space in the coming weeks as we announce the finalists. The winner will …