Specialist Insurer Ecclesiastical [Alliance Corporate Partner] is urging historic properties totake steps to prevent being victims of crime following a spate of thefts from churches and stately homes. According to data from Ecclesiastical’s claims team, over £400,000 worth of claims have been made relating to the theft …
Historic England Heritage Professional Audience Survey
Historic England is running a Heritage Professional Audience Survey to better understand how heritage professionals are using Historic England’s digital platforms, which will help them to improve users’ online experience. To have your say and help inform future engagement, take their ten-minute survey here.
Funding & Support for Heritage Leadership
The Heritage Trade Up Programme, run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] is a new programme for leaders of heritage organisations, set up to promote and support a stronger heritage sector. A free learning programme, £10,000 grants and …
National Lottery Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance Member] has shared that the Lottery has awarded £1.2billion to support people and projects in the arts, heritage, sport and community sectors throughout the UK to cope with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. A reminder that applications are open for National Lottery Grants …
Call for Nature’s Recovery by 2030
Wildlife and Countryside Link, supported by a long list of organisations including The National Trust and CPRE [Alliance Members], have started a petition, calling on the Prime Minister to make sure the Environment Bill “sets a legally binding ‘State of Nature’ target to begin to reverse nature’s decline …
Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes Published for Museums APPG The minutes and attendance of the January 19th meeting of the APPG for Museums with Secretary of State Oliver Dowden have now been published on the group’s website. Meeting Minutes from the Last Heritage Council And in case you missed them …
Debate on DCMS Spending
Yesterday, there was a debate in the House of Commons on DCMS spending. You can read the full debate here. There was agreement that the budget had brought some welcome initiatives and that the Culture Recovery Fund was to be welcomed, but many expressed concern that the cultural …
Brexit and Immigration – Latest Updates
Our Brexit Hub collates the latest Brexit guidance that is relevant to the heritage sector. Alliance Members can continue to inform us with your questions and concerns and the Brexit FAQ Trello Board from the Historic Environment Forum remains open as a resource for the sector. You can also …
Travel and Tourism
“We’re Good to Go” Links With “Safe Travels” VisitBritain has now linked it’s “We’re Good to Go” consumer confidence scheme with the World Travel & Tourism Council’s international “Safe Travels” scheme. Businesses that will or have already signed up to be Good To Go can update their application to include …
Funding – Latest Updates
There have been numerous updates to funding schemes with the recent Budget announcements. These include: Culture Recovery Fund – receiving a £300m to top up (totalling £1.87bn) A further £90m to support national museums and cultural bodies A prospectus has been published for the £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund A …
COVID-19 – Latest Updates
We are now past Step 1 of the Government’s 4-Step Roadmap out of lockdown with schools returning and 1:1 meet ups allowed in the open air for leisure as well as exercise. As heritage professionals and organisations prepare for the next steps, we will continue to …
Budget 2021
Last week, we heard the details of the Budget, announced by the Chancellor. You can read the full document here and access all the key information here. We welcome the £300 million support for culture, arts and heritage through the Culture Recovery Fund, £90m funding for museums, the continuation …