The National Trust [Alliance Member] and partners have announced plans to to plant blossoming tree circles in towns and cities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland over next five years. The partners include Historic England, who have also pledged to support the project as part of its High Streets …
Fuel for Older Vehicles
The FBHVC [Alliance Member] has recommended that, following a recent decision from the Department for Transport on fuel, all vehicles produced around the early 2000s or before should use the Super E5 Protection grade fuel(where the Ethanol content is limited to a maximum of 5%). A …
International Women’s Day
This Monday was International Women’s Day and saw many of our member organisations take to heritage Twitter to share the work of women at their organisations, as well as stories of notable women in history. Here are just some examples from Heritage Lincolnshire, Historic Royal Palaces, Council for British …
Media Trust – Digital Spring School
The Media Trust has announced that applications are now open for its Digital Spring School – a free, three-week online programme to teach you how to “inspire, engage and mobilise you audience.” Applications close on 18 March.
Thieves Increasingly Targeting Historic Properties
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 …