A DCMS report evaluating the economic impacts and public value of the Superfast Broadband Programme highlights the benefits and importance of a superfast broadband programme to rural sites, the home of many heritage attractions and businesses. Indeed, new research shows faster broadband has created a £9 billion increase for …

DCMS has published the results of its Community Life Survey 2017-2018. The survey included a range of interesting statistics such as: 22% of those surveyed volunteered formally at least once a month, 75% gave to charity in the 4 weeks before completing the survey, 38% …

The Government has launched a £200 million Pilot Right to Buy scheme in the Midlands to allow thousands of social housing association tenants to own their home.  Money from the discounted sales will then be used to fund replacement homes. The Heritage Sector’s concern is that the …

Three Egyptian curators who were invited to present research at an international museum conference in Swansea have had their visa applications rejected by the Home Office.Despite having been given grants from Icom to cover their flights, accommodation and living expenses while in the UK, their applications …

On 15th August, Communities Secretary, Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, launched a new garden communities programme aiming to create high-quality homes and green spaces , expanding on Government’s plans for more locally-led developments. English Councils and private developers who have secured support from local authorities can apply …

The British Council has announced that it has opened a final one-off funding round for Cultural Protection Fund applications to deliver project activity between April – December 2019. The £30m fund, in partnership with DCMS, was established to protect cultural heritage at risk in twelve conflict-afflicted countries …

The Government has released a number of papers detailing how to prepare for a no-deal Brexit. Amongst the papers most relevant to the Heritage Sector if there’s no Brexit deal are: The Government’s guarantee for EU-funded programmes, Horizon 2020 funding, Farm payments, Receiving rural development …

The latest edition of Heritage and Society, produced by Historic England on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum for which the Alliance provides the secretariat, has been published . The report is structured around seven topics that highlight the wide-ranging impact of heritage on society. The key …

Heritage Update this fortnight has been edited by Hanna Suliman-Nicol, the Heritage Alliance’s summer intern. Hanna is a 19-year-old student going into her second year at Durham, reading English.

The Heritage2020 Capacity Building working group is delighted that Iceni Projects will work with the group to update the existing list of statutory duties imposed by Government on Local Authorities in relation to heritage. The Heritage and Townscape team at Iceni Projects will be leading …

The event is taking place on 5th December 2018 in Central London, more details to follow in due course. Once again, the event will feature 8 presentations on what is alive and current in the Church sector. HRBA is a sub-group of the Heritage Alliance.

The woes of the High Street have been very much in the news recently with many big retail names struggling to maintain physical stores on high streets and in town centres. The Heritage 2020 Constructive Conservation and Sustainable Management working group has been looking at …