The Heritage Alliance is looking for three new trustees to join its Board from December 2018. In addition, the Alliance is looking for a Treasurer to take over from Richard Norton in December 2019. Early co-option of a new Treasurer, who is also a trustee, …

The Heritage Alliance is delighted to welcome MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)as a member. MOLA is one of the UK’s leading archaeology practices. It is an educational charity with over 40 years of experience of archaeological excavation, survey, research and publication. Their expertise covers urban and …

Following the discussions at Chequers, the Government has published their Brexit White Paper, which details their approach to Brexit. It includes number of areas relevant to Heritage interests: The White Paper propose ‘Cooperative Accords’ in 5 areas, which would provide for strategic approaches to continued …

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The Government has published a revision of its National Planning Policy Framework, citing that the new NPPF will ‘make it easier for councils to challenge poor quality and unattractive development, and give communities a greater voice about how developments should look and feel.’ The new …

In Portland’s Soft Power Index for 2018, the UK rose above France to become the highest ranked country for Soft Power. The report, however, warned against the uncertainty of Brexit, stating that ‘a positive and inclusive narrative’ is needed ‘to take to the rest of the world’, …

The British Council’s £30m Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with DCMS, is set up to protect cultural heritage at risk in 12 conflict-affected countries: Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Palestinian Territories, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan. Due to unprecedented demand, much of the …

DCMS has released estimates for employment in related sectors in 2017. Of the 5.4 million jobs in DCMS sectors, the Creative Industries, was the largest sector and had seen the largest increase in jobs since 2011 (28.6% increase), but the Cultural Sector, which includes Heritage, …

Matt Hancock, the new Health and Social Care Secretary, took to twitter to promote ‘access to evidence-based treatments that have been shown to both improve people’s physical and mental well-being’, linking to an article promoting social prescribing to arts and gardening clubs. His tweet can …

The Government has published its Second National Adaption Programme, 2018-23, which sets out the risks posed by climate change, as well as its strategy for dealing with these challenges. The report acknowledges that heritage assets will be negatively affected by climate change, whether by floods, …

The Taxation (Cross Border Trade) Bill, which effectively commits the UK to a separate VAT scheme from the EU, last week cleared the House of Commons. It is one of a series of Brexit Bills proposed by the Government. A new system, independent of the …

The £20m DCMS Cultural Development Fund has been launched. Guidance is now available and the window for Expressions of Interest closes on 15 August 2018. The Fund marks a new approach for government investment in culture and creative industries. Rather than investment going to a …