Heritage 2020 is the sector’s collaborative initiative to sustain and promote the historic environment of England, encourage access and broaden knowledge for a variety of audiences. Many organisations within the heritage sector are concerned at the loss of heritage skills and expertise working within or …

The Alliance is delighted to welcome the York Consortium for Conservation & Craftsmanship as a member. York is a very special city; its history, archaeology and fine buildings owe much to a tradition of craft and conservation skills that are very much alive today. Many …

The Alliance is delighted to welcome the Cambridge Heritage Research Centre (CHRC) as a member. The establishment of the CHRC in April 2018, marks an exciting new chapter in the development of heritage research at the University of Cambridge. As one of the first universities …

The Alliance has responded to the Government’s consultation: Powers for dealing with unauthorised development and encampments. While this consultation is aimed towards traveller encampments, the issues around enforcement powers have wider application. In our response, the Alliance noted, among other issues, that the fall in …

Heritage Alliance CEO, Lizzie Glithero-West was a keynote speaker at the launch of the new Eden Heritage Trails at Brougham Castle last week – produced in partnership with Historic England and local heritage attractions [see picture in header]. The trails bring together a number of …

Our May #HeritageChat explored how best to improve links between research and practice and was led by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists with support from the Heritage 2020 Discovery, Identification and Understanding group. Conversation touched on organisational research agendas, cross-sector research and resources, and innovative …

Heritage 2020 is the sector’s collaborative initiative to sustain and promote the historic environment of England, encourage access and broaden knowledge for a variety of audiences. Many organisations within the heritage sector are concerned at the loss of heritage skills and expertise working within or …

Social engineering exploits human weakness, not just technological flaws in a system, through ‘bogus boss’ email scams, invoice redirection and ‘vishing’ (telephone fraud). It is a form of psychological manipulation – criminals get you to perform actions or divulge confidential information so that they can …

Older consultations/surveys are currently open include: Historic England contested heritage consultation. Closes 16th February. England’s cathedrals’ future governance and funding. Closes on 28th February. Law Commission consultation on planning law in Wales. Closes 1 March. Local Authority Fair funding review: a review of relative needs …

The Charity Commission has launched a consultation on draft guidance setting out the principles for managing relationships with organisations that are not charities. It is common for charities to have close connections with non-charities, for example trading subsidiaries or charities established by commercial businesses, and …

This is a key consultation for the heritage sector and we encourage as many of you as possible to submit a response. Heritage Alliance members should send points they want included in our response to policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk asap. The consultation looks at how the HLF should …

Consultations/surveys which are currently open include: Improving the use of planning conditions: consultation on draft regulations. Closes at 11:45pm on 27 February 2018. England’s cathedrals’ future governance and funding. Closes on 28th February. Law Commission consultation on planning law in Wales. Closes 1 March. Local …