Allchurches Trust [Alliance member] has given over £1.25 million to 149 church and charity projects that give hope to communities facing coronavirus. Funded projects respond to loneliness and isolation, as well as promote community resilience, good mental health and improved use of technology.
AoHE Launches Sustainable Skills Network
The Association of Heritage Engineers (AoHE) [Alliance Member] has launched the Sustainable Skills Initiative (SSN). This project has been set up to combine and amplify the efforts of all the amazing hand skills, experience and talents of the UK’s heritage businesses and artisans as one movement. A broad …
£100,000 Awarded to Waterways in Progress
Since May 2019, The Inland Waterways Association [Alliance Member] has supported four organisations with waterways projects through their Waterways in Progress Grants. Providing up to £100,000 in funding and focusing on regeneration, physical wellbeing, communities, and enhancing heritage and habitats, the grants have enabled these organisations …
Icon celebrates 15th anniversary of first elected Board of Trustees
On 6 December, Icon [Alliance member] also celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first elected Board. In celebration of the pivotal event for conservation, Icon’s first Trustees shared their experiences of the time. “The creation of Icon was the coming of age of conservation in the UK,” Velson …
Applications Open for Nigel Williams Prize for Conservation Work in Glass, Ceramics and Related Materials
Icon [Alliance member] has begun welcoming applications for the Nigel Williams Prize. The prize seeks to recognise an outstanding professional project focusing on the conservation/restoration of ceramic, glass or a directly related material. Submissions are welcome from individuals or teams from the private or public sector, …
AHI 2021 Engaging People Awards
The AHI (Association for Heritage Interpretation) [Alliance member] awards are now open for 2021. They have a new name and some new categories this year, which respond to coronavirus and make the Awards more inclusive and diverse. The AHI 2021 Engaging People Awards, sponsored by …
The Future of the National Heritage List
Historic England has also released a summary of a forthcoming report it commissioned in 2018 on listing, with evidence particularly from amenity societies: ‘Saunders Report – Consulting with the Amenity Sector on the National Heritage list for England’. This report comes a decade after the …
Historic England Publishes New Inclusion Strategy
Historic England has released its new strategy for Inclusion, Diversity and Equality. This strategy is the product of two years of work, informed by stakeholder workshops and meetings. It sets out how the body will work over the next three years, centred around the vision …
VisitBritain & VisitEngland have 2021 Budget Confirmed
The Government has confirmed that VisitBritain & VisitEngland will have a rollover budget for the next year and will receive an additional sum to be put towards agreed priorities. The budget includes £19.9 million for VisitBritain, £7.1 million for VisitEngland, and an additional £5 million …
Research Paper on the Impact of COVID on Diversity in the Creative Industries’
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Creative Diversity and the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre have jointly released a paper looking at the impact of the pandemic on diversity in the creative sector. The research involved bringing together practitioners from the creative industries in the form of …
Fisheries Bill Receives Royal Assent
Last week, the Fisheries Bill received Royal Assent after 10 months in Parliament. The Fisheries Act 2020 gives the UK full control of its fishing waters for the first time since 1973. The Alliance is pleased the new Fisheries Act includes and takes into account heritage when …
Wedding Consultation
This week, the Alliance has responded to the Law Commission’s wedding consultation, focusing on the questions about location and venues. The core proposal of the Law Commission’s provisional scheme is to regulate the officiant rather than regulating the building in which the wedding is held, meaning …