We are delighted to announce that Naomi Korn Associates has joined as the newest member of the Heritage Alliance! Naomi Korn Associates is one of the UK’s leading specialists in copyright, data protection, Intellectual Property Rights and licensing. Naomi Korn Associates supports the heritage and arts sectors in …
#HeritageChat
November’s twitter Heritage Chat was devoted to ‘Overlap between natural and cultural environment’, and was led in collaboration with Natural England. The topic was suggested by Ian Marshman (ALGAO, Alliance member). Participants enthusiastically discussed important topics such as the joined protection of historic and natural environment, …
Heritage Digital
Read on to find out what’s coming up on our National Lottery Heritage Fund supported Heritage Digital project. For regular updates on this programme, sign up to the project mailing list by clicking here. • #HeritageDigitalNow recordings The project is gradually releasing recordings from the popular …
Rebuilding Heritage – New Support Announcement
Applications are now open for the next round of free support from the Rebuilding Heritage programme. Heritage organisations and businesses can apply for 121 support in business planning, fundraising, and communications and marketing, and for a place on group training in leadership and in managing staff wellbeing. …
Heritage Debate 2020: Young People and Heritage
We were delighted to welcome over 300 attendees on Monday afternoon to this year’s Heritage Debate, sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance. We use this annual event as a springboard for discussion on topics currently affecting the sector. It was fitting that as we adapted to new …
Become a Trustee for The Heritage Alliance
The Heritage Alliance is currently looking for new Trustees to join our dynamic organisation in February 2021. We are a charity, who represent some very large organisations and many smaller ones; the unifying factor between them is a love of our diverse built, natural and created …
The Heritage Alliance – Heritage, Brexit and Immigration Breifing
The Heritage Alliance has published a new briefing on Heritage and Immigration summarising the new points-based visa system, as well as advocating policy recommendations to address the challenges that the new immigration system poses for our sector. You can read the briefing here.
Save the Date for Heritage Day!
We’ll be kicking off the new year with our biggest event: Heritage Day! Heritage Day returns in February and will be taking place virtually for the first time and across two days. Join us across the mornings of 9 and 11 February 2021 for this popular event, …
Supporting Housing Delivery and Public Service Infrastructure
MHCLG is seeking views on a series of proposed technical changes to the planning system. The changes include a new permitted development right for a change of use to residential; expanded permitted development rights and a new streamlined planning application process for hospitals, schools and prisons; …
Proposed Changes to SSSI Condition Reporting
Natural England is seeking views on their proposal to changes the measurement used when condition reporting on SSSIs. The new proposal moves away from a unit or area-based assessment towards one which measures the condition of a particular feature across the whole site. You can view …
RAF Halton
The MOD and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation are consulting on their strategy to invest £4 billion to modernise and improve this RAF base. The base currently hosts two museums and the proposals aim to celebrate and incorporate the site’s military heritage. You can see the …
Stonehenge Illuminated to Honour Eight Heritage Heroes
This week Stonehenge, part of English Heritage [Alliance Member], was illuminated with projections of eight individuals from heritage organisations across the UK. Each person selected has been recognised as going above and beyond to keep heritage projects running during the pandemic, with their work supported …