Power to Change has teamed up with the Community Shares Unit to further boost share issues and their uptake. They put £3 million into the pot to match the investment raised through community share issues and to increase take up in areas of disadvantage and in …
Launch of £5million Anniversary Fund
In celebration of their 60th anniversary, the Garfield Weston Foundation has launched a new one-off fund of £5million to support Capital projects to provide new or improved facilities for local communities across the UK. The Fund will close for applications on 30th June 2018 but …
People Power – report from the Commission on the Future of Localism
Locality established the Commission on the Future of Localism in 2017, in partnership with Power to Change, and Chaired by Lord Kerslake to consider how to reinvigorate localism and unlock the power of community. The report finds that radical action is needed to strengthen our local institutions; …
Travel Grant: building heritage skills through travel
Interested in religious heritage and want to travel to increase your knowledge? Churches Conservation can support young people with a travel grant. Apply by Friday 26 January!
Gavin Stamp
The twentieth century society [Alliance member] is very sad to report the death of Gavin Stamp on 30 December 2017. Gavin played a pivotal role in C20 Society from its earliest days. He was a founder member of the Thirties Society in 1979, and a …
EU citizens living in the UK
The Prime Minister has stated that when we leave the European Union, EU migrants will have their rights written into UK law. This will be done through the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill after completed negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement. The includes reciprocal rules to …
Grimsby Ice Factory shortlisted for Europa Nostra’s 7 Most Endangered programme 2018
Europa Nostra [Alliance member] has revealed 12 monuments and sites on its shortlist for its 7 Most Endangered listed 2018. The selection considered the sites’ outstanding heritage and cultural value as well as the imminent danger that they are facing. The engagement of local communities and the …
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport single departmental plan
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has set out its objectives and how it will deliver them. On heritage it states it will ‘Promote the historic environment so that people can appreciate and enjoy heritage assets’ including: Sponsor world heritage sites in the UK, using …
Law Commission to explore chancel repair liability
Chancel repair liability is one of 14 projects that the Law Commission will look at over the next three years. Liability for chancel repair is the liability of certain landowners to pay for repairs to a local church. Under the Land Registration Act 2002, such liability …
SPAB wins landmark court case
The case involved a harmful proposal to Grade I listed Holy Trinity, Poynings, Sussex. Challenging these works and winning at Consistory Court level means that the SPAB’s [Alliance member] practical and conservative approach to repairing old buildings has been added to church case law. The Society …
Government responses to Consultations on the Environmental Impact Assessment
The Government has published its responses to its consultations on Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) – a regulatory process that applies to projects that are likely to have an impact on the environment. In 2014, changes were agreed to the EIA Directive at European level that …
Bath plans tourist levy to support heritage, arts and culture
Bath is considering a bed tax for the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The council’s Operation Plan – a £1 nightly surcharge per room –would generate around £2.4m a year, which would be reinvested into the local area to help maintain more than 5,000 listed assets and support …