From April 2017, employers with a pay bill of more than £3 million will pay a levy to fund apprenticeships. The levy is expected to raise almost £3 billion a year. Are you a business or enterprise that employs apprentices? If so, the Committee wants …

BRICK Ipswich – Delivered in partnership with The Churches Conservation Trust on Wednesday 27th September at Quay Place, Ipswich, Suffolk from 9:30am – 4:30pm. Speakers will include Peter Aiers, CEO of The Churches Conservation Trust and Adam Tyson from the HLF. The workshop will feature funding …

100% of England’s Coast Path is now either being worked on or complete. Tourists from around the globe will soon be able to step foot on the longest coastal walking route in the world. When completed this 2,700 mile walking route will allow people to …

The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards is Europe’s top honour in the heritage field. It recognises the best achievements in conservation, research, dedicated service as well as education, training and awareness-raising. The Deadline is 1 October 2017. In 2018, the Awards …

The NHTG [Alliance member] is now offering a membership scheme and inviting members to join. Membership is open to those whose businesses are principally engaged in providing services for the historic building sector – undertaking the conservation, repair and maintenance of Pre-1919 buildings. So if …

From 60 first stage entries (comprising 278 individual firms), six design teams have been shortlisted and asked to produce concept designs for the future restoration, reimagining and rebuilding of the National Trust’s [Alliance member] Clandon Park which was ravaged by fire. The public are invited to comment …

The Charity Commission’s annual return service for 2017 is now available. The Commission advises using the service outside peak hours (10am to 3pm) to avoid any problems logging in. What you need to submit depends on annual income. The guide to the accounting essentials for charities explains the …

The Theatres Trust [Alliance member] has announced the tenth round of awards from its UK Theatres Small Grants Scheme (UKSGS). Recipients include essential health and safety works to raise handrails at the Acorn Theatre, Penzance, to remove asbestos at the Criterion Theatre, Coventry, and to install a …

The Government has stated that firms and charities urgently need to do more to protect themselves from online threats, according to new Government research and a ‘cyber health check’. One in ten FTSE 350 companies have no response plan for a cyber incident Only six per cent …

The National Audit Office has published Due diligence processes for potential donations after reviewing the systems and policies relevant to donations management in place across a number of the museums and galleries sponsored by DCMS. The report notes that museums and galleries increasingly rely on philanthropic donations due …

The Government has announced that over two thousand young people from England and Wales will take part in a national concert to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. The ‘Lest We Forget’ concert, backed by £90,000 government funding will take place in …

Heritage Open Days (7-10 September 2017) is England’s largest grass roots heritage festival involving over 40,000 volunteers and 5,000 events. This year, thanks to additional funding by players’ of People’s Postcode Lottery, the festival is focusing on LGBTQ heritage, with a series of newly-commissioned, community-focused arts …