Heritage Trust Network [Alliance member] has opened booking for their 2017 national conference, Inspiring Heritage for All, which is sponsored by the Architectural Heritage Fund [ Alliance member]. This year the conference is heading to Hull, this year’s City of Culture, on the 3rd and …

The Ironbridge International Institute for Cultural Heritage [Alliance member], University of Birmingham and World Heritage UK [Alliance member] have joined forces to hold special international meeting at the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site near Telford, Shropshire on 7-10 October 2017. The first two days will …

The BAFM One Day Conference & AGM is on Saturday 30th September 2017 at London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London WC2. The theme is Museums, Members and Friends: A harmonious relationship? The day will explore the relationships between Museums and their Friends’ organisations, against a …

The National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF) is running a free research briefing event “Health, Wellbeing and Cultural Heritage: research, evidence and practice” in partnership with Tate, on 12 September 2017, 17.30-21.00 at Tate Modern. The event features ‘state of the art’ overviews from a panel …

Five places, including a London cabbie’s shelter, a First World War wireless station and a “hobbit house” in Yorkshire, have been listed to mark 70 years of protecting England’s historic buildings. Listing was “born from destruction”, following widespread bombing in Second World War – the …

Applications for the Georgian Group’s 2017 Architectural Awards are still open. The Awards recognise exemplary restoration of a building, landscape or townscape constructed between c.1660-1840 or new building or landscape work in the classical tradition. Full details and an application form can be found here. …

The IHBC has launched a new Guidance Note on ‘Townscape as an important concept in conservation area management’, to explain the importance the Institute places on townscape as a specific concept in the proper management of conservation areas, and address current gaps in national policy …

The Theatres Trust has released more details of the line up for its conference at Lyric Hammersmith on Tuesday 17 October, which will discuss why and how theatres can engage with the placemaking agenda. Delegate bookings are now open, and there are generous early bird …

In response to a Lord’s question on what proposals the Government has to increase charitable giving from higher-rate tax payers, Lord Ashton of Hyde stated: ‘The Government currently offers several schemes to incentivise higher-rate taxpayers to give. Tax relief is offered when donations are made …

A Private Peers’ Bill, the Bat Habitats Regulation Bill, has been introduced by Lord Cormack ‘to make provision to enhance the protection available for bat habitats in the vicinity of a building site and to limit the protection for bat habitats in buildings used for …

Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site remains on the UNESCO World Heritage In Danger List following discussion about how the city is managing its World Heritage Site status. The UK National Commission for UNESCO conducted research in 2015 which found that UK World …

The HLF [Alliance affiliate member] has published research​, undertaken by Locality, examining the extent of the funding HLF has provided for asset transfer projects. The research found that: 33% grant awards incorporate a transfer of the management or the ownership of land or buildings from …