SAVE Britain’s Heritage [Alliance member] has stated that papers prepared for the July 2017 UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting contain the strongest warning to date that Liverpool risks losing its coveted ‘World Heritage’ status in 2018, unless the UK Government makes major corrective changes to …
Business Rates valuation for museums
As we have previously reported AIM [Alliance member] has been campaigning for a fairer way of calculating business rates and recently helped fund legal advice for an Upper Tribunal case involving York Museum and Gallery Trust (YMT) because of its implications for many other museums, …
Nominate a new Heritage Action Zone
Historic England has reopened applications for its Heritage Action Zone initiative which aims to improve economic growth and quality of life in communities across England by breathing new life into lovely old places. With ten Heritage Action Zones already up and running from Appleby in …
High Court quashes Inspector’s decision to allow building on the Kedleston Estate
The High Court has found in favour of a request for a judicial review of the decision made by the Planning Inspectorate to grant planning permission for 400 houses in the setting of Grade 1 listed Kedleston Hall. The Inspector had concluded that there had …
UK government publishes proposals on rights of EU citizens
The Government has published a policy paper to make clear the UK’s ‘fair and serious offer’ to maintain EU citizens’ rights, which will be enshrined in UK law. Our Brexit Briefing stresses that there are significant numbers of non-UK EU citizens that work in the …
Conservative and DUP Agreement to look at VAT’s impact on tourism
The Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative and Unionist Party and the Democratic Unionist Party has been published. This states that ‘a detailed consultative report will be commissioned into the impact of VAT and Air Passenger Duty (APD) on tourism on Northern Ireland to …
Scholarships for MSc in sustainable Building Conservation
The Welsh School of Architecture currently has scholarships available of £3,000 each towards tuition fees for its MSc in sustainable Building Conservation. The scholarships are available for UK and EU applicants. There are also smaller scholarships of £2,000 for international students. Find out more.
Join the UK’s biggest online match funding campaign.
The Big Give is accepting applications for match funding for the #ChristmasChallenge17. The Christmas Challenge is a live match funding campaign where hundreds of charities join together to raise funds over a 7-day period. Donations made on the site are doubled in real time. Find …
M&S Energy – Community Energy Fund now open
The M&S Energy Community Energy Fund has £300,000 to support community projects across the UK in £12,000 chunks to switch on bright ideas for renewable energy initiatives and technologies. Applications are open now until 23rd June. There’s plenty of help on how to pull together …
Culture, Media and Sport Parliamentary questions
The first Culture, Media and Sport Parliamentary questions have been held since the election. Watch a video of proceedings. DCMS has been tweeting statements using the hashtag #DCMSPQs. These include the new heritage minister, John Glen, stating that the Government ‘wants everyone to have the …
Annual return service for charities
The Charities Commission has issued a reminder to charities yet to submit their annual return for 2016. If you haven’t filed your return for 2016 you have 10 months from the end of your charity’s financial year to do so. All charities have a legal …
The Fundraising Preference Service
The Fundraising Regulator will launch the new Fundraising Preference Service next month. Charities with an annual fundraising spend exceeding £100,000 should have already received an email (sent from us on 8 May to charity Chief Executives) about getting set up on the system before it …