Location is flexible and can be based at any region hub or office across the North. As Lead Curator, you’ll play a leadership role in your region, influencing other senior leaders and supporting the team of curators to deliver our curatorial ambition. You’ll be a …

The Association for Heritage Interpretation [Alliance member] has announced the shortlist for the AHI 2017 Discover Heritage Awards – for excellence in cultural and natural heritage interpretation. Those shortlisted include Lifting the Lid at the Vyne, Basingstoke, The National Trust. The AHI Discover Heritage Awards recognise …

Bath Preservation Trust has launched new guidance on how to make changes to listed buildings in Bath. Endorsed by Historic England and B&NES Council’s Historic Environment team, the Bath-specific publication aims to assist householders who are thinking about changing or adapting their listed building and want guidance …

The Canals and River Trust [Alliance member] needs groups to look after stretches of waterway across England and Wales. If you belong to a recognised group or club and can commit to adopting your local canal for at least 12 months get in touch.

A temporary export bar has been placed on a rare Meissen Böttger stoneware figure. The bar is on the grounds of the figure’s aesthetic importance and for its outstanding significance to the study of Meissen porcelain and 18th century sculpture. The decision on the export licence application …

Volunteers at the Leighton Buzzard Railway have taken delivery of the Heritage Railway Association’s [Alliance member] Peter Manisty Award plaque. The Leighton Buzzard Railway had received the occasional award for ‘an outstanding contribution to preservation’. What impressed the judging panel was that the Leighton Buzzard Railway had delivered …

A five year restoration project at one of the country’s most important Arts and Crafts gardens has been completed at the National Trust’s [Alliance member] Standen in West Sussex. The impressive house at Standen was designed for James Beale in the late 19th century by leading …

Do you know a Victorian building you feel is under threat? Is there something you wish you could do to help secure its future? Nominations are open for The Victorian Society’s [Alliance member] Top 10 Endangered Buildings 2017 until 5pm on Friday 7th July. Buildings must …

Pam Bone, Paul Cartwright, David Ian, Gary Kemp, Richard Johnston and Simon Ricketts have been appointed to the board of the Theatres Trust [Alliance member] for three year terms from 1st July 2017.

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against companies advertising “free guided tours” where there is an expectation that the tourists will be pay for the tour by tipping the guide. The guidance informs advertisers that to avoid breaking the advertising rules and falling foul of an …

The British Council has published ‘In Harm’s Way’ to offer a brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection, by expert authors commissioned by the British Council. These include Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Tracey Crouch.

Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring who painted her west London house in red and white stripes has successfully challenged the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s use of a S.215 notice requiring her to repaint it. The court concluded that Parliament has not sought to prevent landowners, including those in …