Contract: Until March 2018 Hours: Full time Location: Homeworker (able to access pilot churches in the East Midlands and Norfolk) Salary: £29,306 An exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative Bats in Churches partnership project providing help and support to places of worship where …
Church of England: Big Church Switch Coordinator
Contract: 1 year Hours: 3 days a week Location: Church House, Westminster Salary: £31,900 pro rata Climate change matters to the Church of England and our campaign ‘Shrinking the Footprint’ exists to enable us to address it as the whole church. We are part of …
The Maintenance and Repair of Traditional Farm Buildings: A guide to good practice
In 2011 Historic England produced good practice guidance on the maintenance and repair of traditional farm buildings. It has now expanded, updated and revised this guidance and would welcome your views. This document will replace The Maintenance and Repair of Traditional Farm Buildings: A Guide …
Business rates discretionary relief fund
Following the announcement of a locally administered Business Rates Relief Scheme in the Budget, DCLG has issued a consultation on its design and implementation. The consultation states ‘It will be for billing authorities, in collaboration with other authorities operating within their area, to design their …
The Adaptation of Traditional Farm Buildings: A guide to good practice
To supplement the good practice guidance a Historic England Advice Note, titled The Adaptive Reuse of Traditional Farm Buildings, will set out the key principles to be considered when seeking to adapt traditional farm buildings. These documents will replace The Conversion of Traditional Farm Buildings: …
Stonehenge road options
In a written question, Tim Loughton MP asked the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment had been made of a surface road beyond the southern edge of the Stonehenge World Heritage site (option F010). John Hayes, Minister of State Department for Transport, responded that …
Hudson’s Heritage Award’s 2017 Announced Today
The winners of the 2017 Hudson’s Heritage Awards have been revealed. Penelope, Viscountess Cobham, CBE, Chairman of VisitEngland, presented the awards at Goldsmiths Hall in London. The 10 categories reward a range of visitor experience and recognise the best heritage attractions in the whole of …
Passchendaele descendants to commemorate ancestors at the Front
Special events in July will mark 100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele began, as the UK continues to commemorate the First World War centenary.
Invitation To All Chairs Of Museums And Heritage Organisations
If you are a Chair of an independent museum or heritage site, AIM [Alliance member] invites you to a lunch event for the Chairs of Trustees of independent museums. The lunch is on Thursday 22 June at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham from 11am to 1.30pm …
AIM Hallmarks Awards: Final Round Now Open For Applications
The third and final round of the AIM [Alliance member] Hallmarks Awards is now open for AIM members in England and Wales with applications closing on 15 May 2017. Offering grants of between £5,000 and £15,000, the AIM Hallmarks Awards help AIM member museums and …
BPF Tomorrow’s Leaders Awards
The British Property Federation is seeking nominations from the heritage sector for its Tomorrow’s Leaders Awards 2017. The Awards are open to anyone who has worked in real estate for 10 years or less, from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors in categories such as …
Grants for conservation of manuscripts deadline 1st April 2017
The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust offers grants for the conservation and preservation of manuscripts and archives. The next deadline for the submission of applications is 1st April 2017 and the results will be announced in early July. The deadline after that is 1st October 2017. …