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. …
Tech industry representatives techUK discuss EU Data Protection with Committe
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee has taken evidence on the EU Data Protection Directive and Regulation, the EU-US Privacy Shield, and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement from the tech industry. Questions included: How much room for manoeuvre will the Government have in practice on data protection …
Cotswolds LEADER grants programme
Cotswolds LEADER Programme is grant scheme open to businesses, public & voluntary organisations and charities. The LEADER Programme is a grant scheme targeted at the rural areas around the Cotswolds. The aim of the Programme is to stimulate economic growth through the creation of jobs. …
National Citizen Service Bill completes Parliamentary process
A Commons Library Briefing Paper has been published which considered the National Citizen Service Bill which completed its remaining Parliamentary stages. Concerns previously raised about the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 preventing young people volunteering in ‘industries’ such as heritage railways or for the …
Midlands Engine strategy recognises the importance of heritage
The Midlands Engine Strategy includes significant investment in skills, connectivity and local growth, while it sets out how the government plans to drive the region’s huge potential and promote it to the world. The Strategy notes that importance of heritage and culture to driving growth …
Palace of Westminster restoration
The Public Committee Accounts Committee has published a report which backs a ‘full decant’ over six years as the best-value option to restore and renew the Palace of Westminster. The Committee concludes that the Palace, a World Heritage Site, is in an extreme state of disrepair …
Lords Select Committee considers free movement and Brexit
The Lords Select committee on the European Union has published a report Brexit: UK-EU movement of people The conclusions noted that: ‘Employers’ organisations were alarmed at the prospect that EU nationals might in future be subject to the UK’s non-EU immigration regime, the ‘Points Based …
Notes on neighbourhood planning
The 19th bulletin from the Government’s neighbourhood planning team about the latest news and policy developments has been published. The edition contains updates on the Neighbourhood Planning Bill, support for groups and material to help stimulate discussion on the housing white paper consultation question on …