Architectural Heritage Fund: Support Officers x 3

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The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is expanding its team of freelance Support Officers. We are recruiting part-time contractors in North East England and Northern Ireland and a full-time post in Wales, all to start in April 2017. Home-based, our Support Officers assist local communities who …

Church of England: Church Buildings Caseworker

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Salary: £35,078 during probation rising to £38,386 We encourage the sustainable use and development of church buildings and we need your skills as a caseworker. You will be representing us on site visits, producing reports and assessing the impact of proposed changes. You’ll provide guidance …

Historic Houses Association: Operations Officer

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Contract: Permanent, Full Time Location: 2 Chester Street, London SW1X 7BB Salary: £25,000-£28,000 The Historic Houses Association (HHA) represents more than 1,600 historic houses, castles and gardens in independent ownership across the UK. These are listed buildings or designated gardens, usually Grade I or II*, …

Local Authority Heritage Services in the South West

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Historic England is carrying out a survey on behalf of the South West Historic Environment Forum with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund South West. The survey will objectively study users’ perceptions of the quality of Local Authority Historic Environment Services, that is, services relating …

DCMS seeks views on impact of Business Rates

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DCMS is seeking the views of the tourism sector on Business Rates revaluations. Heritage attractions are of course an important part of the tourism sector and we will be asking members for more information on how the increase will affect them. The Museums Association has written …

Share your educational content with schools

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CENTURY is an innovative new solution in education being pioneered by over 10,000 students and teachers at secondary schools in the U.K. It is the first advanced platform to use artificial intelligence in education. CENTURY recommends learning topics for each individual student in order to …

Eleven areas bid to be UK City of Culture 2021

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Eleven areas have registered bids to be UK City of Culture 2021, Minister of State for Digital and Culture Matt Hancock has announced. Coventry, Hereford, Paisley, Perth, Portsmouth, St David’s and the Hundred of Dewisland, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Swansea, Warrington and Wells have all formally entered …

Countryside Stewardship: woodland tree health grant manual 2017

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The woodland tree health grant is a capital grant through which applicants can apply for one-off payments towards the: restoration and restocking of woodland after a tree health issue (payment for the trees themselves and any associated protection items) improvement of woodland due to tree health …

The Great Get Together

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The Great Get Together is taking place on 17-18 June this summer. The event is being organised by the family and friends of Jo Cox and coincides with the anniversary of Jo’s death. The Great Get Together hopes to be a national moment of unity …