The British Association of Friends of Museums [Alliance member] will be holding its Annual Conference from 11-12 October 2019 in Reading. The theme is ‘Museum Friends and Community Engagement: Challenges and Opportunities’. Keynote speakers for the event are Matt Rodda, MP for East Reading, and …
The Churches Conservation Trust Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) [Alliance member], to celebrate its 50th year, is inviting friends to join them for their Anniversary Debate at the V&A Museum. There are 16,000 parish churches in England, many of them representing a great legacy of England’s local culture. However, …
Prince’s Foundation Craft Workshops
The Prince’s Foundation [Alliance Member] will be holding a series of craft workshops over the coming months. The details for these workshops are: 24 August 2019: ‘Introduction to Letter Carving in Stone’ 7 September 2019: ‘Introduction to Stonemasonry’ 12 October 2019: ‘Introduction to Woodcarving’ For more …
Sea Change Conference September 2019
Find out how climate change is impacting the world’s coastal heritage sites and how communities are responding. Sea Change: Coastal Heritage and Climate Change, is taking place on September 4-6 in Blackpool, alongside partners World Monuments Fund [Alliance member], ICOMOS UK, [Alliance member], Blackpool Council, …
York: Keyhole Surgery Increasing the Capacity and Performance of Historic Centres.
The Historic Towns and Villages Forum [Alliance Members] will be holding a seminar and walking tour exploring the measures the city is taking to plan for the future. The seminar and tour will be held on Thursday 21st November from 09:30 – 16:30 in York. …
Taylor Review Pilot Workshops
The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) [Alliance Member] will be holding 2 workshops in Manchester and Suffolk both regarding: ‘Places of Worship and the Wider Community: How to consult and build strong local partnerships’. Both events will take place on Saturday 14th September 2019 from 10:00 …
Historic Religious Buildings Alliance Upcoming Events
‘Planning and Managing Major Buildings Projects’ 21 November 2019 at Holy Trinity Church, Central Leeds Organised by HRBA in partnership with Purcell Architects, the day covers the management of all stages of a building project in a place of worship, from developing your vision through …
Reaching For Net Zero?
The Heritage Alliance is happy to announce the topic of our Annual Debate: “Reaching For Net Zero?”. This years’ debate will focus on the relationship between heritage and the environment. At a time when countries around the world, including the UK, are making commitments to …
The Victorian Society Publishes, ‘The Biographical Dictionary of Manchester Architects, 1800-1940’
The Manchester Group of the Victorian Society [Alliance Member] has recently released ‘The Biographical Dictionary of Greater Manchester Architects, 1800-1940’. This online source provides details of over 1,000 architects, 400 buildings and 10,000 buildings. The resource is searchable by name or location of architect, practice, …
Help the NCT Choose a Church to Award a Special Grant of £10,000.
The National Churches Trust (NCT) [Alliance Member] has invited churches whom it had awarded a Repair or Community Grant in 2018 to inform them if they needed any additional funding to commence work in their project. Four have been shortlisted and now Friends of the …
RIBA Issues Response to MHCLG Building a Safer Future
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) [Alliance Member] has issued its response to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s ‘Building a Safer Future’ document. In this response, RIBA recognised the limitations of the government’s proposals and also urged the government to …
NCT Warns of Danger to Historic Churches Amidst Heritage Funding Cutbacks.
In its Annual Review for 2018, The National Churches Trust [Alliance Member] has expressed concerns about insufficient funding for church buildings’ repairs, following the end of the NHLF’s Grants to Places of Worship scheme, as well as the Government backed Listed Places of Worship Roof …