The report Too Good to Lose: historic schools at risk, published by SAVE [Alliance member] in November 2018, is prompted by the national concern about the loss of historic school buildings and illustrates examples of fine buildings standing empty and deteriorating and others handsomely refurbished for …

The culmination of a year of consultation and development, led by the National Heritage Science Forum (NHSF), the new Framework provides a tool for the heritage science community to work together to: Define research priorities Secure investment Strengthen links across the heritage sector and with …

The European Parliament Historic Vehicle Group has launched a report on the future of our motoring heritage. It notes that the historic vehicle movement has a responsibility: – To respect expectations of modern society: all owners must maintain their historic vehicles well and must use them responsibly …

The £471,000 grant over three years is being awarded under the Allchurches Trust’s new heritage funding stream, which launches in January 2019. It is aimed at building sustainable skills to care for the nation’s historic environment – both ecclesiastical and secular. The Trust has already identified …

The Keep it, Bin it campaign calls for an end to rubbish excuses for littering and encourages people to responsibly dispose of their litter. Litter can have a negative effect on the historic environment and landscapes. The Government is keen to hear from commercial and charitable organisations …

If you are responsible for one of the over 4,000 scheduled monuments in Wales or simply interested in the management of our historic environment, download the new best-practice title, Managing Scheduled Monuments in Wales. This free guidance explains what it means to own a scheduled monument …

The Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit (SHEA) 2018 is now out. Historic Environment Scotland takes a look at the trends and the latest findings from the SHEA, highlighting the top five tends in Heritage Healthcheck: Five trends of the sector.

The Ecclesiastical Exemption (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Wales) Order 2018 will come into force on 1 January 2019. The most important changes in the application of the exemption are that: conservation area consent will no longer be subject to ecclesiastical exemption, and listed and unlisted buildings …

The creative industries are the fastest growing part of the UK economy. They contribute £101.5 billion in gross value added (GVA) – greater than automotive, aerospace, life sciences and oil and gas sectors combined. The Growing the UK’s Creative Industries report aims to get to the heart …

New guidance has been published on changing your charity’s financial year (or financial period).If your charity is incorporated (a company) you can shorten your financial year or period as often as you’d like. The minimum period you can shorten it to is 1 day. You can lengthen …

The 20th annual Charity Awards are now open for entries, visit the website to get your application underway. Submitting an entry is free, and can support your organisation’s efforts to influence policy-makers and funders and boost the morale of your staff and stakeholders.

The oil on canvas ‘Walton Bridges’, believed to have been painted in 1806, has been blocked from export by Michael Ellis, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, to provide an opportunity to keep it in the country. It is understood to be the first Turner completed in the …