Heritage Day 2018 will be held in London’s Grade-I listed Queen Mary Undercroft at the magnificent Old Royal Naval College [Alliance member]. Early bird reduced price tickets are just £35 for members, £20 for students and £60 for non-members. Early bird prices end this Sunday! …

Following on from our 2018 Heritage Debate: ‘Diversifying Heritage in the 21st Century’, we are looking for practical ways to continue  the conversation about increasing diversity in the heritage sector. Even if you were not able to attend the debate, we would appreciate you spending …

We’re looking for new topics and contributors to Heritage Chat – the monthly Twitter Chat for the historic environment sector. The chats have now been going for a year and @HeritageChat has nearly 1000 followers. We’ve covered topics including innovation and entrepreneurship, industrial heritage, the relationship between …

It was announced in the 2018 Budget that the government will establish a Future High Streets fund that will dedicate £675 million to help local communities respond with long term strategies to the challenges facing their high streets. The objectives of the fund and eligibility …

The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s BIG UPDATE is your chance to keep up to date with what’s happening to secure the future of historic religious buildings, and to chat to others with similar interests and concerns. The only event of its kind, it’s friendly, lively, …

This edition of Heritage Update has been edited by Daniella Briscoe-Peaple, who has joined the Alliance for a short time to support its Policy and Communications team. Since graduating from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Classics in July 2017, Daniella has been …

Theresa May stated after a five-hour long meeting yesterday, that the cabinet has backed a draft withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU. Nine ministers reportedly spoke out against the agreement, but the cabinet reached a collective position and a draft agreement of over …

The Times has reported that development secretary Penny Mordaunt proposed withdrawing the UK from UNESCO, following decisions made by the USA and Israel to do the same… Keith Nichol, Head of Cultural Diplomacy for DCMS, has shared HMG’s official position that: “There has been no …

On 9 October 2018 Jeremy Wright, the Secretary of State for DCMS, delivered a speech at the Creative Industries Federation Summit. He stressed the role of creative industries in increasing UK soft power. In the framework of Brexit, it will be important to show the world the …

The importance of soft power is increasingly being recognised internationally as something that is fundamental to a country’s success, both in terms of politics and economics. The UK ranked highest in the 2018 Portland Communications Soft Power 30 report. The British Council has now published …

The Government has published a statutory instrument intended to ensure that the environmental impact and strategic environmental assessment regimes continue to operate after the UK leaves the European Union. These instruments make no substantive changes of policy, but when the UK leaves the European Union, these instruments …

On 3rd November 2018, The Communities Secretary, James Brokenshire, has announced a new commission to champion beauty in the built environment. Click here to find out more. The ‘Building Better, Building Beautiful’ Commission is intended: • To gather evidence from stakeholders and other sources. The Commission will …