The UK-Gulf Exhibition Programme – which has been granted to the British Council by the UK government – will support UK galleries and museums to partner with institutions in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. UK-based non-profit museums can apply for grants …
History of Place project
History of Place – is a three-year HLF funded project which explores the lives of deaf and disabled people through eight historic locations from a medieval monastery to a 70s terraced house whose creation heralded the beginning of the Independent Living Movement. These are now informing …
Plan an event for B’nai B’rith European Days of Jewish Culture & Heritage (EDJCH) 2018
EDJCH will run on Sunday 2ndSeptember and again on Sunday 7th – Sunday 14th October inclusive. The National Heritage Open Days will run from 6th – 9th and 13th – 16th September this year, but B’nai B’rith is happy to feature events on any date …
Allchurches Trust gives £15.6 million to wider range of causes
Allchurches Trust [Alliance member], one of the UK’s largest grant-makers, has revealed that over the course of 2017 it gave grants totalling £15.6 million, its largest sum ever, to 1,324 churches, charities and communities across the UK and Ireland. This included £2 million of grants to Methodist …
BAFM Travel Award Bursary 2018
BAFM is offering its biennial Travel Award. The winners may be either totally committed volunteers of any age (who devote many hours supporting their museum or gallery) or young professionals who are starting their careers in the museum world. Funded travel could be within the …
Match funding for community share schemes
Power to Change has teamed up with the Community Shares Unit to further boost share issues and their uptake. They put £3 million into the pot to match the investment raised through community share issues and to increase take up in areas of disadvantage and in …
Launch of £5million Anniversary Fund
In celebration of their 60th anniversary, the Garfield Weston Foundation has launched a new one-off fund of £5million to support Capital projects to provide new or improved facilities for local communities across the UK. The Fund will close for applications on 30th June 2018 but …
People Power – report from the Commission on the Future of Localism
Locality established the Commission on the Future of Localism in 2017, in partnership with Power to Change, and Chaired by Lord Kerslake to consider how to reinvigorate localism and unlock the power of community. The report finds that radical action is needed to strengthen our local institutions; …
Travel Grant: building heritage skills through travel
Interested in religious heritage and want to travel to increase your knowledge? Churches Conservation can support young people with a travel grant. Apply by Friday 26 January!
Gavin Stamp
The twentieth century society [Alliance member] is very sad to report the death of Gavin Stamp on 30 December 2017. Gavin played a pivotal role in C20 Society from its earliest days. He was a founder member of the Thirties Society in 1979, and a …
EU citizens living in the UK
The Prime Minister has stated that when we leave the European Union, EU migrants will have their rights written into UK law. This will be done through the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill after completed negotiations on the Withdrawal Agreement. The includes reciprocal rules to …
Grimsby Ice Factory shortlisted for Europa Nostra’s 7 Most Endangered programme 2018
Europa Nostra [Alliance member] has revealed 12 monuments and sites on its shortlist for its 7 Most Endangered listed 2018. The selection considered the sites’ outstanding heritage and cultural value as well as the imminent danger that they are facing. The engagement of local communities and the …