The Heritage Minister, John Glen, chose The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Day to launch his Heritage Statement. The Minister also kindly said ‘I commend the work of the Heritage Alliance. We are very fortunate to have Loyd, Lizzie and the rest of the team doing the …
The next Heritage Update
Due to our closure between Christmas and the new year, staff holiday and an office move, the next Heritage Update will be sent on the 25th January. Apologies for any difficulties this will cause.
The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s Big Update a big success
Over 100 people gathered on 6th December at the St Alban’s Conference Centre for HRBA’s Big Update. The day started with a much appreciated appearance from John Glen MP, Heritage Minister, who expressed his support for church buildings and confirmed that the LPWGS would continue …
Heritage 2020 at Heritage Day
Mike Heyworth, Chair of the Heritage 2020 HEF subcommittee, gave an overview of the variety of recent Heritage 2020 activity to a capacity gathering at The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Day. He spoke about the range of organisations that work together through the five Heritage …
#HeritageChat – Heritage and the High Street
The next session will take place on 21 December 13.00-14.00 on the theme ‘Heritage and the High Street – which way now?’ This topic links to the work of the Heritage 2020 Constructive Conservation and Sustainable Management group (find out more) and follows a workshop …
Hudson’s Heritage Guides
We have some free 2017 Hudson’s Heritage Guides which weren’t delivered in time for #HeritageDay. Drop by our Westminster office to collect one (please call in advance). They make a perfect Christmas gift.
Bates Wells Braithwaite joins the Heritage Alliance as a legal partner
The Heritage Alliance is delighted to welcome Bates Wells Braithwaite (BWB) as a legal partner. BWB is one of the UK’s leading law firms for charities and social enterprises, ranked in the top tier nationally by legal directories Chambers UK and Legal 500. BWB is …
Eight new Heritage Action Zones announced at Heritage Day
John Glen, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, today announced in a speech the latest historic places that are set to be revived through the Heritage Action Zone scheme, include Grimsby, once the largest fishing port in the world, Rochdale, the birthplace of the modern …
Heritage Counts 2017 released!
Heritage Counts 2017 is the 16th annual survey of the state of England’s historic environment. It is produced by Historic England on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum for which the Heritage Alliance provides the secretariat. Each year, Heritage Counts provides new insights, key statistics, and …
European Capital of Culture withdrawn from UK
The UK was scheduled to host the European Capital of Culture in 2023, building on the success of previous title-holders Glasgow and Liverpool. However, on 22 November, the European Commission wrote to DCMS stating that, in light of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, …
Spring Statement 2018 date confirmed
The Government will publish its Spring Statement on Tuesday 13 March 2018. Following the Chancellor’s announcement at Autumn Statement 2016, there will now only be one major fiscal event in each year, held in the Autumn.
Hilary McGrady appointed new Director-General of the National Trust
The National Trust [Alliance member] has named Hilary McGrady as its new Director-General. Hilary, who is the conservation charity’s Chief Operating Officer, said she was ‘immensely proud’ after being appointed to the Trust’s most senior leadership role. She will officially take over on March 12, …