Booking is now open for the biggest event in the heritage calendar – The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Day on 5th December 2017. Heritage Day 2017 will be held in London’s spectacular Grade-I listed RSA House built by the Adam brothers in 1774. Join our …
Thank you for attending our Heritage Debate
Thank you to our speakers and all those who attended our annual Heritage Debate at the Waldorf Hotel in London pictured above. This year we looked at the relationship between Heritage and Health, a topic that provoked much interest and discussion. We are grateful for …
Early bird rate for our 2017 Heritage Debate ends tomorrow – book now!
Please join us on the 2 October for an evening of lively debate followed by drinks and a buffet reception in the Waldorf’s beautiful Palm Court -generously sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance. Book before tomorrow [Friday the 22nd of September] to receive the reduced early booking rates of £8 …
Last chance to nominate a Heritage Hero before 30 September
Now in its eighth year, the award is a wonderful way to raise awareness of the generosity of the heritage sector’s volunteers and to say thank you where they have far exceeded expectations. Nominate a volunteer before 30 September! England’s heritage sector simply couldn’t function …
Book your place at Heritage Day and hear Heritage Minister John Glen
Booking is now open for the biggest event in the heritage calendar – The Heritage Alliance’s annual Heritage Day on 5th December 2017. Heritage Day 2017 will be held in London’s spectacular Grade-I listed RSA House built by the Adam brothers in 1774. Join our Chairman …
Spires Heritage join the Heritage Alliance
We are delighted to welcome Spires Heritage as our newest affiliate members. Spires Heritage is passionate about ensuring the future of churches, historic buildings and charities. Based in East London it is a small but dedicated team with significant experience and expertise in heritage project management. Spires …
Help us find an office
Earlier this year we secured an extension for our lease. Our office is now being sold. We would be very grateful for any leads on affordable London office spaces. Thank you to those who have already contacted us with ideas.
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee membership agreed
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee membership for the 2017 Parliament has been agreed. The Alliance will be writing to committee members to welcome them to their posts.
Housing minister speech on housing white paper, NPPF and fees
Housing and Planning Minister, Alok Sharma, has given a speech at the RESI Conference 2017 on ‘fixing the broken housing market. The Minister stressed the Government’s clear manifesto commitment to delivering the White Paper. The Government has now followed this with a new consultation on ‘proposals to …
£22.8 million to support communities to develop Neighbourhood Plans
Housing Minister, Alok Sharma, has announced £22.8 million of funding, which will be around £5.5 million per year until 2022, to provide communities with specialist support to help develop a Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood Plans are intended to give local communities a real say in the development of …
HLF Grants for places of worship
The Heritage Lottery Fund [Alliance member] has circulated pdfs documents on Grants for Places of Worship scheme. The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance [a group within the Heritage Alliance] has put these pdfs on its website placing them in context, with further advice on applying for HLF Grants for …
Number of local authority historic advice specialists continues to fall
Research has been published by Historic England showing that the number of historic advice specialists in local authorities has continued to fall over the previous 12 months, whilst the workload in terms of number of planning application decisions and Listed Building Consent decisions had grown. The number …