The Heritage Alliance has responded to the office of tax simplification (OTS)’s review of VAT. Based on the work of the cut the VAT coalition the Alliance has suggested to the OTS how VAT could be simplified so as to create a better environment for protecting England’s …
Rural heritage under threat: looking after our landscapes post Brexit
The Heritage Alliance has published Rural heritage under threat: looking after our landscapes post Brexit. Of the £4.5 billion the UK receives in EU funding each year, some £3.1 billion gets spent on farming of which 80% is spent on ‘Pillar 1’, which simply subsidises farm …
Early bird rate for our 2017 Heritage Debate ‘Is heritage good for your health?’
Please join us for an evening of lively debate followed by drinks and a buffet reception in the Waldorf’s beautiful Palm Court. We like to think heritage is good for people’s wellbeing and health, and some evidence is starting to be available to back this up. …
Nominations for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Awards 2017 now open
England’s heritage sector simply couldn’t function without the hard work and dedication of its volunteers. Research found that in 2015 8% of people volunteered their time in the heritage, museum or library sectors equating to roughly 4.2 million people. Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award is the Heritage Alliance’s …
Cultural Protection Fund: Grants Manager
Full-time temporary, 6-12 months Location: Manchester, Edinburgh or Cardiff Salary: £25,758 – £32,463 The British Council has an exciting opportunity for a temporary Grants Manager to play an integral role in delivering the work of the Cultural Protection Fund (CPF). Situated within the British Council’s …
Cultural Protection Fund: evaluation consultant
The Cultural Protection Fund is looking for an evaluation consultant with experience in the field of cultural heritage to deliver evaluation workshops for grant recipients and assist with the drafting of our next annual report. Find out more: https://www.britishcouncil.org/request-proposals-cultural-protection-fund-evaluation-plan Deadline for submission of RFP responses …
The Heritage Alliance: Volunteer
Want to find out more about the heritage sector? Can you spare some time to help the Heritage Alliance. We are looking for someone who might be able to help for a week over the summer or perhaps one day a week over a longer …
National Trust: Design Guide intern – Outdoors infrastructure
This role will write case studies on projects that have helped enhance visitor access to the outdoors – cycle trails, raised walkways, footbridges, car parks. It will help to ensure that the learning points from these case studies are shared throughout the organisation. The deadline …
National Trust: Design Guide intern – Minimising our Water Footprint.
This role will write case studies on projects that have minimised our water footprint – rainwater harvesting to water source heat pumps and sustainable sewage treatment. It will help ensure that the learning points from these case studies are shared throughout the organisation. The deadline …
Chartered Institute for Archaeologists: Board of Directors lay director recruitment
Do you want to help the leading professional bodyhttp://admin@archaeologists.net representing archaeologists working in the UK and overseas? Do you have the governance skills required to help to direct a small but ambitious organisation? CIfA, the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, is looking for two directors from …
Belper North Mill Trust: Chair
The Belper North Mill Trust runs the Derwent Valley Visitor Centre and a small, independent museum in ‘Strutt’s North Mill’, a former cotton-spinning mill in Belper, Derbyshire within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site and is facing challenging times as its current lease and …
The Old Royal Naval College: Marketing & Communications Manager
£32,000 to £34,000 pa The Old Royal Naval College is Sir Christopher Wren’s riverside masterpiece: a famous British landmark which encompasses some of the finest buildings in the world. Sitting by the Thames, in the heart of Greenwich it forms part of ‘Maritime Greenwich’, a …