Do you know a Victorian building you feel is under threat? Is there something you wish you could do to help secure its future? Nominations are open for The Victorian Society’s [Alliance member] Top 10 Endangered Buildings 2017 until 5pm on Friday 7th July. Buildings must …

Pam Bone, Paul Cartwright, David Ian, Gary Kemp, Richard Johnston and Simon Ricketts have been appointed to the board of the Theatres Trust [Alliance member] for three year terms from 1st July 2017.

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled against companies advertising “free guided tours” where there is an expectation that the tourists will be pay for the tour by tipping the guide. The guidance informs advertisers that to avoid breaking the advertising rules and falling foul of an …

The British Council has published ‘In Harm’s Way’ to offer a brief introduction to current thinking within the field of cultural protection, by expert authors commissioned by the British Council. These include Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Sport, Tourism and Heritage, Tracey Crouch.

Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring who painted her west London house in red and white stripes has successfully challenged the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s use of a S.215 notice requiring her to repaint it. The court concluded that Parliament has not sought to prevent landowners, including those in …

The Taking Part survey results for April 2017 on diversity trends and museums and galleries have been published. Diversity Trends, 2005/06 to 2015/16 reveals significant increases in heritage engagement across almost all demographic groups. Engagement levels are higher for white people, the upper socio-economic group and for those without …

The museums and galleries tax relief was due to be legislated in the Finance (No.2) Bill 2016-17. Due to the election the Financial Secretary to the Treasury has announced that, as is usual at this stage before an election to allow it to pass Parliament …

Since 2011, the Historic England Angel Awards have recognised the efforts of local people and groups who go to great lengths to preserve their heritage. The 2017 Angel Awards are now open for applications. You can apply for yourself, or you can nominate another person or group. There …

The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) [Alliance member] has launched a new website with free resources and publications, including a section for heritage trustees and event listings. The website includes AIM’s own online content combined with new and useful sections such as case studies from …

The Government has published Guidance for local authorities in their implementation of new brownfield registers of land suitable for housing. Sites entered on Part 2 of the new brownfield registers will be granted permission in principle. The proposals came in to force in mid April 2017 and local …

A charity commission report has found that while three quarters of a sample of charity accounts provided basic information on charitable activities, a quarter of charities failed to provide this information and fell well short of the standard the public should expect. The main reasons these sets …

The Giving to Heritage programme is drawing to a close and we need you to take our short survey to assess the impact of the entire programme on the individuals and heritage organisations participating in the training. Gathering this evidence is crucial for supporting future programmes, to …