DEFRA has published the 2015/16 statistics on flytipping. For the 2015/16 year, local authorities dealt with 936 thousand fly-tipping incidents, a 4.0 % increase over 2014/15.  Local authorities carried out 494 thousand enforcement actions in 2015/16 at an estimated cost of £16.9 million, nearly £700 thousand …

Cathedral Communications [Alliance affiliate member] has recently released the 24th annual edition of The Building Conservation Directory for 2017 which, together with its website www.buildingconservation.com is a fantastic information resource for the historic built environment sector. The latest edition of the directory is now available …

The Association for Industrial Archaeology [Alliance member] has launched its awards for Best Creative Re-Use of an Industrial Building. The awards are for building conversions that strike that tricky balance between the practicality of their new function and the readability of their old. Projects that …

Each year the Transport Trust [Alliance member] invites nominations for awards to assist individuals and groups who are working hard to preserve items of importance to the Nation’s transport heritage. Awards are made annually to high quality transport restoration projects which are well advanced but …

The IHBC [Alliance member] is seeking nominations for its Marsh awards. The IHBC Marsh Award for Community Contribution (Retired Member) is offered to celebrate the contribution of a retired IHBC member to the community (e.g. through BPT involvement, neighbourhood planning, civic and local trusts with …

The Government has published eligibility documents for the 2014 to 2020 European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund. European Structural and Investment Funds Growth programme is funding for projects that create jobs and supports local growth. The funds include: the European Social Fund the …

If you are motivated to want to create change, apply to Transformers Diversify to connect you with key cultural leaders and campaigners, professional development and support to make change happen. All event costs, accommodation and travel are covered. The fully funded Transformers: Diversify programme will help …

The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, will hold its next public meeting on 30 March 2017 at York CVS. The meeting will focus on the work the Commission does to support charities, including how to digitally engage with it, …

The National Trust has written a blog on the Royal Assent of the HS2 Phase 1 Act – the first of three pieces of legislation that will allow the Government to build HS2. The Trust notes that: ‘In particularly sensitive landscapes such as the Chilterns …

John Orna-Ornstein has been appointed Director of Curation and Experience at the National Trust [Alliance member]. John joins the Trust from Arts Council England, where he has been the national Director of Museums and regional director for arts and culture in the East of England. During that …

The 62nd annual report on the Export of Objects of Cultural Interest has been published. Between 1 May 2015 and 30 April 2016, 25 cases were considered by the Reviewing Committee. 21 were deferred by the Secretary of State following the recommendation of the Committee. …

Heritage Lottery Fund [Alliance affiliate member], Crowdfunder and Nesta, the UK’s innovation Foundation, are delighted to invite you to this ½ day workshop on crowdfunding for heritage projects. This free workshop will be split into two parts. In part one you will get an introduction …