On 9 February at 1.00 pm in the Lords Grand Committee there will be a short debate on the protection of existing historical statues and memorials and establishment of new memorials that reflect broader UK history.
Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill – Report Stage and Third Reading
The final debating stages (Report and Third Reading) have been allocated a provisional business slot on Monday 20th February. Last year the Alliance attended a round table discussion on the type of cultural property which should be protected and we expressed concerns on, among other …
Neighbourhood Planning Bill – Committee Stage
The Neighbourhood Planning Bill has reached committee stage in the House of Lords. Among the amendments tabled was one by Baroness Andrews which would require a planning authority to compulsory purchase a listed building or a building in a conservation area where it had the power to …
Volunteering in heritage industries
An amendment to the National Citizen Service Bill has been tabled to address concerns over youth volunteering in heritage industries. As reported in Heritage Update 337 and Heritage Update 336, Lord Faulkner of Worcester stated that the Employment of Women, Young Persons, and Children Act 1920 prevented …
The value of cultural learning
The Cultural Learning Alliance (CLA) has published Imagine Nation: the value of cultural learning on how studying arts and culture changes and shapes the lives of children and young people. The report calls for every effort to be made to halt the erosion of the …
Tribute to Alexander Richard Hamilton OBE
We are saddened to announce that Alexander Richard Hamilton passed away on the 7th of January 2017 after dedicating more than 25 years to Maritime Heritage through his involvement with the Cutty Sark and the Maritime Heritage Trust [Alliance member]. His obituary in The Times …
Modern Industrial Strategy and the heritage sector
The Government has published its ‘modern industrial strategy’ in a Green Paper, which proposes ‘sector deals’ to address sector-specific challenges and opportunities. The creative industries, which includes the heritage sector, was one of five specific sector deals announced in the consultation. The paper notes that …
Brexit White Paper published
The Government has published a White Paper which is intended to provide a clear vision of what the UK is seeking to achieve in negotiating our exit from, and new partnership with, the European Union. The Heritage Alliance is working closely with Government and other …
Giving to Heritage – Final Workshop Covering ‘Creating a Case For Support For Your Heritage Organisation’
Understanding how to create a compelling fundraising proposition is one of the cornerstones of your fundraising strategy. Our final ‘case for support’ workshop will help develop understanding of the different internal and external applications of a fundraising case for support and how to significantly increase …
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National Trust: Campaigns & policy volunteer opportunity
Join the External Affairs team at the National Trust and play a key advocacy role in communicating to a range of audiences for up to 22.5 hours a week for up to 6 months. You will help to deliver our external influencing agenda by focusing …
7 Trustees for the Theatres Trust
Skills required: Accountancy, Audit and Risk, Business / Commercial, Communication / Media / Marketing, Legal / Judicial, Regulation Remuneration: The posts are not remunerated but reasonable and properly documented expenses will be repaid. Time Requirements: There are 4 Board meetings each year and certain Trustees …