Ecclesiastical [Alliance sponsor], the UK’s leading insurer of Grade I listed buildings, recently announced the provisional results of its buildings index for the first quarter of 2019. The Ecclesiastical Heritage Building Cost Index rose by 1.2% in the first quarter of 2019 compared to the …
Society Lottery Sales Limit Raised
The Government will raise the annual sales limit for society lotteries (those that are non-commercial and run for good causes) from £10 million to £50 million in the first revision of the limits of society lotteries for a decade. This is less than the £100 …
Jodrell Bank Observatory added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Azerbaijan. It has been at the forefront of astronomical research since its inception in 1945, when the physicist Sir Bernard Lovell came …
Mayor of London Turns Down Tulip Tower
In November 2018, Foster and Partners proposed a controversial 305.3 meter tall tower, to be built alongside the Gherkin in London in the shape of a tulip. Early this year, the Greater London Authority planners found the tower failed to follow the London Plan for …
Upcoming Changes to Charity Commission Regulation
The Chief Executive of the Charity Comission, Helen Stephenson CBE, delivered a welcome plenary at the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council’s 2019 Biennial Conference this week, during which she highlighted the need to change regulation of charities in line with changing needs in society. In her speech, Stephenson …
Government Publishes Interim Report: Creating Space for Beauty
The Government has published an interim report on how to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhoods. In Creating Space for Beauty, the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission sets out the work carried out so far ahead of the final …
Michael Gove Urges Action to Tackle Climate Change
The Environment secretary, Michael Gove gave a speech at Kew Gardens on Tuesday encouraging urgent action to tackle climate change and reverse wildlife loss. He outlined ambitious proposals for an Environment Act, which would involve the creation of an Office of Environmental Protection. This new …
The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College
The header image for this issue of Heritage Update was kindly provided by The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College [Alliance member]. The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College was established in 1997 as a charity to conserve the magnificent Baroque buildings and …
Guest Editors
This week’s edition of Update was jointly edited by Charlotte Cohen, Janée Gagnon and Halle Leonard, who are all interning with the Heritage Alliance over the summer. Charlotte is currently studying History at University College, Oxford, Janée is a student of Asian Studies and Classical …
Alliance Members – Send Us Your Beautiful Heritage Photos!
As we are in the process of developing a new website, we would like to include more images that showcase the work of our 130+ members and all the heritage they represent across the country, from historic buildings to steam trains. We are therefore asking …
Giving To Heritage
Giving to Heritage was The Heritage Alliance’s exciting training programme for fundraisers in the heritage sector, which ended in 2017, but its legacy led to many successful heritage projects and initiatives (see the full report on Giving to Heritage programme here). Working in partnership with the Institute …
Thank You to Heritage Alliance Sponsors Ecclesiastical Insurance
This week, Chair of the Heritage Alliance, Peter Ainsworth with CEO of the Heritage Alliance, Lizzie Glithero-West met with Ecclesiastical Group CEO, Mark Hews with their Heritage Director, Faith Kitchen to discuss the ongoing relationship between Ecclesiastical Insurance and the Heritage Alliance. The Alliance is very grateful …