Historic England has recently commissioned a review and update of its ‘Heritage Crime Prevention Guidance’ and ‘Heritage Crime: Risk Assessment Tool’ to be undertaken by Andy Bliss of Aldwic Research Consultancy Ltd. A former senior police officer and lead for the National Police Chiefs’ Council …

SPAB [Alliance Member] are pleased to report that the highly controversial 20-storey tower proposal for Norwich City Centre has been ‘called-in’ for public inquiry. Following strong concerns raised by SAVE, Historic England, CPRE, the Norwich Society and many local residents, the Secretary of State for …

RIBA [Alliance Member] has announced the shortlists for its regional awards, which include several theatres and performance spaces. The Theatres Trust [Alliance Member] congratulated all building operators and the architects for creating and adapting brilliant buildings. Regional winners will be announced at awards ceremonies in May …

The former Church of St John the Evangelist, Blackburn, now the Bureau Centre for the Arts, has been the subject of a major fire. The 1789 Grade II-listed building is the oldest church in the town and was deconsecrated in 1975.  Firefighters fought to save …

Got an idea for an arts and culture project or activity? Need funding to make it happen? NLHF also made some small updates to their guidance and information sheets for National Lottery Project Grants. Get the updated guidance >

Following the successful launch of its partnership with the Association of Independent Museums (AIM), Charity Finance Group (CFG) has a second collaboration with the heritage sector, this time with the Heritage Trust Network (HTN) [Alliance Member]. Launched on 18 April, this new partnership brings over 250 members …

Responding to Natural England’s announcement, CLA‘s [Alliance Member] President Tim Breitmeyer said: “It is hugely disappointing that Natural England is being diverted into reviewing these licences for no practical benefit. This will place additional strain on their limited resources, further breeding an ever-growing sense of frustration …

After taking second or third place for the past four years the Grade II listed Art Deco Worthing pier has been voted Pier Of The Year 2019 by the members of the National Piers Society [Alliance Member]. Clacton came second and Cleveden third. A total of 29 …

A £3 million fund to improve village halls and better connect rural communities across the country was launched on the 5th April by the government. With more than 10,000 village halls across the country, ‘these spaces provide vital hubs for communities to connect, collaborate and …

The Arts Council have launched their new toolkit to help you tell the story of how art and culture positively impacts people’s lives. It’s a simple, 3-step guide that includes tips on how to create your story, and how to share it with MPs, the media …

New research will compare data on areas such as cross-visitation and dwell-time at some of England’s largest cultural institutions, including Tate and the British Museum. Some of the largest museums and galleries in England are to gain access to a new tool to help them …

New analysis of European data finds growth in culture spending across Europe is driven by the countries in the East of the continent, which doubled their culture spend. Local government funding for culture is a lower budget priority in the UK than in almost any …