Recent research released by leading tourism trade association UKinbound and Canterbury Christ Church University shows that the Government’s proposed post-Brexit immigration reforms have the potential to severely destabilise the tourism industry in the UK, putting at risk an industry that contributes £145 billion (7.2% of UK …

Museum Leaders have written an open letter to the Times that urges policy makers to recognise the “quiet crisis” facing museum infrastructure, outlining the threat that faces collections if more immediate action is not taken to invest in better protection. Museums suffering from cuts in …

The Canal and River Trust [Alliance member] has produced its Heritage Report 2017-2019, which reflects retrospectively upon the heritage activity and performance of the organisation over the past two years. The report focuses on the actions taken by the organisation to care for the heritage of …

The Greenwich Foundation for the Old Royal Naval College [Alliance member] has announced that Angela McConville will be stepping down as Chief Executive. Angela has been Chief Executive for nearly two years and oversaw the conservation of the Painted Hall and King William Undercroft, which …

The AHF (the Architectural Heritage Fund) [Alliance member] has announced the first grant awards through the Transforming Places Through Heritage fund, new funding from the Department of Culture, Digital, Media and Sport focused on reinvigorating England’s high streets and town centres. Grant awards of £527,980 …

The thin layer of soil covering the earth’s surface is the difference between survival and extinction for most terrestrial life, but we’re taking soils for granted. Our ignorance about soil biology is profound. Soils have been abused and squandered throughout history. In our era (since …

Throughout this year Campaign for National Parks, the only independent national charity dedicated to all the National Parks in England and Wales, has been leading celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the legislation that created National Parks. This has included collecting personal histories from those incredible …

The Landmark Trust [Alliance member] has just launched its 50 for Free scheme, which invites charities and non-profits to apply for free holidays in historic buildings for their beneficiaries. It’s the sixth year that the organisation has run the scheme and by now over 2,500 …

The Institute of Fundraising (IoF) has set out a series of eight commitments to help address the climate emergency, published in the wake of mass campaigning from protest groups. These commitments were set out in a letter, from the IoF’s chief executive Peter Lewis, who said: …

The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) [Alliance member] has launched a new website: History Makers, that showcases exhibitions of its members who were awarded grants of up to £90,000 as part of the AIM Biffa Award History Makers Programme. The website is a resource for both …