To celebrate its 60th birthday, the Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC) [Alliance Member] has organized a conference to be held jointly with Historic Environment Scotland on the 6th and 7th November 2019. The programme will be aimed at building upon COTAC’s role so …
International Charity Fraud Awareness Week 2019
Between the 21st and 25th October, International Charity Fraud Awareness Week will encourage charities to have conversations about fraud and share the best practices to avoid it. The campaign is being led by a coalition of over 40 charities, regulators, law enforcers. Representative bodies and …
The Georgian Group – talk from Professor Richard Guy Wilson
Professor Richard Guy Wilson, architectural historian and Commonwealth Professor in Architectural History at the University of Virginia is giving a talk organised by Frederick Hervey-Bathurst from the Georgian Group [Alliance Member]. Taking place at Frederick’s home near Stockbridge in Hampshire, the talk will be in …
Theatres Trust Conference 2019: Centre Stage
Centre Stage – artist and audience at the heart of theatres conference from the Theatres Trust [Alliance Member] will look at theatres from the perspective of the people they are there to serve. The programme will include presentations from a range of artists, theatre operators, …
IHBC’s annual Branch Conference
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation’s [Alliance Member] North West Branch is hosting their annual conference with a focus on improving accessibility and overcoming the barriers to heritage. The conference will explore how to successfully overcome accessibility barriers that can exclude certain groups from experiencing …
World Heritage UK 2019 Annual Conference
World Heritage UK [Alliance Member]’s annual conference.is centered this year aroundMaking the Most of World Heritage. It is being held at the Llangollen Pavilion in North Wales on the 7th and 8th October 2019. Discussions will be surrounding the review of the UK’s World Heritage …
‘Embroidered with Dust and Mortar’: Women and Architecture, 1660-1840 – Symposium
This day-long symposium ‘Embroidered with Dust and Mortar’, hosted by the Georgian Group [Alliance Member], will explore how women contributed to and interacted with architecture in the period 1660-1840. Women’s involvement in architectural design and drawing, their patronage of buildings and their contribution to the …
Heritage Course: Understanding repair and Maintenance of Traditional Pre-1919 Buildings
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) [Alliance member] is organising a course in Understanding repair and Maintenance of Traditional Pre-1919 Buildings , aimed at students, contractors and craftspeople working on traditional buildings. The course will help them to understand vital conservation principles and legislation requirements and considerations crucial …
Heritage Trust Network Annual Conference
Join the Heritage Trust Network [Alliance Member] for their annual conference on the 17th November 2019 in Northern Ireland. The event comprises a line up of speakers and workshops focusing on how to revive a High Street or Main Street in rural and urban areas …
GEM Conference 2019: Connection, Action, Innovation
This year’s GEM [Alliance member] conference focuses on building lasting partnerships with the local community, something which is crucial to successful volunteer engagement. The GEM annual conference is the landmark CPD event of the year for heritage learning in the UK. Through a combination of …
Proposed law changes to render charities liable if they fail to protect their volunteers
The Government has opened a consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace which proposes to make charities responsible for protecting their volunteers from harassment. The Equality Act 2010 states that employers are legally responsible if an employee is sexually harassed at work by another employee …
Research finds some of Britain’s heritage attractions not to be child-friendly
Research commissioned by Ecclesiastical [Alliance Sponsor] has revealed that around a third of parents never visit art galleries or stately homes and nearly a quarter say the same for theatres. The main reasons identified for this are the lack of child-friendly activities, high cost of visiting …