The Canal and River Trust [Alliance Member] have begun work to plan the repair and restoration of Toddbrook Reservoir. This comes after the Reservoir had to have its water levels significantly reduced to prevent the dam from collapsing. The organisation hopes to begin investigations into …

Historic England and English Heritage  [Alliance Member] are inviting proposals from universities to co-supervise one of the three new PhD studentships with Historic England or English Heritage. The organisations are looking for proposals from universities and other Higher Education institutes to work with them to …

The top five concerns for historic building custodians include the cost of maintenance and repairs, health and safety as well as reputational damage with slips and trips accounting for more than a third of liability claims received by the insurance group Ecclesiastical [Alliance sponsor]. Historic …

On 14 August, the British Council announced their new Chairman, Stevie Spring CBE. Named as one of Britain’s 500 most influential people and one of the UK’s 100 most connected women, she will be succeeding Christopher Rodrigues, who served from 2016 to May 2019. Foreign …

DEFRA are inviting applications for the next round of Countryside Stewardship funding, aiming to help farmers, foresters and land managers improve the natural environment. The funding is for a person or organisation to help a group of farmers and other land managers work together to: …

The National Archives have recently launched a Networks for Change funding scheme to support collaboration between archive services by providing funding that leads to strong archive service networks. The fund provides grants of up to £15,000 and welcomes applications from all parts of the archive …

The Government announced the launch of the Queen’s Awards in July which celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s birthday. There are four categories for the awards including a Sustainable Development award. Businesses were encouraged to showcase their achievements in sustainable development for the award by His …

The Government has published new guidance on what information local planning authorities need to include in a strategic flood risk assessment (SFRA). The guidance stresses the importance of local planning authorities carrying out an SFRA for their area. This newly issued guidance will help avoid …

The National Museums Partnerships Report shows that a total of 450,000 items from 17 national museums in the UK were loaned to a global network of museums, galleries and institutions last year. In 2018, 17 UK national museums and galleries toured 41 exhibitions to 79 …

In a summit hosted by Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, on Monday the 22nd July, the National Park City Foundation declared that London has become the first capital city in the worlds to be awarded the status of a National Park City thanks to its …

Sir Stuart Etherington, chief executive of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations has called for funding for charities to help prepare for a no-deal Brexit. In his letter to the new minister for civil society Baroness Barran, he urged her not to forget about charities …