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 …
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 …
World Heritage UK CIO – Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is reviewed each year. There will be one remaining vacancy on the Board by the time of 2019’s AGM. Nominations are invited from anyone who is a representative of an organisation which is a Member of the CIO or is an …
ICON – Administration & Advertising Officer
Closing date: 30th July 2019 at 11.00pm Interviews: 21st August 2019, London Starting date: 5th September 2019 Salary: £25,000-£27,000 per annum pro rata. Icon (the Institute of Conservation) [Alliance member] is looking for an enterprising and efficient administrator to increase their advertising sales and undertake …
Diocese of Ely – Church Buildings Advice Assistant
Hours: full time, 35 hours per week Salary: £20k The Diocese of Ely is seeking to appoint a full-time apprentice Church Buildings Advice Assistant to work with the Diocese’s historic churches in Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk. The successful candidate will work with an established and …
Supporting Leadership – Call for participants
Participants are currently being sought to take part in an online survey for Supporting Leadership, a new research and knowledge exchange project, led by staff at Oxford University’s Gardens, Libraries and Museums, aiming at gathering information about the role of executive and administrative assistants in …
European Heritage Awards 2020 – Call for Entries
Europa Nostra is now calling for entries for the European Heritage Awards 2020. Up to 30 remarkable heritage achievements from all over Europe will be awarded. Of those, 4 laureates will receive a Grand Prix and €10,000 each; one will be granted the Public Choice Award, chosen …
Old Royal Naval College – Consultation Survey
The Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich recently completed its £8.5 million Painted Hall conservation project, which has now formed a template for the site’s future ambitions. Their vision is to build an excellent cultural destination, whist also safeguarding the site’s future. New strategic plans set out …
Valuing Landscapes in the Lakes
Natural England is supporting a Cumbria University student’s MSc research project in the Lake District National Park, which is looking a people’s perceptions of and preferences for changes in landscape character and landscape features that are of cultural value. The research is also using Participatory …
National Trust – Contractor for Conservation Management Plan: Osterley Park and House
Expressions of interest are sought by the National Trust for a contractor to prepare a Conservation Management Plan for Osterley Park and House, Middlesex. The site includes nine listed structures (5 at Grade I), a significant collection and a Grade II* Park and Garden. The aim …