Nominations are open for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Awards 2021, which celebrate the incredible contribution of volunteers across the sector. You can download this form to nominate someone you think has made an especially positive impact this year. In addition to our yearly Heritage Hero award, there …
‘Levelling Up’: What Does it Mean for Heritage?
The Heritage Alliance’s 2021 Heritage Debate will be taking place on 30 November from 10am-12pm and will tackle the topic of ‘levelling up’ and what it means for heritage. This event will provide an opportunity for heritage professionals to discuss the role that the sector can help play in …
Blog: Culture & Heritage at COP26
A blog from the Deputy Chair of the Heritage Alliance and Historic Environment Director at the National Trust, Ingrid Samuel, on her experiences at COP26. “How was your COP?” is the question you get asked with increasing frequency as the second and final week of …
Diversity & Accessibility in the Heritage Sector – Share Your Views
We are working to better understand Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Heritage sector through two UK-wide surveys (linked below). We encourage as many organisations as possible to complete both surveys and ask that you please pass the details on to your colleagues and contacts across the sector- we …
Heritage-led Regeneration and Cultural Placemaking
This blog has been written by Jason Jones-Hall, Project Director of Pioneering Places – the largest of the Great Place Schemes, jointly funded by Arts Council England and National Lottery Heritage Fund. Levelling-up and Pioneering Places Through both emerging national policy and complementary public funding …
Our Summary of the Recent Planning Announcements
At a ‘Building Beautiful Places’ event on 20 July, the Government launched new planning measures, through which it aims to improve local infrastructure, help the environment, champion neighbourhood design and boost health and wellbeing among communities. Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, launched the Office for …
Survival to Sustainability: eight free events to support your pandemic recovery
Rebuilding Heritage is entering its final phase and throughout June and July will be offering eight free events to guide you through reopening and beyond to heritage organisations across the UK: Managing Organisational Change – Thursday 24 June, 2pm – 3.30pm Creative United present a …
The Queen’s Speech May 2021 – Our Summary
Our summary of the 2021 Queen’s Speech, for the heritage sector. The Queen’s Speech, delivered on 11 May, set out the Government’s agenda for 2021. Key news for heritage centred around the Government’s plans for ‘levelling up’, the confirmed introduction of changes to the planning …
Peter Ainsworth
On behalf of the Chief Executives and Boards of the Churches Conservation Trust and the Heritage Alliance, we are very sad to have to announce the sudden passing of our Chair of Trustees, Peter Ainsworth. He has been a passionate advocate for heritage; he will …
Applications have reopened for the Rebuilding Heritage programme!
Applications are now open for the next round of support from Rebuilding Heritage, including for new group training offers in financial literacy, digital marketing for freelancers and workplace inclusion. This is in addition to the offers of support in business planning, communications, fundraising, legal issues, leadership and …
#HeritageDigitalNow – Engaging Digital Audiences
On 1st April we’ll be running our next #HeritageDigitalNow virtual daymini conference – this time on the theme of Engaging Digital Audiences. There will be 4 learning sessions, a discussion panel and opportunity to ask questions and chat. Open to all working, volunteering or freelancing in …
#HeritageChat
#HeritageChat is a monthly, one-hour Twitter chat to discuss collectively important topics for the sector. It is run from the handle @HeritageChat, using a set of questions suggested by users. The next #HeritageChat, on Tuesday 16th March 1-2pm (UK time), will be devoted to ‘Local Heritage & …