Thursday 11 March 2021

Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Heritage Day 2021 - Visit Our Virtual Programme 

We are delighted to announce that Caroline Dinenage MP, the new Minister of State for Digital and Culture, will be speaking at this year's Heritage Day. She will be giving a keynote speech at the event, alongside Sir Laurie Magnus, Chair of Historic England.

Questions for the Minister - the Minister has agreed to answer some questions at the event. If you would like to send in a question, please send it Courtney at events@theheritagealliance.org.uk by Tuesday evening (16 March).

We have launched an exciting Virtual Programme for the first time, which we will be updating with further details of speakers and breakout sessions and a full finalised agenda for the mornings of the event over the 24th and 25th March. 

If you would like to help us promote Heritage Day, or share the details with your networks, you are welcome to view our press pack.

Advertising Opportunities

A limited number of digital advertising spaces are available, with a reduced rate for members of The Heritage Alliance. Advertisements will be seen by hundreds of delegates from leading heritage sites and organisations across the UK.

For more information and to book your advertisement, please contact Courtney at events@theheritagealliance.org.uk.

Share Your Heritage News, Jobs & Events

We've updated our advertiser form to allow advertisers to state in which issue/s they would like to place an advert. Alliance members can advertise with us for free, and non-members can place an advert for £165 (per ad, per issue).

Want to advertise a job, course, event or news item in Heritage Update? Find out how on our website.

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• Last week, we welcomed the new Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage MP, following a portfolio change at DCMS.

• We have produced a summary of the 2021 Budget, outlining key details for heritage. Our key budget asks were: (1) VAT Reform for Building Repair and Maintenance, (2) Income Tax on Heritage Maintenance Funds and (3) The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. 

• The continuation of the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has now been confirmed.

• Lizzie attended the Heritage Working Group, led by the new Minister for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage MP alongside Nigel Huddleston, outgoing heritage minister, to discuss the Government’s Covid roadmap and the sector's heritage recovery plan.

• We held a meeting of our Spatial Planning Advocacy Group (SPAG), to discuss upcoming consultations from MHCLG, a pair of papers for the Minister, and our future advocacy on the Planning White Paper.

• We continue to analyse what the Roadmap means for heritage, clarifying points with DCMS and responding to queries from our members.

• Our CEO Lizzie spoke at The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance’s Big Update on issues and opportunities for heritage, which also featured a welcome from Caroline Dinenage who noted “I come to this role fully aware of the huge contribution places of worship make to their communities across the country”.

Welcome to Our New Members

This fortnight, we are delighted to welcome the Royal Archaeological Institute as the latest member of The Heritage Alliance and our new Individual Supporter, Stephen Bradley.

Royal Archaeological Institute

The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) is a leading national archaeology society, with a history dating back to 1844. Its interests span all aspects of the archaeological, architectural and landscape history of the British Isles.

Stephen Bradley

 Stephen’s primary interests are in built environment heritage and maritime heritage. He chairs The William Morris Society and is involved with heritage management in a number of other organisations including the National Museum of the Royal Navy. He has a background in architecture, planning and governance of capital projects and he has a MSc degree in Sustainable Heritage strategies from UCL.

Do you have a passion for heritage and want to be part of the Heritage Alliance community? You can join us as an individual supporter here.

Heritage Recovery Plan

HEF (The Historic Environment Forum) Covid Task Group has worked closely with Historic England to compile a Heritage Recovery Plan for the period from April 2021 as the latest national lockdown comes to an end.

The Plan covers four themes: re-opening, resilience, skills and return to growth with actions for Government and for the sector.

The Task Group is now working with the members of the Historic Environment Forum and the wider heritage sector to take forward the actions set out in the Plan.

#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 & Local Listing’ and will be led in collaboration with the Council for British Archaeology [Alliance member]. Follow @HeritageChat to see in advance the questions that will be discussed. Do you need a diary scheduler to remember when #HeritageChat takes place? Download it here for Outlook and for Google calendar!

Help us Improve #HeritageChat

Don’t forget to fill this short survey to help us improve #HeritageChat – it will take 2-3 mins and your opinions and experience will help us shape the future of #HeritageChat!

What’s coming up on the National Lottery Heritage Funded digital skills project:

#HeritageDigitalNow – Engaging Digital Audiences

On 1st April we’ll be running our next #HeritageDigitalNow virtual day mini 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 England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

What is Heritage Digital and how can it help you?

Our training consortium has created a short video to explain what the project is, who is involved, and what we’ll be delivering this year. Watch it by clicking here.

New workshops – booking soon

Sign up to the Heritage Digital mailing list to be the first to know when new workshop and event booking is released, as well as the latest digital guides and resources.

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 wellbeing. 

Applications are made through the programme website and the team welcome submissions from organisations (including voluntary), businesses, and individuals (including freelancers) working in heritage, and from across the breadth of the UK – including from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. 

Applications close at 11pm, Tuesday 30 March.

Government News

Headlines:

• Budget 2021
• New & Updated Funding Schemes
• Future Agriculture Policy & Green Recovery

Budget 2021

Last week, we heard the details of the Budget, announced by the Chancellor.  You can read the full document here and access all the key information here​.

We welcome the £300 million support for culture, arts and heritage through the Culture Recovery Fund, £90m funding for museums, the continuation of the VAT Cut for Tourism and Hospitality and the extension of the furlough scheme and self-employment scheme until September. 

We have produced a summary, in which we have drawn out the key points for heritage and included details of other funds that are currently available. We await further information on how the £300m will be divided up for the sector.

In short, the key details include:

• A specific package of £90million for National Museums and cultural bodies and a £300million Culture Recovery Fund. [The heritage split is yet to be confirmed]
• The Job Retention Scheme (furlough) will be extended until the end of September (and the government will introduce an employer contribution
  towards the cost of unworked hours of 10% in July and 20% after that)
• Further support through the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (depending on turnover, with a fifth grant confirmed from July)
• A further 100% relief from business rates
• The VAT rate for tourism and hospitality will be kept down to 5% until 30
  September
• Restart Grants for non-essential retail (up to £6,000 per premises) and for hospitality, accommodation and leisure businesses (up to £18,000)
• An additional £425 million of discretionary business grant funding, on top of
  the £1.6 billion already allocated
• Recovery Loan Scheme (open to all businesses, will provide lenders with a guarantee of 80% on eligible loans between £25,000 and £10 million)

See further details about new funding below and in our summary.

COVID-19

We are now past Step 1 of the Government's 4-Step Roadmap out of lockdown with schools returning and 1:1 meet ups allowed in the open air for leisure as well as exercise. As heritage professionals and organisations prepare for the next steps, we will continue to update our Covid-19 Guidance Hub with relevant and helpful guidance.

We continue to liaise with liaise with DCMS and sector colleagues and feed through queries about the detail of the roadmap, alongside continued advocacy on the case for the earliest possible safe reopening of heritage sites and funding to see the sector through until it is fully functioning.

For now, it continues to be the case that before Step 3, indoor attractions at venues such as botanical gardens, heritage homes, zoos and other animal attractions and landmarks must remain closed (until at least 17 May). However, the outdoor elements of premises can open from Step 1 or 2 (depending on the type of attraction). Self-contained accommodation, where indoor facilities are not shared with other households, can also reopen from Step 2.

The latest guidance includes:

• COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021 (and a helpful summary here)
• National lockdown: Stay at Home (updated)
• Kick Start Scheme (updated with more detail on how businesses can spend setup costs and employability support grant, and what happens if the young person has to temporarily stop the placement, or has to leave the job early)
• Business Innovation Support Package (updated to include further detail on business advisory support packages, which are still available)
• Recovery Loan Scheme (03/03)
• Levelling Up Fund: prospectus
• Community testing: a guide for local delivery (updated)
• Workplace testing: guidance for private-sector employers and third-party healthcare providers (updated), with supplementary guidance for testing asymptomatic employees here

The Safety of Indoor Attractions

A new study  from researchers at the Berlin Institute of Technology, exploring the safety of indoor attractions, has concluded that the risk of COVID-19 transmission is far lower in museums and theatres than in supermarkets, restaurants, offices, or public transportation.

National Worker Testing Programme

A National Worker Testing Programme has been set-up to enable the bi-weekly lateral flow testing of workers. Organisations with approximately 50+ employees/ volunteers who are currently going into work (and cannot work from home) can register to order free lateral flow coronavirus tests for your employees by 31 March.

Smaller companies and the self-employed (outside of the scope of the National Worker Testing Programme, but who also cannot work from home) should use The Community Testing Programme (CTP).

Debate on Covid-19 and the Cultural Sectors

Last week, there was a debate in the Commons on Covid-19 and the cultural and entertainment sectors - you can read the transcript of the debate here. Speakers included the Minister for Digital and Culture, Caroline Dinenage, as well as the Shadow Minister Jo Stevens, and members of the DCMS Select Committee. The debate touched on the support offered to culture and heritage, while Shadow Minister Jo Stevens spoke about the professionals in the sector who have been left out of support.

Funding

There have been numerous updates to funding schemes with the recent Budget announcements. These include:

• Culture Recovery Fund - receiving a £300m to top up (totalling £1.87bn)
• A further £90m to support national museums and cultural bodies
• A prospectus has been published for the £220 million UK Community Renewal Fund
• A prospectus has been published for the Levelling Up Fund (which will provide guidance to local areas on the process of submitting bids, the types of projects eligible for funding, and how bids will be assessed). One of the three initial themes will be on 'cultural investment'.
• A £150m Community Ownership Fund to help local people take over local institutions
• Help to Grow: Digital - a £520m scheme to boost digital adoption in SMEs
• £500m Film and TV Production Restart Scheme - extended for 6 months until 31 December
• Additional support for traineeships (a further £126m for high quality work placements, payments to employers who hire new apprentices between 1 April and 30 September, a £7m fund to help employers set up and expand portable apprenticeships) - see our Budget 2021 summary for details

Reopening High Streets Safely Fund

MHCLG has produced a new version the Guidance and FAQ associated with this £50m fund to councils. The end date for the latest version of the Fund is 30 June 2021, in line with reopening under the Government's Roadmap.

Following a review of the scheme, the cost of High Street Ambassadors and Wardens can now be paid for through this funding. This could help with the management of town centres as businesses reopen and help encourage people to visit knowing that it is a safe environment.

State Aid Cap Increase

The State Aid cap on Covid-19 support grants has been increased to more than £10m (from a previous £3.5m). Now the UK has left the EU, the rules under the EU State Aid scheme will be replaced by a new domestic regime on 'subsidy control', which the Government is currently consulting on (see the consultations section below for details).

Travel & Tourism

“We’re Good to Go” Links With “Safe Travels”

VisitBritain has now linked it’s "We’re Good to Go” consumer confidence scheme with the World Travel & Tourism Council’s international “Safe Travels” scheme.  Businesses that will or have already signed up to be Good To Go can update their application to include the Safe Travels stamp from the WTTC.

Global Travel Taskforce

The Transport Secretary held the first meeting of the new Global Travel Taskforce last week. The Taskforce has been asked to, among other things, consider policy proposals to set out a possible pathway to safely reopen international travel, taking account of scientific and clinical data, alongside the government's Roadmap. The taskforce will report to the Prime Minister on 12 April with an implementation plan to follow.

Social Impacts

Results from the ONS social impacts survey for the period 24 to 28 February 2021 indicates that levels of optimism, personal well-being and life satisfaction all increased from the previous week's results.

Brexit & Immigration

Our Brexit Hub collates the latest Brexit guidance that is relevant to the heritage sector. Alliance Members can continue to inform us with your questions and concerns and the Brexit FAQ Trello Board from the Historic Environment Forum remains open as a resource for the sector.

You can also read our latest briefings and papers on Heritage, Brexit and Immigration on our website.

The latest guidance includes:

• Agreements reached between the UK and EU (updated with new documents on 23/02)
• Guides to importing and exporting goods between Great Britain and the EU
• Attending an inland border facility: updated 12/02
• New rules for business travel to Europe for work

Update to Visa Applications for Temporary UK Residents

The Home Office has updated guidance on the exceptional assurance visa, for people who intend to leave the UK but have not been able to do so. People who have a visa or leave that expires between 1 March 2021 and 31 March 2021 may request additional time to stay, known as ‘exceptional assurance’.

Points-Based Immigration System

The Home Office has also published new products on the points-based immigration system: 

• Workforce and Labour Supply Handbook (in partnership with the
  Association of Labour Providers (ALP)

• The Right to Work leaflet (employers can use this to clarify requirements to EU employees)

Planning

Upcoming Planning Consultations

A final reminder that the deadlines for two upcoming planning consultations from MHCLG are now approaching:

• Right to Regenerate: reform of the Right to Contest (closes 13 March)
• National Planning Policy Framework and National Model Design Code: consultation proposals (closes 27 March)

Investment in Changing Places Toilets

MHCLG has now announced that a £30 million investment will be made to install Changing Places Toilets in existing buildings in England. This will provide life-enhancing improvements, enabling more accessible toilets for people and their carers who need them.

Environment & Agriculture

New Approach for Future Agriculture Policy

DEFRA has now published details of the pilot of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which can be found here.

This follows a speech in which Environment Secretary George Eustice has set out an approach for future agriculture policy now the UK has left the EU. In his speech, he included that new payments and incentives will reward farmers for farming more sustainably.

Applications open Round 2 of Green Recovery Challenge Fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance Member] has announced that the £40m fund is once again open to applications. The first round of the Green Recovery Challenge Fund saw almost £40m awarded to 68 projects in November. Environmental charities and their partners now have a further opportunity to apply for grants (between £50,000 and £2m) which aim to "kick-start the nation’s green recovery" from COVID-19.

Call for Nature's Recovery by 2030

Wildlife and Countryside Link, supported by a long list of organisations including The National Trust and CPRE [Alliance Members], have started a petition, calling on the Prime Minister to make sure the Environment Bill "sets a legally binding ‘State of Nature’ target to begin to reverse nature’s decline by 2030".

Plans for Rewilding Arable Fields by HS2

There are plans for HS2 to 'rewild' 127 hectares of arable fields around its 10-mile Chilterns tunnel. The area is to be seeded with grass and flower species and planted with native trees to create a wood pasture around the railway.

Game-Changing Climate Change Threat Map

​The National Trust [Alliance Member] has created a new map that illustrates the threat climate change poses to some of its most significant sites and offers potential solutions. Read the full press release here and visit the interactive map here.

Other News

Upcoming Tax Consultations

HM Treasury has announced that the Government plans to publish a range of tax consultations and calls for evidence on 23 March. These documents and consultations, traditionally published at a Budget, are reportedly being published later to allow for "more transparency and scrutiny".

Meeting Minutes Published for Museums APPG

The minutes and attendance of the January 19th meeting of the APPG for Museums with Secretary of State Oliver Dowden have now been published on the group's website.

Meeting Minutes from the Last Heritage Council

And in case you missed them - the minutes from the last Heritage Council meeting can be found here.

DCMS Report - Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs)

DCMS has published an Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs), which examines and assesses DMOs in England. The review is intended to make recommendations to government and/or the tourism sector, depending on the outcomes. A public call for evidence is shortly to follow.

Debate on DCMS Spending

Yesterday, there was a debate in the House of Commons on DCMS spending. You can read the full debate here. There was agreement that the budget had brought some welcome initiatives and that the Culture Recovery Fund was to be welcomed, but many expressed concern that the cultural sector was still being negatively impacted by Covid-19 restrictions.

Sector Digest

Read on for a breakdown of the latest news from across the sector.

Impact of the Roadmap

The i newspaper has published an article, arguing that the timing of the government’s Roadmap out of lockdown "has left museums vulnerable once again".

National Lottery Funding

The National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance Member] has shared that the Lottery has awarded £1.2billion to support people and projects in the arts, heritage, sport and community sectors throughout the UK to cope with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A reminder that applications are open for National Lottery Grants for Heritage from £3,000 up to £5million. They have revised their approach this year due to the pandemic, in line with new priorities for 2021-22.

Joint Statement on Building for Scotland's Communities

A coalition of Scotland’s leading experts on the built environment has published a joint statement, which urges the next Scottish Government to "coordinate legislation, strategies and funding if its vision of a sustainable, resilient and inclusive future is to be achieved". 

Funding & Support for Heritage Leadership

The Heritage Trade Up Programme, run by the School for Social Entrepreneurs, in partnership with the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] is a new programme for leaders of heritage organisations, set up to promote and support a stronger heritage sector. A free learning programme, £10,000 grants and opportunities for networking are included for applicants.

Historic England Heritage Professional Audience Survey

Historic England is running a Heritage Professional Audience Survey to better understand how heritage professionals are using Historic England’s digital platforms, which will help them to improve users' online experience.

To have your say and help inform future engagement, take their ten-minute survey here.

Thieves Increasingly Targeting Historic Properties

Specialist Insurer Ecclesiastical [Alliance Corporate Partner] is urging historic properties to take steps to prevent being victims of crime following a spate of thefts from churches and stately homes. According to data from Ecclesiastical’s claims team, over £400,000 worth of claims have been made relating to the theft of stone since 2015. Since 2016 the figure has doubled pointing to a worrying increase.

Media Trust - Digital Spring School

The Media Trust has announced that applications are now open for its Digital Spring School - a free, three-week online programme to teach you how to "inspire, engage and mobilise you audience." Applications close on 18 March.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

International Women's Day

This Monday was International Women's Day and saw many of our member organisations take to heritage Twitter to share the work of women at their organisations, as well as stories of notable women in history.  Here are just some examples from Heritage Lincolnshire, Historic Royal Palaces, Council for British Archaeology, Theatres Trust, Waterloo Uncovered and UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. The Historic Environment Forum and ALVA also celebrated the work of the female leaders involved in their committees and membership.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

• Consultation on the general qualifications alternative awarding framework - 11 March
• Regulatory arrangements for the awarding of vocational and technical and other general qualifications in 2020-2021 - 11 March
• HMRC - Reduction & Consolidation of HMRC Statistics Publications - 12 March
• MHCLG - Right to Regenerate: reform of the Right to Contest - 13 March
• Future Arrangements for the Disposal of Pleasure Vessel Marine Flares - 15 March
• DEFRA - Local Factors in Managing Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk & Property Flood Resilience - 19 March
• MHCLG - NPPF and National Model Design Code: consultation proposals - 27 March
• DEFRA - Local Factors in Managing Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk & Property Flood Resilience - 29 March
• BEIS - Subsidy control: designing a new approach for the UK - 31 March
• MHCLG - The Future Buildings Standard - 13 April
• BEIS - UK internal market: the continuity of exclusions from the principles of mutual recognition and non-discrimination for services - 23 April

• DEFRA - Amendments to the Flood Re Scheme - 26 April

• HM Treasury - R&D Tax Reliefs: consultation - 2 June

• Home Office - Protect Duty (how the Protect Duty can make the public safer at publicly accessible locations) - 2 July

Subsidy control: designing a new approach for the UK

The government is seeking views on its proposed approach for establishing a new domestic (UK-wide) subsidy control regime, which will take over from EU regulations.

Deadline: 31 March 2021

R&D Tax Reliefs: consultation

HM Treasury is seeking views from stakeholders on the current R&D (Research and Development) tax relief schemes. This follows a review launched by the Government at Budget 2021.

Deadline: 2 June

Making Publicly Accessible Locations Safer

The Home Office is seeking views on how the Protect Duty can make the public safer at publicly accessible locations. Its list of 'publicly accessible locations' includes:

• Music Venues
• Hotels
• High Streets
• Places of Worship
• Parks
• Public squares and other open spaces

Deadline: 2 July, 11.45pm.

The General Qualifications Alternative Awarding Framework

A technical consultation for England has opened on Conditions and Requirements for GCSE, GCE, AEA and Project qualifications in summer 2021.

There is also a further consultation on the detail of a new regulatory framework, which will permit awarding organisations to award results when exams do not take place and/or because learners cannot complete internal assessments. 

Deadline for both: 11 March, 11.45pm.

UK Internal Market

BEIS is seeking views on the continuation of exclusions from the mutual recognition and non-discrimination principles for services where appropriate, under the UK Internal Market Act 2020.

Deadline: 23 April, 11.45pm.

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 11 March: Transforming Places: Revitalising historic high streets, SPAB
• 11 + 25 March: Heritage Interpretation for Places and Spaces, HTVF
• 13 March: Understanding Your Old House Course, SPAB
• 16 March: William Kent: Garden Designer, Architect, Interior Designer, Georgian Group
• 16 March: A Future for Your Church – Making a Start​, HTN
• 16 March: HODs 101 (advice for newer organisers), Heritage Open Days

• 16 March: CPD Session - Upgrading Building Elements, SPAB

• 17 March: Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square Conservation Area, SAVE Britain's Heritage
• 17 March: A Jewish Jesus: Art and Faith in the Shadow of WWII, St John's Waterloo
• 17 March: William Leiper’s Distinctive Eclecticism by Simon Green, The Victorian Society
• 17 March:  Virtual Open Days​, West Dean College of Arts & Conservation 
• 18 March: Brixton Windmill: from building at risk to revival, SPAB
• 18 March: Contemplations on Exile, The British Napoleonic Bicentenary Society
• 18 March: HODs: Planning and Inspiration​, Heritage Open Days
• 19 March: Taking Ownership – Experiences Shared, HTN
• 19 March: Natural Stone Awards Ceremony, Stone Federation Great Britain
• 23 March: Vauxhall, Sex and Entertainment: The Invention of the Urban Pleasure Garden, Georgian Group
• 23 March: G.F. Bodley and William Morris by Michael Hall, The Victorian Society
• 23 March: CPD Session - Retrofit, SPAB
• 24 - 25 March: Heritage Day 10.00-13.00 , The Heritage Alliance
• 24 March:  Virtual Open Days​, West Dean College of Arts & Conservation 
• 25 March: A Marriage of Minds: John Betjeman and John Piper, SPAB
• 29 March: CPD – Introducing Building Survey for Retrofit, IHBC
• 30 March: Welsh Gardens and the Grand Tour, Georgian Group
• 1 April: Saving St Denis: a transformation in East Hatley, SPAB online lecture
• 1 April: Heritage Digital: Heritage Digital Now: Engaging Digital Audiences
• 6 April: Follies: An Architectural Journey , Georgian Group
• 13 April: The English Landscape Revolution, Georgian Group
• 13 April: CPD Session - Materials, SPAB

• 14 April: Conservation challenges in the post-industrial North East, SAVE Britain's Heritage

• 19 April: Permeability and the Picturesque: British Country Houses at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century, Georgian Group

• 20 April: CPD Session - Services, SPAB

• 21 - 23 April: CIfA Online Annual Conference

• 22 April: Rethinking Place, Production & Power - showcasing the creative re-use of old buildings, SPAB

• 28 April: New Design for Old Buildings in Wales, SPAB

• 2 May: AoHE Extra Ordinary Motor Gathering 'OMG'
• 4 May: Sir John Soane's Fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte, Georgian Group
• 13 May: Construction Summit Conference and The Construction Awards of Excellence, Chelsea Harbour Hotel, London
• 22 - 23 May: Online symposium: Georgian London Revisited, Georgian Group
• 15 June: Brighton's Development as a Seaside Resort between c.1750 and 1830 - Causes and Consequences, Georgian Group

• 15 June: Humble Heritage Workshop - Repair of Flint Walls, SPAB, Lewes, East Sussex

• 28 - 29 June: Humble Heritage Advanced Workshop - Lime Production, SPAB, Old House Project, Kent

• 7 September: Tour of St Anne's Church, Limehouse, SPAB, London

Heritage & Sustainability in Action: SPAB Online CPD Series

The SPAB [Alliance Member] is holding as series of online CPD sessions will explore how to implement sustainable approaches to traditionally constructed buildings. The series features four sessions with one-hour lectures and 30 minutes Q&A to allow delegates the chance to receive detailed answers to their questions. Details here:

• 16 March: 16 March: CPD Session - Upgrading Building Elements, SPAB
• 23 March: CPD Session - Retrofit, SPAB
• 13 April: CPD Session - Materials, SPAB
• 20 April: CPD Session - Services, SPAB

And see the 'quick look' events list above for a look at SPAB events currently scheduled between now and September.

Jobs

Salaried

Unsalaried

Theatres Trust - Chair & Trustees

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is seeking to appoint an individual with the experience and skills to Chair the active and engaged Board of the Theatres Trust [Alliance Member], the UK’s national advisory body for theatre, as well as five individuals as new Trustees to join the Board.

A person specification for each role, details of the assessment panel and further information, can be found here. Application deadline: 26 March.

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