Friday 23 April 2021

Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Guest Editor

The guest editor for this issue of Update is Faridah Rahman, our Policy and Project Officer, who is on secondment from the Civil Service and will be with us for 6 months. 

Policy Resources on Our Website

Our new website pulls together a wealth of policy and advocacy resources for the heritage sector – including our latest manifestos and reports, as well as briefings and consultation responses on a range of topics pertinent to the sector, which represent the views of the Alliance’s over 150 members. Read all our newest publications here, explore our advocacy work here and learn more about our ongoing sector support projects here.

Heritage Day

This week, we sent an email to all attendees of Heritage Day to ask what you thought of the event and share some key resources. We are grateful to those of you who have taken the time to feedback to us. As it was our first ‘virtual’ Heritage Day, we are keen to learn and evolve for future events.

This week, we’re sharing highlights from #HeritageDay2021 - including select video clips and key features from the event. This includes a special campaign over on our social media channels where we are unpacking the keynote speech delivered by Caroline Dinenage, the recently appointed Minister of State for Digital and Culture at DCMS.

You can follow us on Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook to keep up to date with our work and key sector news in between issues of Heritage Update.

To catch up on what we have already shared - check out our ‘Year in Review’, the Heritage Heroes Awards 2020, and the HEF Year in Review video over on our YouTube channel.

Advertise Your Heritage News, Jobs & Events

If you'd like to advertise a job, course, event or news item in Heritage Update, visit our website for the date of forthcoming issues and content deadlines.

Alliance members can advertise for free. You can see a full list of our member benefits here.

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• We're responding to consultations on Permitted Development Rights and Destination Marketing Organisations (DMOs), to contribute your thoughts, consider joining as a member of The Heritage Alliance.

• We attended a Historic Environment Protection Reform Group meeting, where we discussed planning reform and the group's future programme.

Welcome to our Newest Members

This fortnight, we are delighted to welcome two new members to The Heritage Alliance.

The Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeology Society

The Birmingham & Warwickshire Archaeological Society was founded in 1870, it operates within the West Midlands and aims to support and raise the profile of the region’s archaeological heritage, providing a monthly lecture series, annual transactions and many other benefits to members.

Coldharbour Mill Trust

As a leading industrial heritage site, Coldharbour Mill’s mission is to educate and inspire future generations. Their vision is to be innovative with their heritage in developing a relevant and sustainable future for Coldharbour Mill.

There has been a mill at Coldharbour, Uffculme, since the time of the Domesday Book, with the current woollen mill in continuous production  since 1797. Today Coldharbour Mill is run as a charity and  remains recognised by English Heritage who described the site as "probably one of the best-preserved textile mill complexes in the country." With an unrivalled collection of heritage machinery, social & textile archives and  wide-ranging power sources still in daily use, the mill is now thriving, providing education, visitor experiences and volunteering opportunities that help promote  social wellbeing and combat isolation.

Our Member Offers

Please see below a reminder of the generous offers available for Alliance members. To find out more or to book any of these sessions, please contact Delphine. 

• Free legal calls from our legal partner Bates Wells

• Free fundraising advice sessions from Alliance member The Philanthropy Company

• Free 1:1 calls on project management and re-casting from our sponsor Tricolor Associates

• Free consultation from immersive technology specialist Arcade

#HeritageChat

#HeritageChat is a Twitter chat to discuss collectively important topics for the sector. It takes place every third Tuesday of the month, at lunch time.

April’s #HeritageChat (20th April 1-2pm), discussed ‘The Future of Volunteering’. Participants shared thoughts on the current and future challenges for heritage volunteering; how to sustain it now and in future, making it more beneficial, fair and inclusive. As usual, we summarised the tweets shared on the day of the chat here.

The next #HeritageChat will be on Tuesday 18th May (1-2pm as usual) and will be devoted to ‘Understanding Future Innovation Challenges for Heritage’. The chat will be led in collaboration with the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] and the Young Foundation and will be linked to a programme of events to explore how they can accelerate the emerging ideas needed to support heritage in the future.

Taking part in the chat is easy – follow @HeritageChat and have a look at the instructions here if you’ve never taken part and you’d like to join. If you need a diary scheduler to remember when #HeritageChat takes place, you can download it here for Outlook and for Google calendar!

Historic Environment Forum (HEF) Reminders

Don't forget that the HEF has produced a Heritage Recovery Plan around the four themes of re-opening, resilience, skills and return to growth with actions for Government and for the sector. 

On Brexit, they have a Trello board with Brexit-related FAQs which is regularly updated. Please contact Francesca if you have encountered specific Brexit-related problems you want to share on the board, or if you found a solution to the issues listed in our Trello board under the section ‘Peer support’.

HEF recently updated their website and a summary of their activities can be found here.

Updates from our National Lottery Heritage Fund Supported Heritage Digital Programme

*NEW Workshops*: Developing online resources and collections online: copyright and data protection issues

The next set of by-application workshops on the programme are being run by Naomi Korn Associates. This detailed 2-part online course will provide a comprehensive study into the practical aspects of rights management and data protection in relation to developing online resources and collections online. There are 20 spaces available in 3 regional groups.

Regional Dates:

• 4 and 5th May: England - South East, South West, London
• 13 and 14th May: England - Midlands, England - East, Wales
• 19 and 26th May: England-North, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Who can apply? Anyone working, volunteering or freelancing in the heritage sector in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. Find out more and apply here.

What’s coming up on the programme?

Sign up to the project mailing list to be the first in the know about new content releases.

• Just published: New guide on Brexit and Intellectual Property Rights
• Coming soon: a Guide on Brexit & Data Protection; a reusable Social Media Policy Template; a useful Exceptions to Copyright Factsheet

Rebuilding Heritage Resources

Change is in the air... new events now open for booking

In our next series we will take a closer look at some of the adaptations we have made over the course of the past year and provide advice and guidance on how organisations can retain and embed positive elements as the sector reopens.

Managing Hybrid Teams
Thursday 13 May, Online, 2pm – 3.30pm
Explore how you can incorporate remote working into your organisation and find out about how you can support your teams and make practical adjustments. Register here.

Managing Organisational Change
Thursday 24 June, Online, 2pm - 3.30pm
Find out about best practice for managing organisational change and how you can approach this without putting additional pressure on personal and organisational capacity.
Register here.

Government News

Headlines:

• New guidelines alongside easing of lockdown restrictions
• Sir Laurie Magnus reappointed as chair of Historic England
• UK Gigabit Voucher Scheme relaunch
• New guidance to trustees

The past fortnight has been a quieter one on the advocacy front, with parliament in recess over Easter and the attention on sport and technology.

There are now just under four weeks until the earliest date that all heritage places will be able to reopen under Step 3 of the Government’s Roadmap out of lockdown. As many organisations across the sector are preparing for reopening, we will be continuing to collate and share the latest guidance and resources. See more updates on COVID-19 below.

Sir Laurie Magnus has been reappointed by the Secretary of State as the chair of Historic England for a two year period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2023. Sir Laurie is also currently a member of the Board of the Culture Recovery Fund, a trustee of English Heritage Trust, Chair of Windsor Leadership Trust and Deputy Chair of All Churches Trust. 

COVID-19

Last week we moved in step two of the Government's Roadmap out of lockdown, which has seen non-essential retail, public buildings, indoor leisure facilities and most outdoor attractions reopen. The planned pilots for larger events as outlined in the Roadmap Reviews: Update are planned for April and May, more detail on that here. 

With the easing restrictions, the guidance on the following has recently been updated: reopening businesses and venues, what you can and cannot do, the visitor economy, heritage locations, places of worship, weddings and civil partnerships, performing arts, hotels and searching for archaeological finds.

See our Covid-19 Guidance Hub for regular updates.

The latest guidance includes:

• (COVID-19) Coronavirus restrictions: what you can and cannot do
• Organised events guidance for local authorities in England (Step 2 & Step 3)
• Volunteering during coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Heritage locations - Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19 (updated in line with step 2)
• Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (updated guidance adds detail on employee registration dates and the effect of this on furlough eligibility)
• Businesses and venues in England that are required to close (updated in line with step 2)
• Visitor Economy Guidance (updated in line with step 2)
• Guidance for the safe use of places of worship (updated in line with step 2)
• Guidance for small weddings and civil partnerships (updated in line with step 2, confirming that wedding show rounds are now allowed in Step 2)
• Guidance for hotels and other guest accommodation (updated in line with step 2)
• Guidance for the safe use of multi-purpose community facilities (updated in line with step 2)
• Searching for Archaeological finds in England (updated in line with step 2)
• Restaurants, Pubs, Bars and Takeaway Services  
• Safer Travel Guidance 
• Guidance on deferred VAT guidance (information added on penalties or interest that may be charged if payment is not made in full or an arrangement to pay made)
• Revised guidance on making places COVID-Secure (it now includes a section on ventilation 'We have taken all reasonable steps to provide adequate ventilation in enclosed spaces'.
• Legislation granting businesses the right to put up marquees this year without planning permission (in place throughout Summer)

Charity Fundraising

The guidance on charity fundraising has also been updated and the Charity Commission has released its guidance for the sector.

Further Support Through SEISS  

The fourth grant of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will be available from late April and guidance is available here on how circumstances affect eligibility and where to register for a live webinar from HMRC.

Financial Support Finder and Guidance

There is also an updated financial support finder for businesses and individuals and updated guidance for those who are self-employed who have had no or less work and those who have lost their jobs.

Test and Trace Guidance

A reminder that guidance on Test and Trace now includes further requirements for maintaining records and contact information from staff, customers and visitors. Further information and resources are available here.

UK Gigabit Voucher Scheme

The UK Gigabit Voucher Scheme has been relaunched and will provide grants of up to £3500 for SMEs (including not-for-profits and charities) in the hardest to reach rural areas. The aim of the grant is to help to cover the costs of installing gigabit broadband to people’s doorsteps. Eligibility details and a postcode checker are available.

Funding

A reminder of the funding that is available for the sector:

The National Lottery Community Fund - a further investment of £18 million in the Government’s ‘Changing Futures’ programme to enable "a more effective, joined-up service" from local organisations.

The Supporting Families programme - a £165 million programme to support vulnerable families. 

The Government’s Recovery Loan Scheme - through which businesses can access loans of £25,000 to £10 million. Invoice and asset finance is also available from £1,000. 

The Welcome Back Fund - £56 million to boost tourism, improve greenspaces, outdoor seating areas, and market and food stall pop ups. This funding builds on the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund.

The Additional Restrictions Grant - recently updated to specifically include tourism and events businesses that are not eligible for other grants. There is updated guidance for local authorities and data was recently released on the local authorities that have received the funding. 

Nesta’s Arts & Culture Finance team's  £23m Arts & Culture Impact Fund is still open - it is a social impact investment fund for creative social enterprises.

The National Audit Office has found that the arts sector has so far received just over half (£495 million) of the £830 million budgeted by the Government for COVID-19 grants and loans through the Culture Recovery Fund.

See our Covid-19 Guidance Hub for further details.

Travel & Tourism

The Global Travel Taskforce has released their report on non-essential international travel. A statement is available on this link on the traffic light system for non-essential international travel. 

The Government's position remains that it wants to see a return to non-essential international travel "as soon as possible, while still managing the risk from imported cases and variants of concern."  However, it is still not yet in a position to confirm that non-essential international travel can resume from 17 May. 

The Government is still advising people not to book summer holidays abroad until the picture is clearer. However, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps indicated in a BBC interview that people in England can start thinking about booking foreign holidays again this summer.

Social Impacts

The data from the latest ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (covering the period 31 March to 4 April and 7 April to 11 April 2021) show stable numbers on personal well-being levels including happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety. Positive sentiment towards the vaccine remained high and more of those (95%) of people who had left home in the past seven days had visited a park/local green space or a beauty spot/beech/landmark.

Visit England's most recent Consumer Sentiment tracker (covering the period 6 - 10 April) shows general levels of optimism are rising, with increased confidence in booking trips in June (38% fairly/very confident, up from 33%). 14% anticipate taking an overnight trip this spring with ‘coastal/seaside towns’ and ‘countryside or village’ as the leading destination types.

Brexit & Immigration

Our Brexit Hub

​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.

A reminder about Horizon Europe funding for research and innovation.

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

Planning

Directions from MHCLG

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has released three Directions related to planning.

• The first replaces the Town and Country Planning (Demolition – Description of Buildings) Direction 2014 to ensure the demolition of statues, memorials and monuments in England requires permission pursuant to s.57(1) Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
• The second replaces The Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2009. It requires local planning authorities in England to consult the Secretary of State before granting planning permission for certain types of development.
• The final Direction sets out requirements for handling heritage related applications and comes into force on 21 April 2021.

Permitted Development Rights

A reminder that The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee is seeking views on the Government's recent and proposed changes to permitted development rights around large-scale development, commercial-to-residential conversations and changes of use.

The government is also proposing law changes to boost ongoing efforts to improve connectivity for people who live, work and travel in rural areas. The reforms aim to reduce build time and costs for new infrastructure while protecting rural areas by minimising any visual impact. The related consultation can be found here.

Environment & Agriculture

Green Homes Grant Stopped

The Green Homes Grant aimed at helping householders in England insulate their home stopped accepting applications at the end of March. The £300m previously allocated for the GHG will now go into a programme administered by local authorities, targeted at lower income households. Read more at this BBC article and see The Listed Property Owner's Club statement [Alliance Member] here. 

£30 million Investment in Batteries and Hydrogen Vehicles

Pioneering research into battery technology, the electric vehicle supply chain and hydrogen vehicles is to be backed by over £30 million of government funding.

Passing of Frank Judd

Earlier this week, we had the sad news that Lord Judd, former minister and Labour peer, passed away aged 86. He served as an MP in Portsmouth from 1966 to 1979 and was also a former director of Oxfam before being appointed a life peer in 1991.

He was wholehearted in his support for countryside and the environment and a great ally for CPRE The Countryside Charity [Alliance Member] in Parliament.

New Countryside Code Reminder

A reminder that the new Countryside Code launched in early April aims to allow people of all ages and backgrounds "to enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits that nature offers, while giving it the respect it deserves".

Other News

The Culture Bar Podcast with Lord Ed Vaizey 

Lord Ed Vaizey joined Professor Corinne Fowler and Henry Southern (host) to discuss the complexities of understanding and clarifying what contested heritage means, the importance of sharing stories to reveal history, the crucial role of education in schools, and ensuring voices are heard.

Parliamentary Questions and Answers

Last week in Parliament, there were oral questions have been asked on historic Galloper wreck site, the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the fund/levelling up in relation to the devolved administrations. There was also a question for Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick on hospitality venues and highstreets in which he mentioned the legislation to ensure businesses can continue to set up marquees without planning permission throughout Summer and Permitted Development Rights.

There have also recently been written answers on the Culture Recovery Fund, Events, the Convention Intangible Cultural Heritage and VAT on Repair on maintenance of historic buildings.

Consultations on DMOs

There is an upcoming consultation from DCMS focused on Destination Management Organisations, and their role in optimising tourism. This is particularly relevant as heritage places and organisations are often key attractions in wider tourism economies.

5-minute Guides for Charity Trustees.

The Charity Commission has published multiple 5-minute guides for charity trustees on various topics including: Charity Purposes and Rules, Managing Charity Finances, Conflicts of Interests, Decisions and Support.

Passing of Don Henson

We were saddened to hear about the passing of Dr Don Henson, Head of Education at the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) [Alliance Member] from 1994 to 2011 and twice in charge of the Young Archaeologists' Club. Don was a strong advocate for the importance of education work within archaeology and had a positive influence on many in the sector, the University of York Archaeology Department has put together a tribute.

Sector Digest

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

The Collections Trust Plans Improved National Museums Database

The Museums Association reports that in Autumn the Collections Trust will be retiring Culture Grid which was created over a decade ago to support organisations to safely share their collections online. This is as part of a move to develop a new and more sustainable national collections database.

Online Audiences Viewed New Art Form During COVID

Research by Marquee TV and Indigo Consultancy has found that two-thirds of online audiences viewed a new art form during COVID with contemporary dance, ballet and opera gained the highest percentages of new audiences. Read more here.

Inc Arts UK Launches Anti-racism Toolkit

In collaboration with leaders across the creative sector, Inc Arts UK has launched Unlock, an anti-racism toolkit for the arts. It offers a choice of over 100 suggestions and pieces of advice to help bring anti-racist commitments to life in arts workplaces.

UNESCO Recommendations to Help Museums Bounce Back

UNESCO has published Museums around the world in the face of Covid-19 which provides a “provisional assessment” of the state of over 100,000 museums across 87 member states in the face of the pandemic. In light of this research, they issued 3 key recommendations: (1) providing a platform for the sector to continue dialogue about the impact of COVID-19; (2) that public authorities financially support museums; and (3) that member states should consider capacity development, digital development and the social role of museums.

Museum as Muck's New website

Museum as Muck, who are working to offer help to museums and organisations that aim to recruit, support and retain working class talent, have launched their new website.

Europe’s 7 Most Endangered Heritage Sites 2021

Europa Nostra – the European voice of civil society committed to cultural and natural heritage – together with its partner, the European Investment Bank Institute, has announced the List of 7 Most Endangered monuments and heritage sites in Europe for 2021.

New Pink Book Published by VisitEngland

A new Pink Book, published by VisitEngland pulls together all the legislation relevant to small accommodation businesses into one easy to use reference book. It has been in publication since 1997 and this is the 11th edition.

Volunteer Leader of the Year Award for 2021

The Heritage Volunteering Group is launching their Volunteer Leader of the Year Award for 2021 recognising and rewarding contribution to the world of heritage volunteering. 2020 has seen its own challenges and HGV are looking forward to reviewing nominations that demonstrate how these challenges have been met for the benefit of their volunteers, audiences, and collections.

Nominations are now live.  Please read the guidance, frequently asked questions and complete the nomination form by Friday 14 May, the successful winner and those commended will be celebrated at the volunteering conference in July. Copies of these documents can be found on the HVG website. 

National Lottery Open Week

Since March 2020, over £1billion of National Lottery funding has helped communities, people and organisations impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic get back on their feet.

National Lottery Open Week is a great way to say #ThanksToYou. This annual initiative, which began in 2017, has grown to include 650 offers and reaches 14 million people.

Find out how to get involved here.

AHRC and UKRI Climate Conference Funding 

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have announced a range of grants related to COP26:

• £20,000 in funding to support a festival Hub in Glasgow this November as part of the 2021 Being Human festival. The grant aims to fund a Hub that will focus on public engagement with climate change and the environmental humanities.
• £60,000 to engage young people aged 14 to 18 with climate-related research and the research process.
• £210,000 for an ‘embedded researcher’ project, a research placement at a non-academic organisation
• £50,000 to help form a new interdisciplinary partnership that plans to apply to the upcoming main funding opportunity, ‘Hidden histories of environmental science: Acknowledging legacies of race, social injustice and exclusion to inform the future’.

V&A Culture in Crisis Portal

The 'online content' section of the V&A's Culture in Crisis portal is now live. 

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

• BEIS - UK internal market: the continuity of exclusions from the principles of mutual recognition and non-discrimination for services - 23 April
• DfT - Amending the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation - 23 April
• DEFRA - Amendments to the Flood Re Scheme - 26 April
• Independent Review of Destination Management Organisations - 28 Apr
• New Inquiry into Permitted Development Rights - 30 April
• MHCLG - Commercial Rents and COVID-19: call for evidence​ - 4 May
• Home Office - New Plan for Immigration - 6 May 
• DEFRA - Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive - 7 May
• DfT - Public Transport Ticketing Scheme - 24 May
• HM Treasury - R&D Tax Reliefs: consultation - 2 June
• Historic England - Historic England’s Draft Industrial Heritage Strategy - 7 June
• BEIS -  Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards - 9 June
• DCMS - Improving broadband for Very Hard to Reach premises - 11 June
• Home Office - Protect Duty (how the Protect Duty can make the public safer at publicly accessible locations) - 2 July
• HMRC - Call for evidence: the tax administration framework: supporting a 21st century tax system - 13 July 2021
• The Charity Commission - Charity responsible investment guidance - 20 May 2021
• MHCLG and DCMS - Changes to permitted development rights for electronic communications infrastructure: technical consultation - 14 June 2021

Charity Responsible Investment Guidance

The Charity Commission has launched a consultation on the clarity of draft revised guidance about adopting a responsible (or ‘ethical’) approach to investing charity funds.

Deadline: 20 May 2021

Permitted Development Rights for Electronic Communications Infrastructure

MHCLG and DCMS have launched a technical consultation on proposed amendments to the General Permitted Development Order for electronic communications development, to support the deployment of 5G and extend mobile coverage.

Deadline: 14 June 2021

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 23 April: The Shakespeare Birthday Lecture, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
• 25 April: Drive It Day, Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs

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

• 2 May: Extra Ordinary Motor Gathering 'OMG', AoHE 
• 4 May: Sir John Soane's Fascination with Napoleon Bonaparte, Georgian Group
• 10 - 14 May: Repair of Old Buildings Course, SPAB
• 12 May: Conservation challenges in the post-industrial North East, SAVE Britain's Heritage
• 13 May: Construction Summit Conference and The Construction Awards of Excellence, Chelsea Harbour Hotel, London
• 17 May, 25 May and 8 June: Visioning & Viability: Establishing Heritage Projects, London Historic Building Trust 
• 22 - 23 May: Online symposium: Georgian London Revisited, Georgian Group
• 12 June: London Open Gardens – Virtual Event , London Garden's Trust
• 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

• 16 - 18 June: Conference - Supporting. Sharing. Strengthening, AIM.

• 23 - 25 June: Humble Heritage Workshop - Cement Removal & Hot Lime Pointing, SPAB

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

• 6 - 7 July: Heritage Volunteering 2021: Recognise, Reconnect, Reimagine, Heritage Volunteering Group.

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

• 11 September: Leeds Minster: ‘noblest among the noble’ of the early-Victorian churches

London Open Gardens - Virtual Event

The London Gardens Trust [Alliance Member] is holding a virtual event on 12 June to explore London’s formal squares, historic allotments, award winning community spaces and wonder at the breath-taking rooftop gardens. 

The programme will be presented live from a London studio with interactive elements for all attendees. Ticket holders will have the opportunity to go ‘virtually’ through the gates of some of London’s finest and most interesting, hidden, gardens and hear the stories of some of the people that enjoy, and are responsible for maintaining them. Tickets are available here.

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