Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Changes to Our Team

This fortnight, as many of you will be aware, we are sadly saying goodbye to our Head of Policy & Communications, Hannah Shimko, and our Policy & Projects Officer, Faridah Rahman. We wish them both the very best.

Hannah has worked hard to deliver insights and support to our members and the wider sector throughout the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, and brought her expertise to help strengthen the Policy & Communications team and build the Alliance's future resilience.

Faridah has come to the end of her six-month secondment from the Civil Service and will be moving on to an exciting new role with DEFRA. Faridah has been an integral part of the Policy & Communications team and supported us through another busy six months in heritage policy at the Alliance.

Introducing our New Head of Policy & Communications

We are delighted to announce that Polly Martin will be joining the team as our new Head of Policy & Communications in mid-October.

Polly has had a varied career; originally studying History of Art and working at Christies’ with a view to being an auctioneer, she took a sideways step in to politics in 2013, working for the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords. She has since combined her love of politics and passion for history into a successful career in the heritage sector, working for Historic Houses [Alliance member] and The National Archives.

Keen to add to her experience, she has also been a trustee for SEEd, a sustainability education charity, and is currently a trustee for Creativity Works, a charity based in the South West which uses the process of creating to help change people’s lives for the better. Outside of work, Polly is an enthusiastic runner, completing the Coniston Marathon in 2020, and a singer, most recently with Barnes Choir.

We look forward to welcoming her to the team.

Guest Editors

We were joined by two micro-interns on a one-week placement from the University of Oxford [Alliance member] last week. Henna Khanom is a History graduate, with an interest in research and policy and Valerie So is a History and English student, with an interest in education, policy and international heritage practices. You can read their Twitter thread for more information.

Both Henna and Valerie were wonderful additions to the Alliance and helped us analyse results from our recent D&I survey, unpacked COVID-19 announcements and conducted research to support our team following the Cabinet reshuffle. Their work has contributed to this issue of Heritage Update.

Survey Season

Thank you to all readers of Heritage Update who engaged with our recent sector-wide insight work, through responses to our Diversity and Inclusion and Accessibility surveys. We will be sharing updates on how your insights have helped to inform our work in due course.

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• Following the Cabinet Reshuffle last week, we are writing to new Ministers to welcome them in their new positions and introduce our priorities for the heritage sector.
• Ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review and the Autumn Budget, we are finalising our fiscal and funding priorities with input from our members, for submission to the Treasury. Following this, we will publish a public version of this document. In the meantime, you can read our priorities for 2020 here.

#HeritageChat

#HeritageChat took place this Tuesday, led in collaboration with Oliver Cox (University of Oxford) [Alliance Member], and discussed: ‘What does the sector need from Universities (and vice versa?)’.

Thank you to all those who took part. You can visit @HeritageChat to revisit the conversation, and sign up to receive the newsletter to be informed of the topics and questions for upcoming #HeritageChats.

Welcome to Our Newest Members!

We are pleased to announce that CarringtonLIME and Heritage Volunteering Group have joined as the newest members of the Heritage Alliance.

CarringtonLIME

CarringtonLIME Heritage Skills Training CIC is a traditional building skills training centre based in the beautiful Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Their lead tutor Ben Kerslake has been working in the restoration and conservation industry for over 20 years. Through their range of courses they aim to promote the use of traditional building methods and materials to homeowners, professionals and tradespeople. 

Heritage Volunteering Group

The Heritage Volunteering Group (HVG) team works on a range of projects designed to champion and promote best practice in volunteering and volunteer management. They also work with a wide variety of partners to ensure heritage volunteering has a strong voice both in our sector and beyond. The HVG vision and strategic ambitions are outlined in their strategy – Creating Connections.

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Find out more on our website, and explore our current member offers here.

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Government News

Our summary of the latest announcements and guidance for the heritage sector.

Headlines

• COVID-19 Winter Plan - what does it mean for heritage?

• New Ministerial Appointments

• MHCLG Gets Rebranded

• Climate Change Commitments

Reshuffle

Last Wednesday, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson carried out a second major reshuffle of his cabinet, which saw the change of several key ministers and junior ministers. Here are the key appointments of relevance to heritage policy so far:

DCMS - Nadine Dorries has replaced Oliver Dowden as the new Secretary of State. Julia Lopez has been made Minister of State and Chris Philp is now a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State alongside Nigel Huddleston. A House of Lords representative is yet to be confirmed, as are portfolios.

DEFRA - George Eustice remains as Secretary of State, and he has been joined by Victoria Prentis as the new Minister of State. Jo Churchill has been made a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.

MHCLG (now DLUHC - see more below) - Michael Gove has been appointed Secretary of State, replacing Robert Jenrick. Kemi Badendoch has been made a new Minister of State, joining Chris Pincher who has remained in his role. Danny Kruger has been made Parliamentary Private Secretary and Neil O’Brien has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State.

A full list of the new appointments can be found here.

A new Charities Minister has not yet been appointed, but the announcement is expected soon. We will update on this in the next issue of Heritage Update, and give further information on the portfolios of new ministers once they have been announced.

We look forward to continuing work with ministers and officials across these Government departments, and particularly with DCMS through the Heritage Council and ongoing work for the upcoming Heritage Statement.

Major Changes to MHCLG

It has been announced that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) will become the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, in line with the Government's "central mission" to "level up every part of the UK".

Andy Haldane, the former Bank of England Chief Economist, has been appointed as the new Head of the Levelling Up Taskforce. The taskforce will report jointly to the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

PM Urges Countries to Increase Climate Change Commitments

The Prime Minister spoke at a United Nations General Assembly climate roundtable in the United States on Monday, at which he urged countries around the table, and especially the world's major economies such as the US, to increase their climate change commitments.

The PM stressed the importance of taking action to cut carbon emissions, pushing for widespread use of renewable energy over coal and gas, and urging developed nations to find $100 billion to aid global efforts.

Kickstart Scheme Guidance

The guidance on the Kickstart Scheme has been updated and consolidated into a new series of documents on the Government website. Updated guidance for employers and gateways is now accessible via the Kickstart Scheme guidance collection.

COVID-19

Autumn & Winter Plan 2021

The Government has published the ‘COVID-19 Response - Autumn and Winter Plan 2021’, which sets out plans for autumn and winter 2021/22 in England.

The five key components of the plan are to (1) build defences through pharmaceutical interventions, (2) identify and isolate positive cases to limit transmission, (3) support the NHS and social care, (4) advise people on how to protect themselves and others, and (5) pursue an international approach.

The Test, Trace, and Isolate system remains critical to the Government’s plan for the autumn and winter, and current legal requirements for positive cases and unvaccinated contacts to self-isolate will continue. Government hopes that these measures will control levels of COVID-19 over the winter period, however the plan contains a series of contingency measures including vaccine passports and mandatory face coverings in some settings, which could be put in place if required. Vaccine passports will be put into place in Wales from 11 October.

Changes to International Travel

​The Government has announced that the current 'traffic light system' for international travel will be replaced by a single red list of countries and territories from Monday 4 October. Testing requirements will also be reduced for eligible fully vaccinated travellers, who will no longer be required to take a pre-departure COVID-19 test when travelling to England. From 4 October, England will allow fully vaccinated travellers from 17 countries and territories such as Japan and Singapore.

It has also been announced that the travel ban will be removed on fully-vaccinated UK residents travelling to the USA from early November. All visitors will need to take part in a new testing and contact tracing regime.

Self-Isolation Exemption for Cultural Professionals

​An exemption is now in place, which means that individual domestic artists and cultural professionals returning to England from professional activity abroad, or international artists and cultural professionals travelling to England for work purposes, are no longer required to self-isolate.

Individuals must apply for self-isolation exemption through a well-established and recognised English producing venue or organisation on behalf of the individual when they are coming into England to work on a specific professional performing arts activity with that producer. This exemption is however not available for those entering England from red list countries.

Social & Sector Impacts

Data from Wave 39 of Visit Britain's Consumer Tracker (published on 16 September) reveal that the national mood has decreased since the last Wave, with slightly fewer reporting they think the 'worst has passed'. Despite this, confidence levels for taking overnight trips in the UK remain stable, and the proportion of people planning to take a UK overnight trip in September/October has risen to 25%. Comfort levels to undertake various activities has improved, including for ‘visiting an indoor attraction’ and ‘visiting a busy city centre’.

Indicators from the latest ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (25 August - 5 September) show that personal well-being measures across respondents have continued to remain stable. The data suggests that the vast majority of people continue to maintain measures such as mask-wearing and social distancing to slow the spread of coronavirus.

And in terms of the economic impact of the virus, the latest ONS data show that although all coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted in England on 19 July, all components of GDP are still below their level in February 2020. The ONS has also produced a report that highlights the problems faced by businesses in filling vacancies, with the hospitality industry struggling the most.

Guidance

The latest guidance includes:

• How to stay safe and prevent the spread (updated 14 September - following Prime Minister's statement on the autumn and winter plan)
• Claiming Back Statutory Sick Pay (updated 15 September - employers can only claim for employees who were off work on or before 30 September)
• NHS COVID Pass (updated 7 September)
• Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (updated 9 September)
• Enabling safe and effective volunteering during coronavirus (updated 1 Sept)

We continue to collate relevant guidance for the sector in our COVID-19 Hub. 

DCMS & Culture

Brutalist Tower Delisted & Demolished

During her first morning in office as the new Secretary of State for DCMS, Nadine Dorries overturned the heritage listing of the Dorman Long Tower, a 1950s early brutalist building in Redcar, making way for the building to be demolished as part of a wider redevelopment of a former industrial heritage site in south Tees.

The decision has seen criticism from across the heritage sector, especially as the "nationally unique" Tower had received an emergency listing from on recommendation of Historic England, following the approval of planning permission for its demolition.

Dowden Op Ed on Recruitment of New Charity Commission Chair

Oliver Dowden, the former DCMS Secretary of State, wrote an article for the Telegraph in which he expressed his interest in finding a new Chair of the Charity Commission who will use their position to “restore charities’ focus to their central purpose”, rather than "hunting for divisions". In the article, he stressed that the Department would work to ensure that, as he put it: "the most successful charities of the next century will be those focused on their core purpose of delivering positive change".

Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

DCMS has now published details for its Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. This is a new cost indemnification scheme that protects against costs incurred for events that have been legally unable to happen due to new government COVID restrictions. The scheme will cover live events that are open to the general public in the UK. In order to be eligible, event organisers must purchase the relevant cover from participating insurers within the scheme.

Volunteering Futures Fund

DCMS has added new guidance for its Volunteering Futures Fund, which invites grant makers to administer up to £1.7m funding to support volunteering projects. The object of the fund is to create better and more volunteering opportunities for young people and those who experience barriers to volunteering in DCMS sectors and across the Voluntary and Community sector. The deadline for applications is midnight this Sunday (26 September).

Tourism & Hospitality

Review of Destination Management Organisations Published

DCMS has now published a full independent review to examine and assess the role, structure and performance of Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) across England. Recommendations have been drawn for Government and DMOs, following a period of consultation between March and July this year.

The recommendations include that the Government should bring coherence to England’s DMO landscape through a tiering approach, which should be created, maintained and supported by VisitEngland. A further recommendation is that practical measures should be put in place to address the "fragmented" current landscape for DMOs, which could include elevating the Tourism Minister to a Minister of State position and either reallocating responsibilities from other departments to sit under that Minister or making the Minister responsible for the activities of teams within multiple departments.

​National Lottery Days Out Scheme

A reminder that VisitBritain has published information for businesses on the £10 million National Lottery Days Out campaign. Under the scheme, £25 vouchers will be available to National Lottery Lotto players this autumn to redeem against a day out in the UK. The campaign will be backed by a multi-million-pound national advertising campaign, which will launch on primetime television during the National Lottery Lotto draw in October. All UK-based attractions are eligible to take part, subject to availability and meeting campaign criteria.

Planning

Delay to Planning Reforms

The Government has delayed movement on the upcoming Planning Bill, following increasing opposition from Conservative MPs. The Cabinet reshuffle has thrown further uncertainty into the picture; with Michael Gove replacing Robert Jenrick as the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Gove will be addressing MPs concerns and the proposed planning rules may see a change before they are re-introduced to Parliament.

Changing Places Toilets Programme - Additional Guidance

A list of FAQs has been added to the prospectus for the Changing Places toilets programme. The deadline for expressions of interest from local authorities in England to receive capital funding to install Changing Places toilets through the programme, is this Sunday (26 September)

Proposed Changes to Permitted Development Rights

A reminder that the Government has launched a public consultation to make the temporary outdoor measures for high streets that were introduced during the pandemic, permanent. The consultation closes on 14 November.

Brexit & Immigration

Keep up with the Latest News & Guidance Around Brexit

The Heritage Alliance Brexit Hub collates the latest Brexit guidance that is relevant to the heritage sector.  You can also read our briefings on Heritage, Brexit and Immigration on our website.

Have questions about Brexit and its impact on heritage?

The Historic Environment Forum continues to update its Brexit FAQs Trello Board with material to help the sector navigate the post-Brexit period.

Parliamentary & Other Government News

• A new report 'Creative Minority', commissioned by the APPG for Creative Diversity, explores ways to support, encourage and improve equity, diversity and inclusion in the creative sector.

• BEIS has announced the latest round of support for businesses to secure extra renewable energy capacity. Backed by an additional £265m, this is the largest round of its renewable energy scheme to date.

• The Government has announced that UK fishing businesses will have access to £24 million of investment to develop technology, trial new gear and support research to improve the productivity and long-term sustainability of the industry.

• The Cabinet Office Disability Unit has commissioned new research into the lived experience of disabled people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• In line with London Tech Week, DCMS has announced that 50% of UK premises are now able to access gigabit-capable broadband - a 6% increase from figures recorded in 2019.

• On 21 October, the MOJ will be hosting a free interactive virtual summit to support businesses interested in recruiting people on release from prison. 

Funding

Museum Freelance has secured funding to provide 28 grants of £500 for freelancers who work with museums, heritage sites, galleries, archives and libraries in the UK to use for their Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Deadline: 12pm, Monday 4 October.

Jerwood Arts have launched a new fund, offering awards of £2,000 to support 35 pairings of independent early-career artists, curators and producers from across disciplines to connect, develop their practice and generate new ideas. Deadline: 12pm, Monday 4 October.

The AHRC has opened a new grant programme for UK researchers, who can apply to lead a one-year knowledge exchange project that will bring arts and humanities research to local and regional decision makers. Deadline: 5 October.

Arts Council England has launched its new Capital Investment Programme, designed to enable cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic, improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact. Grants from £100,000 - £750,000 are available. Deadline (EOI): 5 October.

MHCLG launched a new £1 million fund, which is aimed at helping faith groups to support communities, as part of efforts to 'build back better' from the pandemic. Deadline: 7 October.

The Centre for Cultural Value has launched a new fund to support the development of collaborative research projects between the cultural sector and academic researchers. Deadline (EOI): 24 November.

And a reminder that the newest grant scheme from AIM [Alliance member] New Stories New Audiences is open for applications until 31 October.

Sector Digest

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

Hudson's Guide 2021

Visit Heritage has published Hudson's Guide for 2021 - a yearly, independent, representation of heritage across the UK. The 2021 issue, available digitally, includes an exploration of Coventry, the UK City of Culture, and profiles on the winners of the UK Heritage Awards 2020. 

Our CEO, Lizzie Glithero-West is featured as this year's Heritage Profile, for which she was interviewed about her career (including her time at DCMS), the work of the Heritage Alliance, and her views on the future of the sector.

ACE Unveils Delivery Plan for its New Strategy

Arts Council England has now released the first in a series of delivery plans to implement its new 10-year strategy, 'Let’s Create'. This delivery plan covers 2021-24 and is a live document, which will be added to over the coming months and years.

Third Sector Awards 2021

The winners of this year's Third Sector Awards have now been announced. Among the Awards, a high commendation was given to the YHA (Youth Hostel Association) [Alliance Member] in the Covid-19: Best Service Delivery Innovation category.

Ecclesiastical & UCL Extend Partnership to Support Students

Specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical Insurance [Alliance Corporate Partner] has pledged a further £72,500 to University College London (UCL), extending their partnership to continue to support the next generation of heritage leaders.

Since 2004 Ecclesiastical Insurance has donated over £350,000 to UCL to offer scholarships that support students studying the Sustainable Heritage MSc.

Sustainable Practice & Decarbonising in the Cultural Sector

Arts Council England (ACE) and Julie's Bicycle have produced their Annual Environmental Report for 2019/20, which celebrates the successes of arts and cultural organisations in acting on national and international climate targets.

The findings show that ACE national portfolio organisations (NPOs) reduced their total energy use emissions by 12% in the year before the pandemic, with a quarter of organisations who reported data now procuring green energy. However, due to a 13% drop in reporting, ACE will once again make environmental monitoring mandatory for its NPOs.

British Council Closures

​The British Council is reportedly facing substantial job cuts and office closures, including in Belgium and the United States, after income from English-language teaching and exams plummeted during the pandemic. At the peak of the pandemic last year, the organisation had already made the decision to close 44 out of 47 of its English-language schools and 195 of 223 test centres around the world.

#HighStreetLove

This week, Historic England has been asking people across the nation to share what they love about their high street across social media, using the hashtag: #HighStreetLove.

Essex Women’s Commemoration Project

A commemorative plaque to Margaret Cavendish – visionary playwright, poet, novelist, scientist and philosopher - has been unveiled this week in Colchester to mark 400 years after her birth in the town. This is the first in a series of plaques being planned across the county of Essex as part of the Essex Women’s Commemoration Project (EWCP), which was launched last year.

New Historic England Appointments

Over the past fortnight, Tess Gale has been appointed as Head of Sector Resilience & Skills at Historic England, and Antony Firth has been appointed Head of Marine Heritage Strategy.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

• BEIS - Smart Meters for Non-Domestic Consumers - 24 September

• DEFRA - Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) for Ofwat - 27 September

• BEIS - Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) - 28 September

• DEFRA - Marine Protected Areas: developing compensatory measures - 30 September

• Church of England - proposed changes to reorganisations - 30 September

• BEIS - Reforming the framework for Better Regulation - 1 October 2021

• BEIS - Independent review of research bureaucracy - 1 October

• DWP - Shaping future support: the health and disability green paper - 11 October

• MHCLG - Creating a Vision for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc - 12 October

• DEFRA - Local Nature Recovery Strategies - 2 November

• MHCLG - Review of Architects Regulation: call for evidence - 8 November 

• MHCLG - Business Rates Revaluation 2023: the central rating list - 8 November

• MHCLG - Supporting Defence Infrastructure & the Future of Time-Limited Permitted Development Rights​ - 14 November

• MHCLG - National Infrastructure Planning Reform Programme: stakeholder survey - 17 December

• DEFRA - Beaver Reintroduction & Management in England - 17 November 

• DEFRA - Proposals for Updated Marine Strategy - Part 3 - 29 November

• BEIS - Planning for New Energy Infrastructure: review of energy National Policy Statement - 29 November

Planning for New Energy Infrastructure: review of energy National Policy Statement

BEIS is seeking views on the revised energy National Policy Statements that support decisions on major energy infrastructure. The energy National Policy Statements (NPS) set out the government’s policy for the delivery of energy infrastructure and provide the legal framework for planning decisions. 

Deadline: 29 November 2021

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 24 September: High Street Regeneration: Finding the Right Strategy, Heritage Trust Network 

• 25 September: Walking Tour: Pontefract, the hidden gem, SAVE, West Yorkshire

• 2 October: The Lay Experience of the Medieval Cathedral, The Annual Conference of the Ecclesiological Society

• 4 October: Shipshape Heritage Training Partnership: Diversity and Inclusion Forum, NHS UK

• 6 October: Conservation on the Edge: Scapa Flow Museum, Orkney - online lecture, SPAB Scotland

• 7 October: Shipshape Heritage Training Programme: Skills Training Forum, NHS UK

• 10 October: Walking Tour: Historic Sunderland, SAVE, Sunderland

• 12 October: Women in Horticulture & Gladstone Park: A Park for the People, London Gardens Trust

• 12 October: Making print rooms in the late eighteenth century, Georgian Group lecture

• 13 October: London 1870-1914: a City at its Zenith - Part 3​, The Victorian Society

• 19 October: Collecting and displaying fakes and copies in the eighteenth-century home, Georgian Group lecture

• 20 October: Conservation on the Edge: Mountain Bothy Association - online lecture, SPAB Scotland

• 20 October - 4 November: London Luminaries - Autumn Lecture Series, English Heritage

• 23 October: Grandeur & Greatness at Kensal Green Cemetery - walking tour, The Victorian Society

• 24 October: The History of Interfaith Dialogue through Culture, Art, Literature & Politics, B'nai B'rith UK

• 27 October: Icon's 3rd Annual Lecture - A mysterious past: conservation of artifacts raised from the wrecks of Sir John Franklin’s fateful 1845 expedition

• 28 October: Living amongst the Cities of the Dead: historic cemeteries of New Orleans, SPAB lecture

• 30 October: Day Conference: Communities of Dissent – Chapels Society, Oxford

• 2 November: The Candida Lycett Green Memorial Lecture, CCT

• 3 – 4 November: AHI Annual Online Conference - Part 1

• 3 November: Conservation on the Edge: Building Repairs at Height - online lecture, SPAB Scotland

• 9 November: Private Tour of Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Sussex Heritage Trust

• 15 November: The Castles of Wardour: building an Anglo-Catholic identity in eighteenth-century Britain, Georgian Group lecture
• 16 November: Noble Ambitions: The fall and rise of the post-war country house, Georgian Group lecture

• 17 - 18 November: AHI Annual Online Conference - Part 2

• 23 November: William Wrighte's Grotesque Architecture of 1767, Georgian Group lecture
• 23 - 24 November: COTAC Conference 2021 - 'Protecting our world, protecting our heritage'
• 19 January - 3 February: London Luminaries - Winter Lecture Series​, English Heritage

Courses

Upcoming Heritage Courses:

• 6 October: Photographing Old Buildings, SPAB
• 7 and 8 October: Copyright Essentials for Museums and Galleries, Naomi Korn Associates
• 25 November: Good Housekeeping - Part 1: Caring for your old building’s historic fittings, fixtures and furnishings, SPAB/Icon
• 8 - 9 October: An Introduction to Lime Plastering, SPAB
• 22 - 24 October: An Introduction to Letter Cutting in Stone, SPAB
• 11 November: An Introduction to Lime in Building, SPAB
• 12 November: Hot Limes in Building, SPAB
• 13 November: Living with Your Old House online course, SPAB
• 25 November: Good Housekeeping - Part 1: Caring for your old building’s historic fittings, fixtures and furnishings, SPAB/Icon

Jobs

Salaried

Kickstart: Advocacy & Communications Assistant - The Heritage Alliance

We are advertising a Kickstart role through the Historic England gateway. This role will give the opportunity for a young person to join our Policy & Comms team to build their understanding of heritage policy and develop their communications skills.

Applicants who meet the criteria can apply for the role through the JobCentre, with support from their Work Coach.

Salary: London Living Wage (25 hours per week)

Closing date: 10 October 2021

Unsalaried

Trustees - Historic Houses Foundation

The Historic Houses Foundation is a charitable grant-giving body which provides funds for the repair and conservation of rural historic buildings and structures in England and Wales. The HHF is now seeking to appoint new trustees who can bring additional knowledge, skills and experience to its Board.

Please visit the HHF website for more details of the role. Early expressions of interest are encouraged.

Closing date: 5pm, 5 November 2021

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