Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Heritage Debate 2022: Topic Announcement

We will be holding our next annual Heritage Debate on the evening of Thursday 24 November 2022 (5pm – 7pm, online).

The discussion will centre around the question: Heritage in 20 years: what will matter most?

Five panellists will make the case for their specific priority, and why it will be the most important issue for the sector in 20 years’ time. At the end of the debate, all attendees will be put in the position of funders and asked to allocate fictional funding between the 5 priorities.

The five issues the panel will present and defend the importance of will be:

• Community value
• Inherent value
• Business value
• Climate crisis
• Skills and workforce

We’re looking forward to welcoming many heritage colleagues to this year’s  discussion. Save the date – we’ll be announcing further details very soon.

Be a Heritage Debate Supporter

Find out how you can engage with our sector wide event and be an active contributor to the sector. Speak to Claire in our development team (developmentofficer@theheritagealliance.org.uk) about roles for event supporters to find a fit for your organisation.

Cost of Living & Energy Crisis

We have been receiving concerning reports about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis for heritage organisations that welcome visitors. Members of the Heritage Alliance have told us that they are expecting between 230% and 900% increases in energy bills for their organisations.

We strongly suspect that this is an issues across the whole sector, not just those organisations which welcome visitors, and we need the data to back this up, alongside evidence of the wider impact of cost of living increases.

We urgently ask Alliance Members and professionals across the wider sector to share your energy bill and cost of living concerns and evidence with our Head of Policy & Communications Polly Martin, to inform our policy and advocacy work.

See further updates, and a summary of new support for the sector, under ‘Government news’ below.

Welcoming Mia Lupoli to the Team

We are delighted to be welcoming Mia Lupoli to the Heritage Alliance team. Mia will be joining us on a six-month secondment from the Civil Service Fast Stream as Policy & Projects Officer, working within our Policy & Communications Team.

Mia studied Geography and Development Studies at university and joined the Civil Service after graduating. On the Fast Stream so far she has worked in the Government Communications Service at the Cabinet Office and the Press Office at No10 Downing Street.

Policy Updates

• Following the announcement of the new Prime Minister this week and changes to Cabinet, we’ll be writing to Ministers as they are announced over the coming weeks, (re)introducing our heritage priorities.

• We submitted responses to the Lottery and Marine consultations. Thank you to all Alliance members who contributed their views and evidence

Rebuilding Heritage - New Case Study Published

A new case study on ‘Co-creation and Building Trust around African Collections’, has been published on the Rebuilding Heritage project website. It explores the ‘Rebuilding Trust’ project, coordinated by JC Niala, Acting Keeper of Anthropology at Horniman Museum and Gardens, which helps to reconnect community members with African collections held in UK museums.

Barker Langham - Expert Roundtable on Exploring Audience Engagement

On Tuesday 20 September, 2-3pm on Zoom, an Expert Led Roundtable will be led by Freya el Baz, Barker Langham Head of Audiences and Learning, exploring the challenges and opportunities of engaging with audiences across the heritage, museum and cultural sector. This is an opportunity to unpack challenges, share hopes and air frustrations on this sector wide issue.

This session is open to members of The Heritage Alliance only. To register, please reply to Claire’s recent email. Confirmed attendees will receive a Zoom link a day or so before the event.

Heritage Digital Academy – Events & Courses

Here’s a reminder of the upcoming events and courses through Heritage Digital Academy:

A live online event through Heritage Digital Academy will provide a crash course to teach individuals and organisations digital sustainability skills:

• Heritage Digital Academy LIVE: Building Digital Sustainability: 18 October (9am – 6pm)

Two courses will also be running in September, both focused on building digital skills and knowledge to support strategic and operation planning. Both courses are free for the sector:

• Making a Plan for Digital - online: 8 September to 19 October; 10am – 12pm (places are limited to 25).
• Designing Digital Services - online: 15 September to 4 November (starting at 10am).

#HeritageChat – Back from Summer Break

#HeritageChat - the monthly Twitter conversation for the heritage sector - returns this month with a new change to make it easier to take part in the discussion in your own time.

The next #HeritageChat will take place from Monday 19 September – Friday 23 September, and will be the first week-long chat hosted in the usual place - on Twitter @HeritageChat. This chat will focus on a series of themed questions posted each day for you to mull over and share your views. You can contribute your ideas at any point during #HeritageChatWeek.

The Historic Environment Forum (HEF) will be announcing September’s topic and co-host this Monday, 12 September. Visit the HEF website for a recap on earlier #HeritageChats and to learn more about how to get involved.

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Government News

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

Headlines

• Liz Truss Confirmed as PM

• VAT Refund Scheme Reopened

• Cost of Living Support

• New ‘Levelling Up’ Announcements

New Prime Minister

On Monday afternoon, it was confirmed that Rt Hon. Liz Truss MP received the highest proportion of votes from Conservative party members voting in the leadership ballot and became the party’s leader.

Truss has now taken over the role of prime minister from Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, who formally handed his resignation to the Queen on Tuesday afternoon. Some useful insight into this process has been published in the House of Commons Library.

Liz Truss is the MP for South-West Norfolk, first elected in 2010. As Prime Minister, she intends to pursue three early priorities: Getting Britain working again; the energy crisis; and the NHS. Her first statement as Prime Minister has been published on Gov.uk.

Changes in Cabinet

Liz Truss’ appointment was followed by a series of ministerial resignations, and a reshuffle of Cabinet. Truss’ full cabinet is now in place – a useful overview of which can be found here. Key appointments for the sector are as follows:

• Michelle Donelan MP is the new Secretary of State for DCMS (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), replacing Nadine Dorries MP who stepped down from the position.
• Ranil Jayawardena MP is the new Secretary of State for DEFRA (Department for Environment and Rural Affairs). He replaces George Eustice MP.
• Simon Clarke MP is the new Secretary of State for DLUHC (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities), replacing Greg Clark MP in the position.
• Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport. She replaces Grant Schapps MP in the position.
• Kit Malthouse MP is the new Secretary of State for Education, replacing James Cleverly MP who is the new Foreign Minister.
• Jacob Rees-Mogg MP is the new Secretary of State for BEIS (Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), replacing Kwasi Kwarteng MP in the position. Also within this Department, Graham Stuart MP has been appointed Minister of State (Minister for Climate).
• Kwasi Kwarteng MP has been appointed as the new UK Chancellor.

We will continue to keep abreast of all new Ministerial appointments and continue to build relationships with Ministers and civil servants in key departments to ensure that heritage is considered across decision-making.

Cost of Living

Government Support

Earlier today, the Prime Minister Liz Truss announced the Energy Price Guarantee. From 1 October, measures will be put in place to save the average household £1000 on their energy bills for the next two years.

A new six-month scheme aimed at businesses and other non-domestic energy users (including charities and public sector organisations) will offer “equivalent support as is being provided for consumers.” After this initial six-month scheme, ongoing support will be provided for “vulnerable industries”.

The Government has also brought together new and existing funding as part of a £37bn cost of living package. The package includes:

• A Cost of Living Payment (households on means tested benefits will receive a payment of £650 this year)
• A Disability Cost of Living Payment (6 million disabled people will receive a one-off £150 payment from 20 September, in addition to the Cost of Living Payment)
• A Pensioner Cost of Living Payment (an additional one-off £300 payment will be paid as an automatic top-up to the Winter Fuel payment)
• The Household Support Fund has been extended until 30 September 2022.
• Other existing schemes are also listed to support people to pay their household bills.

Now that a new Prime Minister has been confirmed, we expect there to be further announcements on the energy crisis. We will continue to cover the most important updates for the sector.

ONS Newsletter

The ONS has started to release a regular cost of living newsletter, which collates official statistics and information on the cost of living in the UK. According to recent stats from their Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (3-14 August), around 9 in 10 (89%) of adults continue to report their cost of living had risen over the past month.

Impacts on Cultural Institutions

The Museums Association has been covering the impacts on the cost of living crisis on museums, with many organisations expressing a need for Government support in the face of a significant rise in energy costs. We know that the situation is similar for many heritage organisations.

More broadly, charities have urged the new prime minister to work with the sector (including through the previous administration’s ‘levelling up’ programme) to support communities during the crisis.

ALVA [Alliance member] have reported the link between high fuel prices and lower visitor numbers to attractions in rural areas. There is also the issue of rising food and beverage prices resulting in reduced availability of catering services ‘potentially affecting visitor experience.’ These case studies are fundamental in highlighting how the sector continues to be affected by cost of living crisis.

The Museums Association has been covering the impacts on the cost of living crisis on museums, with many organisations expressing a need for Government support in the face of a significant in energy costs.

We know that the situation is similar for many heritage organisations. Following some of the impacts we shared in our last issue of Heritage Update (Issue 475), Hannah Prowse, CEO of Portsmouth Naval Base Property Trust [Alliance member], spoke on BBC South about the effect of the energy crisis on the Trust and the wider impact on the sector. The story was also the lead item on ITV Meridian on 31 August.

Support for the Sector

VAT Refund Scheme for Museums and Galleries

Eligible museums and galleries are being encouraged to apply to the VAT Refund Scheme, which already provides 159 organisations with the ability to use these funds to increase free entry for the public. To apply, organisations must be free to the public for 30 hours per week, include details online of opening times and free entry, and hold collections in a purpose-built building. Further information on eligible museums and galleries are listed in the full guidance for the refund scheme.

£1.2m Pledged by Sadiq Khan

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged £1.2m to support London’s cultural spaces become more energy efficient. With an aim to help counteract the pressure of rising energy bills, grants of up to £200,000 will be made available to help organisations invest in energy efficiency solutions.

Khan has also called for a ‘covid-style’ welfare package to support lower-income Londoners through the cost of living crisis.

Share Your Experiences

At The Heritage Alliance, we have been collating evidence from our members and organisations in the wider heritage sector on how you are being impacted by these issues. All evidence you are able to send helps us to make a stronger case for support in our regular meetings with Government.

Please continue to contact our Head of Policy & Communications, Polly Martin, with information about how rising energy bills and costs of living are impacting your organisation. Will this impact your spending on key projects to support heritage assets and/or local communities? Do let us know.

DCMS & Culture

The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme

There will be funding of up to £210m to assist homes and businesses with faster broadband in rural areas as part of the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme. The online postcode checker can be accessed here to determine your voucher eligibility. Vouchers can be used by group projects to help with the instalment of gigabit-capable connections. Further questions have been answered to guide people on the scheme.

Export Bar on Archbishop’s Gift to Queen Elizabeth I

A temporary export bar has been placed on a manuscript gifted to Queen Elizabeth I by the Archbishop of Canterbury Matthew Parker. This follows the advice by the Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest. The manuscript is important in learning about ‘gift-giving culture in the Elizabethan period.’

Planning

Devolution Deal for East Midlands

A historic devolution deal with Derbyshire and Derby, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham is to be signed by the Levelling Up Secretary. A total of £1.14 billion over the next 30 years will help local leaders to deliver priorities on transport, education and boosting skills.

This new model of devolution, provided for the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, will bring the first Mayoral Combined County Authority. Implementation of this deal will depend on Parliament approving the Bill, associated secondary legislation, and further to that, public consultation.

If approved, the new East Midlands Combined County Authority would be granted control of additional funding for the building of new homes on brownfield land in 2024/25, with further funding agreed to support housing priorities and drive Net Zero Ambitions into the area.

Programme to Boost Diversity in Boardrooms

The Boardroom Apprentice programme aims to increase diversity in public boardrooms across the UK. It is designed to provide individuals with ambitions to become board members with a year of skills, learning and placements as part of the larger target of levelling up. Applications are expected to open in autumn.

Levelling Up Bill – Improving the NSIP System

Amendments to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help improve the National Significant Infrastructure Planning (NSIP) system. A fast-track planning route for major infrastructure projects in England and Wales will support ‘economic growth, connectivity between places, essential utilities, energy security and Net Zero.’ The Policy Paper outlines further information and implications the changes will have when enacted.

Environment

Rural England Prosperity Fund

A prospectus has been published for the Rural England Prosperity Fund, aiming to use £110 million to support projects and job opportunities in the countryside. This includes providing grants ‘to develop, restore or refurbish local natural, cultural and heritage assets and sites,’ as well as converting farm buildings, rural tourism, gigabit digital infrastructure and creating new foot and cycle paths.

Updates on Applying to Sustainable Farming Incentive

The guidance on applying to the Sustainable Farm Incentive has been updated as ‘all BPS eligible farmers can now apply for SFI on eligible land outside a common directly online by signing into the Rural Payments service.’ The full guidance and changes can be viewed here.

Landscape Recovery Scheme Projects Announced

The 22 chosen projects which are set to ‘restore nature, reduce flood risks and boost biodiversity’ as part of the Landscape Recovery Scheme have been announced. (Then) Environment Secretary George Eustice confirmed the successful projects including Adapting the Levels, Lake District Eastern Fells and Holnicote River Corridors, with the complete list available here. The Landscape Recovery scheme, Sustainable Farming Incentive and Local Nature Recovery are the three new government land management schemes.

Tourism & Hospitality

Transport for London – Funding Settlement

The Secretary of State for Transport published a written statement to update the House of Commons on new long-term funding between Transport for London and the Government until 31 March 2024 or until financial sustainability is reached by TfL. This funding will assist with new trains for certain underground lines, repairing stations and extending the London Overground between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside to support London communities and the economy. 

Merchant Navy Medal Recipients

Merchant Navy Day was celebrated on 3 September, with 14 Merchant Navy Medals being awarded to mariners. In the maritime sector, this is the highest medal of honour an individual can receive. Captain Dan Cross received an award for restoring the 1903 SS Daniel Adamson through involving young people interested in the sector throughout the process. The full list of recipients can be viewed here.

Parliamentary & Other Government News

• Only 238,000 out of the initial target of 66 million visitors attended the government’s £120m Unboxed arts festival.

• The financial support for the Horizon Europe programme has been extended for applicants.

• The Government Art Collection is launching X-UK, a five-year project, highlighting and promoting works by UK artists to over 125 countries.

Recent appointments:

• Ray Macfarlane has been reappointed as the Scotland Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
• Truda Spruyt has been reappointed to The Theatres Trust Board until October 2025.
• There have been several other appointments to cultural organisations including: V&A, Museum of the Home, Science Museum Group, Royal Museums Greenwich, The National Gallery, Wallace Collection, National Portrait Gallery, and Charity Commission Board.

Sector Digest

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

Anglo-Saxon Treasures ‘Returning Home’ to Northumberland

Rare Anglo-Saxon objects from Northumberland are being returned from The British Museum and The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust [Alliance member] collections to the Ad Gefrin tourist attraction in Wooler, north Northumberland, which is due to open in February. Ad Gefrin was an Anglo-Saxon royal complex and these significant loans will be used to help tell the story of the golden age of Northumbria.

ICOM – New Museum Definition Approved

The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has adopted a new museum definition after it was approved by the ICOM Extraordinary General Assembly at the 26^th General Conference. The first section of the definition includes the role of museums in researching, collecting, conserving, interpreting and exhibiting tangible and intangible heritage.’ ICOM has emphasised the significance of ‘inclusivity, community participation and sustainability’ in the new definition.

“Extraordinary” Medieval Water Tunnel Find

As part of the Hyde Community Dig 2022, a team of archaeologists and over 140 people have found a ‘lost cellar’ – a medieval water tunnel on the site of Hyde Abbey, which is thought to have been the final resting place of Alfred the Great. Over six digs, the Hyde900 Community have discovered the remains of the buildings in three gardens on the site.

Cole Brothers Department Store Listed

The Cole Brothers department store in Sheffield has received protection through listing. Architecture and Heritage campaigners say the decision was the right one, and that the continued use of the building will be “quick, climate-centric, less disruptive and incremental, beating unsustainable demolition hands down”.

Sector professionals continue to make the case for protecting further department stores in England. A reminder that Historic England recently announced that it will research the history of these buildings, which is hoped will lead to greater protection.

Decline in Arts GCSE & A Level Entries

According to new research from the Cultural Learning Alliance, entries to GCSE exams across all creative subjects fell this year. Across England, Arts GCSE and A level entries have declined overall by 4% in the past year, revealing a 40% decrease since 2010.

Art and Design subjects have consistently had the highest uptake of all arts subjects (although still with a 2% at GCSE level this year, compared with 2021), while Performing/ Expressive Arts have seen the largest decline in entries.

Free History of Art Courses for Students

Applications are now open for the September 2022 round of free Art History A-Level and EPQ courses through Art History Link-Up. The courses will be based at The Courtauld Institute in London this year, but they can also be taken online by students from anywhere in the UK.

Movement for Good – Upcoming Draw

The second draw for the 2022 Movement for Good awards from Ecclesiastical [Alliance Corporate Partner] and Benefact Group will be on 12 September, with winners announced between 19 and 30 September. 250 charities each received £1000 in the first draw, and another 250 charities will receive the same this month.

Nominations will be accepted until December, so do consider nominating a charity in the sector. If you would like to support our work at The Heritage Alliance, our charity number is 1094793.

This year, Ecclesiastical and Benefact Group celebrated reaching a milestone of donating £100 million to good causes. They have released a commemorative book, marking the celebration.

Funding for the Sector

Further funding announcements for cultural organisations include:

• The People & Place Fund 22 from Footwork offers grants of up to £5,000 or up to £10,000 for projects from social innovators to support their local communities. Deadline for applications is 12 September 2022.
• New grants of €10-20,000 are now available to support emerging artists and community-centred initiatives from WeTransfer's The Supporting Act Foundation. Applications close on 19 September 2022, or until they reach 500 submissions.
• Applications for Tru Vue Conservation & Exhibition Grant Scheme are now open. Grants of up to £2000 and materials will be distributed to 6 heritage organisations to address conservation and exhibition challenges. Deadline is 14 October 2022.

Damaged Cultural Sites in Ukraine

An update on 5 September from UNESCO has confirmed that 186 cultural sites have been damaged since the Russian invasion on 24 February. This includes 36 historical buildings and 13 museums.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations (with closing dates):

• HM Treasury - Consultation on the proposed reform of the UK’s sovereign immunity from direct tax policy. – 12 September

• DEFRA – Consultation on the principles of marine net gain – extended - 13 September

• DfT – Supporting recycled carbon fuels through the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation – 19 September

• DCMS – Developing a tourist accommodation registration scheme in England – 21 September

• DEFRA - Highly Protected Marine Areas pilot sites – 28 September

• HMRC - Digitalising Business Rates: connecting business rates and tax data - 30 September

• DLUHC – Technical adjustment to the Business Rates Retention Scheme – 30 September

• Office of Tax Simplification - Review of hybrid and distance working – 25 November

• Maritime & Coastguard Agency – Consultation to review MSN 1870 (M+F) Amendment 4 the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (personal protective equipment) regulations 1999 – 25 November

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

September:

• 13 Sept: HOW TO: Heritage Interpretation – online; LHBT

• 14 Sept: Dealing with Rising Energy Costs – online; HTN

• 15 Sept: Restoring the Legendary Ishtar Gate: A Journey to Babylon’s Iconic Site – online; WMF

• 15 Sept: Seeing Ourselves, Hearing Our Voices – online / Museum of London; BCA

• 16 Sept: WMHBT Conference 2022: Building Recording Through Time - Worcester Cathedral; The West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust

• 22 Sept: The Mausoleum Revisited - London; Mausolea & Monuments Trust

• 24 Sept: Walking Tour of Halifax - A Mill and a Market Town - Halifax; SAVE

• 27 Sept: Open High Streets: Housing on the Historic High Street – online; HTN

October:

• 1 Oct: Save Walking Tour of Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire - SAVE
• 1 Oct:  Church Monuments Society’s & the Ecclesiological Society’s “Last Rites” Conference
• 3 - 4 Oct: World Heritage UK 2022 Annual Conference - Cheshire/ Online
• 5 Oct: HOW TO: Make Sustainability Interventions to Historic Buildings – online; LHBT
• 8 Oct: Europa Nostra UK - Young Professionals at Bishop Auckland
• 10 & 11 Oct: National Churches Tourism Conference – Shrewsbury
• 11 Oct: The Newport Medieval Ship – 20^th Anniversary Conference - Newport; Friends of the Newport Ship
• 11 Oct: Conference 22: Theatres Fit for the Future - London; Theatres Trust
• 12 Oct: STBA/SPAB Annual Conference: Sustaining Buildings 2022 - Edinburgh
• 12 -14 Oct: AHI Conference 2022 - Y cysylltiad / The connection, AHI
• 18 Oct: Georgian Changes at Fulham Palace – lecture (London); Georgian Group
• 19 Oct: HOW TO: Consider ESG for Heritage Organisations & Projects – online; LHBT
• 20 Oct:  AIM Hallmarks Together - core business review and networking, - Oxford

November:

• 3 Nov: Architecture & Health, 1660-1830 – Symposium (London); Georgian Group

• 8 Nov: HOW TO: Understand Planning Permissions & Listed Building Consent – online; LHBT

• 8 Nov: John Wood and the Creation of Georgian Bath – lecture (London); Georgian Group

• 14 - 16 Nov: The RIBA Conservation Register Forum 2022 – online; RIBA

• 15 Nov: The 2022 Tourism Conference - Recovery and Growth – London (new date)

• 22 Nov: Palaces of Revolution: Life, death and art at the Stuart court – lecture (London); Georgian Group

• 24 Nov: The Heritage Alliance's Heritage Debate 2022 - Save the Date!

Courses

Upcoming Heritage Courses:

• 6 Sept - 8 Nov: Lost in London, Society of Genealogists
• 7 & 14 Sept: Setting Up a New Museum (two-part workshop), AIM
• 15 Sept: An Introduction to Lime in Building, SPAB
• 16 Sept: Hot Limes in Building, SPAB

• 28 Sept: RIBA Conservation CPD Conference – online; RIBA

• 4 Oct – 1 Nov: Developing Anti-Racist Practice in Museums, GEM

• 7 - 8 Oct: An Introduction to Plain Lime Plastering, SPAB
• 17 – 21 Oct: The Repair of Old Buildings Course, SPAB
• 17 Oct - 26 Nov: Understanding Your Old House Course, SPAB
• 5 Nov 2022 - 10 Dec 2022: Researching 17th Century Ancestors, Society of Genealogists
• 9 Nov - 14 Dec 2022: Heritage Interpretation Online, AHI

Jobs

Salaried

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