Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Heritage Day 2022 - Booking Now Open!

Our next annual 'Heritage Day' will be taking place over 9 and 10 March and will once again bring key sector voices together in one place, to provide a space for us to reflect and plan for a healthy heritage year ahead!

We're excited to announce that Heritage Day this year will be hybrid, with the in-person half of the event taking place on the afternoon of 10 March at The Garrison Chapel, Chelsea Barracks. We'll be releasing the booking details very soon.

Our AGM for this year will be held on 9 March between 2pm and 3pm, and members will receive their papers next week.

Sponsorship Opportunities - Limited Places Available

Share your message with the heritage sector at Heritage Day 2022!

Advertising slots for Heritage Day 2022 are now open. If you would like to share your logo, message, or services with hundreds of leaders from across the heritage sector this March, please speak to Courtney Fleming, Events Manager, (on events@theheritagealliance.org.uk) to find out more and reserve your advertisement. Our rates include a dedicated space for your banner advert on the event website as well as within our attendee pack - and there is a special discounted rate available to Alliance members.

Sponsorship opportunities

Put your organisation at the forefront of Heritage Day and play a key role in one of the heritage sector’s biggest events by sponsoring Heritage Day 2022. Our sponsorship packages include a dedicated video slot, event branding, and the opportunity to host one of our virtual breakout sessions. For more information on packages and rates, please get in touch on events@theheritagealliance.org.uk 

DASH Report 2021: from pandemic to future planning

This week, we’re excited to announce the launch of our new impact report, based on findings from the National Lottery Heritage Fund DASH Survey 2021.

This report brings unique insight into how the UK heritage sector's use of digital has evolved during the pandemic. It also offers individuals and organisations around the sector a set of recommendations on practical next steps for growing their digital skills and improving organisational resilience.

Produced in collaboration by Timmus Research and the Heritage Alliance, The DASH Report 2021 brings together the voices of the 4,514 staff, volunteers, trustees and freelancers around the sector who responded to the 2021 survey.

In the report (over pages 40-44), you will find a reflection from The Heritage Alliance’s CEO Lizzie Glithero-West and our Head of Development and Membership, Delphine Jasmin-Belisle on “Digital and Sector Resilience”.

We will be unpacking the recommendations from the report in more detail over the coming weeks, so do look out for further posts on #DASHsurvey #DigitalForHeritage across our social media channels.

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• On Monday, our CEO Lizzie joined a roundtable led by Lord Neil Mendoza, and attended by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay and colleagues from around the cultural sector to discuss current challenges and opportunities for culture, including plans for 2022.

• Last week, Lizzie also joined DCMS and heritage colleagues in a meeting to hear about progress towards a Heritage Statement, which is expected in early 2022. The proposed themes include Recovery and Resilience, Climate and Environment, Levelling Up and Place and Diversity and Inclusion.

• Thank you to all Alliance members who sent through their views and evidence, which informed the points we raised in these meetings. The Alliance team is keen to know how issues are changing for our member organisations, especially as restrictions lift, so we can best advocate on their behalf. The information Alliance Members have passed on has resulted in some really positive results, including Culture Recovery Fund design. Please do continue to send your evidence to Polly Martin (Head of Policy & Communications) at: policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk.

#HeritageChat

January’s #HeritageChat was led in collaboration with the Rebuilding Heritage team, and discussed ‘The role of innovation in building the resilience of heritage organisations’.

This #HeritageChat explored the challenges faced by the heritage organisations and professionals since the start of the pandemic. Participants listed: the ability to continue to deliver activities with reduced resources; caring for wellbeing; business planning in uncertain times, with restrictions changing frequently.

We then explored the measures that the sector adopted to address the challenges, such as being flexible and responsive, improving digital skills, adopting flexible working patterns, building stronger networks. While ‘resilience’ is tricky to define, participants shared what measures they think can increase resilience and finally discussed the role of networking, the type of support they would like, and the areas where they think they need support. You can read the summary of the chat here.

The next #HeritageChat will be on 15 February, 1-2pm, on ‘Storytelling and heritage’. Follow @HeritageChat to share your questions and take part!

Rebuilding Heritage - New Resources on EDI & Fundraising

New resources are being released each week as part of the legacy to our National Lottery Heritage funded Rebuilding Heritage programme, to help your heritage organisation go from strength to strength in 2022.

Needs Led Fundraising for Sustainability

Good fundraising draws on thorough research, a solid understanding of the funder's perspective, getting the budget just right, and telling a good story that gives you the edge over 'sound but unexciting' applications.

Therefore this week, we're sharing a new resource on Needs Led Fundraising for Sustainability, based on a talk first given by Gill Jolly on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. 

This step by step guide will take you from preparation to the aftermath of a successful bid, and will help you think ambitiously about what you can achieve in 2022.

Opening the Doors - getting it right with equality, diversity and inclusion 

Last week, we shared a new packet of resources discussing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the context of heritage organisations. Please follow the links below to access the full resources:

• EDI Tool Kit
• Inclusive Communications
• Workplace Passport
• EDI Podcast Series

To keep up with the latest new resources from the project, be sure to follow Rebuilding Heritage on Twitter and/or sign up to the mailing list to receive regular updates.

Welcome to our Newest Members!

We are delighted to announced that The Friends of Flaxmill Maltings have just joined as a core member of the Heritage Alliance, and that Alan Leibowitz and Carole Souter have joined as Individual Supporters.

The Friends of the Flaxmill Maltings were set up in 2010 in response to community interest and enthusiasm for the development of the Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury, the first iron-framed building in the world. The Friends’ small staff team is joined by a much bigger team of enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers. Together, they have been incredibly busy during the restoration of the Grade I listed Main Mill; running the old visitor centre, giving tours and talks, running events, forming and supporting groups and projects for textiles and arts, carrying out research and other activities. They will be welcoming visitors to the restored site from Spring 2022.

Alan Leibowitz has been the Chair of The Landmark Trust [Alliance member] since November 2021, and was the long-standing Managing Director of Dorrington Plc, a real estate investment and development company, working in both the commercial and residential property sectors. Alan is now a non-executive director of Dorrington and various other companies. He is also a Council member of the Royal College of Art, a trustee of the Wigmore Hall and a director of the British Property Federation. Alan was formerly a member of Historic England’s London Advisory Committee.

Carole Souter CBE is a Trustee of Horniman Museum, Chair of Board of Visitors of Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces [Alliance member] and Oxford Preservation Trust [Alliance member], Chair of Oxford University/National Trust Partnership Board [Alliance members].

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Read more in our step-by-step guide on sharing your content in Heritage Update.

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Government News

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

Headlines

• Latest Guidance in Line with End of Plan B Restrictions

• Grant Scheme Guidance & Updates

• Business Rates Multiplier Frozen for 2022

• New Insights for the Cultural Sector

Plan B Measures Phased Out

From today (Thursday 27 January), Plan B measures will be fully phased out in England, and the country will move back to guidance as part of the Government's Plan A. Here is a reminder of the changes:

• People are no longer asked to work from home if they can;
• Face coverings will no longer be mandatory in indoor venues, or on public transport (however, public health guidance will remain in place, suggesting individuals should continue to wear a face covering in crowded and enclosed spaces);
• Organisations will be able to choose whether to require NHS COVID Passes (venues and events are no longer required by law to check the COVID Pass status of customers or staff).

From 24 March, it is not expected that the self-isolation requirements will be renewed, and a new strategy for living with Coronavirus will be launched.

The Working Safely guidance has been updated to reflect the recent changes. This includes the specific guidance pages for:

• Events and Attractions (Updated 27 January)
• Restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs and takeaway services (Updated 27 January)
• Construction and other outdoor work (Updated 27 January)
• Guidance for the safe use of places of worship (Updated 27 January)
• Hotels and guest accommodation (Updated 27 January)
• Shops, branches, and close contact services (Updated 27 January)
• Offices, factories and labs (Updated 27 January)
• Wedding and civil partnership ceremonies, receptions and celebrations (Updated 21 January)

Please see further new guidance under the 'Covid-19' section below.

Changes to Business Rates

HM Treasury has announced that the business rates multiplier will be frozen for another year from April 2022-23, as part of a wider reform to business rates.

A further announcement is expected from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) around new thresholds for self-catering cottages and the owner's eligibility to pay business rates.

And a reminder that HM Treasury and DLUHC are seeking views on the Government's plans to give effect to a number of measures arising from its recent business rates review. This consultation is open until 22 February.

Response to Glover Review Published

On 14 January, the Government has published its delayed response to Julian Glover’s review of England’s protected landscapes report.

The review considered the next steps for National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) in England. The Government's response includes sections on the Government's commitment to nature and climate, strategies for 'levelling up' access to Parks and AONBs across the country, and ensuring that protected landscapes are able to ‘support thriving local communities and economies' and 'improve our public health and wellbeing’.

The full response is available here.

£10m Campaign Launched to Encourage International Tourism

The Prime Minister has called on international tourists to visit the UK, as "one of the most open countries in Europe". A new multi-million campaign for VisitBritain is soon to be announced, which will spotlight cities across the UK that have been "hit hard" by the lack of international visitors. The campaign will build on the Government's Tourism Recovery Plan, published in June 2021.

COVID-19

Social & Sector Impacts

Results from the most recent ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (6 to 16 January 2022), reflects on the Impact of Plan B measures. The results indicate that the majority (95%) of adults across Great Britain wore a face covering at some point when outside their home in the past seven days, with most reporting that they felt this was important in slowing the spread of the virus.

For the first time, adults were asked how likely they would be to go to an organised event if they had to wear a face covering - to which 54% said they would be very or fairly likely to attend, and 23% said they would be neither likely nor unlikely to attend.

Applying to the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

A reminder that the rules for the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme have been updated (under point 7.8). The published guidance on how to apply for the Scheme includes details on how to apply for cover, and recommendations of how applicants that do not have an existing broker can purchase cover. The Scheme will run to 30 September 2022, with a review point in Spring 2022.

Guidance

The latest guidance includes:

• Public Guidance: What You Can and Cannot Do (updated 27 January)
• Self-isolation for those with COVID-19 can end after 5 full days following 2 negative LFD tests (published 13 January)
• NHS Test and Trace in the workplace (updated 18 January)
• NHS Covid Pass guidance (updated 27 January)
• Carrying out mandatory COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event (updated 27 January)
• Proving your COVID-19 status if you work at venues or events (updated 19 January)
• Travelling to France from the UK (Updated 26 January)
• Claiming financial support under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme (Updated 25 January)
• Testing before you travel to England (Updated 24 January)

And on financial support:

• Claiming financial support under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme (updated 25 January)
• Check if you can claim back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (updated 20 January)
• Check if you're eligible for the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant
• Check if you're eligible for the coronavirus Additional Restrictions Grant

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

DCMS & Culture

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme Extended until 2025

DCMS has confirmed that the Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme has been extended to 31 March 2025. Topmark, who manage this Scheme, will be updating the LPW website to reflect the new changes.

This is welcome news, and was one of the asks in our Funding & Fiscal Manifesto for 2021, Backing the Bedrock.

A Call for Culture to Be Central to the North's Recovery

A new report from the APPG for Northern Culture has called for culture to be a central part of the region’s pandemic recovery. The details are covered in a recent article published by The Guardian.

BBC Licence Fee Announcements

On 17 January, DCMS Secretary of State Nadine Dorries gave a statement announcing plans to freeze the BBC licence fee for the next two years, ahead of plans for it to be abolished after 31 December 2027.

ACE NPOs will be Required to Report on Social Class of Audiences

Arts Council England has announced that organisations will have to report on the socioeconomic diversity of their audiences from 2023. This follows a letter Nadine Dorries wrote to Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisations before Christmas, asking for social class reporting to be mandatory.

DCMS Skills Shortage Estimates

DCMS has published estimates of skills shortages and skills gaps in businesses under its responsibility, based on official statistics from 2019. The headline findings include that 21.4% of DCMS Sector vacancies were attributed to skills shortages, while 4.8% of the DCMS Sector workforce had skills gaps (compared with the slightly lower figure of 4.5% for All Sectors).

The figures suggesting that the number of businesses with at least one skills shortage vacancy include Tourism (6.0%), Creative Industries (3.7%), and the Cultural Sector (1.9%).

Reimagining Where We Live: cultural placemaking & the levelling up agenda

A reminder that the DCMS Select Committee is asking for evidence for their enquiry on placemaking and the levelling up agenda. Specifically, they are looking for:

• How can culture reanimate our public spaces and shopping streets?
• How can creatives contribute to local decision-making and planning of place?
• How can the Government support places without established artistic infrastructure to take full advantage of the opportunities that the levelling up agenda provides?
• How might changes to the UK’s broadcasting landscape affect investment in cultural production outside the capital, and what could the consequences be for artists and communities?
• How should Government build on existing schemes, such as the UK City of Culture, to level up funding for arts and culture?

The full details are here, and the deadline for responses is 18 February.

Planning

£429m of Levelling Up Funding is Going to Culture

New research has found that a quarter of grants through the Levelling Up fund, totalling £429m, are indented for cultural projects. Data obtained by culture-led regeneration experts Five10Twelve [Alliance member] from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has revealed that a significant proportion of the first round of investments is designated as "cultural spend".

Draft HS2 Bill (Crewe to Manchester) Published

On 24 January, the Government introduced the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill into Parliament to secure the powers to construct and maintain HS2 Phase 2b, between Crewe in Cheshire and Manchester.  Documents and information relating to the HS2 hybrid Bill for the Phase 2b Crewe – Manchester scheme have now been published on the Government website. 

Environment

Government Publishes 3rd Climate Change Risk Assessment

The Government has published the UK's Third Climate Change Risk Assessment. The five-year assessment identifies the risks that climate change poses to multiple parts of our society and economy.

The list of countries endorsing the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on forests and land use from the COP26 summit has also now been updated (as of 21 January). The full policy paper can be read here.

Green Match Fund 2022

A reminder that applications for the Big Give’s match funding campaign, Green Match Fund 2022 are open from now until 25 February. The Green Match Fund is a week-long match funding campaign that will launch on World Earth Day 2022, Friday 22nd April. Up to £10,000 of match funding is available per charity. ​

Brexit & Immigration

Seasonal Worker Visa Route Extended

A reminder that the Government has extended the Seasonal Worker visa route until the end of 2024. The route enables workers from different countries to come to the UK for up to six months to work in the horticulture sector.

The most recent Immigration guidance can be found here on the Government website.

HMRC Brexit communications resources​

Since the beginning of January, HMRC has published new Brexit resources, designed to help stakeholders and intermediaries support their members, clients and customers with Brexit.

The resources now include a new HTML leaflet 'Full customs controls – actions for EU businesses trading with the UK' (also available in Welsh).

Follow the Latest News & Guidance Around Brexit

We continue to update the Heritage Alliance Brexit Hub with the latest Brexit guidance of relevance 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

Also this fortnight:

• The Government has launched the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP), a new forum which has been formed to bring together stakeholders from across the UK to identify and improve collaborative working on shared issues facing the agricultural sector.
• The Co-Chairs for the APPG for Creative Diversity, Baroness Deborah Bull and Chi Onwurah MP, have written about the need for structural changes to enhance equity and inclusion in the creative sector.
• The Government has launched its Help to Grow: Digital scheme, which is aimed at supporting small businesses with free tech support and discounted software to supercharge growth.

• Four new Disability and Access Ambassadors have been appointed to the Government's Disability Unit.

Funding

Funding currently available for the sector includes:

The Facilitation Fund 2022 is intended to help groups of farmers, foresters and land managers improve the natural environment. All applications should be submitted before 2 February 2022.

Arts Council England has announced that applications to join its list of National Portfolio organisations will open on Monday 22 February, with an application deadline of Tuesday 26 April 2022.

The Social Investment business, a partner of the Architectural Heritage Fund [Alliance member] have launched a Recovery Loan Fund to help organisations impacted by Covid-19 to survive, recover and grow. The Fund has been made to make the Government's Recovery Loan Scheme more easily accessible to charities and social enterprises. The application deadline is now 20 May 2022.

DLUHC has announced that £624 million of loan funding will now be made available for house builders, including SMEs, to support the creation of thousands of new homes.

Land owners, land managers and public bodies can apply to the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) for support to create new woodland, including through natural colonisation, on areas as small as 1 hectare.

Sector Digest

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

#BigEnergySavingWeek

Last week was Big Energy Saving Week, and heritage organisations got involved by sharing tips and guidance on how to improve energy efficiency in historic buildings and places. These included a series of Tweets from Historic Buildings & Places [Alliance member] on replacing/ thermal upgrading historic windows, draft-proofing doors and windows.

The Architectural Heritage Fund also linked back to its environmental case studies, providing examples of how buildings can be made energy-efficient, and several organisations linked back to the case studies and insights shared in the recent Heritage Responds report from the Historic Environment Forum. 

Key guidance from Historic England includes:

• Saving Energy in your Home (guidance collection)
• Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings
• Insulating Roofs in Historic Building
• Advice on the maintenance and thermal upgrading of traditional windows

Heritage Counts - Indicator Data 2021

Historic England has published this year's Heritage Indicators from Heritage Counts, which provide useful insights into the state of the historic environment.

These datasets have been added to each year since 2002, providing over 15 years of trend data. The data for Heritage Indicators 2021 include new data on Covid-19 and its impact on the sector, including key findings from the Heritage Alliance's Heritage Digital and Rebuilding Heritage programmes (pages 10-15).

Major Budget Cuts Planned for Potteries Museum & Gladstone

The City of Stoke-on-Trent is planning major budget cuts to The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery and to Gladstone Pottery Museum. These plans involve the deletion of both ceramic curator posts at the Potteries Museum and the elimination of all staff positions at Gladstone.

A public petition against the cuts​ has so far received 21,527 responses. Museums, ceramic societies, arts, heritage and funding bodies across Britain and America are liaising over a response to the decision. They are recommending that people share their personal appreciation of the Museum services, to add their voice to the public response, by emailing the City's consultation email address: budgetconsultation@stoke.gov.uk.

Potential New Planning Order for Solar Panels in Kensington & Chelsea

The Council for the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is the first in the country to consult on a new planning order,  which would give consent for solar panels on most Grade II and some Grade II* listed buildings without the need for individual listed building consent. If the building is residential, planning permission is already not needed, so installing solar panels will be much simpler in future.

Much of the borough is within conservation areas and there are 4,000 listed buildings in Kensington and Chelsea. Currently all listed buildings are required to apply for individual listed building consent and some also require planning permission in order to install solar panels.

The Council has created the draft Local Listed Building Consent Order according to Historic England’s published advice on minimising potential damage or visual impact of installing solar panels on historic buildings. This consultation is open to views until 25 February.

Churches to Become Eco Diocese Ahead of 2030 Net Zero Target

The Church of England has announced that every church region in the country (all 42 dioceses in the Church of England) have signed up to become an “eco diocese” as part of their commitment to reach carbon net zero by 2030. Details of the CofE's open consultation on these plans can be found under the 'consultations' section below.

The Eco Dioceses scheme, developed by the charity A Rocha UK, sees churches and dioceses awarded bronze, silver, or gold status depending on actions taken to improve their environmental footprint. 

Parents In Favour of Creative University Degrees

​A new study from Universities UK has found that the majority (65%) of parents are in favour of university-level creative courses and recognise their economic benefits.

Art Fund Museum of the Year - Applications Open

A reminder that applications for the Art Fund Museum of the Year​ 2022 are open until 8 February. 

Applicants for this year will be asked to answer three questions:

1. What did you do in the last year which showed imagination and creativity?
2. How did this make a difference?
3. How will you sustainably build on this in the future?

The winner receives a prize of £100,000, and shortlisted organisations each receive £15,000.

Museums & Galleries Responding to the Climate & Ecological Crisis

Following COP26 and the release of NMDC’s report ‘Green Museums: Tackling the Climate Crisis’, NMDC is convening a conference hosted at the Whitworth, University of Manchester, to explore the role of museums and galleries in combatting the climate and ecological crisis.

The conference will provide a forum to consider two key questions:

• What can museums do to reduce their environmental impact?
• How can museums inspire positive action?

This event will be taking place on 7 March 2022, and tickets are available via Eventbrite.

Creative Coalition Festival 2022

Creative UK will be holding its three-day Creative Coalition Festival 2022 from 1 - 3 February, with announced speakers including Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP - Secretary of State for DCMS, Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP - Leader of the Opposition, and Sir Nicholas Serota - Chair of Arts Council England. The Festival brings together figures across the UK to celebrate the creative industries and address pressing questions facing the sector.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

• Ofqual - Regulating Digital Functional Skills Qualification - 27 January

• DfT - Whole Industry Strategic Plan for Rail - 4 February

• DLUHC - Changes to the Capital Framework: Minimum Revenue Provision - 8 February

• DCMS Select Committee Inquiry - Reimagining Where We Live: cultural placemaking & the levelling up agenda - 18 February

• DLUHC & HM Treasury - Business Rates Review - 22 February

• DLUHC - Reforming the Leasehold & Commonhold Systems in England and Wales - 22 February

• HM Revenue & Customs - Income Tax Self Assessment registration for the self-employed and landlords - 22 February

• Kensington & Chelsea Local Listed Building Consent Order - 25 February

• Church of England - Plans to Reach Net Zero Carbon by 2030 - 28 February

• MoJ - Human Rights Act Reform - 8 March

• HM Treasury - Reforming Financial Promotion Exemptions for “Business Angels” - 9 March

• DEFRA - Tackling illegal deforestation in UK supply chains - 11 March

• BEIS - Climate Change Agreements (CCAs): proposals for a future scheme - 11 March

• DEFRA - Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England & Wales - 18 March

• Disability Unit - Disability workforce reporting - 25 March

• DEFRA - Biodiversity net gain consultation - 5 April

• DEFRA - Landscapes Review (National Parks and AONBs): implementing the review - 9 April

Reforming the Leasehold & Commonhold Systems in England and Wales

DLUHC is consulting on a number of reforms to the leasehold and commonhold system following recommendations in the Law Commission’s reports published in July 2020.

Deadline: 22 February 2022

Local Listed Building Consent Order

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is consulting on its proposed Local Listed Building Consent Order, which would make installing solar panels easier in the area for homes and businesses.

Deadline: 25 February 2022

CofE - Plans to Reach Net Zero Carbon by 2030

The Church of England is consulting dioceses, cathedrals, national institutions, parishes, schools, and other interested parties on a proposed routemap to achieve net zero carbon by 2030.

Deadline: 28 February 2022

Landscapes Review (National Parks and AONBs): implementing the review

DEFRA is seeking views on the government response to to Julian Glover’s review of England’s protected landscapes report.

Deadline: 9 April 2022

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 31 January: Going Through the Mill pay-to-view online talk, the SPAB
• 2 February: The Importance of Being Earnest: the contribution that LGBT+ people have made to the history of the East Midlands, Heritage Lincolnshire
• 8 February: An Endangered Material Knowledge in the Conservation of Great Zimbabwe World Heritage Site, YCCC
• 8 February: Lodging in Georgian London (online lecture), Georgian Group
• 9 February: Prince Albert, architect? (online talk), Victorian Society
• 15 February: Parks & Gardens; Balancing the Needs of People and Wildlife in a Changing City by Mathew Frith, London Gardens Trust
• 15 February: Victorian Short Story Reading Group, The Victorian Society
• 21 February: Good Housekeeping - Part 2, the SPAB
• 22 February: E W Pugin talk, The Victorian Society
• 24 February: From Africa to the Americas: The Landmark Sites of Slavery, Resistance and Civil Rights, World Monuments Fund
• 9 March: William Burges Talk, The Victorian Society
• 9 & 10 March - Heritage Day 2022 - save the dates!
• 15 March: Victorian Short Story Reading Group, The Victorian Society
• 23 March: David Bryce an online talk, The Victorian Society
• 29 March: webinar - Phillip Webb at Red House and Standen, The Victorian Society
• 6 April: webinar - Looking at Butterfield, The Victorian Society
• 12 April: Enlightened Eclecticism: the grand design of the 1st Duke and Duchess of Northumberland (lecture), Georgian Group
• Various dates: from 13 January - 28 April: Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust 2022 Lecture Series
• 24 May: The Doctor's Garden (online lecture), Georgian Group
• 28 June: Reinterpreting Horace Walpole's Little Gothic Castle: Strawberry Hill (online lecture), Georgian Group

Courses

Upcoming Heritage Courses:

• 2 March - 6 April: Heritage Interpretation Online, AHI
• 15 March: Health & Safety for Conservators, Icon
• 25 - 26 March 2022: An Introduction to Plain Lime Plastering, SPAB
• 6 - 7 May 2022: An Introduction to Letter Cutting in Stone, SPAB
• 9 - 13 May 2022: The Repair of Old Buildings Course, SPAB
• 20 - 21 May 2022: An Introduction to Ornamental Lime Plastering, SPAB

Jobs

Salaried

Advocacy & Communications Assistant - The Heritage Alliance (Kickstart)

We are looking for an Advocacy and Communications Assistant through the Government’s Kickstart Scheme, who will be part of the Policy and Communications team at The Heritage Alliance.

This role is ideal for someone with an interest in the heritage sector, who wants to develop their understanding of heritage policy and build their communications skills. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis.

Membership, Development & CRM Officer – The Heritage Alliance

Do you want to work at the heart of heritage and help to support its future in an uncertain present? We are looking for a Membership, Development and CRM Officer to closely support the Head of Development and Membership for the next six months (with a possible extension). This is a varied and exciting role for someone who is interested in gaining experience of managing key processes to support a growing heritage charity. It also provides the chance to engage with a variety of stakeholders across the heritage sector.

Location: The Heritage Alliance Office, Central London, EC4M (flexible working arrangements can be considered)

Salary: £28,000 per annum, pro-rata (0.8 FTE (28 hours per week) for 6 months)

Closing date: 6 February 2022

Unsalaried

Notes & Subscriptions

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Schedule of forthcoming issues:

• Issue 461 - Thurs 10 February (content deadline: Fri 4 February)
• Issue 462 - Thurs 24 February (content deadline: Fr 18 January)
• Issue 463 - Thurs 10 March (content deadline: Fri 4 March)
• Issue 464 - Thurs 24 March (content deadline: Fri 18 March)

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Chief Executive
Lizzie Glithero-West
lizzie.glithero-west@theheritagealliance.org.uk

Advocacy & Communications Officer (Heritage Update Contact)
Daniella Briscoe-Peaple 0207 233 0800
comms@theheritagealliance.org.uk

Head of Policy & Communications
Polly Martin 0207 233 0700
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Delphine Jasmin-Belisle 0207 233 0600
development@theheritagealliance.org.uk

Projects Officer
Saffron Ralphs
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Heritage Update is produced by The Heritage Alliance, with thanks to our generous sponsors the Historic Houses Foundation.

Image credits (in order of appearance): The Landmark Trust; Waterloo Uncovered; English Heritage; Heritage Open Days;  Wessex Archaeology; The SPAB; National Historic Ships UK. Details of the header image are listed at the top of each issue.