Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Heritage Day 2022 - Booking Now Open!

Heritage Day is back for 2022 as a hybrid event - once again bringing together perspectives from across our membership and the wider heritage sector.

Heritage 2022 will feature leading voices from the sector, including Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston MP and Dr Simon Thurley CBE, Chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member].

The event will also combine virtual insight panels and a series of informative breakout sessions from sector experts with an in-person event at the historic Christ Church Spitalfields in London, curated discussion panels, and a long-awaited opportunity to network at a reception with other heritage professionals.

We will be updating the full details for both days of this event on our Virtual Programme.

The Heritage Alliance AGM - 9 March

Members are invited to register for our annual AGM, which will be taking place virtually on 9 March between 2pm and 3pm.

All members of The Heritage Alliance will have received their papers and details of how to book onto this year's AGM via email. For any queries, please contact Delphine on development@theheritagealliance.org.uk.

Share Your Brand at Heritage Day 2022

Share your brand with the heritage sector at Heritage Day 2022 by:

• NEW: booking a stall at our in-person networking event
• Advertising your logo, message, or services in our Virtual Programme
• Becoming a sponsor of Heritage Day

For more information on packages and rates, please contact Delphine on development@theheritagealliance.org.uk.

DASH Report 2021: recommendations for the sector

We recently announced the launch of our new impact report, based on findings from the National Lottery Heritage Fund DASH Survey 2021. Produced in collaboration by Timmus Research and the Heritage Alliance, The DASH Report 2021 brings unique insight into how the UK heritage sector's use of digital has evolved during the pandemic.

We've started to unpack the recommendations from this new insight report for the sector, starting with 5 Recommendations for Individuals.

Do continue to look out for upcoming recommendations on our Twitter feed @Heritage_NGOs.

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• Our Chair Pam Alexander OBE and our CEO Lizzie Glithero-West met with Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston, discussing priorities for the heritage sector, as well as preparations ahead of the Minister's attendance at Heritage Day 2022.

• Lizzie attended a regular catch up with heritage leads at DCMS.

• We published our summary of the Levelling Up White Paper for heritage.

• We have held meetings of our Spatial Planning and Rural Heritage advocacy groups (SPAG and RHAG).

#HeritageChat - Storytelling & Heritage

#HeritageChat is a monthly Twitter chat for the heritage sector. The next #HeritageChat will be on Tuesday 15 February from 1-2pm, on ‘Storytelling and heritage’. Follow @HeritageChat to discover the set of questions in advance!

To take part in the next Chat, you simply need to log into Twitter at 1pm, search for ‘#HeritageChat’ (and filter by ‘latest’ to follow the conversation in order), and reply to the questions shared by @HeritageChat or engage in conversations with other participants.

Rebuilding Heritage - Managing Hybrid Teams

Typical twentieth-century 9 - 5 working patterns have been eroding for years. The Covid-19 pandemic has now vastly accelerated this process, and has shown the full range of work that is adaptable to flexible hours and remote working. It is clear that society is never looking back.

The latest new resource from our Rebuilding Heritage programme - drawn from a talk given by Andrew Evans, delivered in conjunction with Creative United - demonstrates that the power is in your hands to shape hybrid working in a way that fits your organisation and delivers on your business needs.

In 'Managing Hybrid Teams', we cover the practicalities of running a hybrid meeting, cost-saving opportunities and confronting human issues of fairness and jealousy - and how to resolve them.

Next week, look out for two resources on Crisis Communications, both in terms of your organisation as a whole, and also on social media.

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

Member Roundtable on Masterplanning

28 Heritage Alliance Members took part in roundtables on Masterplanning in the last two weeks, expertly led by Sarah Dowd Managing Director at Tricolor Associates [Affiliate Member].

These sessions provided a space for heritage leaders to think about the space for Masterplanning within the structure of strategic and operational planning and the key challenges and opportunities it presents.

Sarah presented Tricolor's alternative to approach to masterplanning, Micro-Masterplanning, with a focus on putting audiences at the centre of all decisions. She also offered participants top tips for getting funding for masterplanning work.

Share Your News with The Heritage Sector

Organisations can use our advertiser's form to send through content (maximum 70 words) to be included in an upcoming issue of Heritage Update for £165 (per item, per issue), or at no cost if your organisation is an Alliance Member.

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

Did you know? Members of the Heritage Alliance also receive more regular, direct insights and unique offers to support their work. Find out more about becoming an Alliance Member on our website.

Government News

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

Headlines

• Levelling Up - New Missions & Announcements

• UK Shared Prosperity Fund - pre-launch guidance

• Culture & Heritage Capital Conference

• Applications for Landscape Recovery Scheme Open

• New Funding for Creative Industries

• New Investment to "Level Up" Education & Skills

Government Publishes Levelling Up White Paper

The Government has published its Levelling Up White Paper, which sets out the Government's plan "to transform the UK by spreading opportunity and prosperity to all parts of it". Informing the making and implementing of policy will be a set of 12 national missions, set out in the White Paper, which the Government aims to have achieved by the year 2030.

These missions (set out in full here), include ambitions to boost local public transport connectivity across the country by 2030, see well-being and Healthy Life Expectancy improved by 2030 and an aim for people's 'pride in place' to have risen "in every area of the UK" by 2030.

On the same day, DCMS published the Government Response to Danny Kruger MP's Report: 'Levelling Up Our Communities: Proposals for a New Social Covenant', which sets out recommendations to the Government on how to enable civil society's contributions to levelling up.

Read our full summary of the Levelling Up White Paper, and what it means for heritage, here on our website.

We have also collated different perspectives on what "levelling up" means for heritage and how heritage can form a positive part of this agenda in a dedicated blogsite in line with our 2021 Heritage Debate.

Cabinet Reshuffle

The Prime Minister has carried out a small reshuffle of the Cabinet team this week. A significant change to note for the sector is the appointment of Stuart Andrew MP as the Minister for Housing, replacing Christopher Pincher MP (who has been appointed as Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip).

Another notable change is the moving of Jacob Rees-Mogg MP into a full cabinet position, in the new role of Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - 'Pre-launch' Guidance

The UK Share Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) replaces the structural funding which the UK used to receive as a member of the European Union, for various programmes to boost economic development. The Government has produced pre-launch guidance for the UKSPF, laying out the vision and objectives of the fund, how the funding will be delivered, and how it will be accessed. More information about the fund will be published by the Government later this year.  

Culture & Heritage Capital 

The Culture and Heritage Capital Programme was launched in January 2021 with the publication of ‘Valuing culture and heritage capital: a framework towards informing decision making’. A culture and heritage capital approach to policy and decision making considers the full value of culture and heritage to society.  

On 11 March, DCMS, AHRC, Historic England and Arts Council England are collaborating on a conference where attendees will hear from experts and leaders in the sector who will be discussing the importance of this work, how it is being delivered and how you can use the resources made available by DCMS and partners. This will be a key opportunity for stakeholders to shape the programme going forward and give feedback. 

The conference is free, and you can register for it here.  

National Apprenticeship Week

For National Apprenticeship week (7 - 13 February 2022), heritage and cultural organisations are joining DCMS and other Government Departments in celebrating the value of apprenticeships.

On Wednesday, the Department for Education announced a new flexi-job apprenticeship scheme, which will see up to 1,500 apprentices recruited into short placements across sectors "such as construction and creative" that have previously found it harder to take on apprenticeships. The 15 organisations selected as Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agencies are listed here and further details about the placements can be found here.

COVID-19

Planned Lifting of Remaining Restrictions

The Prime Minister has announced in parliament that the Government is planning to remove all remaining Covid-19 restrictions, including those relating to self-isolation, in the next two weeks (ahead of their set expiry on 24 March).

This lift in restrictions would mean that although people will still be advised to stay at home if they tested positive for Covid-19, it would no longer be a legal requirement to self-isolate.

When Parliament resumes on 21 February after the half term recess, the Government will also be publishing a new strategy for living with Covid-19.

Kickstart Scheme

The deadline has now ended for businesses involved in the Kickstart Scheme to complete and return their grant agreement. Placements can still be advertised until 1 March 2022, and anyone employed under the scheme has to start work before 31 March. Businesses must inform the Department for Work and Pensions that anyone employed under the scheme has started work before 30 April 2022.

NHS COVID Pass for International Travel

As of 3 February, Covid Passes are now available for children over the age of 12 in order to travel abroad. To receive the Pass they must register for an NHS login. The guidance on this can be found here.

Social & Sector Impacts

Results from the most recent ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (19 to 30 January 2022), which includes the days following 27 January, when some Plan B measured were removed in England.

During this period, there was a drop recorded in the number of adults reportedly having taken a rapid lateral flow test in the past seven days. However, 95% of adults had still reported wearing a face covering when outside their home in the past seven days (the same as in the previous period).

Around half of respondents reported that they were 'very' or 'somewhat' worried about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on their lives right now, and this figure is on the decrease. Personal well-being scores remained relatively stable during this period, and notably feelings of anxiety have improved.

Call for Evidence - COVID-19 Impacts

At The Heritage Alliance, we continue to gather evidence from our members on the impact of the phasing out of Plan B measures. Members can share their view and evidence with us (for instance, on the end to mandatory mask wearing/the requirement for visitors/customers to show NHS Covid Passes), by emailing our policy team. Evidence that members feed through to us continues to inform our conversations with DCMS.

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 (updated 4 February)
• NHS Test and Trace in the workplace (updated 18 January)
• NHS Covid Pass guidance (updated 1 February)
• Carrying out mandatory COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event (updated 27 January)
• Travelling to France from the UK (updated 4 February)
• 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

£50m Investment for UK's Creative Industries

On 1 February, during her keynote speech at the Creative Coalition festival, the Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced that the UK's creative industries sector will see a £50 million of Government investment, with set aims to help drive economic growth and "level up" the country.

£18 million in funding will be directed to creative businesses outside of London, £21 million will go into a Global Screen Fund (to promote UK films internationally) and £8 million will be allocated to support start-up video game developers.

During her keynote speech, Dorries also outlined a Creative Industries Sector Vision, which DCMS is hoping to publish in the summer.

Government Plans to "Level Up" Activities for Young People

The Government has announced that a new Youth Investment Fund will see £560m invested in youth services, with ambitions to deliver "up to 300 new and refurbished youth facilities in the most deprived parts of England".

The announcement forms part of the Levelling Up White Paper, in line with the Government's pledge that by 2025 "every young person in England will have access to regular out of school activities, adventures away from home and opportunities to volunteer". It has been outlined that "this includes all 11-18 year olds, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities".

Investment to "Level Up" Education & Skills

The Government has also announced a set of new plans to improve public services and "level up left behind areas", to fulfil their ambition to improve education opportunities for all adults and children "no matter where they live" in England.

55 new Education Investment Areas (where school outcomes are the weakest) will be identified and targeted with investment and support, with ambitions to support children from all backgrounds "to success at the very highest levels".

The Government will also be expanding Skills Bootcamps across the country with an additional £550 million investment to provide free skills training for adults. A new Unit for Future Skills will also be created as part of the Government's drive to "tackle skills gaps".

New Cultural Appointments

The Prime Minister has made a series of new cultural appointments, which are as follows:

• Professor Michael Wood OBE has been reappointed as a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces [Alliance member], from 11 March 2022 until 10 March 2025.
• Anya Hindmarch CBE, Danny Rimer OBE, Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE, Howard Shore and Lord Ed Vaizey have been appointed as Trustees of the Tate for four year terms, from 7 January 2022 until 6 January 2026.
• Diana Berry, Dounia Nadar and James Lambert have been appointed as Trustees of the National Gallery for four year terms 23 December 2021 until 22 December 2025.

Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme Extended until 2025

A reminder that DCMS has confirmed the welcome news that the Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme has been extended until 31 March 2025. Details on the LPW website are being updated to reflect the new changes.

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

Another reminder that the DCMS Select Committee is asking for evidence for their enquiry on placemaking and the levelling up agenda. The full details are here, and the deadline for responses is Friday 18 February.

Planning

High Streets Task Force - Further Support for Local Authorities

The High Streets Task Force has announced that a further 68 local authorities will receive expert support, as part of the Government's plans to support the positive transformation to towns and cities in England.

Each selected local authority will be invited to put forward a high street or centre that would benefit from this support, in an effort to deliver positive change on a local level.

New Urban Regeneration Programme

The Government has also announced that a new regeneration programme will be launched for towns and cities to "breathe fresh life into disadvantaged communities" across 20 places in England. The 20 areas will be prioritised within the Government's Brownfield Fund and new regeneration opportunities will build on support from the Levelling Up Fund.

The Government is also soon set to launch a £1.5 billion Levelling Up Home Building Fund to provide loans to builders and developers to deliver 42,000 new homes.

A Digital Future for Planning: Spatial Planning Reimagined

The Digital Task Force for Planning has published a report, presenting a collective vision for a digital future for planning, from planners as well as built and natural environment professionals. Among the key recommendations include the importance of recognising the "vital role" of spatial planning and the potentials of its digital transformation to tackle "grand challenges".

Historic England January Planning Bulletin

Historic England has published its latest Planning Bulletin, for the month of January 2022, highlighting some of the recent and forthcoming developments in planning from a heritage perspective.

Environment

Landscape Recovery Scheme - Applications Open

The Government has opened the first round of applications for Landscape Recovery projects. This round will close on 24 May 2022 and will focus on:

• Recovering and restoring England’s threatened native species (projects under this scheme will be administered by Natural England).
• Restoring England’s streams and rivers: improving water quality, biodiversity and adapting to climate change (projects will be administered by the Environment Agency). 

Forestry Commission Apprenticeship Programme

In line with National Apprenticeship Week, this week the Forestry Commission has announced a new apprenticeship programme for the forestry sector. The new scheme will offer new pathways into the forestry sector for people from all backgrounds and abilities, with aims to "grow, upskill and diversify" the sector workforce.

Brexit & Immigration

Government Publishes Paper on 'Benefits of Brexit'

The Government has recently published its document on The benefits of Brexit. It sets out their mission for a ‘thriving culture’ which will partly be achieved through digitising the system for cultural exports.

The document also includes background on the first of DEFRA’s three new Environmental Land Management Schemes, the Sustainable Farming Initiative, the Landscape Recovery Scheme and the Local Nature Recovery Scheme. 

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 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Minister for Exports Mike Freer will lead the government’s delegation at UK National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai, promoting the UK's year of sport and cultural events.
• The Government has launched its new Help to Grow scheme, which is aimed at supporting small businesses with discounted software and free tech advice to aid their growth.
• Applications are now open for the 2022 Windrush Day Grants Scheme, with 
  £500,000 being made available to community projects celebrating the Windrush generation in line with Windrush Day (22 June).
• The Charities Bill has progressed through Bill Committee stage in the House of Commons, and it now at Report stage, ahead of a third reading.
• In line with Children's Mental Health Week, the Department of Health & Social Care has shared tips and resources for supporting children and young people to manage their health.
• The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead will be deciding on 22 February whether to cut 100% of its funding for the arts. Theresa May, as the MP for Maidenhead, has reportedly urged the council to reconsider its plans.
• The Government Art Collection will be reviewing 300 paintings and prints relating to slavery, colonialism and racism.

Funding

Funding currently available for the sector includes:

Applications for the Big Give’s match funding campaign, Green Match Fund 2022 are open 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. ​

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.

Tourism Bodies Urge VAT Cut to Save £4.6bn & ‘Level Up’

The British Beer and Pub Association, UKHospitality, the Tourism Alliance [Alliance member] and the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions [Alliance member] have published a new study, which highlights the 'undeniable' benefits which could accrue to the Government over a decade if the current reduced level of VAT is retained for hospitality and attractions.

Support for The Future of Collections

The National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] and Arts Council England have announced the launch of their new campaigns Unlocking Collections (the Arts Council) and Dynamic Collections (the Heritage Fund).

The two new campaigns have been created to support the development of collections within museums, libraries and archives, following recommendations in the Mendoza Review that the two funding bodies work more closely together. The scope of each campaign covers a wide range of collections-based practice.

LGBTQ+ History Month

It is LGBTQ+ history month and many organisations across the sector, including Alliance Members, are taking part in sharing and celebrating queer heritage and culture throughout February.

Queer Britain has recently announced that it has secured a physical home for the UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum, on Granary Square in King's Cross, London.  The museum is set to open this Spring.

Culture in Crisis

The Centre for Cultural Value, AHRC and partners have published a new report on the impacts of Covid-19 on the cultural sector and what comes next. The research is based on data gathered over 15 months and includes findings about the cultural workforce, organisations, audiences, policy and place.

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.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

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

• DfT - Cultural Events Road Haulage - 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

• Forestry Commission - Open Access Restriction at Mount Common, Northumberland - 24 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

• Intellectual Property Office - Reviewing the designs framework - 25 March

• Disability Unit - Disability workforce reporting - 25 March

• HS2 Phase 2b: Crewe – Manchester Environmental Statement Consultation - 31 March

• HS2 Phase 2b: Crewe – Manchester Equality Impact Assessment Report Consultation - 31 March

• DfT - Low Carbon Fuel Strategy: call for ideas - 3 April

• DEFRA - Biodiversity net gain consultation - 5 April

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

Cultural Events Road Haulage

The Department for Transport is consulting on a proposal to allow specialist events haulage companies to transfer their vehicles between a GB operator licence and an operator licence registered in another location.

The hauliers affected include those who transport equipment for cultural events, for example, music or concert tours (‘specialist hauliers’).

Deadline: 18 February 2022

Open Access Restriction at Mount Common, Northumberland

The Forestry Commission is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at Mount Common in Northumberland.

Deadline: 24 February 2022

Reviewing the Designs Framework

The Intellectual Property Office is seeking views on how to make the designs framework better encourage creativity, innovation and give the UK a competitive edge.

Deadline: 25 March 2022

HS2 Phase 2b Consultations

High Speed Two (HS2) Limited and the Department for Transport are seeking views on the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Equality Impact Assessment Report and via a separate consultation on the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Environmental Statement.

Deadline (for both consultations): 31 March 2022

Low Carbon Fuel Strategy: call for ideas

The Department for Transport is inviting proposals, ideas and areas to be addressed in the creation of a long-term low carbon fuels strategy for the transport sector.

Deadline: 3 April 2022

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 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 - Book Your Place Here
• 11 March: Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital Conference (free)
• 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
• 27 April: BIG UPDATE, Historic Religious Buildings Alliance - Save the Date
• 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

Heritage Day 2022

Heritage Day 2022 will be taking place over 9 and 10 March - join The Heritage Alliance and sector colleagues to celebrate heritage and reflect on key priorities for the year ahead. Book your Place here.

We will be updating the full details for both days of this event on our Virtual Programme.

This year's event will be hybrid, and we look forward to welcoming attendees both virtually on 9 March and in person on 10 March:

• Day 1: 9 March (Online, via Zoom) - 10am - 1pm
• Day 2: 10 March (In-person, Christ Church Spitalfields) - 1pm - 5pm

Planning Webinars from CIfA

CIfA is running two webinars, funded by Historic England, to explore how the planning system creates opportunities for archaeology and the value that archaeology adds to planning. They will present evidence drawn from 117 case studies and specifically discusses how recent planning reform in England has been impacting the way that this system works, while making the case for improvements to future provision.

The first webinar (3 March, 12.30-14.00) is aimed at professional archaeologists and others who work in or have existing knowledge of archaeology in the planning system, including local authority advisors, planners, commercial contractors and consultants.

The second webinar (21 March, 12.30-14.00) is aimed primarily at anyone who works, volunteers, or has a general interest in archaeology, and there is no requisite knowledge of planning policy or archaeology required.

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 until 1 March 2022.

Unsalaried

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• Issue 462 - Thurs 24 February (content deadline: Fr 18 February)
• Issue 463 - Thurs 10 March (content deadline: Fri 4 March)
• Issue 464 - Thurs 24 March (content deadline: Fri 18 March)
• Issue 435 - Thurs 7 April (content deadline: Fri 1 April)

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