Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Heritage Day 2022 - 2 Weeks to Go!

Our signature event Heritage Day 2022 will be taking place across 9 and 10 March, and will once again bring together perspectives from across our membership and the wider heritage sector.

The event is going hybrid this year, combining 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, offering a long-awaited opportunity to network with other heritage professionals.

Heritage Day 2022 will feature leading voices from the sector, including:

• Nigel Huddleston MP, Heritage Minister
• Dr Simon Thurley CBE, Chair of the National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member], and
• Pam Alexander OBE, the new Heritage Alliance Chair.

Do you have a question for the Heritage Minister? The Heritage Minister will have time to answer a few questions following his keynote speech and as usual we will be collating these in advance. If any attendees would like to submit a question for consideration, please send them to Polly Martin on policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk before 5pm on 1 March.

Please see our Virtual Programme for a full, detailed programme, details of the breakout sessions and further information about what is on offer this year.

This event is generously sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance Group [Alliance Corporate Partner] and the YHA [Alliance Member].

Alliance Members: Book on to Our AGM - 9 March

We warmly invite members 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:

• 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 Insight Report 2021 - Recommendations

The DASH Report 2021, produced in collaboration by Timmus Research and The Heritage Alliance, brings unique insight into how the UK heritage sector's use of digital has evolved during the pandemic. This key insight report is based on findings from the National Lottery Heritage Fund's DASH Survey 2021. 

Over the past three weeks, we've been unpacking the key recommendations from the report for the sector over on our Twitter feed @Heritage_NGOs:

• 5 Recommendations for Individuals
• 6 Recommendations for Organisations
• 6 Recommendations for Funders

Next week, to end the campaign we'll be sharing our reflections from The Heritage Alliance based on insights drawn from the report. Stay tuned!

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• While parliament was in recess last week, we produced a summary of the UKSPF pre-launch guidance. It is expected that a full Prospectus for the UKSPF will be published later in the Spring.  

• We also submitted our response to the DCMS Committee’s Inquiry on Reimagining Where We Live: Cultural Placemaking and the Levelling Up Agenda, and will be responding to two DEFRA consultations: on biodiversity net gain regulations and implementation (deadline: 5 April) and the Government’s response to Julian Glover’s review of England’s protected landscapes (deadline: 9 April). Members are encouraged to feed in their evidence to our Head of Policy and Communications, Polly Martin.

• We continue to prepare for our next annual AGM, which will be taking place virtually on 9 March (2-3pm). Members, don't forget to book your place.

#HeritageChat - Storytelling & Heritage

February’s #HeritageChat was focused on ‘Storytelling and heritage’. 

Participants explored:

• The elements that make a story successful, giving practical suggestions
• The potential of digital storytelling
• Community-led storytelling, with associated risks and opportunities
• The difficulties of telling challenging stories
• How to measure the success of storytelling
• To what extent storytelling can be used to motivate the public become more engaged with important issues, such as climate change

You can read the summary of the chat here.

The next #HeritageChat will be on 15 March (1-2pm) on international engagement and work in the heritage sector. You can add the questions you would like to see discussed here, and follow @HeritageChat to discover the set of questions in advance!

Rebuilding Heritage - Crisis Communications

When we think of crisis, it’s often as something that appears out of nowhere, rocking long-standing assumptions and threatening the very existence of an organisation. These don’t just happen to big institutions on a national stage – a crisis can also play out in a small charity or local community, with results no less severe.

Either way, crises can often be anticipated and prepared for. The new Crisis Communications Toolkit from Rebuilding Heritage offers a highly structured framework that will help you keep calm and take appropriate action, whatever the nature of your crisis. The toolkit is paired with an article on Crisis Communications for Social Media.

The Rebuilding Heritage team has been busy over the last few weeks stocking up the website with new resources to help heritage organisations go from strength to strength in 2022 - and have added a new search bar to the site to simplify this process.

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.

Welcoming New Alliance Members

This fortnight, we are delighted to welcome the Alliance's newest members Redhills CIO and Holmfirth Civic Hall Community Trust.

Redhills is the historic home of Durham Miners Association. The grade II listed miners’ hall is located in the centre of Durham city and was the home of a trade union representing more than one hundred thousand working miners. Alongside this remarkable built heritage, Redhills CIO preserves the cultural heritage of the coalfield, mobilising communities to once again find their voice and providing events, educational activities and exhibitions.

The Civic, Holmfirth is an iconic part-Grade II listed building in the centre of Holmfirth. The Holmfirth Civic Hall Community Trust was formed to run and manage the venue on a day to day basis. The Trust’s vision is to make The Civic an inclusive, cohesive and sustainable community asset and is responsible for growing the profile and the usage of the venue and investing any surpluses back into the building, its maintenance and upkeep, ensuring its viability as a community facility.

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.

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Government News

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

Headlines

• Government Publishes Living With Covid Plan

• Social & Sector Impacts of COVID-19

• DCMS Opens Manchester Office

• Further New Appointments After Mini Reshuffle

• New Funding for Struggling Families

Lifting of Restrictions

At the start of this week, the Government published its new Living With Covid Plan, which sets out a timeline and steps on how from 24 February, remaining legal restrictions around COVID-19 are being phased out.

Scroll down to our Covid-19 section of Heritage Update below for a summary of the key details and the latest guidance for the sector.

Plans to Redistribute ACE Funding & 'Level Up' Access to Arts

DCMS and Arts Council England (ACE) have announced plans for109 locations across England to be prioritised for new arts funding. These places, which have been identified as having historically had low investment in arts and culture, will be prioritised for funds distributed by ACE.

This also impacts National Portfolio Organisation funding applications this year, as applicants who work in the 109 locations will be prioritised; an addendum to the applications guidance has been published on the ACE website. As part of the plans, cultural organisations in London will be offered financial support to expand their operations.

This announcement follows initial detail set out in the Government's recently published Levelling Up White Paper, in line with the Government's commitment to raise cultural spending significantly outside of London. 

In case you missed it, you can also read our summary of the Levelling Up White Paper, and read 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.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund - 'Pre-launch' Guidance

On 2 February the Government published Pre-Launch Guidance for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) alongside the Levelling Up White Paper.

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 new guidance for the UKSPF sets out the vision and objectives of the fund, how the funding will be delivered, and how it will be accessed.

We have produced a summary of the pre-launch guidance for heritage, ahead of a full Prospectus on the UKSPF, which will be published in the Spring.

COVID-19

Planned Lifting of Remaining Restrictions

The Government's Living With Covid Plan, sets out how the remaining legal restrictions around COVID-19 will be phased out over the next month.

The Plan is based on Four Principles: (1) Living with COVID-19, (2) Protecting people most vulnerable to COVID-19, (3) Maintaining resilience and (4) Securing innovations and opportunities.

Key changes from 24 February are that people will no longer be legally required to self-isolate following a positive test and this date will see the end of routine contact tracing and the legal obligation for individuals to tell their employers when they are required to self-isolate.

From 24 March the COVID-19 provisions within Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance regulations will end. Finally, from 1 April the Government will carry out steps to implement its Living With Covid Plan, including replacing the existing set of ‘Working Safely’ guidance with new public health guidance and update guidance setting out the ongoing steps that people with COVID-19 should take to minimise contact with other people.

Please see our dedicated section below for a list of the latest updated guidance.

Alliance Members - send us your evidence. We continue to meet with DCMS to report the impact of covid, and the lifting of restrictions. This is most effective when we have evidence and information from our Members. Many thanks for those who continue to feed in their experiences, please all continue to do so by emailing Polly, our Head of Policy and Communications: Policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk.

Kickstart Scheme

A reminder that placements through the Government Kickstart Scheme can still be advertised until 1 March 2022.

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.

Social & Sector Impacts

Results from the most recent ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey covering the period from 3 - 13 February, providing the first insights following the removal of Plan B restrictions in England, show a decrease in people following public safety measures (including wearing face coverings and socially distancing in public spaces). In line with this, there is a decrease in people's feelings of worry around the effect of the pandemic on their lives. 

While personal wellbeing scores have remained relatively stable over recent periods, the ONS has also reported on findings of an increase in concerns about the cost of living.

UNESCO has revealed through new research that an estimated 10 million creative jobs were lost worldwide in 2020 due to the pandemic, with an estimated drop in the global gross value added in the sector of $750 billion (£553 billion).

DCMS has published data on visitor figures for its sponsored museums and galleries from October to December 2021. There was a total of 5.0 million visits - more than four times as many as during the same period in 2020 (1.2 million), but 55.3% lower than the same period in 2019 (11.1 million).

Guidance

The latest guidance includes:

• Public Guidance: What You Can and Cannot Do (updated 24 February)
• NHS Covid Pass guidance (updated 24 February)
• Carrying out COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event (updated 24 February)
• Carrying out mandatory COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event (updated 24 February)
• Claiming financial support under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme (updated 24 February)
• Testing before you travel to England (Updated 18 February)

The guidance on Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) has been updated for the following areas:

• Events and attractions (Updated 24 February)
• Hotels and guest accommodation (Updated 24 February)
• Construction and other outdoor work (Updated 24 February)
• Offices, factories and labs (Updated 21 February)
• Restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs and takeaway services (Updated 24 February)
• Shops, branches, and close contact services (Updated 24 February)

And on financial support:

• Claiming financial support under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme (updated 24 February)
• Check if you can claim back Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus (updated 23 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

Changes in the Department

Following further cabinet reshuffle decisions, which began at the start of the month, it has been announced that Simon Baynes MP has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the DCMS Ministerial team and Paul Bristow MP has been appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State, Nadine Dorries.

DCMS Opens Manchester Office

DCMS has announced the official opening of its new hub in Marble Street in Manchester, which will accommodate up to 400 staff. This move forms part of a wider plan to expend the presence of the department across the UK, with staff based to be in Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Loughborough and Darlington.

A new Darlington Economic Campus will act as a shared site in the North East for DCMS, the Treasury, BEIS, and the Department for Education, and will have almost 200 DCMS staff based there.

Promoting Britain Abroad - Oral Evidence Sessions

The DCMS Select Committee inquiry into Promoting Britain abroad has now moved into Oral Evidence sessions. The first evidence session took place at Knebworth House this week, attended by sector organisations including ALVA and Historic Houses [Alliance members].  A further evidence session will be held on 8 March in Parliament.

Major Cultural & Sporting Events

DCMS is in the process of drafting a report in response to evidence published from the DCMS Committee inquiry into major sporting and cultural events. Following the report, the Government will have two months to respond to the Committee's recommendations. 

England for Everyone Fund

DCMS has announced a new 'England for Everyone' fund, which has been set up to provide over 800 short holidays and trips for families struggling financially, or facing illness, isolation or bereavement. The new £600,000 fund will see trips arranged through the Family Holiday Charity, and VisitEngland is working closely with holiday parks to offer free onsite activities. 

Families can be referred to the Family Holiday Charity for a weekend trip and will have a choice of where they will visit, with holiday vouchers provided to help cover transport, accommodation and food. Referees can include people such as social workers and teachers.

Investment in the Creative Industries

A reminder that DCMS has announced a £50 million Government investment in the UK's Creative Industries sector, 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. A Creative Industries Sector Vision is expected to be published in the summer.

Tourism & Hospitality

English Tourism Week 2022 - New Toolkit

VisitEngland has released a toolkit ahead of English Tourism Week, which will be returning on Friday 18 - Sunday 27 March 2022.

The theme for this year is "You're Welcome" to send the message that "everyone working in tourism is ready and willing to welcome visitors back and are working hard to do so". The toolkit includes a series of digital assets for use on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram for organisations to get involved in raising awareness of the sector to key stakeholders.

Planning

Plans for Regeneration

A reminder that the Government has announced a new regeneration programme that 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.

Environment

Countryside Stewardship

The guidance on Countryside Stewardship has been updated with further options or capital items which are always eligible. The guidance also details those that are never eligible or need to be checked on land that is (1) conditionally exempt from inheritance tax or (2) the object of a maintenance fund.

Applications for the Countryside Stewardship capital grants opened on 8 February and guidance on how to apply can be found here.

Brexit & Immigration

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:

• BEIS has published its annual review of official development assistance research and innovation spend (2019-2020). The Department has is also collecting evidence on the research and innovation (R&I) workforce.

• The DCMS Committee has launched an inquiry into the sustainability of local journalism, and Secretary of State Nadine Dorries has ended restrictions keeping The Times & Sunday Times separate.

• DCMS has published the third annual report on tackling loneliness,  providing an update on progress since the publication of the Loneliness Strategy in 2018.

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 (ACE) has announced that applications to join its list of National Portfolio organisations are now open, with an application deadline of Tuesday 26 April 2022. As noted above, an addendum to the application guidance was published this week, which lists the priority places where ACE is particularly looking to allocate funds. 

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 application deadline is 20 May 2022.

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

DLUHC has announced that £624 million of loan funding will 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.

Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories

This week, Historic England has announced new funding for community-led and people-focused projects centred around uncovering and celebrating the nation's working class histories. Grants up to £25,000 will be available through the Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories, and Historic England is particularly interested in funding smaller grass roots projects of less than £10,000.

Applications opened this week and the closing date for submission of proposals is Monday 23 May.

Nature Everywhere, for Everyone

Over 60 organisations have joined a campaign from Wildlife & Countryside Link, demanding a ‘legal right to nature’. Through this 'Nature Everywhere, for Everyone' campaign, sector organisations are calling on Government to:

• "make equal access to nature a core test of levelling up"
• "make it a legal requirement in new Levelling Up laws for developers and public bodies to provide access to nature-rich local spaces for everyone"
• "provide funding for locally-accessible nature-rich spaces by extending the Levelling Up Fund to green infrastructure projects."

Hybrid Working in the Cultural Sector

Culture24 has published the results of their recent survey into Hybrid Working in the sector. The findings from over 95 responses to the survey shine a light on the challenges and opportunities of Hybrid Working over the coming years. Key findings include that the ideal percentage of working from home is 60% and overall 73% respondent felt that changes to the way people do their jobs is positive (with only 17% feeling changes have been negative).

The organisation is also planning a series of six online seminars on digital leadership and have an open call for heritage leaders (including 'emerging' leaders) with stories and expertise to share around their digital work.

Why Charities Should Embrace Flexible Working

NCVO, Acevo and Starfish Search have published a new report, encouraging organisations to embrace flexible working. The Time to Flex report draws on conversations with the voluntary sector and explores the benefits and barriers associated with flexible working in the sector.

Deadline Lifted for Registering England's Footpaths

The proposed deadline to register England’s footpaths has been cancelled after a public access campaign which called for the Government to prioritise people's access to nature and improvements to health and wellbeing.

A clause in right-to-roam legislation introduced in 2000 stated that any pre-1949 paths must be recorded by 2026 to continue to carry public rights, and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act contained a provision that would extinguish those rights if the paths have not been properly recorded.

A spokesperson from DEFRA has confirmed that the Government has decided to forward a streamlined package of measures to help enhance the way rights are recorded and managed.

Flood Safety & Risk Management

Ecclesiastical Insurance [Alliance Corporate Partner] have recently re-shared their guidance documents on flood safety for churches and wider flood guidance, including notes on preparation and damage limitation.

Going Places: Touring & Shared Exhibitions in the UK

Art Fund has published new research into UK touring exhibitions, in partnership with Creative Scotland. Among the recommendations from Going Places: Touring and shared exhibitions in the UK is that Government should be urged to make Museum and Gallery Exhibitions Tax Relief permanent to help museums and galleries.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

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

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

• DEFRA - Bathing Waters: designation of Wolvercote Mill Stream - 2 March

• 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

• BEIS - UK Advanced Materials: call for evidence - 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

• Natural England - Open Access Restriction at Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve (Dersingham Fen & Wolferton Fen) - 5 April

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

• BEIS - Payment Handling by Employment Agencies - 20 April

• Ofqual - Regulating Academic and Technical Qualifications at Level 3 - 20 April

• DfE - Higher Education Policy Statement & Reform - 6 May 2022

• DfE - Lifelong Loan Entitlement - 6 May 2022

Bathing Waters: designation of Wolvercote Mill Stream

DEFRA is seeking views on proposals to designate Wolvercote Mill Stream as a bathing water.

Deadline: 2 March 2022

UK Advanced Materials: call for evidence

BEIS is seeking insight into Advanced Materials (new and novel materials with interesting and useful properties) as one of the 7 tech families in the UK Innovation Strategy.

Deadline: 18 March 2022

Open Access Restriction at Dersingham Bog National Nature Reserve (Dersingham Fen & Wolferton Fen)

Natural England is seeking views on proposals that will restrict public access to open access land at Dersingham Bog NNR in Norfolk.

Deadline: 5 April 2022

Payment Handling by Employment Agencies

BEIS is seeking views on how employment agencies in the entertainment, sport and modelling sectors handle payments in a bid to ensure that business has flexibility it needs while protecting workers' rights.

Deadline: 20 April 2022

Regulating Academic and Technical Qualifications at Level 3

Ofqual is consulting on a proposed regulatory approach for alternative academic and alternative technical qualifications at level 3 in England. These qualifications will be part of the future level 3 landscape, as part of the Department’s ‘Review of post-16 qualifications at level 3 in England’, alongside A levels, T Levels and Apprenticeships.

Deadline: 20 April 2022

Higher Education Policy Statement & Reform

The Department for Education is seeking views on proposals for higher education reform, which aim to improve outcomes, access and value for money of investment in higher education by students and taxpayers.

Deadline: 6 May 2022

Lifelong Loan Entitlement

The Department for Education is seeking views on a lifelong loan entitlement for use on modular or full-time study at higher technical and degree levels, in higher and further education providers.

Deadline: 6 May 2022

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 1 March: 2022 World Monuments Watch, World Monuments Fund
• 2 March (onwards): AHI Best Practice Guideline webinar series, AHI
• 3 March: Getting on Board? How do we Attract New People to Historic Ships?, Maritime Heritage Society & National Historic Ships UK
• 8 March: March Second Tuesday Talk: Turquoise Mountain's Work, YCCC
• 8 & 16 March: Planning & Inspiration Webinars, Heritage Open Days
• 9 March: William Burges Talk, The Victorian Society
• 9 March: Heritage Alliance AGM (Members Only)
• 9 & 10 March: Heritage Day 2022 - Book Your Place Here
• 11 March: Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital Conference (free)
• 15 March: Hidden in Plain Sight: Fifty Fabulous Features in the Land of the Fanns by Dr Twigs Way, London Gardens Trust (online talk)
• 15 March: Net Zero - Retrofit & Refurbishment, Suffolk Preservation Society
• 15 March: Victorian Short Story Reading Group, The Victorian Society

• 19 March: The HRA 2022 Annual Awards Evening – Birmingham

• 23 March: David Bryce an online talk, The Victorian Society

• 24 March: Developing Audiences for Archaeology Inclusion Projects, Wessex Archaeology

• 29 March: webinar - Phillip Webb at Red House and Standen, The Victorian Society

April - June

• 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

• 30 April: A Visit to Victorian Churches in Watford, The Victorian Society

• 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.

Please see our Virtual Programme for a full, detailed programme, details of the breakout sessions and further information about what is on offer this year.

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

Do you have a question for the Heritage Minister? The Heritage Minister will have time to answer a few questions following his keynote speech and as usual we will be collating these in advance. If any attendees would like to submit a question for consideration, please send them to Polly Martin on policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk before 5pm on 1 March.

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
• April - June 2022: Photographing Old Buildings Online Workshop - SPAB

Photographing Old Buildings Online Workshop - SPAB

Whether you photograph old buildings for work projects or leisure, this four-step workshop from The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) [Alliance member] is an opportunity to receive professional guidance on techniques and composition to develop your appreciation of the space and light within old buildings and to boost your confidence in photographing their textures, details and features.

Course dates: April - June 2022

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.

Notes & Subscriptions

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Schedule of forthcoming issues:

• Issue 463 - Thurs 10 March (content deadline: Fri 4 March)
• Issue 464 - Thurs 24 March (content deadline: Fri 18 March)
• Issue 465 - Thurs 7 April (content deadline: Fri 1 April)
• Issue 466 - Thurs 21 April (content deadline: Fri 15 April)

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