Updates from The Heritage Alliance

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all our readers! We hope you all managed to have some rest over the Christmas break.

Towards the end of December, we published our Year In Review for 2021 - outlining all the successes we've been able to achieve thanks to our members, partners and sector colleagues over the past 12 months in support of England's independent heritage sector.

We also shared a bank of helpful resources for sector professionals as part of our #HeritageAllianceAdvent campaign - follow the links below for more:

• Week 1: Wellbeing resources from Rebuilding Heritage
• Week 2: Publications & Resources on our website
• Week 3: Resources & webinars from our Sector Support projects
• Week 4: Resources on Heritage & Levelling Up

Further free resources continue to be made available through the Rebuilding Heritage programme and Heritage Digital Academy - so do check our communications channels for regular updates on these.

Heritage Day 2022 - Sponsorship Opportunities

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! This will also include our AGM. We'll be announcing further details soon, so do watch this space.

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

If you would like your logo, message, or services to be seen by hundreds of leaders from across the heritage sector this March, advertising slots for Heritage Day 2022 are now open. 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.

Advertising slots are limited. Please email Courtney Fleming, Events Manager, on events@theheritagealliance.org.uk to find out more and to reserve your advertisement. 

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 

Policy Updates

This fortnight:

• We've submitted our response to the DCMS Committee Inquiry on Promoting Britain Abroad, and will be preparing a response to the new consultation from the DCMS Select Committee on cultural placemaking and the levelling up agenda, which closes on 18 February. As with all our consultation responses, where we are able, we will upload these to the Publications Page on our website.

#HeritageChat

December’s #HeritageChat provided an occasion to celebrate what the sector has achieved in 2021 and share wishes for 2022. It was wonderful to see the many positive achievements of the sector over the past year, notwithstanding the challenges caused by the pandemic. You can read a summary of the chat here.

January’s #HeritageChat (18 January, 1-2pm) will discuss ‘The role of innovation in building the resilience of heritage organisations’ and will be facilitated by the brilliant Rebuilding Heritage team. You can find the questions we’ll be using on our website. Follow @HeritageChat and take part!

Heritage Digital Academy - Cohorts 3 & 4 Open to Applications!

This year Heritage Digital Academy will be running a further three rounds of Cohorts in order to support as many heritage organisations as possible with implementing digital.

Cohorts 3 and 4 are now both open to applications! Cohort 3 equips heritage leaders with tools to make effective use of digital within strategic and operational planning, and Cohort 4 helps pioneers of the sector improve or create services using digital. Applications for Cohort 3 close on 16 January and for Cohort 4 on 23 January.

Rebuilding Heritage - New Resources

Rebuilding Heritage is welcoming in the new year with new resources to help your heritage organisation go from strength to strength in 2022. We’ll be releasing several each week, so it’s worth following us on Twitter to see what’s new.

This week’s theme is ‘What’s the Point of You?’

What’s the Point of You? – Clarifying Your Vision and Mission

This article offers a comprehensive walkthrough on pinning down your organisation’s vision and mission.

What’s the Point of You? – Barnsley Museum Case Study

This in-depth case study looks at how a new museum worked with the local community to define its purpose and co-create its mission.

Next week, look forward to a packet of resources discussing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the context of heritage organisations.

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.

Please be sure to follow the full instructions set out in our step-by-step guide before sharing your content.

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

• Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Announced

• New Measures to Boost Tree Planting & Support Biodiversity

• Seasonal Workers Visa Route Extended

• Outcome of Protect Duty Consultation Published

Heritage Professionals Recognised with New Year Honours

The Queen's New Years Honours List 2022 was published on New Year's Eve, and includes the recognition of achievements from various colleagues from across the heritage sector.

Special congratulations to Kate Mavor (CEO, English Heritage Trust [Alliance member]), Sally Embree (Head of Technical Conservation Team, Historic England), Alexis Page (Head of Safety and Risk, English Heritage), Andrew Lovett (Chair, Association of Independent Museums [Alliance member]) and Sir Laurence Magnus (Chair, Historic England).

Congratulations also to all those recognised across the arts, heritage and cultural sectors- we've unpacked a fuller list of them here on our website, so do take a look.

Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

On 6 February, The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. To celebrate Her Majesty's 70 years of service, The Royal Family has announced plans for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Central Weekend 2022, as well as year-long celebrations throughout the UK and abroad.

As part of the celebrations, over 60,000 trees have been planted in the UK as part of The Queen's Green Canopy initiative, and The Platinum Jubilee Pageant will see a festival of creativity as people will unite to tell the story of The Queen's 70-year reign and three special displays marking significant occasions in Her Majesty's reign will be staged at the official royal residences from July 2022.

COVID-19

New Measures & Guidance

On 8 December, in the first Prime Minister’s Questions of 2022, Boris Johnson confirmed that Plan B restrictions will be continued in England. In a more recent update to MPs, the Prime Minister said the measures will be reviewed again by 26 January, but no tighter restrictions are anticipated for the time being.

Latest Restrictions

People in England with a positive lateral flow test but no Covid symptoms now no longer have to take a PCR test to confirm their results. The self-isolation period has been reduced to 7 days (down from 10).

Arrivals will not need to take a PCR test and isolate before a negative result. Instead, one lateral flow test will need to be taken after arrival (with no isolation while waiting for results). If the test is positive, a PCR test needs to be taken to identify any new variants entering the country.

Culture Recovery Fund

As part of the Chancellor’s £1 billion support package a further £30 million of funding is being made available for arts, culture and heritage. The Government has extended the application window by a week until January 18, to give more organisations a chance to apply.

Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant

Guidance has recently been published on the new Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant, which provides local councils one-off grant funding to support hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses, in recognition that the rise of the Omicron variant means that some businesses are likely to struggle. Museums and art galleries, stately homes and historic houses, theatres, wedding venues and events venues are included among the types of businesses that may be eligible for funding under this scheme.

Additional Restrictions Grant

Guidance has also been published on the new Additional Restrictions Grant funding. Councils are being encouraged to provide funding for the travel and tourism sector (among others), and there is no restriction on the number of grants a business may receive, subject to subsidy limits. 

Local authority allocations have now also been added for payments made under the Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant and the Additional Restrictions Grant. The new guidance on this can be found here, and a further factsheet is here.

Alliance members - please feed in your evidence

We continue to ask Alliance members to share any insights, evidence or concerns on how the new measures are affecting heritage sites and organisations. We have compiled the questions below for consideration, so members please send your answers to Polly Martin via policy@theheritagealliance.org.uk. Our CEO Lizzie has a meeting with DCMS on 24 January, for which this evidence will be invaluable.

• Has your organisation experienced any disruptions to opening in the last month due to staff shortages?
• Has your organisation received funding from any of the Culture Recovery Fund rounds?
• Has your organisation taken advantage of the VAT holiday?
• What kind of support would you find most useful from Government (if any)?
• Do you have any further comments on issues related to the pandemic?

Applying to the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme

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.

Social & Sector Impacts

Results from the most recent ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (15 December 2021 to 3 January 2022), which follows the move to the Government's Plan B measures for England, suggest that higher proportions of respondents reported wearing face coverings and taking rapid lateral flow tests more frequently than in previous periods.

Personal wellbeing measures have remained consistent with previous reporting periods, although there is a slight increase in reports of feelings of anxiety than the previous period.

Guidance

Changes to the guidance have been made in line with the recent announcement that, from 11 January, people in England who receive a positive lateral flow test are required to self-isolate immediately but do not need to take a confirmatory PCR test.

The latest guidance includes:

• Public Guidance: What You Can and Cannot Do (updated 11 January)
• NHS Test and Trace in the workplace (updated 11 January)
• NHS Covid Pass guidance (updated 11 January)
• Carrying out mandatory COVID-19 status checks at your venue or event (updated 11 January)
• Proving your COVID-19 status if you work at venues or events (updated 12 January)
• Working Safely During Coronavirus Guidance: Events and Attractions (Updated 13 December)
• Working Safely at Restaurants, pubs, bars, nightclubs and takeaway services (Updated 12 January)
• Claiming financial support under the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme (Updated 20 December)
• Self-Employment Income Support Guidance (Updated 11 January)
• Pay Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme grants back (Updated 20 December)
• Travelling to France from the UK (Updated 7 January)
• Testing before you travel to England (Updated 7 January)

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

DCMS & Culture

UK City of Culture 2025: Full Application Guidance

DCMS has published new guidance to assist the longlisted places successful in the expression of interest (EOI) phase of the 2025 UK City of Culture competition in completing their full applications. The full application deadline is 2 February.

Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours Competition

The full list of 38 places that have applied for city status as part of the 2022 Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours Competition has now been announced. Here are some 'myth busting facts' about the Competition. 

The Cabinet Office has also announced the 12 cities which are vying for Lord Provost or Lord Mayor status, including Newport and Perth who both previously won city status on The Queen’s Golden and Diamond Jubilees.

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

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.

Total Income of DCMS-funded Cultural Institutions 2020/2021

On 16 December, DCMS released its official statistics on the total income of the 15 DCMS-funded cultural institutions for 2020/2021. The income for this period includes additional Grant-in-Aid for a range of organisations as part of the Culture Recovery Fund.

Planning

Permitted Development Right for Temporary Structures

It has been announced that the permitted development right for temporary structures (e.g. marquees and tents) in the grounds of listed buildings has been made permanent. Under Class BB, temporary structures (of up to 50m2 in size) are now permitted for up to 120 days per year in the grounds of listed buildings that are open to public visiting.

Planning permission is not required but local authority approval must still be sought. Further details can be found here.

New Proposals to Allow Leaseholders to Own Their Own Buildings

The Government has opened a new consultation, inviting homeowners and the housing industry to give their views on proposals from DLUHC that would allow more leaseholders in mixed-use buildings to take control and ownership of their building. This consultation follows an announcement from the Housing Secretary Michael Gove, who outlined a change in the Government's approach to building safety.

Encouraging Urban & Deprived Areas to Engage in Planning

11 councils across England have been selected for two pilot schemes, which will see them receive funding to boost engagement and participation in neighbourhood planning among people in urban and deprived areas. Further details and a full list of the areas can be found here.

Environment

New Proposals for Biodiversity Net Gain

The Government is consulting on new proposals that aim to ensure wildlife can be better protected and enhanced in new housing and infrastructure developments. According to the proposals, developments must not only help to reduce and restore any biodiversity loss during the building phase, but also deliver a 10% boost to the area’s biodiversity. The consultation closes on 5 April.

Alongside this, a new funding pot of over £4 million to help Local Planning Authorities and other local authorities with planning oversight, to prepare for Biodiversity Net Gain, which will become mandatory two years after the Environment Act received Royal Assent.

New Schemes to Support Nature Recovery & Climate Action

The Government has announced two new environmental land management schemes (ELMs), with plans to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across England. The Local Nature Recovery scheme will pay farmers for locally-targeted actions which make space for nature in the farmed landscape and countryside, and the Landscape Recovery scheme will support more radical changes to land-use change and habitat restoration.

On the same day as the announcements, DEFRA published the outcomes to the Environmental land management schemes. The document sets out environment and climate ambitions for the new complementary ELMs, which it will, among other things "improve access and heritage".

Tourism & Hospitality

Countries With Approved Vaccine Programmes

The Government has published an update on its guidance on approved vaccines, with a list of countries and territories with approved COVID-19 proof of vaccination for travel to England.

People from Albania, Andorra, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Jersey, Moldova, Monaco, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Panama, Turkey can use the EU Digital COVID Certificate to add proof of vaccination status in the UK passenger locator form.

English Tourism Week: 18 - 27 March

English Tourism Week will be returning for 2022 from Friday 18 until Sunday 27 March. The campaign aims to celebrate the country's "diverse, exciting and vibrant sector" and showcase the quality, range and value of English tourism to stakeholders.

Organisations are invited to support the campaign in the lead-up to the event, and throughout the week in March; there will shortly be a toolkit available to help organisations make the most of any events they have during the week. There will also be the announcement of VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar competition for 2022, which recognises the dedication and passion of those working in the tourism industry each year.

DMC and Inbound Tour Operator Amplification & Distribution Fund

A reminder that VisitBritain has launched a new £300,000 grant scheme for Inbound Tour operators and Destination Management Companies (DMCs). The Fund is open to eligible DMCs and inbound tour operators to enable them to develop and market tourism to Britain, and encourage international tour operators to add Britain to their programme in 2022, supporting the sector's recovery from the pandemic. Applications close on 13 January.

Brexit & Immigration

Seasonal Worker Visa Route Extended

The Government has announced that the Seasonal Worker visa route has been extended until 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.

Changes to Customs Controls

Full customs controls have some into effect from 1 January this year. HMRC has advised that all businesses prepare for the customs changes, which are set out in full here.

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 DWP has reported that just over half of creative job placements under the Government's £2bn Kickstart scheme have been filled (as of 25 November 2021).

• The Home Office has published the Government's response to the Protect Duty consultation, which closed in July 2021. The majority of respondents agreed that those responsible for publicly accessible locations should take "appropriate and proportionate measures" to protect the public from attacks at these locations, and participants generally agreed that smaller and micro-organisations should not be within the scope of the Duty.

• Last week, MPs in the House of Lords approved the second reading of the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill.

• The four protesters on trial for criminal damage after participating in toppling the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol have been found not guilty by an 11 to one majority decision from the jury on the case.

Funding

Funding currently available for the sector includes:

Expressions of Interest for academics are open until 26 January 2022 for the Collaborate fund from the Centre for Cultural Value, for the opportunity to work collaboratively with one of 10 cultural sector research projects. 

DEFRA has announced that the application period is now open for The Facilitation Fund 2022. This funding 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.

Cold Weather Risk Management Guidance

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group [Alliance Corporate Partner] has issued two new pieces of risk management guidance to help prevent property damage and/or injury during the winter months. This includes more general Cold weather advice (including guidance around 'slips and trips', burst pipes and temporary heaters, and more specific Cold weather advice for churches.

Charities Receive £1000 to Support their Work

Congratulations to all the charities that won £1000 through the 12 Days of Giving campaign from Ecclesiastical Insurance Group. A full list of the winners across all 12 days can be found on the Ecclesiastical website.

National Lottery Open Week (19 - 27 March 2022)

A reminder that the National Lottery is calling for organisations that they support to register their interest in participating in National Lottery Open Week from Saturday 19 – Sunday 27 March 2022.

During this week, National Lottery players are invited to visit heritage sites and use their lottery tickets to access a special offer registered by organisations and advertised through the National Lottery listings page. Last year’s Open Week attracted almost 25,000 national lottery players to 650 sites across the UK.

Organisations are invited to get involved, and also to join in with the Lottery's annual #ThanksToYou Campaign across social media.​

Ensuring Fair & Equal Access to Heritage Lottery Funding

The National Lottery Heritage Fund [Alliance member] is commissioning independent research to find out what it can do to provide more equitable access and better support. They are encouraging a wide variety of people to contribute to this research and to share their thoughts and experiences. Details on how to take part can be found here, and the deadline to register is 28 January.

Revealing the Hidden History of Women's Football

In further news from the Heritage Fund, they have just announced that £500,000 of National Lottery funding will go towards a new project that will reveal the hidden history and voices of women’s football.

The ‘UEFA Women's EURO 2022 ­­– Women's Football Heritage’ project is being led by Rotherham Council and Milton Keynes Council in partnership with the Football Association (FA).

Art Fund Museum of the Year - Applications Open

Applications for the Art Fund Museum of the Year​ are now open - with a closing date of 8 February. 

This year, they are seeking applications from organisations whose achievements "tell the story of the creativity, ingenuity and resilience of the sector – with practice that can be sustained for audiences of today and tomorrow at the forefront of our minds". The winner receives a prize of £100,000, and shortlisted organisations receive £15,000 each.

Double Your Charity Donations Towards Improving the Environment

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. Match funding is being provided by The Big Give’s Champions which, last year, include The Reed Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation and a number of other philanthropists and funders. The Big Give also offers a free suite of resources, training and guidance for all participating charities. 

Applications for the campaign are now open until midnight on 25 February.

Putting Europe’s Shared Heritage at the Heart of the European Green Deal

The European Cultural Heritage Green Paper “Putting Europe’s shared heritage at the heart of the European Green Deal”, published in English in March 2021, is now available to reach in French and Spanish.

This paper has been produced by Europa Nostra in collaboration with ICOMOS and the Climate Heritage Network, with the input of other members of the European Heritage Alliance.

Alliance Member News

A snapshot of the current work of our members.

Consultations

Open Consultations:

• DLUHC - Provisional local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023 - 13 January

• Ofqual - Consultation on designing and developing accessible assessments - 24 January

• MoJ - Outdoor marriages and civil partnerships - 24 January

• 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

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

Provisional local government finance settlement 2022 to 2023

DLUHC is seeking views on proposals for the local government finance settlement for 2022 to 2023.

Deadline: 13 January 2022

Outdoor Marriages & Civil Partnerships

The Ministry of Justice is seeking views on proposals to continue to permit outdoor civil marriages and civil partnerships, and to permit outdoor religious marriages.

Deadline: 24 January 2022

Climate Change Agreements (CCAs) Proposals

BEIS is consulting on potential reforms proposed for a future CCA (Climate Change Agreements) scheme to follow from the end of the current scheme.

Deadline: 11 March 2022

Ending the Retail Sale of Peat in Horticulture in England & Wales

DEFRA is seeking views on measures to end the retail sale of peat and peat containing products in horticulture in England and Wales.

Deadline: 18 March 2022

Disability Workforce Reporting

The Government's Disability Unit has launched a consultation to explore the topic of workforce reporting on disability – both voluntary and mandatory – for large employers (250 employees and above).

Deadline: 25 March 2022

Biodiversity Net Gain Regulations & Implementation

DEFRA is consulting on new Government proposals that aim to ensure wildlife can be better protected and enhanced in new housing and infrastructure developments.

Deadline: 5 April 2020

Events

Upcoming Heritage Events - Quick Look

• 19 January - 3 February: London Luminaries - Winter Lecture Series​, English Heritage

• 25 January: The Development of the Georgian Seaside Resort, c.1730-1830 (online lecture), Georgian Group

• 26 January: Splendour in the North: Sharpe, Paley and Austin, a Family Affair, The Victorian Society
• 31 January: Going Through the Mill pay-to-view online talk, the SPAB
• 8 February: Lodging in Georgian London (online lecture), Georgian Group
• 9 February: Prince Albert, architect? (online talk), Victorian Society
• 9 & 10 March - Heritage Day 2022 - save the dates!
• 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:

• 13 January: Health & Safety for Conservators, Icon
• 15 January: Understanding Damp in Older Properties, CarringtonLIME
• 26 January: Orphan Works Post Brexit - One Year On​, Naomi Korn
• 2 March to 6 April: Heritage Interpretation Online, AHI
• 15 March: Health & Safety for Conservators, Icon

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.

Further details about the role and how to apply can be found on our website.

Notes & Subscriptions

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Schedule of forthcoming issues:

• Issue 460 - Thurs 27 January (content deadline: Fri 21 January)
• 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)

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