Heritage Update 204
FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2011
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CONTENTS
HEADLINES
Government commits to tweak Localism Bill to reflect “intention” of Amendment 149
DCMS publishes long-awaited Tourism Policy
Charges for Heritage consents?
Heritage Counts 2011: Alliance members demonstrate their outstanding social value
Shaping the Future of our Heritage: Alliance members’ workshop on HLF consultation
HAVE YOUR SAY: CONSULTATION ROUND UP
NEWS
Regional Growth Fund: Clegg announces second round will open in April
British Academy cuts grant funding to the CBA
DCMS publishes comparative admin costs for Lottery Distributors
Eric Pickles exhorts Local Authorities to treat VCS bodies “reasonably”
Leicestershire County Council offers to be new Big Society vanguard
CLG’s new “barrier busting” initiative open for business
ALSO THIS FORTNIGHT…
Party on the Pier kicks off British Tourism Week: 12 – 20 March
The Southport Group seeks comments on initial project findings
ALVA publishes latest visitor figures for 2010
Volunteers' Week website now live
CABE: Green Day 2011 – training events throughout March
Grants for conservation of manuscripts: deadline 1 April
Restructured Museums Association announces Board members
Research on effects of economic climate on the UK cultural sector
EVENTS
SITUATIONS VACANT
NOTES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
HEADLINES
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Government commits to tweak Localism Bill to reflect “intention” of Amendment 149
In its seventeenth sitting on the Localism Bill, on 1 March the Public Bill Committee reached Amendment 149 – to leave
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out paragraphs 22 - 24 of Schedule 12 of the Bill (which would remove the general duty, when Neighbourhood
Development Orders are being drawn up, to preserve listed buildings and their settings as well as the duty to preserve
and enhance the character or appearance of Conservation Areas).
Jack Dromey MP (Labour, Birmingham Erdington) introduced the Amendment to the Committee, stating: “Amendment
149 raises a vital issue. It seeks to ensure that parts of our local and national heritage are not lost or damaged by the
removal of key protections in law. That issue has been drawn to the Committee’s attention by evidence from across the
heritage sector, which is concerned that the Bill seriously reduces protection for our most important historic buildings and
their settings, and for the character of conservation areas, in a way that is entirely unnecessary, not least because of the
framework already in place to defend our national heritage … We argue strongly that there is no need to remove those
specific protections, which date from 1990 and have been regarded as a mainstay of our heritage.”
On the Bill’s relationship with the National Planning Policy Framework, Mr Dromey added: “The Minister might say, ‘Don’t
you worry, Jack; that will all be put right by the national policy planning framework,’ but I am bound to say that that will not
be sufficient. Given the vital importance of our national heritage, the following points would help: if it were statutory; if we
knew what level of detail would be included; if we knew clearly how it would relate to local and neighbourhood
development plans; or, if we knew that planning policy statement 5, which is the vitally important planning guidance that
protects our historical environment, would be incorporated fully. As it stands, we do not know any such things, but in any
case that would not fill the gap left by the loss of statutory protection.”
In response Minister for Decentralisation, Greg Clark MP acknowledged that "as drafted, the Bill gives rise to
understandable concerns on the part of the heritage community" and confirmed that “it is certainly not the Government’s
intention to weaken the protection for heritage assets.” Mr Clark continued “the normal practice is for us to take it away
and check with the lawyers whether any tweaks need to be made to it” and, most significantly, committed that "we will
come back at a later stage with something that reflects the amendment’s intention".
The full debate can be viewed here (Columns 697 - 701). The Heritage Alliance’s Statement of Support for Amendment
149 (14 February) can be viewed here. BBBaaaccckkk
DCMS publishes long-awaited Tourism Policy
On Friday (4 March) Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose unveiled the Government’s Tourism Policy, which aims
to help the tourism industry achieve its potential as part of Britain’s growth strategy.
Recognising the vital contribution of the tourism industry to Britain’s economy, the policy commits the Government to
creating the framework for the tourism sector to thrive. Core aims of the strategy are to implement “the most ambitious
marketing campaign ever” to attract four million extra visitors to Britain over the next four years (using the £100m
marketing fund co-funded by the Government and private sector); increasing the proportion of UK residents who holiday
in the UK to match those who holiday abroad each year; and improve the sector’s productivity to become one of the top
five most efficient and competitive visitor economies in the world.
Proposals include: repairing “market failure by modifying the existing, long-established Tourist Boards to become smaller,
highly focused, industry-led partnerships between tourism firms and Government. They will be funded through long-term
partnership marketing campaigns”; broadening Britain’s tourism offer by creating alternative destinations that match
London; working with the Highways Agency “to ensure that Brown Signs can be as informative as possible to road users,
whilst helping tourist destinations”; creating a “task force of senior industry figures” to cut burdensome red tape; and
increasing skills training and apprenticeships across the sector.
Yet again heritage is revealed to be a key driver in attracting visitors to Britain: “The UK only really shines on one of the
top five [criteria for visitors to choose their destination]; culture and heritage” (p 51 – the other top criteria are “the weather,
value for money, natural beauty and welcome”) - yet the document describes heritage and culture as “a relatively narrow
and potentially fragile foundation for such an important part of our economy” and implies that Government will be focusing
its efforts in other areas of the tourism sector: “we can’t rely solely on our culture and heritage to maintain Britain’s ranking
as an attractive tourist destination. Broadly, the recommendations in this policy paper are intended to strengthen our
visitor economy’s performance in the other key areas where we’re relatively weak, to ensure we maintain and improve our
position as one of the world’s best country’s to visit, no matter what” (p 51).
Click here for the full document and here for the DCMS press release. See below for details of British Tourism Week, 12 –
20 March. BBBaaaccckkk
Charges for Heritage consents?
The Heritage Alliance and some of its members have taken issue with the Department for Communities and Local
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Government (CLG) which, it appears, is actively considering introducing fees for listed building consent and conservation
area consent.
Although CLG stated clearly in the consultation Proposals for changes to planning application fees in England that the
Government was not minded to make a change (see para 22 p13) “because owners cannot opt-out of having their
building Listed or located within a Conservation Area designation, and because such designations confer burdens with
regard to preservation and maintenance that are clearly in the public interest”, pressure from Local Authorities as reported
in Update 203 has clearly caused them to revise their intention.
Replying to a letter from The Heritage Alliance, CLG Minister Bob Neill claims that 27200 listed building applications in
2009-10 cost the taxpayer approximately £11m - although it is not clear from his letter what proportion of these consents
were handled in parallel with planning permissions. He concludes: “we are currently considering how to take this matter
forward and I can assure you that the concerns you have raised have already been put forward by others, and so are
being considered as part of the process.” BBBaaaccckkk
Heritage Counts 2011: Alliance members demonstrate their outstanding social value
Long before anyone had heard of ‘Big Society’, our members were already demonstrating and contributing to the strength
of civil society in a multitude of ways - from the rehabilitation of historic buildings as community resources, to volunteer-led
projects uncovering and celebrating the fascinating stories behind our towns, landscapes, battlefields and parks for the
benefit of local communities and visitors alike.
The Heritage Alliance is excited to have the opportunity to communicate this work to a wider audience via our contribution
to the 2011 edition of Heritage Counts. A major feature of the research will be our online questionnaire Strengthening civil
society: the role of heritage, which was launched this week with the support of BOP Consulting. We hope that this survey
will reveal our members’ public value in terms of social action, community empowerment and opening up public services.
The results will also highlight the challenges currently faced by our members, and identify the support needed to enhance
further the public value of the voluntary heritage sector. A selection of our members’ diverse projects and activities will be
featured as case studies - any suggestions will be welcomed, either as part of your response to the questionnaire or by
contacting us directly to let us know about all the exciting and valuable activities you are involved in!
Our Chairman Loyd Grossman commented: “The Heritage Alliance strives to highlight the outstanding social value of our
members’ work and articulate how the voluntary heritage sector continues to strengthen civil society. By taking fifteen
minutes of your time to complete this short questionnaire you can help us to do that”.
Members have received an email from The Heritage Alliance’s HC11 research co-ordinator, Alice Brackenbury, with
details of how to access the questionnaire online. For any queries or further information please email Alice Brackenbury.
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Shaping the Future of our Heritage: Alliance members’ workshop on HLF consultation
A special workshop for members of The Heritage Alliance will take place on 28 March (2pm-5pm) to help generate the
Alliance’s response to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) consultation Shaping the Future of our Heritage. The Alliance
response is in addition to the more detailed responses many member organisations will be submitting themselves.
With its annual awards budget rising to some £300m a year, the Heritage Lottery Fund is and will be a pre-eminent source
of funding for heritage across the UK, so its Strategic Plan 2013-19 is of utmost importance. The HLF is inviting opinion
from a wide range of stakeholders through an extensive public consultation process, on what they should continue doing;
what they may need to do differently; and what new initiatives or measures could have the greatest impact. The
consultation closes on 26 April and general information, including the individual on-line questionnaire, can be found here.
This is the key moment to influence future criteria, programmes, operation and priorities. Members should check they
have received their email invitation to the workshop - for queries contact Kate Pugh.
HAVE YOUR SAY: CONSULTATION ROUND UP
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Regeneration Inquiry. A Communities and Local Government Select Committee consultation. Deadline 18 March.
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National Conservation Education and Skills Strategy. An Institute of Conservation (ICON) draft strategy, our for
consultation. Deadline: 31 March.
April
National Curriculum Review: Call for Evidence. A Department for Education consultation. The Government has
announced a review of the primary and secondary National Curriculum in England. It wants to hear your opinions and
evidence in order to start a debate about what is taught in our schools. This Call for Evidence is a way to input into the
discussion at this early stage in the process. Deadline: 14 April.
Office for National Statistics: national wellbeing consultation. The Prime Minister has asked for the nation's wellbeing to be
measured for the Government from next April. He said the findings "will open up debate about what really matters not just
in government but amongst people who influence our lives" and he included people "who shape the culture we enjoy" in
this group. The ONS has launched a public consultation which asks respondents to rate "personal and cultural activities"
alongside other factors in determining a broad national measure of wellbeing. Deadline: 15 April.
Shaping The Future: Consultation on the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Strategic Framework 2013-2019 HLF is inviting
feedback on its strategic framework for 2013-2019. It wants to hear views on what it should continue doing, what it may
need to do differently and what new initiatives could have the greatest impact. Deadline 26 April.
May
Community Right to Buy. This consultation seeks views on provisions in the Localism Bill to assist community
organisations that wish to purchase assets of community value. The consultation seeks views on how the scheme should
be delivered and what type of support and guidance should be provided. Deadline: 3 May.
Good Practice Guide for Local Listing. An English Heritage consultation seeking views on the draft guidance for local
listing. The guide is intended to encourage a transparent and consistent approach to the process of creating and
managing a local list. Deadline: 13 May.
EU consultation on the future of VAT. An opportunity has arisen to express concern about the way that VAT is levied on
the cost of maintenance and repairs to historic buildings (but not on replacement or new builds) in response to the
European Commission Green Paper: ‘Towards a simpler, more robust and efficient VAT system’. The aim of the
consultation is to launch a debate on the structure of the current VAT system, ways to make it more coherent within a
single market and to reduce the cost of compliance. Deadline: 31 May.
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Regional Growth Fund: Clegg announces second round will open in April
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced that the Regional Growth Fund’s second round will open on 12
April.
Mr Clegg also said that the amount of cash on offer in the first round of the £1.4 billion Regional Growth Fund (RGF) may
be increased, due to the large number of high quality bids the Government has received (the Department for Business,
Innovation and Skills (BIS) has so far made around £250 million available in the first round of the RGF, for which it has
received 464 bids totaling £2.7 billion).
Mr Clegg made these comments at the first official meeting of approved public-private Local Enterprise Partnerships
(LEPs) – along with Prime Minister David Cameron, Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communities Secretary Eric
Pickles – on Monday (7 March). More here. BBBaaaccckkk
British Academy cuts grant funding to the CBA
Last week the Council for British Archaeology (CBA – a member of The Alliance) received confirmation that its grant
funding from the British Academy is to be phased out over the coming five years.
This funding stream, which formed some 25 per cent of the CBA’s income in the current financial year, has been pivotal to
the work of the organisation across the UK for over fifty years. The British Academy said in its statement that the grant will
be removed by 2015-16, with a significant year-on-year decline starting in 2011-12: see the British Academy's statement
here.
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CBA President, Dr Kate Pretty CBE, said: "We deeply regret the British Academy decision to cut funding to the CBA,
particularly as this decision was not forced by reductions in its own grant from Government, but was a strategic choice by
the Academy in spite of their praise for the continuing high standard of our work." See the CBA’s full statement here.
The CBA is currently preparing a challenging new action plan to ensure that its most important priorities are taken forward
despite this withdrawal of funding. You can show your support for the CBA’s work in a variety of ways: more information
here. BBBaaaccckkk
DCMS publishes comparative admin costs for Lottery Distributors
In restoring the original lottery shares the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) stood to gain; but in the same move the
Government insisted that administration costs should be capped at five per cent - a decision that created concern that this
might limit the level of support to applicants, in particularly for the smaller grants. Furthermore, the research that the HLF
undertakes benefits the entire sector, and as such it was argued by several respondees to the consultation (including The
Heritage Alliance) that this should not be included in the ‘administrative costs’ crackdown.
The Government has now compared the grants awarded and the costs of making the grants for the Big Lottery Fund, the
Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England and Sport England in 2009 / 10 with those of other government funders and
charitable foundations. It calculated the percentages in four different ways, with markedly different operating cost ratios. It
found the HLF to be in a middling position by each method, second lowest using two methods, second highest in one and
highest in another. For the full details click here.
But what exactly does this tell us? As bloggers on Civil Society.co.uk point out: “none of these funders exist to make
grants, they exist to achieve positive social outcomes” and “lower admin costs may not necessarily mean more efficient”.
Click here for more comment. BBBaaaccckkk
Eric Pickles exhorts Local Authorities to treat VCS bodies “reasonably”
Speaking at the annual conference of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) on 1 March, Eric Pickles,
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, announced that he expects local authorities to behave
“reasonably” in the way they manage their relationship with voluntary and community groups.
This important statement from the Government fires a warning shot across the bow of local government not to make
disproportionate cuts to the vital services that the voluntary and community sector provides. The Secretary of State also
made it clear that he expects those Local Authorities that have made disproportionate cuts to the sector to reflect on their
decisions.
In his speech the Secretary of State set out three tests of reasonableness: first, that councils should not pass on
disproportionate cuts to local and voluntary groups; secondly, that they should talk to voluntary and community groups at
a very early stage about how services need to change; and thirdly, that they should have at least three months’ notice
about the need to end or alter a grant or other support. Read the full speech here. BBBaaaccckkk
Leicestershire County Council offers to be new Big Society vanguard
The headlines that Liverpool City Council made by withdrawing from the Government’s vanguard programme - saying the
scale of public spending cuts in the area made it impossible to build the Big Society - has been overtaken by the news
that Conservative-controlled Leicestershire County Council has offered to replace Liverpool as one of the Big Society
vanguard areas.
Leicestershire’s leader, Councillor David Parsons, wrote that the region had already done much work to embed the
localism agenda in recent years and last year held a number of ‘Big Conversations about Big Society’ around the county
to gauge local people’s views on the Council’s ideas for devolving more power to communities.
Cllr Parsons revealed that he had included a “growth item” of £500,000 a year in the Council’s new budget from 2011/12
to support Big Society initiatives: “It is anticipated that a significant proportion of this funding will go directly to
communities to enable them to access technical and specialist support for key projects – for example, taking over running
services, establishing social enterprises and producing neighbourhood plans”.
Click here to read David Parsons’ letter to David Cameron. BBBaaaccckkk
CLG’s new “barrier busting” initiative open for business
The Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) has established a dedicated “barrier busting” team, which
will work with anyone who highlights bureaucratic barriers to try to remove them where possible - working with other
government departments and agencies where necessary. Those barriers might take the form of rules and regulations,
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time-consuming bureaucracy, or the way central government departments work.
CLG has established an online portal, accessible here, to make it easier for people, community groups and local
authorities to submit their ideas. The aim of the Barrier Busting site is to “help you get things done for your local
community”. Each request will be given a unique reference number that will allow progress tracking, as well as a
dedicated team member. BBBaaaccckkk
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Party on the Pier kicks off British Tourism Week: 12 – 20 March
Party on the Pier will kick off the fifth annual British Tourism Week on Saturday 12 March, with simultaneous parties
hosted on seaside piers, harbours and jetties around the coast and on inland rivers, canals and lakes.
Working in partnership with the National Piers Society (a member of The Alliance) and other organisations, the organisers
of British Tourism Week have invited the owners and managers of seaside piers, harbours and jetties to host a party,
encouraging residents and tourists to visit and highlighting the importance of maintaining and restoring our piers. Find
your nearest Pier Party here. Also, Google Street View (in collaboration with VisitBritain) will be capturing new imagery of
many of Britain’s piers in celebration of British Tourism Week and Party on the Pier. Over the next few months Google will
collect imagery of the piers, which will then appear in Street View via Google Maps later this year.
Find more about what’s on during British Tourism Week, which will run from 12 – 20 March, here. BBBaaaccckkk
The Southport Group seeks comments on initial project findings
The Southport Group has launched an online video consultation to gather opinion on the initial findings of a series of
workshops held over 24-25 January 2011, which explored ways of improving the sector’s ability to deliver the
requirements of PPS5.
Responses to the consultation will inform the development of a report, to be published by the Southport Group, intended
to outline recommendations for a framework of guidance and products that would help realise the aspirations of PPS5. A
draft report will be launched prior to the Institute for Archaeologists’ (IfA) Conference in April, with the aim of enabling
further consultation at the Conference. The final report will be published later in the year. The consultation runs to 18
March and all content can be found here. Viewers can choose to watch all or just some of the workshop series, depending
on their area of interest. Comments should be emailed to southport@archaeologists.net by 18 March. BBBaaaccckkk
ALVA publishes latest visitor figures for 2010
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has published its annual visitor figures data, revealing an increase
of 0.38 per cent in its members’ visitor figures during 2010.
The visitor figures for ALVA’s member museums, galleries, heritage sites, cathedrals, gardens, zoos and leisure parks
showed that the sector held steady in a year of exceptional circumstances.
The publication also reveals the extent to which TV, film and radio exposure has helped some ALVA members have
record years. For example, after appearing in Tim Burton's film version of Alice in Wonderland the National Trust’s Antony
House saw visitor numbers quadruple from 25,000 to nearly 100,000 last summer. The British Museum topped the visitor
numbers for the fourth year running, boosted by the BBC Radio 4 series on A History of the World in 100 Objects
presented by its director Neil MacGregor.
Click here for the statistics, here for a visualisation by site and here for the mention in Heritage and Tourism Minister John
Penrose’s latest blog entry. BBBaaaccckkk
Volunteers' Week website now live
Volunteers’ Week is the annual event that celebrates the outstanding contribution to society made by millions of
volunteers across the UK. The Week plays a huge part in raising the profile of the millions of volunteering, whilst inspiring
new volunteers to get involved.
From showcasing the different volunteering roles on offer with taster sessions and team challenges with new partners, to
volunteer recruitment events, awards ceremonies and launching new volunteering campaigns - hundreds of events take
place throughout the country between 1 – 7 June.
The Volunteers' Week 2011 website is now live at www.volunteersweek.org.uk Log on to upload details of your events,
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post a thank you message to your volunteers or download a Volunteers’ Week logo to use on your own website and
newsletters. In the weeks leading up to, and throughout the Week, Volunteers’ Week will be featured on cartons of milk
from Robert Wiseman dairies. If you’d like to see your volunteers featured on a carton email photos to
communications@volunteering.org.uk BBBaaaccckkk
CABE: Green Day 2011 – training events throughout March
Launching on 6 June and running for the whole month, Green Day from CABE’s Engaging Places team aims to inspire
school pupils to learn more about sustainability and climate change, and how it relates to the buildings and spaces around
them. Teachers and practitioners can register their interest by filling in this form.
In order to help teachers and practitioners make the most of Green Day, CABE is running free training sessions
throughout March across the country. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Places will be allocated on a
first come first served basis. See ‘Events’ below for full details or click here to find out more on the Engaging Places
website. BBBaaaccckkk
Grants for conservation of manuscripts: deadline 1 April
The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (NMCT) offers grants for the conservation and preservation of manuscripts
and archives. Since 1990 its grants have helped to make previously inaccessible collections available for study and
research.
Applications for grant funding are welcomed from any record office or library, or from owners of manuscripts that are
exempt from capital taxation or owned by a charitable trust. Grants can cover conservation, binding and other
preservation measures, including digitisation. Grants are normally for no more than 50 per cent of the project cost.
The next deadline for the submission of applications is 1 April and the results will be announced in June. Applications
must be submitted on the NMCT application form, which can be downloaded here. Enquiries can be directed to Nell
Hoare by email at nmct@thetrustpartnership.co.uk BBBaaaccckkk
Restructured Museums Association announces Board members
Museums Association (MA) members have chosen seven representatives out of a possible 19 to stand on the newly
constituted board, following last month's election. Vanessa Trevelyan, director of Norfolk Museums and Archaeology
Service, will stay on as President of the MA following her election in October 2010.
New Board members are David Anderson, Director-General, Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales; David
Fleming, Director, National Museums Liverpool; Sally MacDonald, Director, University College London Museums and
Collections; Sam Mullins, Director, London Transport Museum; Isabel Churcher, Project Manager: Renaissance,
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council; Gaby Porter, Independent Consultant; and John Orna-Ornstein, Head of
London and National Programmes, British Museum. The elected members will now nominate a further four
representatives to the board on the basis of their expertise and experience. BBBaaaccckkk
Research on effects of economic climate on the UK cultural sector
Arts Quarter has published the findings of its third survey on the effects of the current economic climate on the UK cultural
sector. The survey of 440 cultural organisations highlights growing concern over the state of the sector, compared with the
two previous surveys conducted in 2009.
Findings suggest a degree of recovery, but arts organisations are less optimistic now than at the same point in 2009 about
the potential for income generation in the year ahead. Theatres are doing much better in corporate sponsorship, with
significantly slower improvement in other art forms. Looking to 2011, only 12 per cent of respondents felt that they are
likely to improve on revenues generated and 39 per cent of respondents felt that they are likely to raise less next year.
Arts Quarter’s report also includes initial findings of Hidden Wealth, a pilot research project looking to work with cultural
organisations to understand better their capacities to engage with high-net-worth individuals. This project is now
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CABE: Green Day 2011 – training events throughout March
Launching on 6 June and running for the whole month, Green Day aims to inspire school pupils to learn more about
sustainability and climate change, and how it relates to the buildings and spaces around them. Taking part is simple –
teachers and practitioners can register their interest by filling in this form.
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In order to help teachers and practitioners make the most of Green Day, CABE is running free training sessions
throughout March across the country. Places are limited and must be booked in advance. Places will be allocated on a
first come first served basis.
Dates are: Bristol (23 March, 1pm – 4pm); London (24 March, 1pm – 4pm)
Newcastle (24 March, 1pm – 4pm); Birmingham (25 March, 9am – 12pm); Kent (28 March, 9am – 12pm); Nottingham (29
March, 1pm – 4pm); Sussex (30 March, 9am – 12pm); and Kirklees (30 March, 1pm – 4pm). For full venue information
and to find out more, click here.
‘A Victorian Masterpiece’: Restoration of All Saints Church, 2 April, London
A talk entitled ‘A Victorian Masterpiece: Restorations of William Butterfield’s All Saints’ will be given by Colin Kerr, RIBA,
supervisor of the restoration project. The illustrated afternoon event will take place at 2.30pm on Saturday 2 April at All
Saints, 7 Margaret Street, London W1W 8JG. Tickets are £10, including a glass of wine. To book a ticket, send a cheque
payable to All Saints PCC Restoration Appeal to All Saints, 7 Margaret Street, London W1W 8JG enclosing a SAE.
Historic Towns Forum: Tourism, The Heritage Economy & LEPs: 14 April, London
In conjunction with Bircham Dyson Bell and Responsible Tourism, HTF will be organising a tourism event around the
heritage economy, and how this is likely to be affected by the National Tourism Strategy, Local Enterprise Partnerships
and tourism opportunities. Among the keynote speakers will be James Berresford from VisitEngland. Details will be
available shortly. Register your interest here.
UK APT: Buildings at Risk and the Big Society - 15 April, Lincoln
A free one-day seminar on tackling historic buildings at risk in the East Midlands, this event will take place on 15 April at
St. Mary's Guildhall, Lincoln.
Ideal for conservation officers, civic societies, building preservation trusts and other charities, funders, architects,
surveyors and anyone with an interest in restoring historic buildings, this seminar - organised by the UK Association of
Preservation Trusts (UK APT) - will explore opportunities to involve third sector organisations in viable and successful
restoration projects.
The seminar runs from 10.00 to 15.45 including lunch and is free-of-charge, but advance booking is essential as numbers
are limited. To register and receive full programme details, please email davidanderikathomas@btinternet.com or ring
01543 410229
IfA 2011 Conference: 13 – 15 April
The theme of the Institute for Archaeologists (IfA) 2011 Conference in Reading is ‘Understanding significance as the key
to assessing, managing and explaining the historic environment’. The conference will offer a stream of topical lectures
updating delegates on current issues, policy and best practice, and new techniques and developments in the profession.
In parallel there will be practical training workshops developing skills and understanding in a range of subjects and
new techniques. Both the lectures and workshops will provide CPD opportunities for all practitioners in the sector.
Spaces are filling up fast. An early booking rate applies until 21 March – to book and to find out more click here.
The Ironbridge Institute: Practical Workshops, April - September
The Ironbridge Institute offers a summer programme of practical hands-on workshops as CPD or entry into a postgraduate Diploma or Masters degree in Historic Environment Conservation. The use of lime, conservation of stone, metal,
reinforced concrete and timber are some of the topics covered. Please contact h.devlin@bham.ac.uk / 01952 435969 for
further details or click here.
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HONORARY / VOLUNTARY POSITIONS
The Battlefields Trust: Treasurer CLOSING SOON
The Battlefields Trust is a registered charity protecting and promoting British battlefield heritage. The Trust is urgently
seeking a Treasurer - this is an Honorary post, and would carry with it being appointed a Trustee of the Trust. The Trust is
looking for someone with suitable financial experience and a general interest in heritage, but no detailed knowledge of
British military history is required. Full information about the Trust and its work can be found here. For further information
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please contact Peter Burley, National Coordinator: peterburley@btinternet.com.
The Heritage Alliance: Project Co-ordinator (voluntary), Places of Worship project
The Heritage Alliance is seeking a volunteer to work one or two days a week on the Places of Worship @ The Heritage
Alliance project, which serves all those who work and care for historic places of worship of all faiths in the UK. The Project
Coordinator will write and publish the quarterly e-newsletter POW WOW; organise the members’ annual meeting; work
with the Heritage Lottery Fund to set up joint seminars on good practice; continue the fundraising initiatives that have
already been started; organise quarterly Steering Group meetings; and support and advise our members.
The project needs a person who has excellent communication skills, a strong interest in the sector, is enthusiastic, is good
at working in a team but also self sufficient, and is happy to organise their own time and workload. The Project
Coordinator needs to be available one or two days a week, able to start in April and living within travelling distance of The
Heritage Alliance’s office in Westminster.
The opportunity will be for a period of six months. To apply please send a CV and supporting statement (not more than
half an A4 page) to Deborah Jarman, Places of Worship Development Officer at
placesofworship@theheritagealliance.org.uk by Monday 21 March. Interviews will be held in London in late March or early
April.
SALARIED POSITIONS
The Churches Conservation Trust: Director for Income Generation
The CCT is looking for an outstanding individual to set and drive its income generation strategy. A proven business leader
with demonstrable experience in revenue generation through commercial and voluntary sources, the postholder will meet
demanding revenue targets and drive a programme of cultural and practical change within the Trust.
The successful candidate will be a dynamic individual with energy and ambition, who has an awareness of the
opportunities and constraints of working with historic community buildings and an understanding of the role of volunteers
and communities in income generation. For further information or to apply contact Rose Hall at Wild Search on
cct@wildsearch.org Closing date is 28 March. Salary is £41,692 – £52,870 + benefits.
English Heritage: Archaeologist (Maritime), Portsmouth
English Heritage is looking for an Archaeologist, for six months, to take forward casework relating to the physical
management of the 46 Designated Wreck Sites in England’s waters; and any new sites protected under the Protection of
Wrecks Act 1973. In addition, the Archaeologist will assist with the delivery of UK-wide duties in relation to that Act
transferred to English Heritage from the Department of Culture, Media & Sport.
The post will be based at Fort Cumberland, Portsmouth. The closing date is 28 March. Salary is £25,618 - £29, 651. Click
here for the full job description or to apply.
English Heritage: Advice and Grants Team Leader, York
English Heritage is looking for someone with great people skills and a passion for heritage to manage the delivery of its
grants, statutory advice and enabling work in West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and former Humberside. This role will take
the lead in facilitating sustainable changes to historic places and securing the preservation and enhancement of heritage
assets by managing English Heritage’s investments through the work of the team. The postholder will also have their own
caseload dependent on skills and experience.
The closing date is 30 March. Salary is £35,500-£39,000 including team leader allowance. Interviews will be held on 12
and 13 April. To find out more and apply, click here.
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