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Issue 254 - Friday 10 May 2013
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The Alliance is delighted to announce the second in its
new series of public heritage debates to examine some
of the more controversial issues we face in caring for
the huge range of historic assets we have in this
country.
Registration is now open for the Alliance's new Debate
'Heritage & Television - Who Profits More?' to be held
from 6:30pm on 12 June at the Merchant Adventurer's
Hall in York.
Building on the extremely popular 'Heritage &
Tourism - Who Needs Whom?' held in Cambridge last
October, this York Debate will be chaired by Alliance
Chairman Loyd Grossman and will feature Dr Anna
Whitelock, Director of the Centre for Public History,
Heritage and Engagement with the Past at Royal
Holloway; John Goodall, Architectural Editor of
Country Life and Ed Taylor, Executive Producer at
ITV Studios.
Generously sponsored by Ecclesiastical and held in
partnership with the Centre for Conservation Studies,
Department of Archaeology, York University, the
event is free of charge but tickets are limited, so book
now. For more details please click here and to register
email events@theheritagealliance.org.uk.
Gove attacks 'Mr Men' history teaching
Education Secretary Michael Gove launched a
blistering attack on some current methods of teaching
history, citing a "culture of excuses and low
expectations" in schools.
Particular criticism was reserved for an iGCSE
revision tool wherein students illustrate the rise of
Hitler in the form of a Mr Men story. Russell Tarr,
author of the revision tool in question, accused Mr
Gove of "academic snobbery".
This is the latest in the ongoing debate concerning the
proposed new history curriculum, with many
academics and teachers arguing that the changes will
create a curriculum that is "little more than a list of
dates".
The Alliance has responded to the Department for
Education's consultation on the measures, voicing
concerns from across the sector that changes will
marginalise history, damaging young people's
understanding of heritage.
To see the speech in full, please click here.
The Queen's Speech 2013
There were few surprises and little concerning the
historic environment in this year's Queen's Speech. The
Government's focus on supporting the private sector
and strengthening the economy continued, with a
commitment to improving national infrastructure.
After the Department for Education's consultation,
mention was also made of the proposed changes to the
National Curriculum and alterations to the exam
system.
Legislation will also be introduced to enable the
building of the HS2 railway line, including a 'hybrid
bill' to secure planning permission for the route which
will be brought in before the end of 2013.
For a full text of the speech, please click here.
Scotland's strategy for the historic
environment
Scotland's first-ever overarching strategy concerning
the management of the historic environment has been
unveiled for consultation by Scottish Culture Secretary
Fiona Hyslop.
The new comprehensive document will seek to take
into account not just the management and protection of
the historic environment, but also its promotion - along
with its social and cultural impact.
The consultation also asks for reactions to the merging
of Historic Scotland and the Royal Commission on the
Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. This
will become a new Non-Departmental Public Body to
lead and support the delivery of the strategy, drawing
on the strengths, skills and experience in both
organisations.
For more information and to see the consultation
documents, please click here.
Taller telecoms equipment mooted
Telecoms antennae could be extended to up to 20 feet
high under new proposals aimed at speeding up the
rollout of high-speed 4G mobile broadband.
Increases on the current permitted development height
limit could see antennae on existing buildings grow
from four to six metres in height, while existing masts
could increase in height from 15 metres up to 20
metres and in width by up to a third subject to prior
approval from the local authority.
A technical consultation has been launched, sponsored
by the Department for Communities and Local
Government and the Department for Culture, Media
and Sport. The deadline for submissions is 14 June.
Sector reacts to Culture Secretary's call for
evidence
After Culture Secretary Maria Miller used her first
major policy speech to call on the cultural sector to put
forward an 'economic argument', Arts Council England
has released a 113-page dossier detailing the
contribution arts and culture to the national economy.
According to the report, compiled by the Centre for
Economic and Business Research, arts and culture
receive less than 0.1% of total Government spending
but contribute 0.4% of total UK gross domestic
product. Moreover, culture attracts and estimated
£856million in tourism spending annually.
Alliance member RESCUE, while welcoming the
Secretary of State's commitment to 'fighting culture's
corner', pointed to shrinking Government support for
the heritage sector under both this and the previous
administration.
The speech also attracted criticism from Sir Nicholas
Hytner, outgoing Director of the National Theatre, who
pointed to subsidised success stories like Skyfall and
War Horse as projects that would have struggled
without public money. Playwright and novelist Bonnie
Greer dismissed the concept of private giving replacing
public subsidy in an article for the Huffington Post,
pointing to the conservatism of comparable American
institutions.
However, Director of Arts & Business Philip Spedding
argued that a partnership with business could be the
most effective means of survivial.
Nominations open for Heritage Alliance
Heroes Awards
Nominations are now open for the third annual
Heritage Alliance Heroes Awards.
Presented every December at the Alliance's Heritage
Day and sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance, the
Heroes Awards recognise oustanding volunteer effort
in heritage organisations. Last year's winner was Paul
Griffiths of the Monastery of St Francis and Gorton
Trust for his 'Return of the Saints' project. Special
mention went to Norman Tulip, Chief Engineer of the
historic SS Shieldhall on the Solent.
Please send your recommendations to Sam Bradley
headed 'Heritage Alliance Heroes'.
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NEWS
The Alliance would like to thank all Update
subscribers – both from member
organisations and individuals – for their
support.
For those wishing to become individual supporters of
the Alliance and help our efforts to protect the nation’s
historic environment, please contact Sam Bradley or
Kate Pugh.
Think tank says Government is "making red
tape thicker"
Right-leaning think tank the Centre for Policy Studies,
founded by Margaret Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph in
the 1970s, has criticised the Government's efforts to
simplify the planning system.
In a new report the CPS argues that - rather than
pruning the rules managing planning - the Government
introduced 278 new regulations in the first half of 2011
alone.
The report also says that the agenda around planning
reform is dominated by 'special interest groups' including the Campaign for the Protection of Rural
England, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
and the National Trust.
For more details, please click here.
Nick Boles on NIMBYs
Planning Minister Nick Boles has extended an olive
branch to opponents of the National Planning Policy
Framework, asking them to have 'constructive rows'
with officials instead.
In an interview with the Telegraph, he admitted that
the Government would never 'defeat NIMBYism' and
instead asked that campaigners channel their energies
into engaging with the system and guiding policy.
Speaking in Poundbury, the Prince of Wales’ model
village in Dorset , he said ‘What we want to do is
persuade people who might currently put all their
energy into objecting into taking part in neighbourhood
planning processes, commenting on local plans, getting
involved in a design review process, actually
articulating what they want from new development accepting that we all need the new development
because we all have kids or nieces or nephews or
people we know who desperately need places to live.’
National Trust Chairman Sir Simon Jenkins was
singled out for particular criticism, describing his
suggestion that that people born in the countryside
should have “no right” to expect to be able to buy an
affordable house near to where they were born
"ludicrous" and "inhumane".
"Huge" public engagement with Cultural
Olympiad
A report from Liverpool University mapping the
impact of the four-year Cultural Olympiad has shown
that millions of people across the country enjoyed
activites associated with the festival - including the
Alliance's own Discovering Places project.
By September of 2012, up to 29% of the populace had
heard of the Olympiad - with that number rising to
40% in London. The report said the size of the
Olympiad audience - including participants and
volunteers - was estimated at 43.4 million, with an
additional 204.4 million reached through broadcasts
and online viewings.
It also showed that 19% of the population and 84% of
London 2012 Festival attendees believed the festival
made a "positive contribution" to the games.
To see the full report, please click here.
£68 million from the HLF
Six major projects across the UK have secured an
enormous £68 million in initial funding from the
Heritage Lottery Fund.
A brewery in Redruth, the 12th-century home of a
collection of religious paintings and the home of
British motor racing are among the recipients.
Alexandra Palace in north London and HMS Caroline,
the last surviving ship from the Battle of Jutland, have
also secured initial support and development funding.
For more details, please click here.
DCMS - new tourism strategy
Culture Secretary Maria Miller has unveiled a new
tourism strategy aimed at attracting forty million
overseas visitors to the UK by 2020.
In a speech to the tourism sector Ms Miller emphasised
the industry's central role in the Government's
economic strategy, pointing to the £115 billion it
contributed to the UK economy every year.
VisitBritain have produced specific market strategies
for the USA, Brazil, China, India, France, Germany
and the Gulf region and have announced a two-year, £2
million partnership with airline Emirates to promote
the UK overseas.
For more information and a full text of the speech,
please click here.
Communities say 'yes' to neighbourhood-led
planning
Residents in Exeter and Oxfordshire have voted for
community-led housebuilding under Government plans
to allow locals greater say over the shops, amenities
and housing in their area. St James in Exeter, Thame
and Upper Eden are the only three Neighbourhood
Plans approved by referendum so far.
Thame in Oxfordshire approved 773 new houses,
linked to the core of the market town by new
pedestrian, public transport and cycle routes. St James
in Exeter - the first urban area to carry out such a
referendum - approved changes to their streetscape
with an emphasis on sustainable development and
supporting the local economy.
Communities Minister Don Foster welcomed the news,
saying "We are giving power back to people locally
and hundreds of communities across the country are
now having a say in the future of the places where they
live and work."
For more information, please click here.
Roundup - Enterprise and Regulatory
Reform Bill
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (ERR) Bill
received Royal Assent on 26 April, enshrining in law
changes to the ways in which heritage is protected in
the UK.
New measures aimed at making the planning system
simpler and more effective include the introduction of
Listed Building Consent Orders and Certificates of
Lawful Works to listed buildings, as well as
Certificates of Immunity from listing to be able to be
sought at any time.
For more information, see English Heritage's
explanation of the new raft of regulation here.
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ALSO THIS FORTNIGHT
Heritage Angel Awards - deadline extended
Nominations will now be open until 19 May for the
English Heritage Angel Awards, sponsored by the
Telegraph and the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation.
Applications are welcomed from private owners who
have turned neglected buildings into treasured homes,
commercial organisations and companies which have
perhaps restored historic industrial buildings,
volunteers who have saved a local landmark for the
community and craftsmen and women who have
employed exceptional skills on a rescue.
All applicants will automatically be entered into a prize
draw to win a free holiday at an English Heritage
cottage. And the first 50 people to apply will receive a
free copy of “Men from the Ministry”, a new book by
Simon Thurley to be published in May describing how
Britain saved its heritage.
For more information and to enter, please click here.
Call for contributions - EDUCCKATE.
University College London’s Centre for Applied
Archaeology (UCL-CAA), part of the Institute of
Archaeology, has just launched a Cultural and Creative
University Business pilot project in collaboration with
universities across Europe.
EDUCCKATE – EDUcation Cultural & Creative
Knowledge Alliance for Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs is looking for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurs (not
exclusively from the cultural heritage sector) to answer
a survey on their experience of mentoring new entrants
in to the job market.
Under the scheme, 15 UCL students in creative and
cultural majors will be teamed with mentors across a
variety of different businesses, including creative and
cultural-oriented SMEs.
Conservation of Historic Buildings Essentials
Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford are running
an integrated series of four Wednesday afternoon
sessions addressing the major challenges involved in
effective conservation and adaptation
29th May - Overview and Legislation
5th June - Materials
10th July - Design and Adaptation
17th July - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
The sessions provide a thorough grounding and
insights for architects and designers, construction
managers, wider specialists and historic building
owners.
The sessions will be led by recognised experts, Dr
Alan Coday and Andrew Claiborne, using materials
from the University’s respected Conservation of
Buildings MSc.
For more information, please click here or email Series
Director Lewis Herbert.
Historic Chapels Trust - Invitation to
Tender
Two Conservation Accredited Architects or Surveyors
are required by the Historic Chapels Trust for chapels,
one in Halesworth (Suffolk) and the other in Grittleton
(Wiltshire). For the Brief, tender details and closing
date please email Nicola Westbury, HCT’s Consultant
Architect.
HLF - Invitation to Tender
In accordance with Cabinet Office guidance, HLF
publishes information on invitations to tender and
contracts over £10,000, and transactions over £25,000.
The latest is a brief for a research project State of the
UK’s Public Parks Report. Details can be found here.
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HAVE YOUR SAY
June
DCMS/DCLG Mobile connectivity in England:
technical consultation. Deadline 14 June.
Law Commission Consultation on conservation
covenants. Deadline 21 June.
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EVENTS
2013
3/17th May: The Victorian Society's 'Saving the
Century' exhibition, Lichfield Cathedral.
May 11: Roman Catholic churches of the West End of
London - a walking tour.
13/17th May: An Introduction to the SPAB
conservation approach: Repair of Old Buildings
course. SPAB, London.
15 May: BEN Annual Conference, Luther King
Centre, Rusholme, Manchester. Please click for a
programme and a booking form.
16 May: Environmentalists Networking Evening,
hosted by Bristol & Region Archaeological Services
and the Institute of Environmental Management and
Assessment, Bristol.
16 May: Cathedral Quarter - Hope for the Urban
Landscape: Perspectives from Architecture, Theology
and Ecology, Blackburn Cathedral
23 May: Annual Historic Churches Committees'
Conference, Durham and Ushaw
30 May: The Heritage Industry Revisited - a talk by
Professor Robert Hewison. University of Leicester.
4 June: Traditional Architecture Group Seminar,
Milton Rooms, Malton, North Yorkshire.
4 June: Policing the Past, Protecting the Future,
Rewley House, Oxford
5 June: Professor Maurice Davies inaugural lecture,
Nottingham Trent University. This is a ticketed event.
6 and 7 June: ‘Ice Age Art and Landscape’:
ICOMOS-UK Summer Meeting at Creswell Crags, in
collaboration with the Creswell Heritage Trust
7 June: The Traditional Paint Forum Annual
Conference, The Museum of the Order of St. John,
Clerkenwell, London
11 June: Theatre Trust annual conference, Thriving
Theatres, St James Theatre, London
13 June: Sculptor Sandy Stoddart talks at Kensal
Green Cemetery
21 June: ICOMOS 'Heritage Tourism and
Conservation - Who Benefits? Who Pays?', Brighton.
29-31 October: Sustaining the Impact of UK Science
and Heritage Research, Queen Elizabeth II Conference
Centre, London
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SITUATIONS VACANT
“We had a great response to our advert placed with
The Heritage Alliance and we are certain we will
have no difficulty in recruiting the necessary
qualified conservators”
Karen Clarke, New Zealand Arctic Heritage Trust
To advertise your vacancies in Heritage Update, email
Sam Bradley.
SALARIED VACANCIES
The Heritage Alliance - Office
Manager/Bookkeeper
The Heritage Alliance is looking for a part time Office
manager / Bookkeeper for its small friendly office
based in the heart of Westminster.
This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-growing
heritage charity. The successful candidate will be
expected to work two days a week to run an office of 3
staff. This will cover office management and
administration, bookkeeping on QuickBooks and
QuickBooks payroll administration. The position
holder will also manage the office IT (small server),
office equipment and supplies, helping with day to day
queries. They will also be pivotal in maintaining
contact databases and managing membership
subscriptions.
The position is part-time with a salary of £22,840 pa
(pro rata £9136). Deadline for applications is 22nd
May 2013. For more details and to apply, please click
here.
Heritage Lottery Fund - Personnel Officer
The Heritage Lottery Fund is recruiting for a
permanent Personnel Officer based in their London
office. This is a generalist role with a focus on
employee relations and performance and absence
management work as well as payroll administration
work. It is essential that the successful candidate is
fully CIPD qualified with the ability to demonstrate a
commitment to continual professional and personal
development.
It is also essential to be able to demonstrate significant
experience of employee relations and performance and
absence management casework along with the ability
to demonstrate attention to detail; an organised and
methodical approach to their work and excellent
written and oral communciation skills at all times.
As an equal opportunities employer the personnel team
lead on the HLF's corporate objective to enhance
diversity and equality in the workforce and the
successful candidate will need to demonstrate their
commitment and understanding of this.
The job is full-time and based in London, with a salary
of between £24,361 - £27,480 and a market
supplement of £2,500 for the right candidate. Deadline
for applications is 15 May 2013. For more information
and to apply, please click here.
English Heritage West Midlands - Technical
Manager
English Heritage are looking for a self-motivated
individual open to the challenges of working within a
large, complex organisation. The post will be
responsible for assisting the Conservation Maintenance
Manager in the successful delivery of planned
maintenance projects and the monitoring of cyclical
and reactive maintenance within the historic estate
encompassed by the West Region.
Candidates should be members of a relevant
professional body, eg. RIBA, RICS, CIOB, or have
extensive experience in dealing with the resolution of
day-to-day technical issues. Experience of contract
management and up to date knowledge of current
statutory regulations including CDM Regulations,
Building Regulations and Health and Safety statute is
also essential.
Candidates should also have excellent IT skills and the
ability to embrace new systems and working methods,
as well as being able to work unsupervised and
demonstrate a creative approach to problem solving.
The job is full-time and based in Birmingham, with a
salary of £30,000 p.a. depending on experience.
Deadline for applications is 24 May 2013. For more
information and to apply, please click here.
Spirit in Stone: The Lindisfarne Legacy Project Coordinator
Inspired North East is looking for a resourceful, wellorganised and experienced Project Coordinator (parttime role) to help deliver an ambitious programme of
heritage activities particularly involving children and
older people around eight clusters of historic churches
in the North East of England.
The role requires working with volunteers to deliver
arts and heritage events over an 18 month period. An
interest in the built and cultural Christian heritage of
the North East is highly desirable. The role will
involve travel and some evening and weekend
working.
Spirit in Stone are looking to engage someone on a
freelance consultancy contract worth circa £10,000 for
an estimated 80 days work spread over 18 months.
Deadline for applications is 16 May 2013. For more
details and to apply, please click here.
The Arkwright Society - General Manager
The Arkwright Society is seeking an energetic and
enthusiastic General Manager to direct all operational
aspects of its activities in support of the organisation’s
business strategies, in particular providing project
support to the Cromford Mills Masterplan including
the “Creative Cluster”.
The successful candidate will have experience of
general management and management of services,
possess excellent planning and logistic skills,
understand financial data, have a broad understanding
of the tourism/heritage/property sector and be able to
work under pressure.
The position is full-time and based at Cromford Mill in
Derbyshire with a salary of £30,000. Deadline for
applications is 21 May 2013. For more details and to
apply, please click here.
The Arkwright Society - Education Officer
The Arkwright Society are seeking a full-time
Education Officer to develop and implement all
aspects of education at Cromford Mills and establish
the site as a recognised centre for heritage learning.
Candidates should have a recognised teaching
qualification, a minimum of 3 years teaching
experience and knowledge of heritage education and
interpretation.
The post is full-time and based at Cromford Mill in
Derbyshire with a salary of £25,000.00 p.a. Deadline
for applications is 31 May 2013. For more details and
to apply, please click here.
The Arkwright Society - Volunteer
Coordinator
The Arkwright Society are seeking an energetic fulltime Volunteer Co-ordinator to recruit and establish a
professionally managed volunteer service at Cromford
Mills.
Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years
experience in volunteer management, possess strong
interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and
motivate.
The post is full-time and based at Cromford Mills in
Derbyshire, with a salary of £25,000.00 p.a. Deadline
for applications is 31 May 2013. For more details and
to apply, please click here.
Historic Chapels Trust - Freelance
Fundraiser
A freelance fundraiser with an impressive track is
sought by the Historic Chapels Trust. If you can help
the Trust develop powerful cases for support for the
regeneration of historic places of worship no longer in
use by their congregations, and negotiate major
philanthropic grants for them, they would like to hear
from you.
All the Trust's chapels and churches are significant
historic buildings but what communities do in them
today is as important as conserving them. The Trust is
based in London with projects spread across England
and this contract assumes remote working.
Please email for details: director@hct.org.uk
UNSALARIED VACANCIES
War Memorials Trust
War Memorials Trust, the charity working to conserve
war memorials across the UK, is looking for volunteers
to support its Conservation Team: a condition survey
volunteer and a support volunteer for the Conservation
Officer in Scotland. Both roles are based in the Trust’s
London office, near Victoria Station.
The condition survey volunteer will prioritise the
surveys received from memorial custodians and the
public. The support volunteer will make information
about Scottish war memorials held at the London
office available to the Conservation Officer in
Scotland. Both roles will also involve contributing to
War Memorials Online and researching the history of
memorials for listing applications.
These roles offer the opportunity to help the
preservation of the UK’s unique war memorial
heritage, to learn about the conservation of a vast
diversity of historic structures and contribute to the
commemoration of the First World War centenary.
For more details, click here or contact Nancy Treves.
Icon - Internships and Placements
Icon, the Institute of Conservation is pleased to
announce twelve new internships of 12 months
beginning in October 2013, eight of which are funded
by HLF and the remaining for by PZ Conservation,
National Trust for Scotland (Bute), Fitzwilliam
Museum – Cambridge and Historic Royal Palaces –
London.
Subjects include Medieval manuscripts conservation,
Ceramic and Glass, Preventive Conservation, Books
and Archive materials, Time based media, Digital
Preservation and Textiles. Applicants must be able to
demonstrate eligibility to live and work in the UK for
the duration of this placement.
Deadline for applications starts 2 June 2013. For more
information and to apply, please click here.
Church of England - Cathedral and Church
Buildings Work Experience
The Cathedral and Church Buildings (CCB) Division
team are offering two students or recent graduates the
opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team of
experts advising on the conservation and adaptation of
ecclesiastical buildings.
Those placed in this work experience scheme are given
a unique opportunity to gain an understanding of how
the Church of England cares for its 16,000 churches
and 42 cathedrals, 12,500 of which have listed status.
The Division are looking for hard working and
enthusiastic individuals who are willing to take a
hands-on approach to a range of duties within the
Division. In return candidates will be introduced to the
different strands of the Divisions work and have the
opportunity to shadow staff on casework and in other
meetings. Candidates should ideally be able to commit
to a period of 8 weeks over the summer but a shorter
placement may also be possible.
Those wishing to apply should submit a CV with a
covering letter explaining their interest in the position
by Friday 24 May 2013. The position is based in
Church House, Westminster, London. For more
information please contact Diana Coulter.
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