Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Victorian Society is calling on people across the country to nominate Victorian or Edwardian buildings at risk in their local area. Buildings that have been nominated in previous years have included pubs, swimming baths, stately homes, former workhouses, many … Continue reading →

London HCA chief suggests local authorities short on funds to refurbish council homes should knock them down and rebuild instead. The London chief of the Homes and Communities Agency has advised local authorities that have lost out on funding for … Continue reading →

From 1st August, logging on to www.civictrustwales.org/ehd will give access to the Open Doors programme where hundreds of heritage sites have registered to take part in Wales’ largest volunteer event in the heritage sector. Supported by Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s … Continue reading →

Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office, said today: “The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has met one but missed two of its targets to increase the number of people from underrepresented groups who visit heritage sites in … Continue reading →

The HCA has set out its commitment to community engagement, and how it will utilise its Single Conversation business model to empower communities. This in turn will create places where people want to live and work – the Agency’s key … Continue reading →

A revised Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) has been launched by Scottish Ministers, superseding the edition published at the Planning Summit in October last year. An Annex of the new document lists all the changes made since that edition. The … Continue reading →