Monthly Archives: July 2010

Speakers have been announced  for the first day of the international joint conference on heritage investment, ‘Investing in the Past – Funding Heritage Projects, Global and Local’, to take place in Glasgow on 18-20 November 2010, with speakers to include: … Continue reading →

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee is today launching a new inquiry into the funding of the Arts and Heritage; closing date Thursday 2 September. The Committee is inviting written submissions and requesting views on the following issues: – What … Continue reading →

On 26 July 2010 Defra published a discussion paper ‘An invitation to shape the Nature of England’ inviting all comments and submissions from anyone with an interest in the Natural Environment White Paper. Our natural environment underpins our economic prosperity, … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced confirmed funding for four projects in Scotland, Wales and England: Sir Walter Scott’s home, ‘Abbotsford’, in the Borders; Newbridge Memorial Hall in Caerphilly; a Tudor dwelling house known as ‘The Walronds’ in Devon; … Continue reading →

A new Friends scheme has been launched by Planning Aid for Scotland (PAS), that gives members a range of benefits to help them on their journey through the planning maze, and anyone can join the scheme. For £25 a year … Continue reading →

Angela Brady has been elected the next President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession. Angela will become President Elect on 1 September 2010 and will take over the two-year … Continue reading →

The conversion of a granary in West Sussex into staff or guest accommodation has been allowed after an Inspector found that it would not harm its historic integrity. The granary stood in the curtilage of a former miller’s house near … Continue reading →

Housing Minister Grant Shapps announced that the government will set up a community energy fund which will be used to pay for district heating and renewable energy schemes. Developers would pay into the fund as a way of meeting their … Continue reading →

A number of our public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined, including MLA, UK Film Council & merging of sports bodies, as DCMS also looks at English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund, … Continue reading →

Transcript (extract) of a speech by the Prime Minister on the Big Society, 19 July 2010. ‘… So we need to turn government completely on its head.  The rule of this government should be this: If it unleashes community engagement … Continue reading →

Owen Luder’s iconic brutalist structure makes way for £150m Tesco regeneration scheme. The demolition of a multi-storey car park in Gateshead made famous by the 1970s gangster film has started. Bulldozers moved on to the Trinity Square site, which featured … Continue reading →

EH launches an on-line application form for designation. This is the first time that applications to list, schedule or register a heritage asset can be submitted to English Heritage in one form and on-line. It is envisaged that subsequently the … Continue reading →

English Heritage’s Annual Report and Accounts  2009/10 was laid before Parliament yesterday. The Annual Report and Accounts includes highlights of English Heritage’s major achievements of 2009/10. These are presented under the six aims of our strategy, Making the Past Part … Continue reading →

Annual statistics of the number of objects of treasure and portable antiquities in England and Wales in 2008 produced by the British Museum on behalf of DCMS were released on 23 July 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the … Continue reading →

The Marine Conservation Zone Project (MCZ Project) is a partnership project seeking public input to help identify potential Marine Conservation Zones. MCZ Project will work with people who use the sea for their livelihood or leisure to identify potential new … Continue reading →

CABE has published its annual report for the year to the end of March 2010. This covers performance in areas including housing, education; public space; and sustainability. CABE met or exceeded every one of its targets last year. CABE’s design … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government has launched a consultation into the future of planning system, Resourcing a High Quality Planning System. The consultation looks specifically at two areas – fees associated with planning applications and resourcing at local authorities and other government … Continue reading →

This new initiative is the pilot for an annual Award scheme to celebrate Heritage Alliance’s members and to demonstrate the energy and achievements of heritage volunteers. The Award, which is open to Alliance member organisations and their members, should showcase … Continue reading →

In April 2009 English Heritage was designated by Government as a provider of Official Statistics. Two products produced by English Heritage were defined as official statistics, ‘Heritage at Risk’ and ‘listed buildings’. As a designated provider of official statistics we … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has called for ‘proper resourcing’ for historic environment services in Local Authorities in its response to the Department for Culture Media and Sport’s recently published Structural Reform Plan (SRP), the key tool of the coalition government … Continue reading →

The Planning Officers Society has risen to the challenge laid down by the new Government and submitted suggestions to cut excessive red tape in national and local government. In its letter to Eric Pickles the Society said “We welcome the … Continue reading →

Derry/Londonderry is celebrating as it becomes the UK’s first ever city of culture. Derry/Londonderry beat three other finalists, Birmingham,  Norwich, and Sheffield, to the title. Its passion and commitment to culture, its strong cultural programme and support from communities across … Continue reading →

The Milton Keynes shopping centre has, on 16 July, been listed, at Grade II, by Tourism and Heritage Minister John Penrose, while requests to overturn two earlier listing decisions – for Coventry Market and the Castle House Co-op in Sheffield … Continue reading →

David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and Science, has announced a review of the Design Council. The Minister and the Design Council Chair, Lord Bichard have invited Martin Temple, Chairman of the 600 group, to lead the review. It … Continue reading →

The first Congress for Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) will take place on Thursday 2 September 2010 at the Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, with Fiona Hyslop, Minister for Culture and External Affairs, addressing the delegates and an innovative … Continue reading →