Daily Archives: 08/10/2011

Following assurances from the Prime Minister that the planning system should continue to serve the public interest by balancing social and environmental benefits with those of the economy, the National Trust has set out our positive vision including the top … Continue reading →

The Heritage Crafts Association (HCA) has announce that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has pledged funding to develop a piece of research into the state of heritage craft skills, with the closing date 6pm on 17 October. … Continue reading →

An application for listed status for a scaffolding structure at the gateway to the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site has been rejected by the Government on the advice of English Heritage.   Campaigners fighting moves by Basildon Council to evict … Continue reading →

The Tourist Boards of Stratford, Bath, Carlisle, Chester, York and Oxford have collaborated to produce a joint website highlighting the cities’ heritage and culture to holiday-makers.   The Heritage Cities site is designed to showcase the cities’ heritage offers and … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH) has issued the Historic Environment Commissions Report for 2007-10, IMPACT, which for first time covers projects funded under the Historic Environment Enabling Programme (HEEP) and the Aggregate Levy Sustainability fund (ALSF).   EH is also reminding stakeholders … Continue reading →

The Archaeology Forum (TAF) has written to Greg Clarke to alert him to the impact of current cutbacks in local authority historic environment archaeology services.   The letter from TAF states: ‘As you will be aware, the Archaeology Forum is … Continue reading →

Richard McCarthy, director-general for neighbourhoods at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for eight years, and the senior civil servant in charge of delivering the Government’s Localism Bill is quitting Whitehall to join Capita Symonds, the private sector … Continue reading →

  The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) in a funding partnership with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), have issued a joint call for outline proposals for two large research grants in the area of community engagement and … Continue reading →

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) and Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) are seeking to recruit trustees and committee members with closing dates of 17 and 31 October respectively.   Four trustees are sought to join the NHMF/HLF Board, and HLF … Continue reading →