Monthly Archives: February 2017

There has been a severe fire at Grade II listed Church of the Ascension in Salford which police believe may have been started deliberately as the church, in Lower Broughton, which had recently undergone a £250,000 restoration, was almost completely destroyed … Continue reading →

Historic England has said it is ‘deeply concerned’ about proposals to build a pair of bronze-clad skyscrapers in central Manchester and will officially object to the Make-designed scheme, according to press reports.

The Building Our Industrial Strategy Green Paper, published by Government in January, includes the heritage sector as part of the creative industries, one of five specific sector deals announced in a consultation closing on 17 April.

Lord’s has become the first cricket ground in the country to run on 100% renewable energy, as new figures reveal the increasing disruption to cricket caused by extreme weather patterns linked to climate change.

A Commons Library briefing paper considers the issue of memorial (headstone) safety and actions to address the risk of accidents caused by unstable memorials in cemeteries in England and Wales.

A Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on the ‘Appraisal of Sustainability: Draft Airports National Policy Statement…’ has just been launched which explores the heritage impacts of proposed developments at Heathrow.

Matt Hancock Minister of State for Digital and Culture, announced on 17 January last that grants totalling £4 million were awarded to improve displays and facilities at museums and galleries across England.

The Bill would introduce the necessary legislation to enable the UK to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and accede to its two Protocols.

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published a series of growth deals in the Northern Powerhouse which are set up to help fund local enterprise partnerships for projects that benefit the local area and economy.

A number of handbooks have been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) offering guidance on grant funding for projects in England, and focus on jobs and growth in the rural economy while also offering heritage … Continue reading →

The University of Birmingham is developing ‘Heritage Virtual Reality’ to help people see or revisit what life was in the past, according to the BBC.

This event will be organized by the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on Cultural heritage on 20 and 21 February next at KIKIRPA Parc du Cinquantenaire 1, B1000, Brussels, Belgium.

According to a report on 16 January in the Belfast Telegraph, the building at St Peter’s Cathedral in west Belfast has been recommended by the Department of Communities for B1 listing, just one category below the top tier A, which … Continue reading →

Apprenticeship funding is changing in spring 2017 through the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in April and a new simplified funding model in May, and the University College of Estate Management explain the changes.

English Heritage (EH) is facing a High Court battle over plans to dig underneath a medieval tower to add a visitor centre, according to reports in The Telegraph and The Guardian, as independent city councillor Johnny Hayes – lead in … Continue reading →

The National Trust (NT) has announced plans to bring the fire-ravaged Palladian mansion back to life – in the charity’s biggest conservation project in a generation.

The Transform Foundation is offering the grants to cover areas such as strategy, design, build, content strategy and training.

The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) is offering three bursaries to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend the Spring Conference, ti take place at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire from 11 to … Continue reading →

The EU Commission has launched a call under the Horizon 2020 Programme for submissions on governance models for adaptive re-use of cultural heritage facing functional redundancy, with a deadline of 7 March 2017, 17.00 Brussels time.

The Allchurches Trust has announced grants totalling more than £13 million from its most recent funding round, and invited more local churches and charities to bid for Allchurches’ support.