The AIM Sustainability Grant Scheme, supported through the generosity of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, is now open for applications. The scheme is intended to help medium and smaller sized AIM members to improve their medium and long term sustainability. To be eligible, museums must have an annual turnover of less than £300,000 or fewer than…

The next BRICK workshop will take place at the historic Brymbo Ironworks near Wrexham. The day will focus on topics relating to governance, procurement and project management, all of which are essential to the proper planning for reusing heritage sites. The session will also feature presentations on a range of heritage regeneration projects, all at…

The Charles Hayward Foundation is a grant-making charitable trust making awards to charities that registered in the UK. Under their main grants programme, funding for heritage and conservation is available for the following projects: Purchase of land or reclamation of recently purchased land to be used for nature reserves where these will be maintained in…

The Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Community Support Scheme offers large and small grants to charities registered in England and Wales that are working in the areas of financial hardship, health and disability, education and employability, and social exclusion and disadvantage. Large grants of more than £5,000 are awarded to charities with an annual turnover of more…

The Charity Commission has recently launched an accounts templates pack for small charitable companies to help trustees of charitable companies with an income of under £500,000 to prepare their accounts. These are the result of a close partnership between Companies House and the Charity Commission to ensure that the templates reflect the regulatory requirements, current…

Museums and Galleries Tax Relief came into effect at the start of April and applies to touring and non-touring exhibitions effective from 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2022. Arts Council England have posted a very useful FAQ page on their website relating to this which will be updated as more information becomes available and…

The Association for Independent Museums’ AIM Hallmarks Awards Scheme is now open for applications. These awards offer grants of between £5,000 and £15,00 to help AIM member museums and heritage sites in England and Wales to improve the way they work. More information and details of how to apply can be found here Deadline for…

The National Heritage Training Group are running a two-day course aimed at contractors working on traditional buildings. It will consider: How to repair and maintain traditional buildings Relevant legislation and guidance Traditional materials and methods Maintaining safe working practices Registration with the CITB Cskills Awards for AWD053 is included in the course fee and participants…

The 27th BRICK workshop, will focus on governance, project management as it relates to the project objectives of groups involved in heritage regeneration, and using and understanding your Quantity Surveyor. These relevant topics are part of the Prince’s Regeneration Trust’s efforts to help with ensuring a sustainable future for historic buildings and sites. The workshop…

This year’s Tyne and Wear Heritage Forum Annual Conference will be a celebration of the industrial and social heritage of Tyne and Wear and the wider region and will feature: Lessons from the ongoing community projects supported by the Forum Presentations of best practice for local heritage groups Various workshops on themes such as heritage…