Source: The heritage Alliance Heritage Update 250
With funding from English Heritage, the Joint Committee of
the National Amenity Societies’ (JCNAS) - which includes several Alliance
members - has today launched a new Heritage Help advice portal, bringing
together for the first time the expertise offered by heritage organisations and
offering support on saving and caring for historic assets.
The free information service is aimed at local history
groups and town and parish councils facing new responsibilities for the care of
their historic environment under the recent Localism Act 2011, as well as
individual owners of historic properties. The site will include advice on
everything from the designation of historic structures or sites to working with
listed buildings and conservation areas, applying for grants and forming local
groups.
Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Communications and the
Creative Industries, welcomed the news, saying "Heritage Help is good
news. It brings together all that [specialised] knowledge, making it more
accessible to local groups caring for their local historic environment and I
wish it every success in the future."
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