The following are links that have been personally useful to me, or with which I personally or HAL has some connection. Some are self-explanatory; others have additional notes.

Elizabeth Halls

Berkeley Castle
One of the most outstanding of the stately homes of England

Joust
The largest mediaeval festival in the country

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment See last Berkeley Castle diary entry on this website

English Symphony Orchestra
West-midlands based orchestra with an international reputation, particularly for English music repertoire

Bochmann Quartet
Midlands based quartet, involvement in other ensembles

Fine Arts Brass
One of the finest small brass ensembles in the country

Royal Schools of Needlework
Needlework restoration and education

Neasom Fine Art
The work of artist Norman Neasom, which depicts the English landscape and townscape and its inhabitants over nearly a century

NADFAS (National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies)
Specialist volunteers, education, arts projects for young people

The Scriptorium
excellent information on all things mediaeval

Historic Houses Association
Represents the majority of historic houses in the country open to the public

National Trust
Landowner and preservation trust for historic properties

National Trust Scotland

English Heritage
Government-funded organisation with responsibility for preservation of the built environment

CADW (The built environment, Wales)

SAVE Britain's Heritage

 

net-results
HAL's partnership IT and web solutions company

Euphonix
Top of the range acoustic solutions for sound mixing in all situations

MPC Associates Limited
Marketing and Management Consultants

The Lower Nupend Gallery (Gallery of Modern Art)

Disability Discrimination Act

Business Link
A must-see site for small businesses. Training links and information on current business issues

The Guardian Unlimited
Superb business and finance information

Country Land and Business Association

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

Sotheby's

VisitBritain
The English Tourist Board visitor website

VisitScotland

The Film Council
All aspects of filming in the UK

Wales Tourist Board

DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Government: general website

The Arts Council

Department for Culture Media and Sport

The Countryside Agency

Gorilla conservation projects in Uganda
(The name of this charity and its website is "Conservation Through Public Health". Not the snappiest of titles, but these are major conservation projects in an area containing half of the world's remaining mountain gorilla populations. Well worth a study.)

 

 
 

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