LINKS

The following are links to very useful organisations, particularly in the field of heritage management; you may find this a useful page to keep bookmarked. Others are organisations with which Heritage Arts & Leisure or Elizabeth Halls personally has some connection. Some are self-explanatory; others have additional notes.

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

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

Neasom Fine Art
The work of artist Norman Neasom, which depicts the English landscape and townscape and its inhabitants over nearly a century (Website created and managed by HAL Services)

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

The Scriptorium
excellent information on all things mediaeval

Sotheby's

VisitBritain
The English Tourist Board visitor website

VisitScotland

Wales Tourist Board

 

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

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HAL's partnership IT and web solutions company

MPC Associates Limited
Marketing and Management Consultants (website created and managed by Elizabeth Halls)

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

Country Land and Business Association

Natural England

Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings

 

The Slow Food Movement
Promoting sustainable practice in food biodiversity, education and food communities. If you are interested in quality, good, clean, fair food, this is for you.

Concern Universal
Herefordshire charity fighting global poverty. Particularly impressive is their Gambia is Good project improving sustainable food chain supply for the tourism industry there.

Heritage Lottery Fund

The Film Council
All aspects of filming in the UK

The Government: general website

DEFRA (Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Arts Council

Department for Culture Media and Sport

Disability Discrimination Act

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.)