After a very tense last week of negotiations, I am delighted that we were able to reach an agreement on this year’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
Ben Greener, Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) Historic Environment Advisor, explains how Lottery money is boosting local economies through reviving long-forgotten historic buildings.
I’m writing this at the beginning of Commonwealth Week. This year’s theme is ‘Team Commonwealth’ and, as you know, the Commonwealth Games this year are taking place in Glasgow where the theme will have a special resonance. There’s no Team GB, of course, but all four of the home nations will be fielding teams and…
Tomorrow is International Women’s Day (IWD). The 103rd time it has been marked, in fact, or possibly the 106th. There are conflicting accounts of what constituted the first one, or where it took place for that matter. But whether you go along with those who favour Chicago in 1908 or New York three years later…
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