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28 Jan 2015
Lay Trustees Should Protect Themselves Against Claims
Lay Trustees Should Protect Themselves Against Claims

Agreeing to become a Trustee is not dissimilar to a marriage contract and perhaps rather like a marriage should not ‘be entered into in-advisedly or lightly but reverently, discreetly, advisedly and soberly’. While it may be easier to walk away from a trusteeship the consequences of making a mistake are serious and you could face...

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04 Dec 2014
'Flood Re' Proposals Amount to Another Ill-Conceived Property Tax
‘Flood Re’ Proposals Amount to Another Ill-Conceived Property Tax

H-Band Property Owners Will Subsidise New UK Flood Insurance Scheme But Won’t Benefit From It If proposals circulating within Westminster become law by next summer all house insurance policies will be subject to an annual levy, which is designed to assist owners of property in flood risk areas. The new ‘Flood Re’ scheme would be...

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04 Oct 2014
Making the Most of Your Collection – Museums Seminar

  Making the Most of your Collection, the Museums Seminar, which we held in Cambridge at Trinity Hall College, in conjunction with Bonhams and Ecclesiastical Insurance, gave museum professionals from both the independent and government sector the opportunity to hear about the experiences of other curators. In addition Arts Council England gave their perspective on Accreditation, De-accessioning and...

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09 Sep 2014
Museums Seminar Trinity Hall Cambridge

Speakers – Making the Most of Your Collection Museum of London Curator, Hazel Forsyth, is just one of a number of key speakers at our Museums Seminar in Cambridge which comes up on 2 October. You can see a short video about the Museums of London’s ground-breaking exhibition, the Cheapside Hoard, and learn more about...

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05 Sep 2014
More Local Authority Museums Revert to Trust Status

Robust Indemnity An Essential Requirement For Trustees The Museums Association have reported that government funding cuts are leading to more local government museums opting for trust status. Geraldine Kendall, writing in the May edition of the Museum’s Journal says ‘Trust status has come to represent a lifeline for struggling museums…’, she argues that there are...

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11 Feb 2014
Will McPhail Wild About Winning Cartoon Trust Award

Will McPhail was the deserving winner of the Cartoon Trusts’ Under 30 Cartoonist of the Year Award 2013. An established wildlife artist, who lives in Lancashire, Will has also managed to carve out a very successful career as a satirical cartoonist, using his sense of humour and draftsmanship to great effect with several successful commissions...

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04 Feb 2014
Budget Pressures Likely to Increase for Museums and Galleries in 2014

Private Sector Services can help Control Expenditure and Protect against Risk The Collections Trust reports that the approach of the 2015 Government Election is likely to see further reductions in culture budgets, in spite of the fact that our museums, galleries and cultural centres provide one of the greatest draws to foreign visitors and a central...

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06 Dec 2013
Winter Storms and Trees - How to Protect Your Property
Winter Storms and Trees – How to Protect Your Property

As many parts of the UK experience further disruption and damaging winds, trees become a serious consideration for property owners. If you have mature trees on you land you should be aware that it is your responsibility to ensure that the trees are safe- the Occupiers Liability Act 1954/1980 states that the occupier of the...

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07 Oct 2013
2013 Castleacre GWCT East Anglian Grey Partridge Award Scooped by Conservation Farm

2013 Castleacre GWCT East Anglian Grey Partridge Award is Scooped by Robert Law’s Conservation Grade Farm in Royston Robert Law, who has made his name with a number of wildlife conservation projects at Thrift Farm, in Royston, has now landed another trophy, this time the Castleacre GWCT Grey Partridge Award. He joins a number of...

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05 Sep 2013
Muli-talented, Lawrence Lamborn, wins the Cartoon Trust’s Under 30 Cartoonist Award 2012

Lawrence  Lamborn (Loz) is a freelance cartoonist and doodler who divides his time between his family home in Brittany, France, and the city of Cambridge. In 2012 he won the Cartoon Trust’s Under 30 Cartoonist of the Year Award, sponsored by Castleacre Insurance and we commissioned him to come up with an exciting insurance cartoon – not always...

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