‘Money is not the barrier’: Bursaries for top notch conservation CPD, from finance to law, at IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and essential learning & CPD, at the interfaces of finance and law.

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IHBC SW Branch ‘Cob & Earth Day’ bookings now open: Reed Hall, Exeter University, 21 March, blended & from £25 (no VAT)

IHBC members and networks are invited to ‘explore the technology behind these amazing buildings’ with online and in-person options to the South West (SW) Branch’s own special ‘Cob & Earth Day’, on 21 March, from 10.ooam – 5.00pm, with prices from £25.

NB: Virtual bookings close at 7pm.

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IHBC’s FREE webinar – ‘Six simple steps to social media’: An introduction to social media platforms online on 27/03, 5pm – plus tips on how to promote #IHBCReading2024

Find out why social media is a useful tool in helping to raise awareness of the IHBC and its operations and in encouraging engagement with branch members, colleagues and others in the sector and beyond.

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IHBC’s 2024 AGM UPATE – Register now: From 5.30pm & Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, for 6.00pm AGM and ‘next steps’ Petition for Charter Resolution, for ALL member categories, with ‘proxy’ voting open & encouraged!

The IHBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 will take place online from 5.30pm (for 6.00pm start) on 30 April 2024, with Dr Robyn Pender opening the programme, exclusively for IHBC members in ANY membership category.

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IHBC’s HESPR Alert news review: Director’s sample selection from November 2023

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members ‘News and Tender Alerts, but after a quiet week, the IHBC Director offers an occasional sample news listing to looks back on news from last November.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Roadmap to revive Swindon’s iconic Mechanics Institute put before Council’s Cabinet

A roadmap which sets out how one of Swindon’s most famous buildings could be brought back into use was discussed by Swindon Borough Council’s Cabinet in February, the Council reports.

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HES: Surveying and Analysing Connections between Properties in Care and the British Empire, c.1600–1997

A research report has been issued that explores the extent and character of relationships between the properties in the care of the Scottish Ministers and the British Empire, after being commissioned by HES and carried out by a team of researchers from the University of Glasgow.

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RIBA publishes ‘no-nonsense’ guide to professional indemnity insurance, exclusively for members

Exclusively available to Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Members, the RIBA’s new guide explains terminology and outlines how insurance works, how to buy good quality insurance, and the importance of being risk-aware.

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South Staffs: £21,000 returned to public purse after court order-led sale of house with unclear title resolved

More than £21,000 owed to the South Staffordshire taxpayer has been recovered after an eyesore house which lay empty for 17 years was sold.

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CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant: Engaging new audiences with ‘place-based storytelling’ through 3D

CyArk’s Heritage Amplified Grant will provide recipients with an opportunity to amplify place-based stories of cultural heritage through the development of a web-based 3D virtual experience.

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Scottish Historic Buildings Trust appoints new director

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT), the charity dedicated to regenerating significant historic buildings across Scotland, has appointed Dr Samuel Gallacher as Director.

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Rare sliding canal bridge in the UK gets a major update

A moveable rail bridge over the Stainforth and Keadby Canal in the Midlands in England has been completely overhauled.

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IHBC’s 2024 AGM UPATE – Register now: From 5.30pm & Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, for 6.00pm AGM and ‘next steps’ Petition for Charter Resolution, for ALL member categories, with ‘proxy’ voting open & encouraged!

The IHBC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 will take place online from 5.30pm (for 6.00pm start) on 30 April 2024, with Dr Robyn Pender opening the programme, exclusively for IHBC members in ANY membership category.

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‘Money is not the barrier’: Bursaries for top notch conservation CPD, from finance to law, at IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’

Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and essential learning & CPD, at the interfaces of finance and law.

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IHBC’s new CPD Circular, out since 01/03: Easy access to training, awards & more – from Branch AGMS & events (Cob & Earth; HSHAZs & Dundee), & networks too

IHBC’s CPD Circular for March has been issued, offering low-cost training and upskilling opportunities to help guide on all IHBC-networked and notable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and more.

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IHBC’s FREE webinar – ‘Six simple steps to social media’: An introduction to social media platforms online on 27/03, 5pm – plus tips on how to promote #IHBCReading2024

Find out why social media is a useful tool in helping to raise awareness of the IHBC and its operations and in encouraging engagement with branch members, colleagues and others in the sector and beyond.

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IHBC SW Branch ‘Cob & Earth Day’, Reed Hall, Exeter University, 21 March, blended & from £25 (no VAT)

IHBC members and networks are invited to ‘explore the technology behind these amazing buildings’ with online and in-person options to the South West (SW) Branch’s own special ‘Cob & Earth Day’, on 21 March, from 10.00am – 5.00pm, with prices from £25.

NB: In-person bookings close at the end of today 15/03 with virtual bookings available until Tuesday 19/03

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: BCIS outlook for the construction industry 2024

personBuilding Cost Information Service (BCIS) has published its outlook for the construction industry for 2024.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hundreds leave homes in Aberdeen after Raac concrete discovery

Hundreds of people are being moved out of their homes in Aberdeen after structural engineers found they contained collapse-risk concrete, reports The National.

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‘No turning back’ says RIBA report: 41% of architects now using AI

A new RIBA AI report includes the findings of a survey asking architects how they are using and plan to use AI, which reveals that 41% of UK architects are already using AI on at least the occasional project.

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DLUHC and RTPI work to tackle shortage of planning enforcement officers in councils

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has supported the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) in addressing the critical shortage of Planning Enforcement Officers across councils nationwide.

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Pathways to Planning: information for councils

The Local Government Association (LGA) ‘Pathways to Planning’ aims to widen the pool of graduates entering planning roles in local authorities, as the scheme offers an exciting opportunity for councils and graduates alike.

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Purcell and Harlow Consulting undertaking major research for DCMS – online survey now closed

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has commissioned a major research project to understand the scale and nature of the UK’s cultural infrastructure maintenance needs, with the online survey now closed.

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Logs the length of a double decker bus, harvested by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) now used to build a full-scale log house

The house is now being constructed by Bedrock Buildings and erection on site is expected to begin in the early summer, on a plot of land in the village of Tomich…The finished house will use a total of 55, massive, 100-year-old Douglas Fir logs.

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IHBC’s 2023 Student Award winners & prizes out, with more to come at #IHBCReading2024, as guest judge’s top award goes to Thomas Goodwin (Oxford Brookes), with Highly Commended (x2) and Booth-Bird all offered cash School places

logoThe winners of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2023, overseen by guest judge John Fidler – a founder member of the IHBC’s predecessor, the Association of Conservation Officers, and first editor of Context, and now retired from his international consultancy – with all winners offered free places at the IHBC’s Annual School in Reading 12-15 June – #IHBCReading2024, on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’ – in addition to cash prizes, up to £500.

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