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- First ‘priority CPD’ guidance out for #IHBCReading2024 School, globally accessible from only £30+VAT: ‘Management’ Competences -‘Legislation & Policy’, ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Canal and River Trust on ‘Our impact: transforming places, enriching lives’ 23/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 23/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: ALL HESPR member staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT (Code required) 23/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Controversial demolition of closed Museum of London and office block expected 23/04/2024
- Intangible Cultural Heritage: UK becomes the 183rd State to join UNESCO’s Convention 23/04/2024
- HES: New Report on Connections Between Properties in Care and the British Empire 23/04/2024
- 10 New Design Code Pathfinder areas selected 23/04/2024
- BEFS Policy Map for Scotland’s Existing Built Environment Policy Overview Map, Spring 2024 23/04/2024
- Budget boost for farmers and environment with extension to Agricultural Property Relief 23/04/2024
- ADF announces its 2024 brief: ‘Rethinking Home-Adapt and Reuse’ 23/04/2024
- IHBC’s next OPEN & FREE ‘Management’ CPD Pre-School webinars for #IHBCReading2024 School theme, ‘Place & Building Care…’: ‘Enforcement’ (03/05) and ‘Munstead Wood’ estate (16/05) 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ signpost: ICE advice for engineers to close the gender pay gap following on RAE research 19/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 19/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 19/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 19/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £112K+ works this week: Heritage team seeks engineering services for canal restoration, £70K, to 10/05 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Claim – Torbay’s planning rules are being flouted due to lack of enforcement 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Proposals for £65m University Centre Blackpool set for decision 19/04/2024
- Copenhagen and Paris mayors discuss lessons learned after fires wreck landmarks 19/04/2024
- Joint statement on England’s Natural and Historic Environment published by NE, HE and Lottery: ‘Integrating the Management of the Natural and Historic Environment’ 19/04/2024
- Architects etc. – Professional Practical Experience Commission – Call for evidence, to 24/04 19/04/2024
- Office for Place Update: Free Places at 2024 Design Code Schools for LPA officers 19/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024, closing 30/04. 19/04/2024
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IHBC welcomes formal signing by IHBC Chair and ICOMOS-UK President of new MOU, securing ‘closer ties and cooperation’
The IHBC has welcomed the formal signing of its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ICOMOS-UK, as a structured agreement focussed on establishing ‘closer ties and cooperation between these two organisations in the field of heritage conservation’.
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Missed #IHBCReading2024 School webinar on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038…’, co-hosted by Fit for the Future? Just catch it free on IHBC’s Youtube channel…
If you missed IHBC’s Technical Panel lead John Edwards on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038 in Retrofitting non-domestic Heritage and Traditional Buildings’ – our free ‘pre-school’ CPD webinar supporting IHBC’s Reading School 2024, co-hosted by School partner Fit for the Future … Continue reading
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New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’
A new closing date of 30 April has been announced for the two IHBC 2024 Marsh Awards – for ‘civic contributions by retired members’, and for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’ – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading
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‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next 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 … Continue reading
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IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04
IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has reminded voting members to complete proxy voting forms – SHORT or LONG as suits – as back-up arrangements for voting at our 2024 AGM on 30 April, while reminding all to register in advance for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station’
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features Building on the ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’, for #IHBCReading2024 too: Go for £9.5M revamp of Brutalist Reading Hexagon Theatre
Reading Borough Council has given the green light to £9.5 million plans by Haworth Tompkins to overhaul its Brutalist 1977 Hexagon theatre. image for illustration: Graham Horn / The Hexagon Commons Wiki
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Activists occupy house set for demolition by ‘not-for-profit’ housing association
Housing and climate campaigners occupied a house in south-east London in protest against its planned demolition and the ‘crime’ of leaving empty homes boarded up amid a housing crisis, reports The Morning Star. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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CIC: Government must make up for lost time with an improved plan for healthier, climate resilient homes and buildings
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has responded to the Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultations, calling on government to accelerate the futureproofing and decarbonisation of our homes.
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York Minster receives generous donation towards new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management
York Minster is delighted to announce the exceptionally generous support of the Garfield Weston Foundation towards its new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost
Every part of England will receive funding through the latest round of the Cultural Investment Fund, Government writes. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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APPAG Inquiry on Archaeology and Metal-detecting in England launched
The All Party Parliamentary Archaeology Group (APPAG) has launched a call for evidence on Archaeology and metal–detecting welcoming written submissions by deadline of 30 April 2024.
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UK Heritage Pulse Panel 2024: Survey spotlights budget pressures etc
In January 2024, 162 UK Heritage Pulse panel members responded to a survey which asked whether their organisation is currently experiencing costs or budget pressures. image for illustration
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IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04
IHBC’s Chair David McDonald has reminded voting members to complete proxy voting forms – SHORT or LONG as suits – as back-up arrangements for voting at our 2024 AGM on 30 April, while reminding all to register in advance for … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes SE Branch #IHBCReading2024 Bursary call (closing 17 April), complementing SE Branch Day School CPD on ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’, Canterbury, 26/04 (from £35)
Alongside the South East (SE) Branch’s 2024 Day School and AGM (26 April), in Canterbury, on World Heritage Site policy, finance and related matters, the Branch is also offering its own Annual School Bursary for the IHBC’s 2024 School (12/15 … Continue reading
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New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’
A new closing date of 30 April has been announced for the two IHBC 2024 Marsh Awards – for ‘civic contributions by retired members’, and for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’ – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: HSTF Annual Research Study 2024 – Place Partnerships
The High Streets Task Force (HSTF) has published it’s ‘Annual Research Study on Place Partnerships 2024’. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £170K+ works this week: National heritage body seeks agency for branding project, to £80K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a national heritage body for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Poltimore House fire met with heartbreak and ‘deep sense of loss’
It is not known how much of Poltimore House can be saved following a devastating fire, though the charitable trust has pledged to save what they can of the building, reports DevonLive. image for illustration
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Crooked House owners appeal against order to rebuild historic pub
The Crooked House wonky pub was demolished days after a devastating fire and now the owners have lodged an appeal against an order to rebuild it, reports Birmingham Live. image for illustration: By Peter Broster – Crooked House, Dudley CC … Continue reading
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Scottish Government issues guidance on Chief Planning Officers: Head of Profession, Professional Adviser, & more
New guidance issued by the Scottish Government to be taken into consideration by local authorities when appointing the role of Chief Planning Officer, offers clarity on the role and responsibilities and how it contributes to the wider aims of the … Continue reading
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England consults on accelerated planning system, ‘10 weeks and fee refunds’ for major commercial applications, to 01/05
A consultation on a new accelerated Planning service for major commercial applications in England has been launched, proposing decision times in 10 weeks and fee refund if not met, closing 01/05. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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‘Still a significant burden’: RIBA responds to reduced ARB accreditation fee
RIBA has responded to the Architects Registration Board’s (ARB) changes to its new annual fee for UK architecture schools to accredit their courses. image for illustration
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SAVE and Architects’ Journal launch ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street site with ‘re:store’
SAVE and The Architects’ Journal are launching a new ideas competition for alternative uses and the wider revitalisation of the M&S Oxford Street building and its surroundings in London’s West End, with re:store! image for illustration: Gary Rogers / Marks and Spencer – Commons … Continue reading
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QEST announces Heritage Craft Sustainability Awards: Deadline 24/05
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) has announced a Sustainability Award with two £1,000 prizes (Heritage Crafts and the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) with a deadline for entries of Friday 24 May 2024. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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