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- IHBC’s FREE Pre-Conference CPD webinar series for #IHBCReading2024 School continues: ‘Reading Abbey Revealed’ (10/5), Munstead Wood (16/05) & Reading’s changes (24/05) 07/05/2024
- Reserve your place at IHBC’s 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: Place and building care across 4 days, from £30+VAT for Virtual Day School 07/05/2024
- IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards & more – from free pre-conference Reading School webinars, to retrofit (Quaker), regen (Bishop Auckland), BNG & more 07/05/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Technology’ Competence signpost: Government harnesses AI to improve public project delivery 07/05/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ reminder: ALL HESPR members’ staff get IHBC member rate at #IHBCReading2024 Virtual School, 14 June, only £30+VAT 07/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Housing plans unveiled for King’s Arms Hotel in Irvine 07/05/2024
- HE updates on Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act Regulations 07/05/2024
- UK Government saves six vital community spaces from closure in Wales 07/05/2024
- Housing Made for Everyone (HoME) coalition seeks cure for ‘shortage of accessible and adaptable homes’ 07/05/2024
- RTPI supports Government’s drive to deliver more homes on brownfield land 07/05/2024
- RAAC discovered in 18 Scottish universities and colleges 07/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: 50 years of Australia’s ‘Victorian Heritage Register’ 1974-2024 07/05/2024
- IHBC’s 2024 AGM concludes with overwhelming support for ‘next steps’ in petition for charter exploration: ‘Preparing a Memorandum for the Privy Council Office’ 03/05/2024
- Reserve your place at IHBC’s 2024 School #IHBCReading2024: ‘Place and building care’ across 4 days, from £30+VAT for Virtual Day School 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s Chair welcomes Carole Souter CBE as THA’s new Chair of Trustees 03/05/2024
- Your guidance for #IHBCReading2024 School CPD focus, including ‘Legislation & Policy’ + ‘Finance & Economics’, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s volunteering spotlight: AHF seeks up to three new Trustees, including Chair of Audit and Risk Committee, to 31 May 03/05/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £400K+ works this week: Heritage estate body seeks Landscape Architect for woodland landscape, to 24/05 03/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A New Future For Dover’s Historic Roman Painted House 03/05/2024
- £14.8million awarded by HLF to projects forging the future of industrial past across the UK 03/05/2024
- Government on ‘Partnerships for People and Place’: Offering guidance for ‘officials in place-based policymaking’ 03/05/2024
- AHF on new grants to transform Historic High Streets in England 03/05/2024
- Check out THA’s Carbon Literacy Training Courses & dates 03/05/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: European citizens support religious heritage 03/05/2024
- Another FREE pre-conference #IHBCReading2024 School webinar: ‘Caring for buildings through effective enforcement’ (03/05, from 1.00pm) and with more to come 30/04/2024
Daily Archives: 22/05/2020
IHBC’s new Context out now! ‘Damp’ all over the place… from ‘rethinking retrofit’ to ‘assessing moisture’ and ‘curated decay’, with a bow to IHBC’s 2022 School, planned for Aberdeen!
The latest issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context is now out, covering a wide range of feature issues – including an Aberdeen case study repair from 2022 IHBC School Committee lead, Douglas Campbell – but focussed on one of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 67: In lockdown, Ecclesiastical launches new guidance for temporarily closed and unoccupied buildings
Specialist insurer Ecclesiastical has published new guidance on managing risks and protecting temporarily closed and unoccupied heritage buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 68: A Framework for post-COVID-19 recovery for towns and cities
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 69: RIBA on ‘Rethink: 2025’… Design for life after Covid-19, and win £5K, closing 12 June
When we emerge from the coronavirus pandemic a new sort of design will be needed, and how would you design the new world we will find ourselves in, asks the RIBA, as it announces ‘Rethink: 2025’, while you could win … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 70: UAH on COVID-19 Heritage Sector Guidance for Northern Ireland
Ulster Architectural Heritage(UAH) has compiled a list of sources of information for the heritage sector, and those interested in heritage in Northern Ireland in relation to Coronavirus Covid-19.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 71: Government unlocks £150M from dormant accounts in pandemic response
England’s Culture Secretary has accelerated release of funding in further boost for charities and social enterprises across the country. image: Open government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £4.3M+ costed works: NI seeks team for public realm works, closing 19 June, valued £1.9M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage of London Trust’s ‘Proud Places’ success helps London’s children re-engage with community after lockdown
London children who have been cooped up at home will be able to discover the historic buildings on their doorstep when lockdown is over, as a successful £300k bid by Heritage of London Trust – Proud Places –allows a scheme … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Demolition plans for GII LBs in St. Joseph’s orphange in Preston move a step closer
The site of the former St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Preston city centre looks set to be partially demolished for housing, writes The Lancashire Post as plans have been recommended for approval which would see several of the Grade II-listed buildings … Continue reading
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Historic Ribblehead viaduct threatens to collapse
The Grade II Ribblehead viaduct structure has developed dangerous defects that are causing masonry to plunge off the edge, reports The Daily Mail, while new proposals include restitching the viaduct’s 24 arches, inserting anchors and repairing rainwater systems. image: Michael … Continue reading
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Georgian Group announces new chairman and deferred AGM
The Georgian Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Paul Zisman as its Chairman Designate, succeeding to the present Chairman, Christopher Boyle QC after The Group’s deferred 2020 Annual General Meeting.
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Sculpture of Turing would ruin college’s character says heritage organisation
Historic England, the organisation responsible for protecting the country’s heritage, has said that a proposed 12-foot steel sculpture dedicated to the memory of gay World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing would ruin the ‘existing character’ of King’s College, Cambridge.
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Athens hotel ordered to demolish top floors blocking Acropolis view
A battle over the right to enjoy uninterrupted views of the Acropolis has resulted in a five-star hotel being ordered to demolish its top two floors, in a landmark ruling hailed by residents of Athens, with campaigners ‘overjoyed’ at a … Continue reading
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