Daily Archives: 10/06/2020

IHBC Chair calls for feedback on pandemic pressures and priorities as the lockdown eases

As IHBC trustees start planning for beyond the COVID-19 lockdown, IHBC Chair David McDonald has renewed calls for IHBC member and network feedback on pressures and priorities, now with a simple feedback loop: just email the IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly … Continue reading

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IHBC trustees confirm re-scheduling of 2020 AGM to December 3, London

With the postponement of the IHBC’s 2020 Annual School planned for Brighton, the AGM also is postponed, and trustees have now agreed formally that it will now take place on 3 December, linked to our next planned Council+, at the … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: BD reports that ‘Colin Wilson’s other library is listed’

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 members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doostep’: £1.3M to help revitalise Dunstable, as council secures transparency using IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service!

Dunstable has one of 69 high streets in England set to be revitalised by a share of a £95m cash injection, reports Dunstable Today, while the council has advertised with on the IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’service to ensure transparency for funders.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 89: 86% of construction sites now open across England and Wales

86% of infrastructure and construction sites in England and Wales are now open, according to figures from trade body Build UK. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 90: The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is now changing

Guidance has been updated with information about how the UK-wide Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is changing, including giving more security to individuals whose livelihoods are adversely affected by coronavirus.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 91: Coronavirus compulsory purchase guidance from MHCLG

In response to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), England’s Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published guidance for acquiring authorities on compulsory purchase matters.

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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 92: Lords considers Covid-19 impact on museums and galleries

Members of the Lords asked the government what steps it was taking to support museums, galleries, and historic buildings open to the public that are affected by the restrictions in place to address the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday 21 May. … Continue reading

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The role of evaluation and research in arts, cultural and heritage organisations

A new survey of ‘the role of evaluation and research in arts, cultural and heritage organisations’, run by by the Centre for Cultural Value in Leeds, is open until Sunday 14 June. 

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European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards 2020 announced

The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the winners of the 2020 European Heritage Awards/Europa Nostra Awards, funded by the EU’s Creative Europe programme. image: Europa Nostra © 2020

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RICS: DRS Conflict Avoidance Pledge

Leading professional bodies for construction and engineering have joined together to help the industry reduce the costs of conflict, and deliver major infrastructure and property development projects on time and on budget. The Conflict Avoidance Pledge is driving behaviour change … Continue reading

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DfT backtracks on 5-year guarantee in new street works code

The Government has published a new version of the statutory code of practice for street works, and quietly backtracked on initial plans to increase the guarantee on road openings from two to five years. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Parisians angry as trees in famous cinema’s Japanese garden cut down

Property magnate Charles Cohen’s €8m renovation of La Pagode cinema in Paris with its celebrated Japanese garden has been branded a ‘massacre’.

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