Daily Archives: 04/08/2020

IHBC marks passing of David Lovie, Past President and leading light on our first constitution

The IHBC is sad to announce the death of our Past President David Lovie, a distinguished conservation professional and IHBC volunteer who, in 1997, led on drafting the founding constitution of the Institute as a professional body, charity, and lead … Continue reading

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IHBC’s new ToolBox Guidance note on ‘Dill’ Supreme Court judgement: ‘When is a listed building not a listed building…’

The IHBC’s latest Toolbox Guidance Note, drafted in consultation with the Institute’s Legal Panel, reviews the recent Supreme Court conclusions in Dill v Secretary of State… [2020], answering ‘When is a listed building not a listed building?’ with:‘…when it has … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Global Construction Review on Getty ‘Preserving the Modern’

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 features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 10 eyesore Glasgow buildings that deserve the bulldozer treatment

10 eyesore Glasgow buildings deserve the bulldozer treatment according to Glasgow Live’s followers.

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Cadw announces phased reopening of Wales’s major heritage sites: Entry begins August

In early July Cadw successfully reopened 43 of its unstaffed, free-entry monuments and on 18 July, the historic environment service has revealed a phased reopening plan for selected staffed sites in its care, including some of Wales’s most iconic historical … Continue reading

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Scotland’s ‘vital’ £4M support for museums and galleries’

A new funding stream for the independent museums sector to help bolster resilience following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been announced by Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop.

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Nominate your heritage ‘lockdown legends’ for a National Lottery Award, by 19 August

The National Lottery is searching for the UK’s lockdown legends as part of this year’s National Lottery Awards with nomonations closing 19 August.

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Environment Study Centre launches on-line qualification in ‘Energy Efficiency for Traditional Buildings’

Welsh company, The Environment Study Centre (ESC) has launched its new on-line course for professionals wanting to gain a qualification in dealing with the retrofitting of older and traditional buildings. image: ESC website

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Report on Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS Sectors published

Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee says the Covid-19 crisis presents biggest threat to UK’s cultural infrastructure, institutions and workforce in a generation.

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Scotland’s ‘interactive’ mediation survey closes 21 August

Section 40 of Scotland’s new Planning Act requires the Scottish Ministers to issue guidance on mediation in planning, so Scottish Mediation and PAS have published an interactive survey outlining some ideas, closing Friday 21st August 2020.

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IoF: New findings on the impact of coronavirus on the charity sector

Charities are facing a £12.4bn shortfall in income for the year due to impact of coronavirus, reports The Institute of Fundraising (IoF).

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NLHF launches DASH survey, a free resource exploring digital skills

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) have launched their Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) free survey service for UK heritage organisations to help ‘capture [and use] a summary of key digital skills and attitudes of their staff and … Continue reading

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Spotlight falls on Gallipoli memorial as restoration work completed

A living Gallipoli war memorial, the Stretton on Dunsmore monument in Warwickshire which commemorates where King George V saluted troops from the 29th Division, billeted in the area before they embarked on active service in Gallipoli in the First World … Continue reading

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