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Monthly Archives: December 2020
IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £136K costed works: Department seeks research on value of heritage assets, closing 21/12, value £50-100K
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 features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Durham’s Whorlton Bridge to close until further notice
A historic County Durham bridge – Grade II, Scheduled, the UK’s oldest road suspension bridge and the earliest surviving structure using an iron chained suspension bridge – is due to close after a condition assessment found it is no longer … Continue reading
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Thousands of councillors call for rethink on planning reforms
Over 2,000 councillors have called on the Government to rethink its planning proposals, warning the changes will lead to an ‘unacceptable loss’ of local democracy and scrutiny. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Mackworth church fire: Grade I listed chapel in Derbyshire ‘destroyed’
A centuries-old village church, All Saints’ Church in Mackworth, Derbyshire, has been ravaged by a huge fire.
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HES & BGS launch volunteer trial for new Building Stone Database: Responses sought by c. 12 /01
British Geological Survey (BGS) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have created the Building Stone Database for Scotland (BSDS) – an ‘to define and describe all of the building stones of Scotland’ – and is seeking volunteers to test the portal, … Continue reading
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See Duncan Wilson, HE CEO, on HWGPNFY (S2, E11; 31:12… ), with more on COs etc,, via Youtube
The new ‘Have We Got Planning News For You’ (HWGPNFY: S2 E11) episode features Historic England (HE) CEO Duncan Wilson OBE (from 31:28), and also includes relevant content on Conservation Officers and more, offering NewsBlog readers stimulating and entertaining highlights … Continue reading
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Norman Foster pulls out of climate pact over Saudi airport row
Norman Foster has withdrawn his architecture firm from Architects Declare, lead in an industry commitment on climate change.
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Wildlife Trust launches vision of wildscape to replace bleak Nottingham’s Broadmarsh
Following the collapse of the operators of Nottingham’s Broadmarsh shopping centre, INTU, and the return of the site’s lease to Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, a locally based charity championing wildlife in the city for over 30 years has … Continue reading
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Dissemination of ESPON results among the scientific community – call for early career researchers: Closing from 15/12
The ESPON EGTC is launching a Call for Competition to contract a maximum of 20 early career researchers (PhD and/or Postdoc students) to promote the uptake of ESPON territorial evidence within the scientific community, with the call for competition to … Continue reading
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Don’t forget: HEAN Listed Building Consent Advice consultation closes 21/12
The draft Historic England Advice Note (HEAN) on Listed Building Consent Advice is open to public consultation and closes on Monday 21 December 2020.
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Soc Ant’s ‘Future of Archaeology Manifesto’
The Society of Antiquaries of London (Soc Ants) seeks comments on a new manifesto that ‘proposes a new model [that]… offers a mechanism that will encourage collaborative working across all sectors of the profession, enhancing archaeological research and providing information … Continue reading
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‘The Lord of the Rings’ cast crowdfunding to buy Tolkien’s home and turn it into a literary centre
J.R.R. Tolkien’s house on Northmoor Road, Oxford, where he penned ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy, will soon hit the market, so to preserve it for fans and writers, the actors who brought Tolkien’s worlds to film … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Parliamentary ‘Conservation, Places and People’ APPG (CPP APPG) launches first Inquiry as it ‘… Probes Regeneration Of Historic Places’: Oral sessions due; Call closes 29/01/2021
Westminster’s new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ‘Conservation, Places and People’, chaired by Layla Moran MP and with the IHBC as its Secretariat, has embarked on its first public inquiry, with the call closing on 29 January 2021 and oral … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Competition launched for Highgate Cemetery restoration’
The 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’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dozens of miles of Wirral paths could be lost!
Dozens of miles of paths could be lost in Wirral, reports The Wirral Globe, unless they are registered in time by local authorities.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Housing association gets green light for 30 rooftop homes
A London housing association and a ‘airspace’ developer have secured planning approval to build 30 new rooftop homes on top of an existing residential development in Bermondsey.
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BEFS Seeks help on cultural heritage protection & definitions post-Brexit
BEFS is looking for help in contacting MSPs about concerns over the Draft UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity)(Scotland) Bill’s definition of ‘environment’, which currently excludes cultural heritage, not only weakening environmental protections for the historic environment but also … Continue reading
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Lawyers examine legality of planning approval for Stonehenge Tunnel
Opponents of the Stonehenge Tunnel have instructed lawyers to examine the legality of transport secretary Grant Shapps’ decision to give the scheme the green light.
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Living with nature: five wildlife-friendly construction innovations
Making developments more accommodating to nature will be crucial if the UK government is to meet its 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution and a selection of wildlife-friendly construction measures could help.
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UKCA replaces CE mark: from the stone industries’ perspective
Many stone products are required to be CE marked, as part of Building Regulations and the law, even though it is sometimes ignored when it comes to stone, but once the Brexit transition period is over the European CE mark … Continue reading
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European Commission and Europa Nostra announce Europe’s top heritage award winners 2020
The winners of the 2020 European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the field, were celebrated on November 10 with 21 winning achievements from 15 European countries.
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Historic England consultation: Identifying and conserving local heritage, closes 18/12
A new draft Historic England Advice Note updating Historic England Advice Note 7: Local Heritage Listing (first edition, 2016) reflects the changes made to the Planning Practice Guidance in 2019.
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Tower of London is oldest UK building with a Changing Places facility
The Tower of London’s New Armouries Building, which dates back to the mid-17th century, has been recognised by Muscular Dystrophy UK as the oldest public building registered on the Changing Places UK Toilet Map.
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IMHO piece from David Evans: Civic Voice Trustee and Chester Civic Trust
A blog from David Evans, Civic Voice Trustee and Chester Civic Trust, explores thoughts around the idea of Civic Societies as statutory consultees.
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IHBC’s 2020 AGM adopts new Articles of Association: ‘Paving the way for our modernisation and much more’
The IHBC’s first virtual AGM on 3 December 2020 overwhelmingly supported the adoption of its new Articles of Association – ‘paving the way for modernisation and more’ – after which members of all categories joined in brief discussions on strategies … Continue reading
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