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- IHBC applauds North Branch and RTPI NE partnership ‘Joint Summer CPD event’: 5 June, from only £40, inc. lunch etc. 26/03/2024
- TIME IS RUNNING OUT: But bursaries are still open for CPD on finance to law at #IHBCReading2024 – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’ 26/03/2024
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024 26/03/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: HESPR member update for #IHBCReading2024 – FREE webinar ‘Six simple steps to social media’, for IHBC’s 2024 School 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (skateboard) park’: Livingston Skatepark is now officially a listed structure! 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Welsh pub to reopen, with urinal, after rebuild 10 miles down the road 26/03/2024
- Lord Parkinson’s speech at Heritage Day, hosted by The Heritage Alliance 26/03/2024
- Changes to various permitted development rights in England: to 09/04 26/03/2024
- An accelerated planning system in England: Consultation on new application route, charges, expanding appeals & more, to 01/05 26/03/2024
- Stonehenge tunnel Campaigners lose High Court challenge 26/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global (and local) doorstep’: Immersive exhibition on Notre Dame de Paris at Westminster Abbey to 01/06 26/03/2024
- IHBC welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for 2024 Reading Annual School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording) 22/03/2024
- IHBC highlights CMA finding of ‘fundamental concerns in GB housebuilding market’… ‘under-resourced planning depts’ & ‘privatisation of public amenities’ etc. 22/03/2024
- IHBC welcomes South-East Branch Day School and AGM 2024: ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’ Canterbury, 26/04, from £35 22/03/2024
- TIME IS RUNNING OUT: But bursaries are still open for CPD on finance to law at #IHBCReading2024 – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’ 22/03/2024
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s EDI signpost for Women’s History Month: The women who shaped British modernism… from Context and the ‘People Wiki’ 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £900K+ works this week: DC seeks landscape architect/urban designer for street projects, to 16/04 22/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Group wants to save ‘fortified brutalism’ on Conwy’s skyline that others call a ‘carbuncle’ 22/03/2024
- Scope and options tabled for delivery of Palace of Westminster restoration: More time needed so next government decides… 22/03/2024
- RICS launches pioneering new standard on retrofitting practices across the UK 22/03/2024
- Scotland’s Climate Change Committee: 2030 climate goals are no longer credible 22/03/2024
- Ecclesiastical’s 2023 Heritage Heroes announced 22/03/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Charter report on ‘…innovative/emerging cultural heritage education & training…’ 22/03/2024
- IHBC’s December CONTEXT now online, on ‘Buildings in the countryside’: Vernacular survivals; Rural buildings at risk; Tithe barn meanings, Urban fringes and even Zen! 19/03/2024
Daily Archives: 01/12/2020
IHBC Chair features in Planning on ‘Fast track listed building consent’ from England’s White Paper
IHBC Chair David McDonald has featured the IHBC’s response to England’s Planning White Paper (WP) proposal regarding what is described as the threat of ‘applicants paying consultants to conduct a regulatory service.’
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Don’t forget: Vote by proxy even if joining in the IHBC’s 2020 AGM: ‘Help the IHBC move past the pandemic’ with our historic modernisation!
ALL IHBC members with a say at the online AGM on 3 December are called on to vote in advance ‘by proxy’, even if attending – votes during the AGM take precedence, so these can be changed on the day … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Legal challenge to PD expansion fails’
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 Building … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The drama as Wrexham police station disappears from the town’s skyline
Wrexham’s landmark police station building was brought down with explosives recently, after dominating the town’s skyline for more than 45 years, reports The Daily Post.
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DCMS issues Tailored Review of Historic England with 31 recommendations
A report from DCMS on Historic England’s capacity to fulfil its mission more effectively and efficiently – including the statutory purpose to ‘secure the preservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings’ – makes 31 recommendations.
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Green front gardens reduce physiological and psychological stress
There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – including those created by front gardens – has a positive effect on mental health, and is also linked to improved cognitive function, greater relaxation, coping with trauma, and alleviating certain … Continue reading
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‘It isn’t safe to walk’: how would young people plan UK streets?
A radical project in east London is putting children and young people at the heart of the debate over liveable communities.
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CCT’s craftspeople’s Churches Conservation Travel Grant: £500-£1000, closing 21/01/21
The Churches Conservation Trust’s (CCT’s) Travel Grant award is aimed at young craftspeople with an interest in religious built heritage, and offers up to two awards of between £500 and £1000 , with a closing date of 21 January 2021.
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West Dean announces first ‘Blended Online & Practice-Based’ Building Conservation Training
West Dean College Of Arts And Conservation has announced its first blended online and practice-based training in Building Conservation, supported by a grant from Historic England. image: West Dean
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Coronavirus Community Support Fund awarded to 8,250 charities in England, from National Lottery
Small and medium charities across England get a share of £200m emergency funding from the National Lottery. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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A 5-story building in Shanghai ‘walks’ to a new location
Shanghai residents passing through the city’s eastern Huangpu district in October might have stumbled upon an unusual sight: a ‘walking’ building. An 85-year-old primary school has been lifted off the ground – in its entirety – and relocated using new … Continue reading
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