Monthly Archives: February 2021

Historic Royal Palaces seeks trustee with buildings conservation/sites expertise, on IHBC’s Jobs etc. service, closing 25/02

Posted on 12/02/2021 by IHBC
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Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), via the Cabinet Office, seeks a trustee with ‘expertise and experience in historic buildings conservation and/or developing the potential of heritage sites’, closing 25 February, and featured also on the IHBC’s Jobs etc. service.

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CLIMATE HERITAGE NETWORK: ‘February 2021 eNews’ now out

Posted on 12/02/2021 by IHBC
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The Climate Heritage Network (CHN), the international network of which the IHBC is a member, has issued it February 2021 eNews, which offers updates on ‘news from the global effort to mobilise arts, culture & heritage for climate action’.

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WeCanAccess Student Challenge: Enhance accessibility in 1000 words, by 1 March

Posted on 12/02/2021 by IHBC
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WeCanAccess is calling on students to devise suggestions on how to make their own subject area or future profession more accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities; who are neurodiverse or have other access needs, in an essay competition with … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector learning support, with career, awards and more, so sign up or submit events for free!

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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The IHBC’s regular CPD Circular is out, offering ‘members and their networks… up-to-date information on continuing professional development (CPD)’, free to non-members and with free events postings too!

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REMINDER: 2021 #IHBCMarshAwards: ‘Your chance to nominate ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’ for our awards’, extended closing date of 31 March

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Christian Trust, has launched the two 2021 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free … Continue reading →

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IHBC research signpost: Savills on ‘Sustainability’

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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Savills agency has issued a summary of its new research linked to sustainability. image: for illustration purposes only

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: LA times & Dezeen on Frank Gehry’s LA River upgrade… and atonement?

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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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 news from across the development sector, and this week features the LA … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fight the Tower campaign announces first victory as Mayor reconsiders Hondo Tower

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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Brixton Buzz reports on the GLA’s Head of Development has quashed the Mayor’s decision to allow Lambeth Council’s controversial grant of planning permission for the local Taylor Tower go ahead, on the grounds that Lambeth Council did not provide the … Continue reading →

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Historic England Annual Report and Accounts 2019-2020 published

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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The 2019-2020 Annual Report and Accounts for Historic England, as laid before Parliament on 17 December, have been published.

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Communities must be empowered to reimagine their neighbourhoods post-Covid, says RTPI Scotland

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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RTPI Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to provide support for communities to help them shape where they live in the wake of Covid-19. image: RTPI website

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The 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards competition is officially open for entries

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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The 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards competition – with prizes that include over £22,000 in cash and paid industry placements – is officially open for entries with a final deadline on 10 March 2021.

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Revitalising the River Clyde – Funded projects will create green jobs and benefit communities

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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A scheme to expand and transform one of Scotland’s busiest arts venues into a greener, year-round cultural destination is among the projects being supported by the Clyde Mission Fund.

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New use for abandoned oil rigs: Become offshore reefs!

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC
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As offshore oil and gas platforms come to the end of their working lives, one way in which these old rigs can be remarkably useful is that the subsurface rig can provide the ideal skeleton for coral reefs, allowing the … Continue reading →

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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’: Interdisciplinary roles from PM to advice, across public, private and third sectors, and much more!

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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To help employers and practitioners the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts include roles from project management (PM) & local conservation services to ‘archaeology and heritage’ … Continue reading →

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Need the right guidance on alterations? See the IHBC’s new ToolBox ‘Guidance Note’ on Alterations to Listed Buildings

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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The IHBC’s Toolbox Guidance Note, on ‘Alterations to Listed Buildings’, was developed with UK-wide consultation and is now available for reference and feedback.

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IHBC research signpost: ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: an audit of commemoration in Wales’

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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The Welsh Government has reported on the recent publication of ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: An Audit of Commemoration in Wales’.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £25K+ costed works: BC seeks contractor for Cultural Strategy, valued £10K-25K

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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 pick features a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic co-operative building in north Manchester to be demolished

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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The former Failsworth Industrial Society building on Oldham Road in north Manchester has been branded ‘dangerous’ by building inspectors and is to be demolished, writes the Manchester Evening News.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dangerous eyesore Birnbeck Pier has been sold – to its current owner

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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Current owner Wahid Samady was ordered to find a new buyer for the pier by the High Court. Weston-super-Mare’s dilapidated Birnbeck Pier has been sold – to its current owner.

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Health on the High Street publication indicates an uncertain future

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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UK high streets are facing an uncertain future and a new paper from  the Social Market Foundation calls for a reimagining of our high streets and urban spaces – with public service provision at their centre. image: for illustration purposes … Continue reading →

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Brick Sustainability Report 2020 claims unrivalled longevity

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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With bricks created using abundant natural materials, sourced locally and through a domestic supply chain, the UK brickmaking sector is an example of sustainable industry, The Brick Development Association argues.

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Website for England’s Historic Environment Forum now live

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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England’s Historic Environment Forum has launched its new website, a project is supported by Historic England and sits within The Heritage Alliance.

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English Housing Survey 2019 to 2020: headline report published

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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Initial findings have been issued from the English Housing Survey 2019 to 2020 on ‘housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of the English housing stock.’

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New computer system in Venice is watching tourists’ every move

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC
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In Venice they’re tracking your phone, so they can tell exactly how many people from your country or region are in which area, at which time.

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IHBC/FOE etc. ‘Joint Statement’ on PDR features in Telegraph letters

Posted on 02/02/2021 by IHBC
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The cross-sector partnership of lead national and international bodies – including the IHBC and the Friends of the Earth (FoE) – that signed a Joint Statement to ‘express our deep concern about the latest proposals for the expansion of Permitted … Continue reading →

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