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- IHBC welcomes formal signing by IHBC Chair and ICOMOS-UK President of new MOU, securing ‘closer ties and cooperation’ 17/04/2024
- Missed #IHBCReading2024 School webinar on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038…’, co-hosted by Fit for the Future? Just catch it free on IHBC’s Youtube channel… 17/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 17/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 17/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’, for #IHBCReading2024 too: Go for £9.5M revamp of Brutalist Reading Hexagon Theatre 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Activists occupy house set for demolition by ‘not-for-profit’ housing association 17/04/2024
- CIC: Government must make up for lost time with an improved plan for healthier, climate resilient homes and buildings 17/04/2024
- York Minster receives generous donation towards new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management 17/04/2024
- Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost 17/04/2024
- APPAG Inquiry on Archaeology and Metal-detecting in England launched 17/04/2024
- UK Heritage Pulse Panel 2024: Survey spotlights budget pressures etc 17/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 12/04/2024
- IHBC welcomes SE Branch #IHBCReading2024 Bursary call (closing 17 April), complementing SE Branch Day School CPD on ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’, Canterbury, 26/04 (from £35) 12/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: HSTF Annual Research Study 2024 – Place Partnerships 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £170K+ works this week: National heritage body seeks agency for branding project, to £80K 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Poltimore House fire met with heartbreak and ‘deep sense of loss’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Crooked House owners appeal against order to rebuild historic pub 12/04/2024
- Scottish Government issues guidance on Chief Planning Officers: Head of Profession, Professional Adviser, & more 12/04/2024
- England consults on accelerated planning system, ‘10 weeks and fee refunds’ for major commercial applications, to 01/05 12/04/2024
- ‘Still a significant burden’: RIBA responds to reduced ARB accreditation fee 12/04/2024
- SAVE and Architects’ Journal launch ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street site with ‘re:store’ 12/04/2024
- QEST announces Heritage Craft Sustainability Awards: Deadline 24/05 12/04/2024
Monthly Archives: March 2021
IHBC Chair’s ‘March General Meeting’ update, in detail, and confirmation of Special Resolution on ‘virtual’ GMs
With the conclusion of the first General Meeting (GM) under its new constitution, on 26 March 2021, which saw overwhelming support for our first ‘Special Resolution’ under the new arrangements alongside firm encouragement for members to engage with the newly … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NEW Council update: Thanks to ‘new member’ speakers and delegates, and calls for first feedback on Council structures and chartering by 16/04
Following the IHBC’s first Council under its new constitution, on 26 March 2021, IHBC President and meeting chair Mike Brown extended his thanks to all contributors while renewing a call to members to help shape the Institute’s forward planning, notably … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Dezeen on ‘Green credentials’
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 Dezeen on … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Roman Quarter refusal… ‘put the knife into the city of York’
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has slammed York Council for rejecting much-vaunted plans for a new Roman-themed tourism development in the city centre, reports The Yorkshire Post.
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CLC seeks industry support to drive delivery of net zero in the built environment with ‘CO2nstruct Zero’
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is calling on businesses across the industry to help secure net zero carbon construction by 2050, and support the Race to Zero by linking up with its CO2nstruct Zero initiative.
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COTAC’s latest Newsletter now out: With ‘Insights’, updates and more
COTAC’s next Newsletter has been issued, with news, updates and more from across COTAC and its networks, including heritage data, understanding conservation and climate change, and featuring the ‘Insight 1’ series, with its focus on assisting The Need to Appreciate … Continue reading
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WMF’s ‘World Monuments Watch’ 2022 deadline extended: 1 May 2021
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is calling for nominations to the 2022 World Monuments Watch, with submissions accepted until 1 May.
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Two new members appointed to ARB board
Dr Teri Okoro and Cindy Leslie have been appointed to the Architects Registration Board(ARB) by the Privy Council. images: arb website
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THA launches new website
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched its new website to make it easier to find advocacy documents and publications and keep up to date with work and news from our members and the wider sector.
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BEFS supporting advocacy: Heritage & Built Environment manifesto links
BEFS has compiled a list of manifestos ahead of and following the forthcoming Scottish elections, with a view to supporting advocacy.
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Historic Grade II Listed TfL Rail station no longer ‘at risk’ after renovations return it to former glory
The Grade II listed Hanwell station will be removed from the Heritage at Risk Register by Historic England following extensive renovation work by Transport for London (TfL).
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IHBC’s IMHO Signpost: Greg Clark via RICS – ‘Has the world left Europe behind?’
An opinion piece column for RICS by Greg Clark – urbanist and author of ‘The Planet Cities – explores how ‘good governance in cities pays dividends’ and how cities can leverage hard and soft powers to compete in the global … Continue reading
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IHBC successfully concludes first General Meeting and Council under new Articles: from ‘virtual’ GMs to member support and chartering
In advance of further detail to be posted on the IHBC’s NewsBlogs, the IHBC has successfully completed the first General Meeting and Council under its new constitution, which included securing the institute’s capacity to hold entirely ‘virtual’ General Meetings (GMs), … Continue reading
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IHBC responds to MHCLG’s Right to Regenerate: Reform of the Right to Contest consultation
The IHBC has submitted its response to consultation proposals for a new ‘Right to Regenerate’, a proposed reform by MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) of the existing ‘Right to Contest’.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £500K+ costed works: Call for Landscape Character Assessment, closing 06/04, valued up to £25K
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’: Golden Lane RA supports ‘Reform the planning… in the City Of London’ petition
The Golden Lane Estate Residents’ Association (RA) is one of the sponsors of a major petition that has just been launched to seek reform of the planning process in the City of London.
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Over 50,000 households in England & Scotland get green upgrades in £562M boost
A nationwide home upgrade across England and Scotland will help households save up to £450 a year on their energy bills, and support around 8,000 green jobs annually, government has announced.
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HCLG Parliamentary Committee launches inquiry into permitted development rights: Call closes 30/04
The Housing, Communities and Local Government (HCLG) Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the Government’s approach to permitted development rights, with the call for evidence closing on 30 April. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Scotland’s Housing Minister calls for action on renovation VAT to help green recovery
Scotland’s Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has written to the UK Treasury minister Jesse Norman to urge a rethink on VAT rates for building refurbishments and renovations, highlighting the disincentives to improvements making buildings more energy efficient, and the need for … Continue reading
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Pevsner ‘Buildings of…’ County Durham online launch etc.: 31/03 @ 6.PM, with questions and reduced rates too (Booking Essential)!
The Pevsner series’ latest revision – Martin Roberts’s County Durham – will launch with an online conversation and time for questions on 31/03, 6pm, with a ‘£10 off’ purchase code on offer (Booking essential).
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Glasgow CC seeks Scottish Government partnership to repair city’s pre-1919 tenements
Glasgow City Council (CC) is seeking a deal with the Scottish Government to fund run-down pre-1919 tenements in the city. Image for illustration puroses only: Commons Wikimedia – Thomas Nugent / Dudley Drive
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FoE Campaigners call for ‘emergency plan on green jobs for young people’ and £10.6BN investment in ‘green apprenticeships’
Friends of the Earth(FoE) has published a new report, by Transition Economics and entitled ‘An emergency plan on green jobs for young people – why and how?’ which argues for up to £10.6bn of Government funding to go towards wage … Continue reading
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AHF on ‘Transforming Places through Heritage’ – report on the first year of grant-making
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has issued a report on the first year of its ‘Transforming Places Through Heritage’ grants programme, funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, aimed at supporting bodies saving historic buildings in high … Continue reading
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Scottish House Condition Survey: Local Authority Analysis 2017-2019
Scottish House Condition Survey Local Authority figures for 2017-2019 have been published, including fuel poverty rates, energy efficiency ratings, the condition of housing and the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.
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IHBC’s IMHO Signpost: Stephen Hill and TCI on ‘Changes by stealth – how much do you love your High Street?
The Consultation Institute’s legal and parliamentary officer Stephen Hill explores ‘one of the big concerns held by campaigners and concerned citizens… that changes introduced ‘temporarily’ during the pandemic might be carried over after the return to normality without any consultation.’ … Continue reading
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