Daily Archives: 06/04/2021

IHBC welcomes £400M for 2,700+ arts, culture, heritage organisation etc., especially for smaller charities

The IHBC has welcomed the news that £400M has been allocated across more than 2,700 arts, culture, heritage organisations etc. to help the culture and heritage sector reopen and recover.

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IHBC welcomes new entry to ‘Recognised Courses’ list– Liverpool’s MA in Sustainable Heritage Management – with ‘virtual’ insights to course (‘All welcome’) 13/04

The IHBC is delighted to welcome a new entry on its list of Recognised Courses, this time the MA in Sustainable Heritage Management from Liverpool University’s School, with a free ‘virtual’ insights event for the course on open offer on … Continue reading

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IHBC’s Heritage signpost: New ‘Heritage Counts’ Research issued – ‘Know your Home, know your carbon…’

The new Heritage Counts report ‘Know your home, know your carbon: reducing carbon emissions in traditional homes‘ was launched at England’s recent Heritage Day, which noted that ‘Carefully retrofitting our historic homes could save up to 84% in carbon emissions’.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: IHBC’s consultation on extending HESPR members’ advisory profile

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 plans for launching a new HESPR-linked service offering 15-minutes free advice (with … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Work to save Hurst Castle wall was ‘just days away’ before collapse

WORK to strengthen Hurst Castle was just days away from starting when a huge section collapsed into the sea, New Forest West MP Sir Desmond Swayne has reported, writes The Advertiser and Times.

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Welsh Government Consultation on Heritage Partnership Agreements – Draft Regulations and Guidance

The Welsh Government wants to introduce agreements for the management of the historic environment and it has launched a consultation concerning draft Regulations and Guidance which it has issued, closing 12 April 2021.

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Construction Sector Backs CLC National Retrofit Strategy

Fifty organisations, including representatives of the energy and water sectors, are backing the Construction Leadership Council’s ‘National Retrofit Strategy’ which sets out a twenty-year blueprint to transform the nation’s housing stock to make it greener and more energy efficient.

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Consultation on Scottish skills requirements for energy efficiency etc. homes, closes 30/04

A consultation on Scottish skills requirements for energy efficiency, zero emissions and low carbon heating systems, microgeneration and heat networks for homes, closes 30 Apr 2021.

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Wates launches free sustainability innovation network

Wates has launched an online marketplace that will connect companies free of charge with partners who can offer solutions to help meet sustainability targets.

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Hoskins Architects wins Civic Trust Award for Aberdeen Art Gallery revamp

Hoskins Architects transformational project at Aberdeen Art Gallery has won the National Panel Special Award at the Civic Trust Awards. image: Civic Trust Awards website

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Shared regional principles for protecting, restoring and enhancing the environment in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc Leadership Group (Ox-Cam Arc Leaders) says it is putting environment at heart of all decisions as its ‘New Environment Principles’ set out a clear ambition to protect, restore, enhance and create new nature areas and natural capital … Continue reading

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More than 85 abandoned railways put forward for restoration

The third and final round of the Restoring Your Railway ideas fund has now closed, with more than 85 bids received to restore old railway lines to their former glory.

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