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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: 13/04/2021
IHBC’s CPD boost: Members welcome the ‘Building Conservation Directory’ free bonus boost
The annual Building Conservation Directory is a major source for skilled IHBC members seeking support for their most essential Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and the most recent issue will have reached those signed up to it!
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IHBC reminder: International day for Monuments and Sites/World Heritage Day – ‘Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures’, 18 April
The International Day for Monuments and Sites – also known as World Heritage Day – is held on 18 April each year, with an annual theme that for 2021 is; ‘Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures’.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: PI insurance failings mean c.30% of firms lost jobs – CIC reports
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 Building reporting that: ‘Nearly one third of firms have lost jobs because … Continue reading
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Scottish Canals first in Scotland to sign monumental heritage agreement
Scottish Canals is the first in Scotland to sign a ‘monumental’ Section 17 heritage agreement in partnership with Historic Environment Scotland (HES).
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Charity Commission: National Trust did not breach charity law
The Charity Commission has concluded its compliance case involving the National Trust, finding that there are no grounds for regulatory action against the charity. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Oxford City Council asks for views on how it should involve local people in the planning process
Oxford City Council will begin public consultation this week over the way it involves local people in the planning process. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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RTPI launches international strategy to raise profile of urban planning in global policy
A strategy to raise the profile of urban planning as a pivotal issue in global policy has been launched by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
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Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards out, including Ian Shepherd Award winner
The 12th biennial Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards (AALDA) 2020 has showcased shortlisted projects, winning schemes, category winners and the overall Ian Shepherd Award winner.
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ARB safety and sustainability guidelines for architects
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has published new guidelines for all architects on Fire and life safety design and Sustainability.
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Welsh minister Ken Skates confirms importance of ‘REFs’ in cabinet statement
The Welsh minister for economy and transport Ken Skates, in a written cabinet statement, has confirmed the importance of regional economic frameworks (REFs) in regional planning in Wales.
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England’s new Office for Health Promotion: ‘to drive improvement of nation’s health’
The new Office for Health Promotion will lead national efforts to improve and level up the health of the nation. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Liverpool parks to be protected ‘forever’
Liverpool City Council has become the first local authority to legally protect the future of its parks and green spaces. image: copyright Liverpool City Council
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Cruise liners are banned from Venice, but a new port could take years to build!
When cruise ships are once again allowed passage to Venice, they’ll avoid the UNESCO-protected centre of the city, but until new dock infrastructure is built, mega-vessels will still enter the ecologically fragile Venetian Lagoon.
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