Daily Archives: 25/05/2021

IHBC’s 2021 School MarketPlace featured on DBW’s Newsletter to 14.5K construction sector users… as DBW promotes its MarketPlace Stall!

The IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School ‘Heritage MarketPlace’ featured on the Newsletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – promoting the School and DBW’s MarketPlace stall – to … Continue reading

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IHBC submits evidence to Parliamentary Committee on Permitted Development Rights

The IHBC has submitted its response to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on Permitted Development Rights, highlighting the likely impact of recent changes to Permitted Development (PD) and more.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: First sight on IHBC’s School CPD Circular special edition!

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’, and this week features the update on the IHBC’s new School programme and … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Harmful’ plans for Dunford House, Midhurst, refused

‘Harmful’ plans to turn an historic West Lavington house into tourist accommodation have been refused, reports The Chichester Observer.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Probe into Glasgow city centre fire after major blaze

A major Glasgow blaze left a building ‘significantly damaged’ sparking a police probe, reports The Daily Record.

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England’s Charity Commission: ‘5-minute guides’ for charity trustees

You can refresh your knowledge with England’s Charity Commission’s 5-minute guides, published 19 February 2021.

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Ecclesiastical: 73% of UK heritage workers are afraid to return to work

As many heritage attractions prepare to reopen research1 commissioned by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical has revealed three quarters (73%) of heritage workers in the UK are afraid to return to work when their organisation reopens.

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Culture Recovery Fund, and promoting corporate partnerships for arts and culture

New roundtables between cultural and corporate sectors try to help boost the arts’ recovery from Covid-19 following the Culture Recovery Fund. image: Lord Neil Mendoza – Open Government Licence v3.0

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MHCLG updates on Homes England’s building support etc.: £250K to £250M loans to cover development or infrastructure

The Ministry of housing Communities and Local Government (MCHLG) has updated its information about the Home Building Fund, a flexible source of funding administered by Homes England on behalf of the government. image: for illustration purposes only

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BEIS grant awarded to create super energy-efficient council homes

A grant awarded by the BEIS Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Demonstrator will see 50 council homes with low energy ratings undergo whole house energy retrofits using some of the latest technology available.

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Festival of Place ‘Pineapple Awards’: Place-making projects making ‘social, environmental, and economic impact’, closing 25/05

This year’s Festival of Place Pineapple Awards, held in partnership with the Design Council, recognises place-making projects that make a social, environmental, and economic impact, with entries closing 25 May.

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