Daily Archives: 16/11/2021

IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 3.3K+!

‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 3.3K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings.

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IHBC responds to Call for Evidence – Review of Architectural Regulation

The IHBC has submitted its response on the government’s ‘Call for Evidence Review of Architectural Regulation’, highlighting that ‘the main issue for bodies such as IHBC was the lack of inclusivity in the fact finding process.’

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: SCN on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate change’

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 Scottish Construction Now on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the rural doorstep’: Yorkshire’s highest and weirdest public monument… like an urban street in the sky

At 419m above sea level, Coldstones Cut is probably Yorkshire’s highest monument while this epically proportioned, modern sculpture is also probably the county’s strangest argues YorkshireLive. image: Coldstones Cut by Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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National Churches Trust launches national debate ‘to help safeguard the future of the UK’s local churches’

With an increasing number of churches and chapels facing closure, ‘The Future of the UK’s Churches’ debate highlights the community, economic, heritage and spiritual benefits of churches. image: for illustration purposes only

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Welsh Government written Statement: Announcement of Deep Dive Into Renewable Energy

The Welsh Government has recently published a written statement to announce its ‘deep dive into renewal energy’.

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Scotland’s updated planning reform implementation programme published

The Scottish Government has published an updated Transforming Planning in Practice work programme for implementation of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and progressing wider planning reforms.

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HE issues new guidance on the conservation of war memorial inscriptions

Historic England (HE) has released new guidance on the conservation of war memorial inscriptions and is available to read online.

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Contractors sign up to ethical labour commitments

Seven contractors have joined forces with SCAPE to reaffirm their commitment to eradicating modern slavery in the construction industry. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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UK Community Renewal Fund: successful bids

The list of successful bids for the UK Community Renewal Fund has been issued.

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Seven abandoned railways set to follow Dartmoor line back into service

New Civil Engineer has offered updates on the new schemes set to be rvioved as part of the government’s Restoring Your Railway fund, launched in January 2020. image: for illustration puposes only

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IHBC Signpost: ‘Architecture after Architecture’ project

Architecture after Architecture is a project part-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) which is helping architects meet the climate change challenge. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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