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- IHBC Toolbox latest Guidance Note: Using S.19 on amendments to LBC 05/08/2022
- IHBC Wales Branch FREE CPD + reception: Looking to #IHBCSwansea2023 and #IHBC25 – 5/09 05/08/2022
- REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023! 05/08/2022
- REMINDER: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2022 celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Closes 31/08 05/08/2022
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1.2M of recent advertised works: Council seeks Heritage Consultant, closing 24/08 05/08/2022
- Creator of Gaia theory James Lovelock dies on 103rd birthday 05/08/2022
- Environment Agency CE on new report: We’re facing ‘Existential risk’ from both climate and biodiversity crises 05/08/2022
- CPRE calls for land strategy and new planning rules to guard food security 05/08/2022
- National Lottery income increases to over £1.8bn 05/08/2022
- BEFS/HES refresh Our Place in Time: Public events to refresh Scotland’s historic environment strategy, from 09/08 05/08/2022
- CHS Skills Training Programme: INDIA – 6 Traineeships for UK participants, 2-20/10, closing 24/08 05/08/2022
- Plans for new flagpole on Sydney Harbour Bridge abandoned after a backlash over £14M cost & two-year timetable 05/08/2022
- Consultation survey on joint ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ (CPPP): Add your thoughts now! 02/08/2022
- REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023! 02/08/2022
- IHBC’s HESPR pick (No.2) from £42K+ of recent advertised works: City council seeks CAMP, closing 05/08, valued £30K 02/08/2022
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (battlefield) doorstep’: NTS ‘unaware’ PP needed for Culloden storage units 02/08/2022
- EHA / Europa Nostra awards honour 30 exemplary achievements from 18 Countries 02/08/2022
- BSI: New competence requirements for principal contractors & designers 02/08/2022
- 123 Work-related fatal injuries in Great Britain in 2021/22 02/08/2022
- New urban wildflower roundabouts in Inverness to help pollinators 02/08/2022
- #IHBCAberdeen2022: A School volunteer’s ‘thanks to all’… with a note on origins and delivery 29/07/2022
- REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023! 29/07/2022
- IHBC’s HESPR pick (No.1) from recent advertised works: Research EOIs, closing 01/08 29/07/2022
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Work to demolish ‘iconic’ art deco house in North Wales underway 29/07/2022
- Committee call for written evidence on Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Respond ASAP! 29/07/2022
Monthly Archives: December 2021
New IHBC Context out: Surveys the Severn
The IHBC’s newest issue of Context (No 170) is now available to members and online, with the valley and values of the Severn – ‘Great Britain’s longest and most voluminous river’ – its main subject, alongside the usual variety of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £450K+ works this week: Council seeks conservation area reviews, closing 14/01
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a council for a consultant to … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: AJ on the death of Richard Rogers: ‘pioneering architect of the modern age’
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 AJ on the death of Richard Rogers. image: Dezeen, CC … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Streets for All Challenge update
Before COVID-19, London’s high streets were already under a lot of pressure with empty shops and neglected public areas, but now the pandemic has highlighted the need for local neighbourhoods with a diverse range of local businesses and services. image: … Continue reading
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Historic England highlights captivating Heritage Site listings in 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, Historic England (HE) has pulled together a range of highlights from nearly 300 sites across the country which have been protected through listing or scheduling in the past year. image: HE – Google Maps
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HES welcomes grant in aid from Scottish Government
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has welcomed grant in aid funding of £70.1 million as part of the Scottish Government’s 2022-2023 Budget. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton
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Chief inspector of buildings tells high-rise designers to get ready
Peter Baker, the chief inspector of buildings, has told designers of high-rise buildings to act now to prepare for changes when the Building Safety Bill becomes law. image: for illustration purposes only
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Temporary PDR for moveable structures in grounds of historic visitor attractions etc now permanent
Changes to permitted development rights (PDR), first introduced last year as a temporary measure to boost businesses during national restrictions, are being made permanent, as cafes, pubs, and restaurants may keep a moveable structure up year-round while for listed historic … Continue reading
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£15.5M Christmas Boost for 140 heritage bodies in England
126 organisations caring for historic sites, buildings, museums, railways and monuments will receive £14.8 million in continuity support grants while, additionally, almost £1M in emergency grants will provide a lifeline to 12 organisations supported by the Culture Recovery Fund for … Continue reading
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SAVE on ‘Quintessential rural station saved following legal challenge’
Legal action by SAVE Britain’s Heritage has helped secure a reprieve for one of the smallest and most delightful country stations on the railway network, Salhouse, north of Norwich, on the line up to the fashionable seaside resorts of Cromer … Continue reading
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What do Mills and Boon, sticky rice and beer bottles have in common? Civil engineering, of course!
Did you know that there’s a whole variety of materials that engineers can use in construction?
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IHBC-SAHGB Annual ‘Research’ Award 2021 winner announced: Donald Insall Associates on ‘Lord Leycester Hospital’, and OPT commended
The IHBC is delighted to announce the winner of the new joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) that celebrates the quality of architectural-historical research produced as private consultants or for public bodies etc.,. Donald … Continue reading
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IHBC Practice Signpost: UNESCO information on Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties
World Heritage properties and heritage sites in general are exposed to the impacts of natural and man-triggered catastrophic events, which threaten their integrity and may compromise their value… image: UNESCO website
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: Dezeen on the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Balkrishna Doshi
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 Dezeen on Balkrishna Doshi winning the 2022 RIBA Royal Gold … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dunard Edinburgh ‘music hall’ approved following redesign
Edinburgh’s first purpose-built music and performance venue in more than 100 years looks set to be given the green by councillors, reports The Herald. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton
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Collaborate fund now open for academic researchers: EOI by 22/01
Academic researchers can now apply to the Collaborate fund from the Centre for Cultural Value, for the opportunity to work collaboratively with one of 10 exciting cultural sector research projects, with Expressions of Interest (EOI) for academics are open until … Continue reading
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CIC approved as member of United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
The Construction Industry Council(CIC) has been made welcome by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) as its newest and twentieth Member following a vote at the UKAS AGM in October.
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council launches new placemaking company
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has launched a new placemaking company to drive forward stewardship-led regeneration.
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Over 100,000 young careers boosted by Kickstart Scheme
Over 100,000 young people across the country have now started jobs through the government’s landmark Kickstart Scheme, it was announced on 16 November.
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Eighty flats on the edge of Peckham Rye to go after a decade due to ‘severe damp, mould and safety problems’
Eighty flats near Peckham Rye, built less than a decade ago are set to be demolished due to ‘severe damp, mould and safety problems, despite being only finished between 2009 and 2011… image: for illustration purposes only
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CIFA launches 2021 archaeology ‘… guide for clients’
CIfA has launched its 2021 Guide for Clients’.
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IHBC Signpost: How PropTech start-up SearchLand is making property companies more data-driven
SearchLand is a map-based property and planning data tool for developers, planners, architects and investors to make informed property and land decisions, using Ordnance Survey data to make property companies more data-driven. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government … Continue reading
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Serious about your staffing plans or career? Sign up now to get ahead of the pack with our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service as we headline more career-defining posts
To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service!
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IHBC looks to the future with new ‘Affiliate’ arrangements: Improved support for all, and ONLY the name changes for those seeking status quo
IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category to recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘supporter’-style category, but see no … Continue reading
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IHBC update: CHN seeks COP26 sign up to ‘Manifesto on Keeping 1.5° Alive’
The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) – a voluntary, mutual support network of arts, culture and heritage organisations – seeks signatories to its COP26-linked ‘Manifesto on Keeping 1.5° Alive’, entitled ‘Accelerating Climate Action through the Power of Arts, Culture and Heritage’.
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