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- IHBC welcomes formal signing by IHBC Chair and ICOMOS-UK President of new MOU, securing ‘closer ties and cooperation’ 17/04/2024
- Missed #IHBCReading2024 School webinar on ‘Applying BSI’s PAS 2038…’, co-hosted by Fit for the Future? Just catch it free on IHBC’s Youtube channel… 17/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 17/04/2024
- ‘Money is still not the barrier’: Bursaries extended for IHBC’s 2024 School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June – ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 17/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on ‘world’s first full-scale commercial nuclear power station’ 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’, for #IHBCReading2024 too: Go for £9.5M revamp of Brutalist Reading Hexagon Theatre 17/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Activists occupy house set for demolition by ‘not-for-profit’ housing association 17/04/2024
- CIC: Government must make up for lost time with an improved plan for healthier, climate resilient homes and buildings 17/04/2024
- York Minster receives generous donation towards new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Skills and Estate Management 17/04/2024
- Nearly 70 museums and libraries across England to benefit from £33 million boost 17/04/2024
- APPAG Inquiry on Archaeology and Metal-detecting in England launched 17/04/2024
- UK Heritage Pulse Panel 2024: Survey spotlights budget pressures etc 17/04/2024
- IHBC issues 2024 AGM reminders: To voting members, ‘Please complete your proxy form’, and for all, to register in advance for Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’, 30/04 12/04/2024
- IHBC welcomes SE Branch #IHBCReading2024 Bursary call (closing 17 April), complementing SE Branch Day School CPD on ‘Levelling Up our World Heritage’, Canterbury, 26/04 (from £35) 12/04/2024
- New closing date of 30 April for IHBC’s two Marsh Awards: ‘civic contributions by retired members’ and ‘successful learners’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: HSTF Annual Research Study 2024 – Place Partnerships 12/04/2024
- IHBC’s HESPR pick from £170K+ works this week: National heritage body seeks agency for branding project, to £80K 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Poltimore House fire met with heartbreak and ‘deep sense of loss’ 12/04/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Crooked House owners appeal against order to rebuild historic pub 12/04/2024
- Scottish Government issues guidance on Chief Planning Officers: Head of Profession, Professional Adviser, & more 12/04/2024
- England consults on accelerated planning system, ‘10 weeks and fee refunds’ for major commercial applications, to 01/05 12/04/2024
- ‘Still a significant burden’: RIBA responds to reduced ARB accreditation fee 12/04/2024
- SAVE and Architects’ Journal launch ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street site with ‘re:store’ 12/04/2024
- QEST announces Heritage Craft Sustainability Awards: Deadline 24/05 12/04/2024
Daily Archives: 25/01/2022
IHBC’s submission informs Commons Select Committee Inquiry Report ‘Supporting our High Streets after Covid-19’
The Commons cross party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Select Committee Inquiry into Supporting our High Streets after Covid-19 addresses points submitted in the IHBC’s submitted evidence. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Nominate retired IHBC members and/or ‘successful learners’ for the IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 – closing 31 March
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: List of 22 bid trends for 2022 compiled by experts
As more businesses look to bid for new contracts both in Scotland and further afield, bid experts Andrew Morrison and David Gray, directors at AM Bid, have compiled a list of 22 bid trends for the new year.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: James Bond studios set for £500m expansion
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 news update on how ‘James Bond studios [are] set for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the island’s doorstep’: Scheme to preserve ancient craft skills expanded across Ireland
A pilot project to revive the ancient craft skills needed to maintain historic monuments and buildings is being expanded across the island of Ireland, and is reported on by The Irish Examiner. image: for illustration purposes only – IHBC Context
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Wales is planning to convert a rail tunnel into Europe’s longest underground bike lane
The longest underground cycle path in Europe will be created in an old Victorian rail tunnel in South Wales.
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What if Old Buildings Are Greener Than New? New sustainability assessment counts structure’s history and future as well as energy
A new way of assessing sustainability takes into account a structure’s entire history and future, not just its energy bill, reports SLATE. image: © User:Colin and Kim Hansen / Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/ City_of_London_skyline_from_London_City_Hall_-_ Sept_2015_-_Crop_Aligned.jpg
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Scottish Government throws out Culloden Moor holiday village appeal
Revised proposals for a holiday village near Culloden Moor in Inverness have been rejected by the Scottish Government. image: Wp82 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Culloden_Monument_02.jpg
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IHBC signpost: Natural Stone Awards 2022 – entry open
Entry is now open for the Natural Stone Awards 2022, with entries closing on 30 April.
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