Monthly Archives: April 2022

IHBC’s newest HESPR pick for #IHBC25: £30K works includes national body’s call on guidance, closes 13 May, valued £30K

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 ‘double up’ pick this week features calls from a national heritage body for … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Nottingham scientist’s fury after Shark house added to Oxford heritage register

The Nottingham owner of a famous Oxford property with a 25ft shark sticking out of its roof has spoken of his fury over the council decision to add it to the city heritage register, The Nottingham Post reports. image: SGBailey … Continue reading

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Share your thoughts on historic harbours for NHS-UK survey, closing 6 May

National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) is currently researching and writing a report on the protection of harbours and ports of historical significance, and seeks input to a survey closing 6 May. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton

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NI’s ‘Village Catalyst’ joint project – Bringing new life to old buildings, from the BBC

The BBC has featured a joint project in Norther Ireland (NI) – The Village Catalyst – that helps regenerate village buildings that ‘once played a central role in everyday life but now lie vacant’. image: St. John’s Church of Ireland, … Continue reading

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Sector survey on Landscape Skills and workforce: Closes 11 May

The Landscape Institute has launched its Landscape Skills and Workforce Survey, a new major piece of research to provide new insights into the economic structures and makeup of the landscape industry, closing 11 May. image: The Landscape Institute

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Marks & Spencer: Demolition of Oxford Street store put on hold

The proposed demolition of Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store has been put on hold as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Michael Gove, who wants the plans scrutinised by ministers to decide the next steps. … Continue reading

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#IHBCAberdeen2022 CPD, hybrid and recorded: Session 4, ‘Recovery and Resilience’, on urban uplifts and pandemic support, 17/06, from £25+VAT for 10.5 hours!

After welcomes that include Griff Rhys Jones (video) and themed sessions on Environment and Innovation, the final session of IHBC25’s Aberdeen Day School (17/06) focuses on ‘Regeneration’, recovery and resilience, in a ‘Heritage-led town regeneration’ case in Scotland and Ian … Continue reading

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#IHBCAberdeen2022 CPD, hybrid and recorded: Session 1, on environment, oil, recycling & more – 17/06, from £25+VAT for 10.5 hours!

After welcomes from Griff Rhys Jones and others, the first session of the IHBC’s Day School on 17 June focusses on the IHBC’s ‘Management’ Area of Competence, with the Chief Executive (CE) of South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands, … Continue reading

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Reminder: IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ with virtual and in-person options

The IHBC has opened booking for the 2022 Aberdeen School on 15 & 16-18 June, supported by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils and sponsored by MFL Affinity, and including a film featuring Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC at the ‘blended’ … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: ArchDaily on San Francisco’s Newest National Park (Topping a Highway!)

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  ArchDaily’s notice on US National Park developments, alongside our #IHBC25 … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the ‘Civic’ doorstep’: Scottish Civic Trust reflects on Community Heritage in a (Post) COVID World

Scottish Civic Trust has reflected on how the events of the past two years drastically changed how Scotland’s heritage groups engage with audiences.

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NTS launches 10 year strategy: ‘Nature, Beauty and Heritage for Everyone’

National Trust for Scotland (NTS) chair Sir Mark Jones has announced the launch of the its ten-year strategy: Nature, Beauty & Heritage for Everyone.

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New Strategy for Oldham’s Textile Mills Launched by Oldham Council

Oldham Council has published its Mills Strategy (March 2022) setting out how these historic textile buildings can play an important part in the future of the borough. image: Oldham Council website

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Canal partnership helping to drive regeneration of North Glasgow

Glasgow City Council has been given an update on the progress of the Glasgow Canal Regeneration Partnership (GCRP), in particular the Canal Action Plan for 2021-26, and to seek support for further work related to project delivery. image: for illustration … Continue reading

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Climate Heritage Network 2021 Annual Report: Mobilising Culture for Climate Action

The Annual Report of the Climate Heritage Network describes the work of CHN members around the world in 2021 to mobilise arts, culture and heritage for climate action.

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Plans in for Salford 90m ‘green boulevard in the sky’

Plans have gone in for a vital piece of infrastucture to push forward the £2.5bn, 240-acre Crescent regeneration in Salford. image: Jessie Hey, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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Good news for Good Friday 1, as our #IHBC25 digital hub launches: Marking 25 years of IHBC’s interdisciplinary professional conservation – with calls for input and more

This subscription year the IHBC marks a quarter of a century as a professional body supporting and accrediting interdisciplinary built and historic environment conservation specialists, and now we’ve launched the #IHBC25’s digital hub webpage to tie it all together.

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Good news for Good Friday 2, as 2021 Student Award winners for #IHBC25 now out: India Wright (Cambridge) and Laura Long (York) both win top award, with more for works on mortar joints, tourism and conservation plans

IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards guest judge for 2021 Ian Morrison OBE, Historic England, has chosen two winners in this #IHBC25 anniversary year, with India Wright (Middle Temple) and Laura Long (Hempcrete) entering work from IHBC-Recognised conservation courses in Cambridge … Continue reading

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Good news for Good Friday 3, with first ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ review for #IHBC25: Career-defining posts from Scotland (NTS: PM, EWH (Architect & Climate)) to Brighton Pavilion (manager), surveyors, Inspectors, apprentices and more

To help link employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, we update IHBC NewsBlogs etc. readers on the diverse opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, as this round highlights familiar employment matters, so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ … Continue reading

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Good news for Good Friday 4, with our IHBC25 anniversary #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School SESSION 3: Working with ‘old’ heritage

After morning welcomes and sessions that include Griff Rhys Jones (video) and more, the IHBC’s Aberdeen Day School (17/06) examines ‘old heritage’ that faces new pressures, including ‘Tools and standards’ for sustainable conservation; a ‘Masterplanning’ case study of Aberdeen’s centre, … Continue reading

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Good news for Good Friday 5: IHBC welcomes World Heritage Day, April 18, in #IHBC25, our 25th anniversary year

IHBC welcomes the next ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites, on April 18, and in this #IHBC25 anniversary year themed on Heritage and Climate.

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Good news for Good Friday 6, with IHBC’s HESPR ‘double-up’ pick for #IHBC25: £4.1M+ works with calls for settlement analysis (25/04; £40K) and WHS project support (04/05; £4M)

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 ‘double up’ pick for #IHBC25 features calls from a Borough Council (BC) for … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Clifford’s Tower reopens to public acclaim after a two-year closure

York’s Clifford’s Tower has reopened to the public for the first time since before the pandemic, reports York Press. image: for illustration purposes only – Clifford’s Tower by DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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UK launches UNESCO World Heritage Sites – UK Tentative List Review Consultation: Seeks expert input with EOIs by 6 May

The UK Government is preparing a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List, to be submitted to UNESCO later this year, with a view to putting forward … Continue reading

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Government publishes green paper to help it achieve nature goals

New, long-term environmental targets have been announced by the government, as a ‘a cornerstone of the government’s Environment Act’. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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