Daily Archives: 29/07/2022

#IHBCAberdeen2022: A School volunteer’s ‘thanks to all’… with a note on origins and delivery

Volunteers are crucial to our Annual Schools – not least for our 2022 Aberdeen School (15-18/06) which to date has reached 253 practitioners and secured 2.4 million impressions on twitter – so Frances Swanston IHBC, Associate at HESPR company ICENI, … Continue reading

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REMINDER: IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award closes 31/08 – £500 + free 2023 School place for #IHBCSwansea2023!

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been launched for this academic year, closing on 31 August 2022, so if you have coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2021 OR 2022 –submit it … Continue reading

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IHBC’s HESPR pick (No.1) from recent advertised works: Research EOIs, closing 01/08

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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a national research body … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Work to demolish ‘iconic’ art deco house in North Wales underway

Proposals to demolish an ‘iconic’ house have caused a backlash among locals who insisted it should be preserved, reports North Wales Daily Post. image: for illustration purposes only

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Committee call for written evidence on Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Respond ASAP!

If you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, currently passing through Parliament, you can submit your views in writing to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee.

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Research should be part of the DNA of UK City of Culture says new Warwick report

Following the award of UK City of Culture 2025 to Bradford, a new report by the University of Warwick details how and why arts and humanities research can add value to the UK City of Culture programme. image: for illustration … Continue reading

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Restoration and Renewal CEO resigns following Parliament’s decision to scrap sponsor body

The CEO and several members of senior staff at the Restoration and Renewal sponsor body established to deliver Houses of Parliament project, have announced that they are leaving the project following Parliament’s decision to scrap it. image: Parliamentary copyright images … Continue reading

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QEST now open for bursary applications with bursaries up to £18K, closing 15/08

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust(QEST) is now open for bursary applications for the training and education of talented and aspiring craftspeople, and will close on 15 August.

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BEFS update on HES ‘at risk’ buildings and records consultation surveys, closing 5/08 and 31/07

BEFS has summarised 2 major surveys from Historiec environenmt Scpotand closing soon.

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Eiffel Tower riddled with rust and in need of repair, leaked reports say

Experts say a €60m repaint before Paris hosts 2024 Olympics is only a cosmetic makeover. image: for illustration only – Caricature of Gustave Eiffel comparing the Eiffel tower to the Pyramids, published in Le Temps, February 14, 1887.  Unknown author, via … Continue reading

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