This third issue of IHBC Branches Update is offering another rich variety of events, offering local CPD across the UK for both members and colleagues, organised by our proactive branches!
Check out the next forthcoming Membership application support session (MATE) offered to our East Midlands Branch on 25 April and on 31 May in Northern Ireland.
Browse through Scotland Branch’s latest Newsletter with news on events such as the Conservation Area Management Training Day on 11 May commemorating 50 years of Conservation Areas in Scotland (details below).
IHBC and CIfA London branches are holding a joint seminar all about the protection of non-designated heritage assets #10April #London.
Also, the Yorkshire Branch has rescheduled a visit to The Piece Hall, Halifax! Check details below to visit one of Britain’s most extraordinary buildings.
Interested in Buildings at Risk? Check the latest events in Leicester with the East Midlands Branch #20April.
ALWAYS BE SURE TO BOOK AND CHECK WITH THE BRANCH FOR LATEST DETAILS!
The IHBC’s new monthly Branch Update on proactive local voluntary activities and training events combines updates on the full range of IHBC Branch-related events across the UK as well as reports on and links to our Branch activities and reports.
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IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘Our new Branch Update combines direct links to Branch events, listed chronologically, as well as Branch news. Members can plan CPD and networking months ahead, as well as reflect on events past, and maybe even find inspiration for low-cost training you’d like to help deliver to colleagues, as an IHBC member or just for you own special interest.’
‘We’ll develop and refine the service in spoons to members and use feedback, so please let Carla know what you think by emailing at support@ihbc.org.uk’
‘You can also share this NewsBlog with any colleagues interested in heritage but unfortunate enough not to be members of the IHBC, in case they might gain from the hard work of our uniquely proactive Branch network. They might also be reminded that in many cases the free events are not necessarily free to non-members, and IHBC members usually get priority, so always be sure to check out the details with the lead Branch.’
‘So feel free to pass on this and future Branch Updates to colleagues to help spread the IHBC’s word and extend our networks.’
EVENTS
April 2018
10 April
London Branch – A joint seminar by IHBC and CIfA London branches: Slipping through the cracks? Joined up thinking to protect non-designated heritage assets
2.00 – 5.00 pm, The Gallery, 77 Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL
£10 for members (IHBC, CIfA London Group) & £15 for non-members
Amid changing legislation and strategies, how do we combat the threats of demolition and permitted development, particularly in relation to the forthcoming revised London Plan?The seminar has been developed for those concerned over the protection of London’s historic environment and those involved in delivering conservation and protection outcomes.
19 April
Scotland Branch – 50 years of Conservation Areas in Scotland, Carlops and Skirling
9.25 am – c 16.11, Edinburgh Bus Station
Looking back at what has been achieved through Conservation Areas in the past and forward to what is happening today and planned in the future.
The first two conservation areas in Scotland, designated simultaneously by Peebleshire County Council and published in the Edinburgh Gazette on 19 April 1968, were Carlops and Skirling.
The next notice was that by Midlothian County Council for its part of Carlops. We aim to first explore Penicuik Conservation area with Midlothian Council, where a CARS is in preparation. Then we will have a detailed look at Carlops Conservation area, a small weaving village, and have a celebratory lunch in the Alan Ramsay Hotel.
Further details and BOOKING
20 April
East Midlands Branch – Buildings at Risk Work in Leicester
City Hall Leicester
The aim is to bring Buildings at Risk action to the forefront, so if you are wanting to develop a strategy for bringing back Buildings at Risk into positive use, prepare an Urgent Works Notice or to know more on what funding is available for Buildings at Risk, this event is for you. FREE to attend!
Further details and BOOKING
25 April
East Midlands Branch – MATE session
Nottingham
We are holding another Membership Application Training Event – the main aim of which is to assist people in upgrading their membership from either Affiliate/Associate to Full membership.
There will be a presentation from Kate Kendall, IHBC Education, Training & Standards Liaison Officer followed by small group discussions.
Kate Kendall said: ‘These events are a great way for prospective applicants to find out how to understand their skills, knowledge and experience in the context of IHBC membership criteria and accreditation. And all this is free too, offered to anyone interested in IHBC membership as part of the IHBC’s charitable support for the care of the built and historic environment.’
To book your FREE place please email Kate Kendall LETS@ihbc.org.uk
Further details on the Branch webpage
May 2018
11 May
Scotland Branch – Conservation Area Management Training Day
10.00am – 4.00pm
Council Buildings, Ayr, Carrick Centre, Maybole
The Ayrshire day will look at conservation area management in Ayr from soon after designation in July 1968 to the present day, as major proposals by Ayr Renaissance to develop the town centre mean radical surgery in the High Street. We will look at the Conservation Area Appraisal for Central Ayr, assess the impact of the recent THI, and look at strategic ways forward.
Next we will learn about neighbouring Maybole, find out about community-led proposals for enhancing its Conservation Area and discuss with consultants the ongoing preparation of its CA Management Plan.
Further details and BOOKING
18 May
South Branch
Naval Gazing – Portsmouth Historic Dockyards
This IHBC South Branch conference will be exploring how some of the nation’s most precious naval assets are cared for, as well as the docks and buildings which house them and their related heritage.
Further details and BOOKING
19 May
Yorkshire Branch
Tour of Halifax Piece Hall
The Piece Hall, Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE
The Piece Hall is one of Britain’s most extraordinary buildings. Built in 1779 to trade ‘pieces’ of cloth, it is now the UK’s sole surviving cloth hall and offers a unique window back into our past.
Its near 250-year history has seen the building tale on many transformations – in Georgian times as a place for trading locally made ‘Kersey’ and other cloth, later as a gathering point for Victorian spectacles and political rallies. It then became a wholesale marker, before being transformed into a visitor attraction and, most recently, undergoing an extensive conservation programme.
During your visit, we will take you on a journey spanning almost quarter of a millennium. You will meet characters from the past and hear fascinating stories about this truly incredible building.
Further details and BOOKING (Booking password: IHBC2018)
24 May
North West Branch – Blackburn Summer Social
4:30pm, Blackburn
Exploring Blackburn’s many heritage assets, with a focus on the recent THI. Further details to be circulated, but register your interest with christine.davis@bdp.com
31 May
Northern Ireland Branch – MATE session
Belfast
We are holding another Membership Application Training Event – the main aim of which is to assist people in upgrading their membership from either Affiliate/Associate to Full membership.
There will be a presentation from Kate Kendall, IHBC Education, Training & Standards Liaison Officer followed by small group discussions.
Kate Kendall said: ‘These events are a great way for prospective applicants to find out how to understand their skills, knowledge and experience in the context of IHBC membership criteria and accreditation. And all this is free too, offered to anyone interested in IHBC membership as part of the IHBC’s charitable support for the care of the built and historic environment.’
To book your FREE place please email Kate Kendall LETS@ihbc.org.uk
31 May
Scotland Branch – MATE session
Glasgow
We are holding another Membership Application Training Event – the main aim of which is to assist people in upgrading their membership from either Affiliate/Associate to Full membership.
There will be a presentation from Kate Kendall, IHBC Education, Training & Standards Liaison Officer followed by small group discussions.
Kate Kendall said: ‘These events are a great way for prospective applicants to find out how to understand their skills, knowledge and experience in the context of IHBC membership criteria and accreditation. And all this is free too, offered to anyone interested in IHBC membership as part of the IHBC’s charitable support for the care of the built and historic environment.’
To book your FREE place please email Kate Kendall LETS@ihbc.org.uk
June 2018
6 June
North West Branch – ‘Interpro Social’
Talbot Mill, Manchester
A chance to socialise with wider members of the built environment, across 12 different institutions.
Free to attend, booking details tbc, but please contact klu.wray@hotmail.co.uk for more information.
7 June
West Midlands Branch- Warley Woods, Repton 200, Community Trusts and open space management
Warley Woods Community Trust, The Pavilion, 101 Lightwoods Hill, Smethwick, B67 5ED
Warley Woods in Smethwick was a landscape originally designed by Humphry Repton. The landscape is now managed by a Community Trust. The day will explore Humphry Repton’s legacy in the West Midlands and will also interrogate why a community trust has taken on Warley Woods and how they manage it. The day will include a guided tour.
To book your place please email Harriet Devlin: harrietdevlin1@gmail.com
8 June
South Branch – Clay Day
Chiltern Open Air Museum, Chalfont St Giles, Bucks
Exploring traditional building materials – Cobb/ Wychert, as well as Brick constructions. Details to follow.
To book your place please email Julia Foster at julia@fosterfamily.eu
14 June
North West Branch – Manchester Town Hall CPD
6-7pm, Manchester
A joint event with the RTPI. A talk on the restoration and refurbishment of this Grade I listed building, led by the architects for the project, Purcell.
Further details to be circulated, but register your interest with klu.wray@hotmail.co.uk
15 June
South East Branch- An afternoon with Dr Charles Mynors\
Brighton
Dr Mynors has written extensively on the law in relation to the historic environment.
This afternoon will look at the issue of the extent of listing, covering:
- How to determine curtilage
- What is the curtilage of a building
- The Wednesbury tests of reasonableness
There will also be an opportunity for questions from the floor.
Further details and BOOKING
21-23 June
IHBC Annual School 2018, Northern Ireland Branch
Belfast 21-23 June: Our shared Heritage – communication | negotiation | transformation
‘Early bird’ booking for this year’s Annual School closes on 21st April! To take advantage of this discount and secure your place for the next in IHBC’s celebrated series of Schools BOOK NOW.
Bursaries are still available and low-cost residential options ensure IHBC members and colleagues can explore our Full School tour options, from the global brand of the Titanic quarter or the nationally important country house, to local contested heritage, all offering some of the best value heritage CPD around, and all courtesy of the IHBC.
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘This year we’ve substantially upgraded our online CPD support, as a taster for the future, so be sure to make early and full use of the CPD references, links and area guidance, as well as our social media, to make the best of another unique IHBC learning experience.’
Social media links: #IHBCBelfast2018?#Europeforculture ?#EYCH2018
To book just follow the School’s homepage links or go direct:
- Full School (21-23 June)
- Day School (22 June)
- Video introduction
- Friends of the School
- Introducing the tours
- Booking Opens
- Day School lead speakers
- Promotional opportunities
- Bursaries
- Web launch, venues etc
- EYCH 2018
For all and more on the IHBC’s 2018 Belfast School see belfast2018.ihbc.org.uk and watch the introduction of the IHBC Annual School 2018, Belfast on the IHBC YouTube channel
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August 2018
23 August
East Anglia Branch – Thatching Day
How Hill, Norfolk
An IHBC East of England branch workshop and seminar day mixing talks and hands-on experience of working with thatch. Details to follow.
Contact: Amanda Rix at Amanda.rix1@btinternet.com
OTHER EVENTS
If you want to find out more about CPD events, talks, workshops, conferences and many more happening across the UK and beyond, visit our Events Calendar on the main IHBC website.
BRANCH NEWS & UPDATES
IHBC Scotland Branch
East Anglia
Can you help? We are looking for articles and contributions for the next edition of the newsletter. If you have any ideas for future articles or discussion topics you would like to share with members in future newsletters, please get in touch with ahart@uttlesford.gov.uk. Alternatively, you can send us a tweet: @IHBC_EA
North West
The NW Branch Blog has full details of branch’s 2018 events and Twitter feed.
For more information on the branch, visit the North West branch webpage.
Follow NW Events: @Ihbcnwevents
South East
As announced, the IHBC South East Branch will host the Annual IHBC School in 2020. The last Branch meeting was held online (with the support of the National Office) on 4 April and, among the main Branch future planning, there were some initial discussions on the main arrangements, themes and details. Stay tuned for any updates!
Scotland
The latest issue of the Scotland Branch Newsletter is out with events and news. Visit the Scotland Branch webpage (Newsletter section).
Looking for Professional Volunteering?
If you would like to get involved with Branch activities and help organise and deliver CPD events, please get in touch on the relevant Branches webpage and select the Branch you are interested in.
If you want to include any Branch event or news in the next edition get in touch with Carla Pianese at support@ihbc.org.uk
Are you in ‘spring cleaning’ mode?
Why not dig out that full membership application you’ve been meaning to get around to!
To help you along the way come along to see your MATE (Membership Application Training Event) session. The purpose of the seminar is to help demystify the process. You will have the opportunity to talk with full members about your application and hear about how to approach the process.
Any queries or for booking please get in touch with Kate Kendall at lets@ihbc.org.uk
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