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- Clarice Cliff, 20th century ceramicist known for colourful designs, honoured in Blue Plaque Scheme, Design category 14/05/2024
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- CAMRA urges Government to support Heritage Pub Bill to stop another Crooked House scandal, with ‘stronger planning enforcement laws’ 10/05/2024
- James Hughes appointed new Director of the Victorian Society 10/05/2024
- HES reports on ongoing conservation works at its sites 10/05/2024
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Bolsover Castle rated EH’s spookiest site
Ahead of our Halloween and After Dark events programme, English Heritage asked 1,800 staff to vote for the spookiest site in its care. image EH website
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English Heritage invests £1M to preserve Hurst Castle
Conservation has started to restore Hurst Castle in Hampshire that was used up until the Second World War.
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HE’s Angel Award Winners 2016 – Include ex-soldiers and Dudley Zoo construction supervisor (and 2016 IHBC Annual School guide there), Carlo Diponio
The 2016 winners of the Historic England (HE) Angel Awards have been announced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and historian Bettany Hughes, and include ex-soldiers and a guide on 2016 IHBC Annual School tour to Dudley Zoo, its Construction Supervisor, Carlo … Continue reading
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Plant heritage at risk- do your part
English Heritage is calling for the help of members of the public in addressing the loss of historic varieties of daffodils and bluebells, vital to our gardening heritage. English Heritage writes: English Heritage is launching a campaign to help save … Continue reading
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STBF event, supported by IHBC, BEFS etc., prompts Scottish Parliamentary motion on ‘Traditional Building Skills and Materials’
The Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF) ran its traditional building skills event in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square Garden on 6 and 7 June, jointly supported by IHBC, BEFS and others, which attracted more than half a dozen MSPs and has … Continue reading
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Civic Voice announces winners of the 2016 Design Awards
On 24 May, Civic Voice handed out 11 awards to a variety of high quality schemes and projects from across England, with the Master’s House, Ledbury, winning in the Restoration Category Civic Voice writes: The Civic Voice Design Awards give communities … Continue reading
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Civic Voice Announces Design Awards Shortlist
Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards as 16 schemes from across England have been shortlisted by the expert Judging Panel for their positive impact on the local community and design quality. Civic … Continue reading
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Civic Voice Design Awards Shortlist announced
Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards, with sixteen projects from across England highlighted. Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic movement, has today announced the shortlist for the … Continue reading
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HLF funding: £34m for 16 parks
Sixteen parks across the UK are celebrating their share of £34 million of Heritage Lottery Fund awards this week. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) writes: 16 of the UK’s parks and cemeteries have received a much-needed £34million boost from the … Continue reading
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EH open new ‘Royal Residence’ holiday apartment
Visitors to the Isle of White can now stay in the English Heritage (EH) property that was once Queen Victoria’s family retreat, in a new heritage tourism development to open up a new area of Sovereign’s Gate. EH writes: Holidaymakers … Continue reading
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EH Research: history of the ‘National Heritage Collection’
EH have published a series of free reports available for downloading from their website, charting the history of the national heritage collection and the history of the conservation movement and heritage protection. EH writes: This is the most in-depth research … Continue reading
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UK ‘Quality of Life’ research
Research undertaken by the Halifax into quality of life may be of interest to IHBC members involved in urban development and regeneration as the research looks at the quality of urban environments and overall community wellbeing, with the top place … Continue reading
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English Heritage’s ‘National Collection’ history online
A history of the National Heritage Collection has been published by English Heritage (EH) in a series of eight reports, free to download online. EH writes: This is the most in-depth research into the history of the collection ever undertaken. … Continue reading
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Vic Soc announces top 10 most endangered buildings
The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) has published its survey of the most Endangered Victorian and Edwardian Buildings in England and Wales, highlighting the continuing plight of architecturally important buildings throughout the country despite signs of economic recovery, while also calling … Continue reading
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Westminster debate on Local Planning
Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe, recently chaired a debate in the Westminster Parliament on the issue of public consent in local planning. The debate raised issues of the degree of participation in local development plans, and siting of housing … Continue reading
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Nine special landscapes to be conserved thanks to HLF
Nine of the UK’s most beautiful and distinctive natural landscapes have received grants totalling more than £20m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to help their conservation. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced grants totalling £21m to conserve nine … Continue reading
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Planning permission renewal refused to character harm
An inspector refused to extend the period of time required to implement a planning permission for an extension to a residential care home on the Isle of Wight because it would undermine the character of the area. Search Planning Resource: … Continue reading
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Next steps at EH
Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage (EH), set out the organisation’s plans for the year ahead in a speech he gave on 22 May at Apsley House, London, including announcing EH’s proposed development of an indicator for Local Authorities. … Continue reading
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Europa Nostra Awards: winners announced
The 27 winners of the 2011 European UnionPrize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards were announced in April by theEuropean Commission and Europa Nostra, with the winning projects selected from nearly 140 submissions from 31 countries. Congratulations to UK … Continue reading
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England’s planning reform: RSSs, IPC & RDAs to go
Ministers have confirmed that ‘radical’ reform of the planning system will be central to the new coalition Government’s programme with the scrapping of Regional Spatial Strategies, the abolition of the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) and replacing RDAs with (potentially identical) … Continue reading
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