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IHBC Reminder: Historic Environment Scotland (HES) consultation on draft Corporate Plan closes 2 Nov – respond now!

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) consultation on its draft ‘Corporate Plan’ closes on 2 November, so your last chance to respond to his critical draft document is approaching fast!

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £1.4M+ costed work this week: Home Group seeks collaborative teams embracing ‘our vision on community building’, closing 25/01/2019, £1.4M value

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers from the issue this week features a call from … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Context CPD in context: Does the IHBC help you as a modern heritage professional? Did you know that 94% of IHBC survey respondents are ‘likely or very likely’ to recommend IHBC membership?

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

In Context No 156 – ‘Our Shared Heritage’ – the Director’s Cut looks at how improvements in the operation of the IHBC help make your institute more accessible to aspiring conservation professionals, and you become more involved in the life … Continue reading →

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Council takes over Denbigh’s North Wales Hospital via a ‘general vesting declaration’

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A council has taken ownership of a derelict Victorian hospital via a ‘general vesting declaration’, five years after a dispute about the site’s future got under way. 

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£82k fine for landlord who gutted a listed Brighton manor house

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A private landlord who illegally modernised an historic house in Brighton – Grade II-listed Ewhurst Manor, built in the late 16th century – has been told by a judge to pay out more than £82,000, as ‘Despite poor advice from … Continue reading →

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Welsh Government publishes ‘Priorities for the Historic Environment of Wales’

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Lord Elis-Thomas AM, Wales’ Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, has published its ‘Priorities for the Historic Environment of Wales’.

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New research from Historic Houses – Heritage Maintenance Fund tax changes could add £85M to the economy!

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Houses, which represents 1,650 independent owners of grade I and II* buildings (and their equivalents) across the UK, has published new research on Heritage Maintenance Funds –privately established funds for buildings of national significance open to the public – … Continue reading →

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Builders spend 2½ years driving their van new research reveals

Posted on 26/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Builders spend 2 ½ years driving their van over the course of their working lives and almost one year trying to locate a particular tool, according to new research by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Awards 2019 launched: Win £500 and a free place on IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School, simply submit coursework online – closing 31 July 2019!

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award for 2019 has been launched, and, as usual, closes on 31 July, so if you have relevant coursework from any UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2018 OR 2019 – be … Continue reading →

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Reminder: IHBC South Branch – ‘Modern architecture in historic settings’ 26 October in Oxford

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC South Branch on ‘Yearning for Timelessness…’: New architecture in historic settings, in talks and visits in Oxford, 26 Oct

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IHBC’s ‘Local Authority Skills’ website now ‘mobile friendly’: Content updates anticipated

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has upgraded its specialist website on ‘Local Authority Skills’ to make it ‘mobile friendly’, so it is more accessible for anyone using mobile technology such as smart phones and iPads etc.

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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: Listing of Lido diving platform in Gloucestershire celebrated

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A diving platform at the Lido in Stratford Park in Stroud, Gloucestershire has been granted Grade II listed status following one of the busiest summers yet, in another local heritage success celebrated by Gloucestershire Live. (Image: Rachael Lythgoe)

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IHBC’s ‘IMHO’ signpost: ‘Talk of the Town -The economic links between cities and towns’

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Since the Brexit vote, there has been a great deal of policy debate and focus on ‘left-behind’ towns, and whether consecutive governments have focused too much on cities at the expense of smaller places, an issue that a Centre for … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: A once-thriving Salford theatre now derelict

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Victoria Theatre on Great Clowes Street was once home to the stars before becoming an entertainment hub but is now in a derelict state, the Manchester Evening News reports, although, ‘despite being falling into major disrepair, the historic building … Continue reading →

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Reminder: COTAC Trustees sought – notes of interest by 15 Nov

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Reminder: COTAC Trustees sought – Notes of interest by 15 November 2018

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STP’s call for feedback: Help improve Scotland’s ‘Place Standard’ tool

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) wants to hear from organisations, groups and individuals who have used the Place Standard, and from people who haven’t, in a new survey!

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National Lottery’s £2M to help save Britain’s Roman walls

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Stretching from one side of the country to the other, Hadrian’s Wall in northern England and the Antonine Wall in central Scotland are to benefit from over £2million of National Lottery funding. image: By Michael Hanselmann [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], … Continue reading →

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Entries open for RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence: Closing 14/12

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Nominations for the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Planning Awards Excellence are now open through to 14 December 2018.

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New £5 million fund for Highlands & Islands tourism

Posted on 23/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A new Natural & Cultural Heritage Fund, led by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) will support projects that encourage visitors to experience more of the unique nature and culture of the Highlands & Islands. image by Fiona Newton

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IHBC 2019 Nottingham Annual School: Homepage, venue and promotional pages launched – promotional opportunities open now; delegate booking opens February

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Opening webpages for the IHBC’s 2019 School in Nottingham – on 4th-6th July 2019 on the theme of ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience: confronting conservation calamities’- have been launched, offering an extended Homepage with links to venues and promotional opportunities, to … Continue reading →

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IHBC, HE & ALGAO’s LA conservation stats out now – 2018

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Local Authority conservation capacity in England: A small annual increase in conservation capacity follows years of conservation cuts.  But still aggregates at 35% cuts over the last 12 years.

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IHBC South Branch reminder… on ‘Yearning for Timelessness’ – ‘…new architecture in historic settings…’, in talks and visits: 26 Oct, Oxford

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC South Branch on ‘Yearning for Timelessness…’: New architecture in historic settings, in talks and visits in Oxford, 26 Oct

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IHBC welcomes Gus Astley Student Award judge for 2018 (and 2019 Annual School presentations): Ingval Maxwell OBE, COTAC Chair

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is delighted to welcome as judge for the 2018 IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards – and guest at the 2019 Nottingham Annual School where the Awards will be presented – Ingval Maxwell OBE, Chair of COTAC (Council on … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost: Build your skills, and profile, by contributing to Conservation Wiki (and DBW) – With a handy guide on writing articles

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and supported also by other leading industry organisations including ICE, CIOB, BRE, CIAT and BSRIA’ – also offers a handy guide on contributing articles, which can help your … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2m+ costed work this week: Sunderland City Council for the Project Evaluation of Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme – closing 23/11, valued at £40,000.

Posted on 20/10/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers from the issue this week featuring a call from … Continue reading →

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