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IHBC’s 2018 Member Survey: National Review – Updates, feedback, clarifications and forward plans

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

To build on the IHBC’s 2017-18 Member survey [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=18289] and its resoundingly positive results – such as 92% of members satisfied or very satisfied with services, and 94% likely or very likely to recommend IHBC membership – in April IHBC … Continue reading →

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IHBC NewsBlog Branches Update: Explore Branch CPD events across the UK

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Now that holidays are finished, why not take some time to plan your CPD ready for the autumn schedule of events? Want to boost your skills in the sector? Volunteer with our professional Branches! Browse a variety of Branch events, … Continue reading →

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IHBC Chair James Caird on ‘When mistakes become heritage’ – Featured to DBW’s 9000 registered users!

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC Chair James Caird’s recent Context article – ‘When history’s mistakes become today’s heritage’ – has been featured to the 9000 registered users on the email Newsletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, and … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2.6M+ costed work this week: Oxford CC seeks landscape and heritage advice – closing 13/09

Posted on 01/09/2018 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 this week featuring a call from Oxford City Council … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘International’ signpost: On fears for the maintenance of French bridges

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The recent bridge collapse incident in Genoa has raised concerns in France, with reports commissioned into the condition of the Highways bridges revealing that 840 bridges are at risk of collapse in the medium term.

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from all our doorsteps’: Reports on alleged profit from Hadlow Tower sale… despite £3M public investment

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Kent Online – like other major publications such as the Telegraph, Metro and the Sun – has carried reports on the case of a developer allegedly profiting from heritage grant funding, and not adhering to public opening requirements required in … Continue reading →

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Is listing cultural ‘bubble wrap’, or simply ‘cautious care’? HE’s Dr Mays clarifies the case to R4 listeners, as England’s 400,000th listing is celebrated through lively debate!

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Further coverage of the National Heritage List for England reaching 400,000 entries includes Radio 4’s celebrated ‘Front Row’ discussion on listed buildings – and if we have too many – with Historic England’s (HE) Deborah Mays successfully making the case … Continue reading →

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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) launches consultation on draft Corporate Plan 2019-; closing 2 Nov; events planned too!

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a consultation on its draft ‘Corporate Plan 2019-‘, which closes on 2 November, with events already planned for Argyll’s Lodgings, Stirling  and the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange.

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Belfast City – Belfast Bank Buildings fire

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A major fire has affected the Grade B1 red sandstone Bank Buildings in Belfast City Centre, occupied by Primark, which many members may recall seeing as part of the the recent Annual School walking tours.

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‘Collaborative Centre for Cultural Value’ – funding from AHRC & more

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that funding is to be made available to establish a collaborative Centre for Cultural Value, to advance understanding of the value of arts and culture in the UK and abroad, looking … Continue reading →

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Nominations open for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award: Closing 30 Sept

Posted on 01/09/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award for 2018 is now open to nominations that mark ‘significant achievement in the heritage sector’ or ‘outstanding individual contribution to heritage over a period of years’, with nominations closing on 30 September.

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IHBC’s 2018 Member survey: Feedback, update and forward plans for ‘CP25’

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

On 12 April 2018 IHBC trustees reviewed the resoundingly positive results from the most recent Member Survey  – with headline endorsements including 92% of members satisfied or very satisfied with services, and 94% likely or very likely to recommend IHBC … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘IMHO’ signpost: Barbara Res (the woman behind Trump Tower!) on ‘Why are women in construction leaving their hard won jobs?’

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Construction Matters has featured a blog by Barbara Res, the woman behind Trump Tower, as she explains why women in the U.S. are turning their backs on construction, and what the industry can do to buck this alarming trend.

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Community Heritage Scotland project: ‘On community engagement’

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Community Heritage Scotland is a new project which aims to explore the ways in which people work and engage with heritage in their communities, while also aiming to bring about positive change in a sector which is not without its … Continue reading →

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HE issues new guidance brochure on technical conservation

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England (HE) has issued a new technical conservation guidance brochure, which can downloaded free.

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HE and HE on the North East – Time capsules and listing uplifts for triple roundabouts and Tyne Bridge

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Highways England (HE) and Historic England (HE) report on two linked items of heritage news in the North East of England, as the listing of Tyne Bridge in Newcastle has been upgraded to Grade II*, while the North East’s first … Continue reading →

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MHCLG Social Housing Green Paper: comments sought by 6 November

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has begun consultation on a social housing green paper (with comments on the five core themes sought 6 November 2018).

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London launches plan to become ‘world’s most walkable city’

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

London plans to become the ‘world’s most walkable city’ under a new plan unveiled by the capital’s first-ever walking and cycling commissioner, with its ‘Walking Action Plan – which is being supported by Public Health England – aiming to encourage … Continue reading →

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AHF funding for Glasgow communities to ‘reclaim and regenerate heritage’

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Three community projects in Glasgow will benefit from recent grants offered by the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), including the ‘Pyramid at Anderston’, a new social enterprise delivering programmes from Glasgow’s iconic Pyramid Church, as well as funds to support the … Continue reading →

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The Heritage Alliance seeks trustees!

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Heritage Alliance is looking for three new trustees to join its Board from December 2018, as well as a Treasurer to take over from Richard Norton in December 2019.

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Kedleston Voice ready to go to the Supreme Court

Posted on 28/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Community group Kedleston Voice has been given legal advice that they may challenge a Court of Appeal decision in the Supreme Court, surrounding planning permission for 400 dwellings near Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire. 

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New Context out, with a new angle: ‘Theory to Practice and back again!

Posted on 24/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The latest issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context is now out, themed around ‘From Theory to Practice and Back Again’ as it explores how academic research has been used in practice, and what academics can learn through engagement with … Continue reading →

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IHBC spotlights HODs as ‘Heritage On your Doorstep’: Welcome to September!

Posted on 24/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Many IHBC members and colleagues will be involved in Heritage Open Days (HODs) and their equivalent during September 2018, while events take place throughout Europe to open doors and venues at no charge, and run special events for all.

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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £1.6M+ costed work this week: Liverpool CC seeks services for local Spatial Regeneration Framework (SRF) closing 05/09

Posted on 24/08/2018 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 this week featuring a call from Liverpool City Council … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD Boost: Consultation- who and how?

Posted on 24/08/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Consultation Institute has published a discussion on whose views we may be hearing through consultation activities, arguing that stakeholder mapping is needed and that we should consult both the ‘worried’ and the ‘wider’ public, suggesting methods for this as … Continue reading →

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