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REMINDER – IHBC Student Awards update: Only 2 weeks left to win £500 and a free place in IHBC’s 2019 Nottingham School! IHBC Gus Astley Student Award closes 31 July… so ‘please just send us your coursework, online and on time’!

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

[slideshow_deploy id=’19613′]The IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 July, so if you have relevant coursework from any UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, from 2017 OR 2108 – be sure to submit it online and on … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes Iceni Projects to the HESPR register as scheme heads towards 40 members, of all sizes

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Iceni Projects, an award-winning consultancy based in London, Manchester in Glasgow, has become the 39th company to be recognised on the IHBC’s conservation service listing scheme HESPR (Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition) scheme, as Iceni Projects records how membership can … Continue reading →

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IHBC HESPR’s top pick this week from £11.4M+ costed work: Albanian-American Development Foundation (AADF) sought ‘international experts’ for Butrint WHS/National Park; Opportunity closed, ceiling $150,000

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

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

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Millions of trees to be planted along route of HS2 high speed railway

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Birmingham live reports on how millions of new trees and 33km of wildlife habitat were among the commitments made by HS2 chiefs in an attempt to minimise the environmental impact of the high speed railway line in the ‘green corridor’ … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage across the doorstep’: On Purcell-led ‘Open Treasure’ project at Durham Cathedral winning 3 RIBA awards

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Northern Echo has explored how the Open Treasure project at Durham Cathedral – managed by architectural design practice and IHBC HESPR scheme member Purcell – has won three awards from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition … Continue reading →

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IHBC ‘CPD boost’ from a Scottish Blog: Rediscovering the story of Bannockburn House, Stirling

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Simon Green of Historic Environment Scotland (HES) explains how he re-discovered the story of a hidden gem, Bannockburn House, close to the M9 on the edge of Stirling, and reveals techniques that can be used to research historic buildings. image … Continue reading →

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Guardian: Mackintosh Glasgow School of Art building will be rebuilt

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building, which was gutted by fire last month, will be rebuilt, the school’s director, Tom Inns, has told the Guardian.

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Stronger powers for councils to tackle empty homes in England

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Councils across England will have powers to charge even greater Council Tax premiums on homes left empty for many years following an amendment to a government bill. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Welsh Government consultation on subordinate legislation: Ends 28/09

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposals to amend and consolidate the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)(UCO) and the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended) (GPDO).

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Sellafield’s biggest chimney chopped down to size

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

One of the most daring demolition projects ever undertaken at Sellafield has reached a key point, Government reports. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Boater accidentally drains Kennet and Avon Canal

Posted on 21/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A boater has accidentally drained a stretch of the Kennet and Avon Canal – The Kennet and Avon Canal is an 87-mile (140km) waterway linking the River Thames at Reading to the River Avon in Bath – after leaving all … Continue reading →

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IHBC 2018 Belfast School reflections: Spotlight on IHBC’s joint Conservation Professional Practice Principles update – Comments sought by September

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

At the 2018 Annual School ‘Spotlight’ session IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Chair Dave Chetwyn reported on progress with the joint IHBC, HTVF, Civic Voice conservation standard ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’, and called for any thoughts on the planned update to … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage IMHO’, from the Spectator: ‘The problem with British mosques’

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The incongruent architecture, cultural baggage and gender inequality must go, argues Ed Husain in his Spectator review of Shahed Saleem’s ‘The British Mosque: An Architectural and Social History’, as he explains why these mosques need to adapt to the reality … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Regeneration of Bristol’s iconic ‘Generator Building’ given go-ahead by Council

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Bristol Live has reported on how the proposed conversion of one of the city’s most iconic buildings – its Grade II listed ‘Generator Building’ (1899), which had remained a derelict shell for decades after the Second World War – has … Continue reading →

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Ten-year transformation of Scottish village wins top UK planning award

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

A 10-year plan to regenerate a declining fishing village, Stromness, Okney, has won the top prize at a prestigious national awards ceremony. image RTPI website

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Planning Inspectorate publishes 2017/18 Annual Report

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Noting strong performance, growing demand and putting customers at the heart of the business, the Planning Inspectorate has announced publication of its 2017/18 Annual Report.

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Expressions of interest from potential candidates sought for the role of BEFS Chair

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The current Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) Chair, Dr Graeme Purves, is stepping down at the next AGM in December, and BEFS is inviting expressions of interest from potential candidates for the role, with a deadline of 24 September 2018.

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Defra consults on ‘Environmental Principles and Governance Bill’: Closing 2 August

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on the development of an Environmental Principles and Governance Bill. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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ICOMOS Annual Report for 2017 now published

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The 2017 Annual Report of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has been published online.

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Heatwave vital in discovery of a possible henge, or circular enclosure, at the Brú na Bóinne site

Posted on 17/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The discovery of a possible archaeological feature near the UNESCO World Heritage Site close to Newgrange in Co Meath has been described as ‘a very significant find’ by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.

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

Posted on 13/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Summertime is an ideal period for holidays and for planning future Autumn CPD events open to IHBC members and non-members, while our new NewsBlog resource means you can browse the wide range of Branch and partner CPD events on the … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s latest ‘Jobs etc’ skills review: From private to public sector posts (and both)

Posted on 13/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

To help profile career opportunities across the conservation and heritage sectors, the IHBC now offers regular reviews of job openings and staff appointments featured in our IHBC Jobs etc. service, with many posts still open!

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IHBC welcomes RSK to HESPR, as IHBC’s unique interdisciplinary quality assurance service now nears 40

Posted on 13/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Continuing the remarkable run in new members of the IHBC’s conservation service quality assurance listing HESPR , multidisciplinary consultancy RSK has become the latest company to join the near 40 heritage businesses that now enjoy the benefits and support services of … Continue reading →

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IHBC HESPR’s top NewsBlog pick from £450K of costed work this week: Herefordshire Council seeks consultant for city design guide, closing 30/07, value £80k

Posted on 13/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

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

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Norwich deserves better’ – HE warns it will fight Anglia Square development

Posted on 13/07/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Norwich Evening News highlights how Historic England (HE) has warned it will fight to see a Norwich City Council development at Anglia Square called in by the Secretary of State if approval looks likely.

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