Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Spacesaving in US homes – the History of ‘Pocket Doors’

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Designing … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Border bridge repair scheme awarded funding from HE

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England (HE) has awarded £250,000 towards the restoration of the world’s oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge, reports The Berwick Advertiser. “This bridge means so much to so many people….”

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IHBC’s ‘Out of Context’ CPD boost from Ireland:  The development of Irish building conservation, with a heritage focus

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The history Irish conservation complements beautifully that of the UK, so if your knowledge needs a boost then UCD Assistant Professor Arthur Parkinson’s feature from issue 163 of Context. on historic building conservation in Ireland, explains its development and context, … Continue reading →

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Young people shun future visits to heritage attractions over coronavirus fears

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Research commissioned by specialist heritage insurer, Ecclesiastical, has revealed young people are less likely to visit heritage attractions in person once the lockdown lifts due to coronavirus fears. However, digital is a revenue opportunity for heritage attractions as two fifths … Continue reading →

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Strengthening resiliency in small tourist-led cities amid Covid-19: Dubrovnik and Grosseto

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

URBACT is exploring how smaller cities reliant on tourism can re-imagine their future in the wake of Covid-19, with case studies of two smaller URBACT cities – Dubrovnik (HR) and Grosseto (IT).

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‘FREE Support now available to help archaeologists facing redundancy’

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

With over twelve years’ experience helping people who have lost their jobs to plan and manage their career transitions and having created the world’s first Level 3 university accredited course in ‘Personal Career Management’, Soldier On! is offering its outplacement … Continue reading →

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New CITB NI student bursary award: Closing 18/09

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

CITB NI has launched a new £1,000 bursary award for students studying a third level Built Environment related qualification (Level 4 or above), closing 18/09.

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How to improve on-site health and safety measures

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Health and safety are always at the forefront of the minds of responsible employers, but current times have perhaps made these issues even more prevalent, as this article explores, writes UK Construction Week. image: for illustration purposes only  Open Government … Continue reading →

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Simon Allford elected RIBA President, Gavin Traylor RSAW

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Simon Allford will be the RIBA’s next President and Gavin Traylor the next RSAW President.

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SPAB photography competition 2020: closing 4 Sept

Posted on 25/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

This summer SPAB’s launching a photography competition, and few technical limitations means that photos taken on a smartphone or a DSLR camera (minimum of 300dpi and a maximum file size of 10Mb) are welcome, while there’s no limit to the … Continue reading →

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IHBC Marsh Awards 2020 now out – #IHBCMarshAwards: David Lovie, Paula Baron, Andy Barrow celebrated… IHBC, CRT and BCC

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Judges in the fifth year of the IHBC Marsh Awards – for Successful Learning in Heritage Skills and Community Contribution (Retired Member) – are delighted to announce the 2020 IHBC Marsh Awards, including certificates and cash awards up to £500, … Continue reading →

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IHBC Student Awards close 31 August: Last chance for £500 & free places at 2021 Brighton School – Simply submit coursework online!

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award celebrates relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – history, planning, design, enhancement and more– so just submit your coursework online for a chance to receive up to a £500 cash prize and … Continue reading →

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IHBC Chair asks: ‘Are you getting your CPD?’ as Vic Soc launches online events, from wallpapers (27/08) to pubs (9/09)

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) is offering the chance to hear leading historians, authors, architects and curators speak on a wide range of topics in new online lectures, hosted on Crowdcast, with current topics ranging from wallpapers to pubs! …take … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £400K costed work: English BC seeks Town Centre masterplan, closing 14/09, valued £160-200K

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Birmingham’s ‘second tallest building’ under judicial review as heritage concerns undervalued by authorities

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The construction of Birmingham’s second-tallest skyscraper has been cast into doubt after a High Court judge granted permission for a judicial review into the project, reports Birmingham Live, as the High Court said that not enough weight had been given … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Out of Context’ CPD boost from Ireland:  ‘Restore’?. ‘Repair’?, and who even came first?

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Conservation ethics lies at the heart of the IHBC’s CPD, and we all must question how much we really know about the differences between ‘restoration’ and ‘repair’ and their histories, so the new story of Henry Cotton and James Graves … Continue reading →

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England’s funding boost to help communities plan their neighbourhoods

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Funding in England should help neighbourhood planning groups in urban and deprived areas develop local neighbourhood plans.

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Design in the public sector programme open, themed on climate change, closing 4 September

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Delivered in partnership between the LGA and Design Council, the Design in Public Sector programme (DIPS) equips councils with design skills and methods to apply to their toughest local climate challenges and most ambitious aspiration or mission.

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RTPI: Plan the world we need – The contribution of planning to a sustainable, resilient and inclusive recovery

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

An new research paper – ‘Plan the world we need, the contribution of planning to a sustainable resilient and inclusive recovery’ – has published by the RTPI.

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NI Minister Ní Chuilín to reconvene Partnership Panel

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Northern Ireland (NI) Communities Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has announced that she is to reconvene the Partnership Panel – a body set up to strengthen relationships between the Executive and local government. image: Department for Communities, NI

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Wordsworth’s Alfoxton Park home bought by Buddhist charity

Posted on 21/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

A former home of romantic poet William Wordsworth Alfoxton Park Hotel, in Holford Somerset, has been ‘saved’ after a Buddhist charity bought it for £1.4m

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IHBC highlights ‘Heritage Rescue’: Special opportunity for TV features on ‘rescues’

Posted on 18/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has been contacted by a TV production company called Curve Media to highlight its search for feature ‘rescues’ for a new primetime series it is producing for the Discovery Channel, with the working title ‘Heritage Rescue’, to be … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Awards 2020 closing date extended to 31 August: £500 + free place at IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School – Just submit coursework online!

Posted on 18/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Following calls from IHBC Recognised Conservation Courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award has been extended to 31 August 2020, so relevant coursework from history and theory to practice or enhancement, submitted on ANY … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Critics wade into Jenrick’s planning reforms

Posted on 18/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The five ‘eyesore’ buildings in Edinburgh that locals most want to see torn down

Posted on 18/08/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Recently, Edinburgh Live asked its Facebook followers to nominate ‘eyesore’ buildings that they would most like to see demolished in the capital, and hundreds of people replied, though as one of them hasn’t even been built yet, Edinburgh Live is … Continue reading →

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