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- IHBC seeks ‘Support Officer’ consultant/service with good IT, comms & personal skills: Help boost capacity & value to Branches, members, partners & more, from £120-£160/day, 2-3 days/week, closes 18/10 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to The Listed Property Show in Malvern, 23-24/09… just email Charlie! 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Design and presentation’ spotlight: Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance – for ‘groups… to prepare a design code for their area’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £330K of works this week: National body seeks heritage & wellbeing research, to 16/09 & £30K 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Aberdeen Council concludes demolition safest option for RAAC-affected homes to be followed by a rebuilding programme 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Swimming pool plans for Broadway house approved by Wychavon District Council 13/09/2024
- TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’ 13/09/2024
- Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among community civic leaders about planning reforms 13/09/2024
- Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09 13/09/2024
- HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: PlaceEconomics’ White Paper ‘Response to the YIMBY… pro-development… for de-regulation to promote housing…’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC North West Branch: Historic Building Conservation Award 2024, to 4 October 10/09/2024
- PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’ 10/09/2024
- Wales Branch Conference: In-person update from heritage at risk projects & the Historic Environment Wales Act, tour and branch AGM, on 20/09 10/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: Government policy statement on new towns, and the independent New Towns Taskforce 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish historic Hillhead Baptist Church building Glasgow for flats 10/09/2024
- HES’s Buildings at Risk Register on pause as new review says ‘insufficient evidence to demonstrate… significant impact in bringing buildings back into use’ 10/09/2024
- AHRC (HE & EH) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Call for Proposals 2024 open to 29/11, on digital, paint, paths, open spaces & compounded climate change hazards 10/09/2024
- CLC: Demonstrating Organisational Capability with the Common Assessment Standard 10/09/2024
- New President for Stone Federation (2024-2026): Adrian Attwood 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Ireland‘s ‘… Heritage Climate Action – Climate Change… Plan’ update, 2024 10/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’ 06/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 06/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 06/09/2024
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IHBC seeks ‘Support Officer’ consultant/service with good IT, comms & personal skills: Help boost capacity & value to Branches, members, partners & more, from £120-£160/day, 2-3 days/week, closes 18/10
If you would like to get involved at the hub of the IHBC’s UK-wide built and historic environment conservation practice network, have strong IT, comms & personal skills, and seek flexible home-working with huge potential for travel and learning, let … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to The Listed Property Show in Malvern, 23-24/09… just email Charlie!
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and conference in Malvern, on 23-24 October, with members’ free tickets available by emailing charlie@lpoc.co.uk with your name, postal address, IHBC membership number … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Design and presentation’ spotlight: Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance – for ‘groups… to prepare a design code for their area’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The ‘Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance supplements the National Model Design Code: Part 1’ is aimed at groups who wish to prepare a design code for their area.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £330K of works this week: National body seeks heritage & wellbeing research, to 16/09 & £30K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a national heritage body for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Aberdeen Council concludes demolition safest option for RAAC-affected homes to be followed by a rebuilding programme
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Council homes affected by RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) in Aberdeen are to be demolished on safety grounds – followed by a rebuilding programme.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Swimming pool plans for Broadway house approved by Wychavon District Council
image for illustration Plans to build a swimming pool in the garden of a house in Copgrove, Broadway have been given the go-ahead by planners at Wychavon District Council, reports The Evesham Journal.
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TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 ‘Health, hope and prosperity‘ is a publication from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) that sets out the high-level preconditions necessary to create a healthy new town.
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Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among community civic leaders about planning reforms
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 As the National Planning Policy Framework consultation deadline approaches, a Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among civic leaders about Government’s ability to solve housing crisis through the latest planning reforms.
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Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09
image for illustration Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) are looking for up to 4 micro, small or medium sized non-national cultural or heritage organisations manage, use or occupy a listed building, to 23/09.
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HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series
image:HES Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking feedback on ‘hear what you think about the services within HES’s Heritage Directorate’ to help ensure it aligns with current policy and national priorities including its use in planning, land management and other … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: PlaceEconomics’ White Paper ‘Response to the YIMBY… pro-development… for de-regulation to promote housing…’
image for illustration American heritage consultancy PlaceEconomics, with economist Donovan Rypkema as its Principal, has issued a data-based response to the US YIMBY movement making the case that ‘YIMBYISM is a pro-development movement that advocates for de-regulation to promote housing … Continue reading
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IHBC North West Branch: Historic Building Conservation Award 2024, to 4 October
The IHBC North West (NW) Branch ‘Conservation Award’ for 2024 is open to nominations to 4 October, looking for the project that demonstrates best historic building conservation practice in the North West.
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PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 Day conference, on 1 October, looks at the conflicts that can arise between the conservation of the natural and of the historic environment and how these might be resolved in this year’s wide-ranging and celebrated … Continue reading
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Wales Branch Conference: In-person update from heritage at risk projects & the Historic Environment Wales Act, tour and branch AGM, on 20/09
The conference, at Gregynog Hall, Newtown, includes as well as a site visit, updates on Heritage at Risk (HAR) in Wales and what the new Historic Environment Act will mean for conservation in Wales, from Charles Mynors, from £40 (limited … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: Government policy statement on new towns, and the independent New Towns Taskforce
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A policy statement on new towns offers the Government’s vision for a new generation of new towns.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish historic Hillhead Baptist Church building Glasgow for flats
image for illustration: Hillhead Baptist Church by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Official plans have been submitted to demolish former Hillhead Baptist Church building, a historic Glasgow church, and build flats in its place, reports The Glasgow Times.
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HES’s Buildings at Risk Register on pause as new review says ‘insufficient evidence to demonstrate… significant impact in bringing buildings back into use’
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a review of the Buildings at Risk Register (BARR), currently maintained by HES, which ‘found that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the BARR has a significant impact in bringing buildings back into … Continue reading
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AHRC (HE & EH) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Call for Proposals 2024 open to 29/11, on digital, paint, paths, open spaces & compounded climate change hazards
Historic England (HE) and English Heritage (EH) have announced their 2024 Call for Proposals for Round 4 of their AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) programme, open to 29 November and targeting digital heritage, paint, paths, open spaces and compounded … Continue reading
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CLC: Demonstrating Organisational Capability with the Common Assessment Standard
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has welcomed the latest version of the Common Assessment Standard, the industry-agreed pre-qualification standard developed by Build UK and endorsed by the CLC.
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New President for Stone Federation (2024-2026): Adrian Attwood
The Stone Federation has announced its new Stone Federation president (2024-2026) as Adrian Attwood, executive director of Stone Federation member, DBR Limited. Attwood succeeds former president, Chris Kelsey.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Ireland‘s ‘… Heritage Climate Action – Climate Change… Plan’ update, 2024
image for illustration The ‘Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan for Built and Archaeological Heritage’ – one of nine sectoral plans published in 2019 – outlines five adaptation goals for built and archaeological heritage in Ireland, and maps them onto an … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Historic England (HE) has published a new report as part of the Heritage Counts series, ‘Cultural Heritage, Creativity and the Creative Economy’ which shows that ‘cultural heritage can positively influence creativity and local … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … Continue reading
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