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Seven theatres awarded funding to improve environmental sustainability

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

The latest round of the Theatre Improvement Scheme in association with the Wolfson Foundation has awarded a total of £124,000 in grants to seven theatres. image: for illustration – The Theatres Trust

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The Prince’s Foundation opens applications to new Building Crafts Programme, from July 2023, closes 3/04

Posted on 31/03/2023 by IHBC

Applications are open now for The Prince’s Foundation Building Craft Programme’s new course, to commence in July, and close on 3 April.

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IHBC Director features recent CPP APPG Inquiry Report on BEFS Blog

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

In a blog on BEFS’ Bulletin, IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly has offered his own take on the progress, relevance and application to BEFS and other national networks of the IHBC-supported and UK-wide All Party Parliamentary Group for Conservation Places and … Continue reading →

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REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: Three standards set to impact the built environment in 2023, ex BSI

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

As the UK’s national standards body, BSI publishes a plethora of standards to support those who operate within the built environment and Dan Rossiter FCIAT, sector lead at BSI and vice-president technical at CIAT, highlights three in particular.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on how Liverpool Street station was saved last time

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

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’, and this week features the Building how campaigners saved Liverpool Street station, last time.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 10-year campaign by Croydon locals wins reprieve for Central Hill Estate

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Plans by a labour-controlled south London council to bulldoze a residential estate, the Central Hill Estate, Crystal Palace have been binned, after a decade-long campaign by locals, reports Inside Croydon. image: for illustration by Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14470982

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University of York to establish new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

The University of York is to establish a new Department of Architecture and the Built Environment, with a focus on sustainable and societally-informed design, and now seeks an inspirational leader.

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Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes announced

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Two Heritage Heroes have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector, reports Ecclesiastical.

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Wren 300 announces celebrations during 2023 to mark the tercentenary of the death of Sit Christopher Wren, and seeks volunteers

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Wren300 is a multifaceted celebration of the life and work of the renowned British architect, mathematician, astronomer and scientist Sir Christopher Wren, marking the tercentenary of his death in 2023, and seeks volunteers.

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Building Improvement Grants – Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

Protecting and enhancing Christian buildings – Benefact Trust’s Building Improvement Grants programme provides essential support to protect and enhance churches and Christian charity buildings, ensuring their continued use, viability, and the safeguarding of their heritage.

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National Creative Health Survey closes 6 April 2023

Posted on 28/03/2023 by IHBC

A new ‘State of the Sector Survey’ is open to everyone who is involved in doing, commissioning or supporting creative health work in the UK, whether you work in museums, as a freelance artist /creative, as a researcher, in health … Continue reading →

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REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

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IHBC co-sponsors ICOMOS UK conference: ‘Embedding a Rights-Based Approach into UK World Heritage Sites’, in person and in Greenwich, 25/04, from £20 (students)

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

ICOMOS-UK’s one-day conference, co-sponsored by the IHBC, will explore how a Rights-Based Approach, including Decolonisation practices, can be a valuable tool, from £20 (Students) to £80, to include lunch and evening reception, all at the University of Greenwich.

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IHBC Signpost: Increasing planning fees and performance -technical consultation for England

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

Government UK has launched a new technical consultation on ‘increased planning fees and performance’.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £975K costed works: Council seeks team for pier project, ends 13/04, value £700K

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a call from a Council for a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plan To Save The Birthplace Of ‘Auld Lang Syne’

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

Plans to save the only farm built by the poet Robert Burns are unveiled as the ‘FutureVision’, which seeks to safeguard the 170 acre Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith, where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, Tam … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court says Shrewsbury’s old statutory trust gives public rights to land despite council’s sale for housing

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a resident who claimed a statutory trust created in 1926 gives residents rights of recreation over a piece of land even after Shrewsbury Town Council sold it to … Continue reading →

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RTPI: 87% of planners say social media fuels misinformation on local planning issues

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

A survey conducted by the RTPI  magazine The Planner found that 87% of planners feel social media is fuelling misinformation around local planning issues.

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CHN Update: COP27 2022 Global Status Report for buildings and construction spotlights ‘Heritage’ and ‘Traditional Knowledge’

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction Towards a zero-emissions, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector.

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Culture Secretary encourages public to add Coronation events to digital map

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

An interactive map detailing events taking place to celebrate the Coronation will be launched this week by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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IWA launches a major campaign to protect waterways core funding across the UK

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is deeply concerned about the threat to our waterways posed by funding cuts, with for example Canal & River Trust and Scottish Canals financial situations being especially critical.

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IHBC’s Ukraine Signpost: French firm pilots scheme to rebuild Ukraine with rubble of bombed buildings

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

A French company specialising in recycling rubble for building materials has teamed up with the Ukrainian military and Ukrainian organisations to build new apartment blocks from the remains of bombed ones. image: for illustration only

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