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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
New Heritage Science Strategy seeks guidance from conservation professionals
In 2006, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee held an inquiry into Science and Heritage (for a copy of the report visit the House of Lords web page: www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_s_t_select/heritage.cfm ) Among its recommendations published later that year was … Continue reading
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New sector partnership to support traditional construction skills in Scotland
A collaboration between Historic Scotland, Constructionskills Scotland, and Scottish Qualifications Authority has been launched in a bid to tackle the skills gaps in the traditional building sector in the construction industry. The three organisations have come together, for the first … Continue reading
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Seven London bridges latest landmark listings
Seven of London’s bridges spanning over a hundred and forty years of Thames crossings were today (26 November 2008) listed by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. Chelsea, Lambeth and Richmond Railway Bridges have all been listed at Grade II, whilst Cremorne, … Continue reading
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Top Scottish architecture award shared by Building Preservation Trust
The RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, supported by the Scottish Government and Mrs Margaret Doolan, has been awarded to two buildings for the first time in its history – Castlemilk Stables Restoration in Glasgow by Elder and … Continue reading
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ASC to become Homes and Communities Academy
From the 1st December 2008 the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) will become the Homes and Communities Academy, a part of the new Homes and Communities Agency, a new housing regeneration agency for England. The Homes and Communities Agency is … Continue reading
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Assessors needed for Purple Flag Standard for Town and City Centres
Purple Flag is the new “gold standard” for entertainment and hospitality zones at night. It is a fresh approach to nightlife, linked to the standards that people expect from their town centres. The Civic Trust is launching Purple Flag in … Continue reading
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New Bill for England covering local decision-making and regional planning
The Government has published its promised legislation giving people new rights to shape local services and give greater responsibilities to local authorities to promote economic development. Included in the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill is a requirement for … Continue reading
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TV company Ricochet seeks IHBC members’ advice
TV company Ricochet is seeking to develop a new series about Britain’s master craftsmen. They say: ‘Each episode will explore a different traditional craft from stonemasonry to thatching and uncover the social history behind it. We would like to meet … Continue reading
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Tributes to the late Hilary, Lady Weir, OBE, former Secretary of the Architectural Heritage Fund
Follow the links below for tributes. The Prince’s Regeneration Trust http://www.princes-regeneration.org/news.php?id=25 The Brooke http://www.thebrooke.org/content.asp?id=6964 Scotsman obituary http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/obituaries/Hilary-Lady-Weir.4679714.jp
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Threat to progress of Heritage Protection Bill from Credit Crunch
Following rumours that the progress through Parliament of the Heritage Protection Bill for England and Wales will be delayed to give Parliamentary time for new legislation to address the credit crunch fall-out, English Heritage has issued the following statement: ‘No-one … Continue reading
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