Daily Archives: 20/04/2010

Joint international conference: Investing in the past

A partnership between the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the Association of Preservation Trusts (UKAPT), and the Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT) has announced a joint international conference on investing in historic building and area regeneration, to take place … Continue reading

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SPAB receives Europa Nostra Award

A unique British scheme to provide free training for people from all faith communities who care for significant, historic buildings as their place of worship has been recognised with a major European heritage award. Faith in Maintenance (FiM), developed by … Continue reading

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New on-line resource

In January  2010  about  120,000  records  for  around  155,000  books held in the National Trust’s  140 historic libraries became  publicly  available  for the first time via the web  catalogue  Copac. Copac  provides  free   access  to  the  merged  catalogues of around … Continue reading

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HPR Newsletter out

The March edition of the Heritage Protection Reform newsletter is now available here: LINK It features articles on: The new PPS5 and the key changes it brings; The Marine and Coastal Access Act Funding for research and development into Historic Environment … Continue reading

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Blackpool boost

Two of Blackpool’s most iconic visitor attractions, Blackpool Tower and the Winter Gardens complex, are to get a major facelift and redevelopment as part of a groundbreaking £38.9m project, the Government has announced. The multi-million deal will secure the long-term … Continue reading

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