Daily Archives: 27/05/2010

The IHBC, the professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, has welcomed the Queen’s Speech for its confirmation of a Bill to introduce ‘localism’ into the planning system, and the opportunities that this will provide to support and … Continue reading →

Legislation that could see arts, heritage and sport each receiving an extra £50 million a year will be placed before Parliament in September, the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt announced today in a keynote … Continue reading →

DCMS will contribute £61 million from its budget towards reducing the Government deficit, plus savings of £27 million from the Olympics budget. The move is part of £6.2 billion reductions across Government in this financial year, announced today by the … Continue reading →

Greg Clark has been named as minister in charge of planning policy in a share out of responsibilities at the DCLG by new secretary of state Eric Pickles. Clark will also lead on decentralisation and the government’s ‘Big Society’ programme. … Continue reading →

English Heritage (EH) and the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) have today (Monday 24 May 2010) announced funding of just under £7million to help restore 68 historic Grade II listed places of worship in England. Places of worship from a range … Continue reading →

An appeal to find the ten most endangered historic buildings in the country has been launched by the Victorian Society. The Society is calling on historians, enthusiasts and local campaigners across the country to nominate Victorian or Edwardian buildings that … Continue reading →

A green home improvement scheme targeting households in at least 21 communities in Wales with £30m in funding during its first year has been unveiled by Wales environment minister Jane Davidson. The ‘arbed’ scheme, which means ‘save’ in Welsh, will … Continue reading →

IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly welcomed the announcement of the inaugural Building Appraisal, Pathology and Performance (BAPP) Conference, to take place on Thursday 1 July, in London, saying that: “This is a hugely important area for our members, and we expect … Continue reading →

English Heritage launched its new website with a clearer, simpler design. www.english-heritage.org.uk

IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly has welcomed the new postgraduate programme specialising in the theory and practice of building conservation and conservation-led urban regeneration, at the University of Sheffield School of Architecture, which has just been launched for prospective students to … Continue reading →