Daily Archives: 16/06/2010

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, has elected Mrs Jo Evans, Conservation Officer in Guildford BC, as its new Chair. Jo Evans is a trained planner and mother … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment conservation specialists, adopted its Corporate Plan 2010-15 at the 2010 AGM, with a unanimous vote from the members. Charles Strang, Chair of the Communications … Continue reading →

Two IHBC members have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2010, with a knighthood for Donald Insall CBE, ‘considered by many to be one of the leading conservation architects of his generation’, for services to conservation architecture, and … Continue reading →

Sir William McAlpine, Chairman of the Brooking Architectural Museum Trust, guardian of Charles Brooking’s unique and outstanding collection of architectural detail, salvage and fabric from across the UK, writes as follows of the need for funds to help secure the … Continue reading →

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking two Commissioners for Education/Community Engagement and Local Authority Representation for English Heritage, with applications, along with a copy of their CV, required by Tuesday 6 July 2010. The Commission is the … Continue reading →

Baroness Andrews, Chair of English Heritage, claimed to be making a kind of maiden speech in the House of Lords on 3 June because it was her first from the Opposition benches (Kay Andrews was previously Labour’s Parliamentary Under Secretary … Continue reading →

A unique opportunity to contribute your skills and experience of the heritage sector to help take forward this influential national organisation, as current Director (and IHBC Associate Member) Chris Winter stands down in the Autumn. Based at the UWE, Bristol … Continue reading →

Plans to create tourism legacy from Olympic Games and Diamond Jubilee, and pledge to boost domestic market share. A new Government priority – to produce ‘the best marketing plan that any country has ever had’ around 2012, was set out … Continue reading →

The UK Government will be convening a panel of experts to consider applications for inclusion on a new Tentative List of sites for potential nomination to UNESCO for World Heritage status and to make recommendations to Ministers by the end … Continue reading →