Daily Archives: 18/03/2011

There is a proposal to revise BS7913:1998 (Guide to the principles of the conservation of historic buildings), and the British Standards Institute is looking at the business case for doing so, with comments invited by a closing date of 31 … Continue reading →

North of England Civic Trust (NECT) is promoting a radical and pro-active fundraising strategy for its heritage skills programme, Heritage Skills Initiative (HSI), by arranging a bungee jump linked (but not tied) to a black tie dinner, arranged by Andie … Continue reading →

ConstructionSkills is seeking comments regarding the development of the new draft understanding unit ‘Understanding Repair and Maintenance of Traditional (Pre-1919) Buildings’, intended as a first introduction to conservation for craftspeople, with responses tojacqui.chivers@cskills.org by 31 March.   CSkills says: A new … Continue reading →

Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have been visiting building sites – especially small refurbishment sites – across the UK.   The inspections are part of an intensive initiative aimed at reducing death and injury on construction sites. The HSE will … Continue reading →

The Voysey Society has been founded to celebrate the oeuvre of architect and designer Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941), one of the leading figures in both the Arts and Crafts movement and its immediate successors.   It is the Society’s … Continue reading →

Design for London alarmed as advisers’ concerns on rebuild are ignored.   Design for London (DfL) has slammed a decision by Tower Hamlets Council to disband the design steering group overseeing the £500 million redevelopment of Robin Hood Gardens in … Continue reading →

The government has announced that the John Madin designed Birmingham Central Library will not be listed – which means that the building can now be demolished as part of Birmingham’s Big City Plan. Birmingham Conservation Trust continues: English Heritage has expressed … Continue reading →

Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has insisted small seaside resorts should seize the opportunity presented by local enterprise partnerships to transform economic growth along the coast.   His comments came as he launched a new report by Sheffield Hallam University, which … Continue reading →

The Department for Communities and Local Government’s plan to increase accountability by reducing and reforming its quangos is on course to deliver around £170 million savings Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles said today.   To coincide with the … Continue reading →