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Monthly Archives: June 2012
IHBC Gus Astley Annual Student Award 2012 closing date: 31 July
The UK’s most inclusive conservation award for students, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation’s (IHBC’s) Gus Astley Annual Student Award, is open to submissions until 31 July 2012. To be eligible work must have been submitted as part of a … Continue reading
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CSkills’ £600k promotes traditional building skills in Scotland
ConstructionSkills (CSkills), the training council for the UK construction industry, has awarded £600,000 to Historic Scotland to help the agency promote traditional building skills. Historic Scotland reports: The announcement was made as Historic Scotland celebrated Scottish Apprenticeship Week with events … Continue reading
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NI Listed Building Demolition fine: £5,000
Mr Malcolm Samuel Hall, with an address at Portadown, pleaded guilty to the demolition of a Listed Building and was fined £5,000 plus £75 solicitors costs and £34 court costs at Newry Magistrates court on Monday, 21 May 2012. The … Continue reading
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HLF invests further £13.6m in skills
From digitising archives to conserving historic gardens: 788 new placements supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will deliver 700 years’ worth of work-based training across UK. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced: ‘… a further investment of £13.6m in … Continue reading
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London borough to make culture a key part of planning
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea looks to boost creative industries through planning system. Building Co UK News: LINK
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Pickles pays tribute to ‘best of British’ pubs
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has paid tribute to the ‘Great British pub’ in a speech that highlighted the Government’s continued support to the sector. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Beer Groups’ annual awards, Mr Pickles encouraged the industry to … Continue reading
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UCL’s Bartlett tops architecture schools league table
Cambridge and Bath also listed in top three. BD Online Article: LINK
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Coventry Cathedral gets share of American Express $1m
Following the inclusion of the ruins of St Michael’s Coventry on the 2012 World Monument Fund (WMF) Watch List, a £2m fundraising campaign was launched late in 2011 to save them, and now American Express, longstanding supporter of the WMF … Continue reading
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