Daily Archives: 20/06/2014

The first allocation of the new HLF Heritage Enterprise grant programme has been awarded to a historic building in Derry-Londonderry, with £784,000 awarded to the Inner City Building Preservation Trust (ICBT) to fund conservation works and create a new boutique … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government (SG) has announced that it will maintain current funding levels for the historic environment (HE) into the next financial year, together with offering details of seven properties that will benefit from Historic Scotland building repair grants, all … Continue reading →

DCLG has published a prospectus which outlines how developers can bid for a share of a £150m loan fund to invest in kick-starting and accelerating the radical regeneration of some of the country’s most deprived social housing estates. Projects that … Continue reading →

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is encouraging applications for a funding programme designed to increase young people’s engagement with heritage in Wales, covering creative work and learning projects for young people teaming up with local youth organisations. The HLF writes: … Continue reading →

Critics of planning have failed to appreciate the wider economic benefits of planning whose true value requires the adoption of a more comprehensive approach to the cost benefit analysis, reveals major new research undertaken on behalf of the Royal Town … Continue reading →

IHBC’s members who make use of LEADER funding and arrangements to help deliver projects in rural areas will be interested to learn of new guidance for the transition period of 2014 and the change in focus onto jobs and growth. … Continue reading →

The High Court has upheld the Welsh Government decision to grant approval for a proposed 16,000 square metre super dairy that recognised the damage to Offa’s Dyke but considered that this was justified by the likely economic benefits of the … Continue reading →

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched an online consultation seeking views on the allocations of funding for its work across the UK, with the consultation is using a ‘budget simulator’ for priorities in each area of CITB work, … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance has reported that over 40 individuals from the heritage sector have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014, with a CBE to architectural historian Prof. Joseph Rykwert, and an MBE to IHBC Member Harriet Devlin for … Continue reading →

Policies to support and retain existing community facilities are ‘unclear in most local plans’, the Theatres Trust has claimed. The trust said it was ‘unfortunate’ that policies to protect and provide community and cultural infrastructure did not affect the soundness … Continue reading →

The National Churches Trust have announced details of two awards recognising innovation in new church architecture, and The King of Prussia’s Gold Medal for church conservation work, with a deadline of Friday 3rd October 2014 The National Churches Trust writes: … Continue reading →

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a new ‘Be Fair’ framework designed to address issues of equality and diversity in construction. CITB writes: Led by CITB, the Framework has been developed by the industry for the industry in … Continue reading →

A listed Georgian property in the Scottish Borders has been placed on the market for the sum of £1 – Whitehall Manor is Category B listed and on the Buildings At Risk register. Daily Express article (including an interview with … Continue reading →

At the World Heritage Convention in Doha UNESCO has announced a new $10 million fund to protect world heritage sites (WHSs) affected by conflict and natural disaster. UNESCO writes: The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al … Continue reading →

English Heritage has commissioned a user needs survey to help define and shape the future of the OASIS system – online access to the index of archaeological investigations – with the survey open until 20 July, while contributing to it … Continue reading →