Daily Archives: 11/02/2015

Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament IHBC members who have been following the ‘green deal’ debates will be interested to know that the issue of the installation and finance of cavity wall insulation was recently debated … Continue reading →

IHBC members working with finding funding for heritage may be able to help Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) and its partners, who are currently seeking information and case studies on projects that have used business sponsorship to help make a … Continue reading →

Mia Scott of Highland Building Preservation Trust (BPT) has recently completed a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) looking at how the BPT movement can adapt to changes in funding regimes and maintain an entrepreneurial outlook to help projects work on … Continue reading →

The world’s largest museum and research complex may be establishing a new overseas centre in London, in news revealed by the Smithsonian recently. The Smithsonian writes: The Smithsonian announced today that it is exploring the possibility of opening an exhibition … Continue reading →

Cross party support has been secured for the construction of a Holocaust National Memorial and world-class Learning Centre, with £50 million of government funding and an education programme, to marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The Prime … Continue reading →

A newly established addition to social media profiles is ‘Heritage Hour’ which aims to get people discussing heritage issues for an hour a week, centred around different topics using the hashtag #heritagehour.  Many chat ‘hours’ exist on Twitter for lots … Continue reading →

This week the DCLG has launched a new consultation on proposed measures to make it easier to build on brownfield land – with a closing date 11 March – and released news of how to bid for funding for works … Continue reading →

The Scottish Government (SG) has increased the People and Communities Fund by a further £5.6 million funding, which will allow more groups in areas of socio-economic deprivation to access funding for training, employment and community needs, including helping people to … Continue reading →