Daily Archives: 29/12/2015

IHBC NewsBlogs Update: ‘Top 10’ for 2015 (from ‘NIMBY’ism to BS 7913) · Reach @750k+ · Taster alerts to come!

IHBC members and colleagues will be interested to know more about the ever-extending reach, impact and potential of one of our core member services and charitable activities, the IHBC NewsBlogs news and email alert service, while to celebrate its success … Continue reading

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IHBC members, with benefits: Last chance discounts on conservation BS 7913 CPD in Edinburgh, 11 January

IHBC members are reminded that 10% discounts are still available for the January 11 CPD event covering the building conservation British Standard, BS 7913, while future events are scheduled for Belfast, on 18 February, and Bristol, on 24 March.  Book … Continue reading

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Church Buildings Council: nominations sought by 22 Jan

Candidates are sought for four places on the Church Buildings Council to be vacant from 1 May, with a closing date of Friday 22 January 2016 at 5pm. ChurchCare, writes: The Secretary of State at the DCMS nominates four members … Continue reading

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Deal on Banksy mural near GCHQ under negotiation

A deal to buy a Banksy mural on a house near GCHQ and place it in ‘safe hands’, is being negotiated by a local council after the ‘Spy Booth’ artwork, showing three figures ‘snooping’ on a telephone box, appeared in … Continue reading

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ChurchCare update: New faculty rules at the CoE

IHBC members are reminded that on 1 January 2016 the new simplified Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 come into force, as ChurchCare, the Church of England’s national resource, has recently reported. IHBC Policy Secretary David Kincaid said: ‘The changes to the … Continue reading

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Study warns towns are being ‘eclipsed’ by cities

Towns in England are being left behind their neighbouring cities, with many under-performing in terms of health, education and employment, new analysis by Demos consultants, ‘Talk of the Town’, has revealed as it found three in five of satellite towns … Continue reading

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