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Daily Archives: 10/08/2016
IHBC Director to open STBF’s Edinburgh Fringe-linked traditional buildings Festival:
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly is to open The Fifth Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival at Acheson House, Edinburgh on Tuesday 23 August, a 5-day training and profile-raising event led by the The Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF) that sits within Edinburgh’s … Continue reading
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CIOB call for evidence: Housing ‘skills, materials and new technology’
To help inform its work-stream on ‘skills, materials and new technology’ workstream in National Housing Taskforce, a sectoral and political coalition, the CIOB is launching a call for evidence to gather views, data and substantiation. To close at 17:00 on … Continue reading
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National Parks to extend by size of Isle of Wight
The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lake District National Park officially extended, adding ‘an area bigger than the Isle of Wight’. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs writes: Two of our most iconic National Parks – the … Continue reading
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Scottish Heritage Angels Awards deadline: 12 August
Local community organisations across Scotland are invited to nominate heritage volunteers and voluntary groups for the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards with 5 categories and the deadline of Friday 12 August 2016. The five Scottish Heritage Angel Awards categories are: Investigating … Continue reading
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After roof cleaning: Sunlight ‘destroying’ priceless specimens at Oxford Museum
The Telegraph has reported on a case of building restoration where the cleaning of dilapidated glass roof of the city’s Natural History Museum, as part of its £2m restoration, the cleaning of the glass roof has let in so much … Continue reading
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Scottish Civic Trust announces new Chair
The Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) has announced the appointment of Colin McLean, former Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, as its new Chair. The SCT writes: Colin McLean was Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland for … Continue reading
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CV circulates Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey
Civic Voice (CV) is asking people to fill out the short Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey. CV writes: We are emailing you today to ask you to fill out the short Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey. … Continue reading
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Welwyn Garden City new homes
Law firm Dentons has helped Chase New Homes to secure planning consent for a 511-unit housing scheme in Hertfordshire, set to be the house builder’s largest scheme to date. Dentons writes: The scheme, known as Times Square, will be built … Continue reading
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BRE joins in on the Heritage Open Day
BRE’s main site will be open as part of Heritage Open Days 2016. BRE writes: As well as the once top secret model of the Mohne Dam used in the early stages of developing the Dambusters’ famous Bouncing Bomb, some … Continue reading
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‘Medieval glamp’ at Knight’s Village, Warwick
Warwick offers the possibility to ‘glamp’ in their medieval camp as the recently openend Knight’s Village offers 28 ‘medieval-themed’ lodges Medieval Histories writes: Real medievalists may find the experience at Warwick Castle tacky. However, traveling with kids it is great … Continue reading
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