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Daily Archives: 31/08/2016
IHBC says: Have a ‘Happy Heritage September’!
You may well be busy in September, as over most weekends and many weekdays there are European Heritage Days, Heritage Open Days, Doors Open Days and Heritage weeks, in which many IHBC members will have professional or voluntary links, or … Continue reading
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IHBC Members with Benefits: Reduced rates to hear Loyd Grossman in Edinburgh on ‘Culture & Heritage’ – 15 Nov.
IHBC members are offered reduced rates to a memorial lecture by Loyd Grossman, Chairman of The Heritage Alliance and President of NADFAS, in Edinburgh on 15 November, in memory of Mary Bryden, one-time Committee Member of RSA Scotland, entitled: ‘Culture & … Continue reading
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IHBC London Conference – BOOK NOW!
Book your place now – all are welcome at this ever popular one day event which is held in the Sir Denys Lasdun’s Grade I listed Royal College of Physicians (1960–64); an award-winning conference venue. See below for more details and … Continue reading
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Scottish Islands Bill announced
IHBC members working in Scotland and those who took the opportunity to visit Orkney with the Annual School will be interested to learn that the Scottish Government have announced that new legislation which is aiming to address the needs of … Continue reading
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HLF supports the historic home of horticulture: Wisley Garden
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded the historic home of horticulture, the Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Garden, a project planning grant aiming towards the restoration of the garden as a learning garden, with works to the original laboratory and … Continue reading
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Oxfordshire Garden Village: Expression of Interest
West Oxfordshire District Council may be developing a new garden village; it has submitted an expression of interest to DCLG relating to a site near Eynsham (which is not currently in the Local Plan). West Oxfordshire District Council writes: West … Continue reading
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Fo Guang Shan Temple, GII*, first ‘temple’ for PoW Lottery support
A Grade II* listed building is the first temple to receive Grants for Places of Worship (PoW) scheme, the Taiwanese Fo Guang Shan temple is just off Oxford Street in London and will be using development funding to work towards … Continue reading
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Gravestones knocked over by vandals
The Stone Specialist reports that more gravestones have been pushed over by vandals as around 50 stones were knocked over in Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s cemetery at North Sheen in London on Saturday night, 13-14 August. In a statement on … Continue reading
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Youth Justice Board activities- carpentry skills in heritage setting and the NHS
The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales has noted the work of Surrey’s Youth Support Service in helping young people to gain carpentry skills, which involves works at the historic Brooklands Museum in Weybridge and handcrafted items to benefit … Continue reading
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RTPI: NIC should help unlock large housing development
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has raised concerns over the proposed method of assessing infrastructure requirements in a response to the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) consultation. The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) writes: The ability to unlock large housing … Continue reading
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Planning Portal PD interactive tools to be relaunched
The helpful interactive tools published by Planning Portal in England which explain permitted development (PD) rights are to be relaunched, using new technology and fully responsive interfaces which mean they work on all devices. Planning Portal writes: The current Planning … Continue reading
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HS2 Phase One ‘safeguarding’ directions updated
Additional properties and areas are to be covered by safeguarding regulations of the proposed HS2 route. HS2 writes: Safeguarding is an established part of the UK planning system and ensures that land identified for major infrastructure is protected from conflicting … Continue reading
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