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- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
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Daily Archives: 12/11/2016
IHBC’s 4th Conservation Course Connection Day: Supporting and celebrating students, learning and research – with future plans…
The IHBC’s Conservation Course Connection Day, this year led by the IHBC’s Support Officer Carla Pianese, is a critical platform for student education and outreach in the sector, and this year it also offers the chance of a free place … Continue reading
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Film updates and more on IHBC co-sponsored Heritage Trust Network’s conference ‘No.1’: Extraordinary People, Extraordinary Projects
The Heritage Trust Network, successor to the UK Association of Preservation Trusts (UKAPT) – has launched reports and updates on its first conference on its event website, with presentations, film, photos and a warm thanks to sponsors that include the … Continue reading
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IHBC Scotland Branch AGM and ‘hard hat’ visit to Riddles Court: 25 Nov
IHBC Scotland Branch has announced its AGM (6 pm) and linked ‘Hard Hat’ visit to Edinburgh’s ‘Riddles Court, a Merchants House fit for a King’, on 25 November from 2pm on, and now with the addition of an optional tie-in … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: Barking and Dagenham engagement with and audit of religious groups and meeting places @ £15,000
The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers weekly HESPR Bulletins with tender opportunities, and the Director’s top pick for IHBC members this week features Barking and Dagenham’s tender opportunity for … Continue reading
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Res Publica on England’s Estate Regeneration Strategy, says: ‘Reduce VAT for community-led refurbs’
Think tank Res Publica has launched an advocacy document , Great Estates: Putting communities at the heart of regeneration, that sets out how communities can be put at the heart of the Government’s forthcoming Estate Regeneration Strategy, and offers recommendations … Continue reading
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Update on William Anelay firm: Owed £12.6m when it collapsed and purchased by Szerelmey
Report by administrators Begbies Traynor reveals extent of debts owed by William Anelay, the stonemasonry business recently The York-based specialist heritage building company owed an estimated £12.6m to unsecured creditors when it ceased trading earlier this year, according to a … Continue reading
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Developers and planning officers (BPF and POS) join forces to recommend improvements to planning conditions
The British Property Federation and the Planning Officers Society have issued a joint response to the government consultation ‘Improving the use of planning conditions’, calling for ‘a clear route of appeal in the NPPF and PPG, with associated costs being … Continue reading
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DfE approves CITB’s plan to support employers to develop Trailblazers
The Department of Education (DfE) has approved a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) plan to support employers to develop the construction industry’s new Apprenticeship Standards, which will replace existing Frameworks. The CITB writes: Development of the Standards will continue to … Continue reading
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Barbican residents offer a look inside their homes
Photographer Anton Rodriguez has documented the interiors of 22 homes at the iconic Grade-II-listed Barbican Estate in London. Denzeen writes: In his new book, titled Residents: Inside the Iconic Barbican Estate, London-based Rodriguez aims to highlight the stylish living spaces … Continue reading
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Local authorities and planning experts to be questioned on public parks on 14 Nov
On 14 November, the Communities and Local Government Committee will hear from planning experts, councillors and local authority officials on the future of public parks. UK Parliament writes: The session is part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into public parks, … Continue reading
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CITB: Does Brexit mean slowdown for construction?
The construction industry is facing a slowdown in growth in the aftermath of the EU referendum vote, according to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). The CITB writes: The latest Construction Skills Network report reveals that construction’s expected output over … Continue reading
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