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Daily Archives: 15/02/2017
Trusting trusty trustees, as The Archaeologist meets Context
IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly salutes the IHBC’s trustees, not only for delivering their statutory obligations but because of the value they bring through their profound knowledge of conservation, in a ‘Director’s Cut’ for Context that has also been recast as … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Marsh reminder: £500 for retired IHBC members contributing to the community, and an IHBC Full School place – closing 31 March
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards programme has entered its second year, and includes the celebration of retired IHBC members contributing to their community, with prizes of £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Annual School (closing date 31 March 2017).
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Unsafe memorials in cemeteries: Commons Library briefing
A Commons Library briefing paper considers the issue of memorial (headstone) safety and actions to address the risk of accidents caused by unstable memorials in cemeteries in England and Wales.
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DfT report on airport expansion summarises heritage impacts of Government-favoured Heathrow
A Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on the ‘Appraisal of Sustainability: Draft Airports National Policy Statement…’ has just been launched which explores the heritage impacts of proposed developments at Heathrow.
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£4M grants for English Museums and Galleries improvements under DCMS/Wolfson Galleries and Museums Fund
Matt Hancock Minister of State for Digital and Culture, announced on 17 January last that grants totalling £4 million were awarded to improve displays and facilities at museums and galleries across England.
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Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill next at its report stage and third reading on Monday 20 February 2017
The Bill would introduce the necessary legislation to enable the UK to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and accede to its two Protocols.
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Northern Powerhouse: Growth Deals Published
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has published a series of growth deals in the Northern Powerhouse which are set up to help fund local enterprise partnerships for projects that benefit the local area and economy.
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Defra handbooks on project grants, focussed on jobs and growth, with heritage opportunities
A number of handbooks have been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) offering guidance on grant funding for projects in England, and focus on jobs and growth in the rural economy while also offering heritage … Continue reading
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Bringing heritage back to life with virtual reality
The University of Birmingham is developing ‘Heritage Virtual Reality’ to help people see or revisit what life was in the past, according to the BBC.
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JPI Cultural Heritage Workshop: Research Projects Parade – Belgium, 20-21 Feb
This event will be organized by the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on Cultural heritage on 20 and 21 February next at KIKIRPA Parc du Cinquantenaire 1, B1000, Brussels, Belgium.
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Parochial house attached to ‘one of the most picturesque cathedrals’ in NI set to be listed
According to a report on 16 January in the Belfast Telegraph, the building at St Peter’s Cathedral in west Belfast has been recommended by the Department of Communities for B1 listing, just one category below the top tier A, which … Continue reading
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