Daily Archives: 16/06/2017

IHBC superlatives: Last chance AND once in a lifetime CPD – Heritage values and opportunities in transport infrastructure, Manchester 22/23/24 June 

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See the value and potential in heritage places for ‘planes, trains & automobiles’, and boats too, at the IHBC’s 2017 School, Manchester 22-24 June!

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IHBC welcomes England’s ‘Civic Day’, a national celebration of civic pride, June 17, from Civic Voice

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Civic Voice has a variety of workshops and events available throughout England to help members prepare for Civic Day on June 17, as part of a national celebration that includes the IHBC-linked celebration of 50 years of Conservation Areas.

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HESPR’s top pick: Monmouthshire CC- Abergavenny Castle, ‘Sympathetic’ traditional timber-framed events structure, closing 17 July

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The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other commercial opportunities together into one handy resource, while the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this … Continue reading →

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IHBC opportunities spotlight: Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 2017 Travelling Fellowship – closing 19 Sept

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The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) is currently accepting applications for fellowships across a range of different areas of research, which includes a category of special interest to IHBC members: ‘environment, conservation and sustainable living’, and has a deadline of … Continue reading →

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BEFS highlights data resources on Europe & seeks thoughts BREXIT priorities by 20 June…

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Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), the link body for built and historic environment interests in Scotland, is highlighting research resources on European links while asking for thoughts on Brexit priorities by 20 June.

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SAVE’s ‘Up My Street’ – Buildings at Risk Catalogue 2017-18: Launches 28 June 

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage’s latest ‘Buildings at Risk Catalogue’ will be published on 28th June 2017, and features over 100 decaying buildings from across the country in need of new owners or new uses.

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Timeline for 50 years of the Scottish Civic Trust: Facelifts, tobacco, and BAR…

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Gaby Laing, Heritage Officer at the Scottish Civic Trust has put together a timeline of the Trust’s history of the last fifty years to mark 50 years of the Scottish Civic Trust. image from SCT website

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Top UK council websites named by ‘Better Connected’

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Thirty six local authorities have been identified as having the UK’s top council websites after performance surveys carried out from a customer perspective.

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Clumber Park says no to fracking – but energy firm could take legal action

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Press reports cite National Trust bosses as having rejected a request from chemicals firm Ineos to conduct surveys at Clumber Park to test for shale gas – a process that could lead to fracking.

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HE protects two sites to commemorate New Zealand lives lost in WWI Messines centenary

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A large Kiwi chalk figure in Wiltshire commemorating lives lost and sacrifices made by New Zealand troops in First World War is protected as a scheduled monument, and a Terrain Model of Messines in Staffordshire – an accurate scale model … Continue reading →

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Heritage to be at the heart of Northern Ireland’s great places

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The Great Place Scheme has been launched in Northern Ireland, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), to put culture and heritage at the heart of the development of local communities.

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