Daily Archives: 28/07/2017

ONLY 3 Days left to enter the IHBC Student Award 2018!

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Photo: Colin Higgs (http://www.portreathstudio.com) from Hilary Wyatt’s winning submission to the 2o16 IHBC Student Award, on historic marine infrastructure. Last chance to submit for IHBC Student Award 2018: Up to £5000 to be won!

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New destination needed this summer? Check out IHBC Conservation Wiki’s new Home Page – a great destination for your colleagues too

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The IHBC’s Wiki platform service, offered in partnership with the Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) web platform, has had an update to make it the destination page for the development and construction sectors that DBW – and the IHBC Conservation Wiki … Continue reading →

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HESPR’s top pick of the week: West Dorset DC seeks historic environment sensitivity appraisals at ‘centres of growth’, closing 14 August, valued £50,000

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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 business opportunities together into one handy resource, while the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD boost on risk: CIC Liability Panel Risk Management Briefings

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Twenty one Risk Management Briefings from the Construction Industry Council (CIC), covering aspects of liability pertinent to those in the construction professions and allied bodies, are now available online.

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Co-op local community fund now accepting applications for local causes

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The Co-op 1% community fund is now accepting applications for local projects or events in a new round of funding with causes selected in October and distribution from January until October 2018

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Government issues response to Farmer Review

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The government has issued its response to Mark Farmer’s ‘Modernise or Die: The Farmer review of the UK construction labour model’ but has stopped short of introducing its controversial recommendation to implement a client charge for those firms who fail to invest … Continue reading →

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All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Arts, Health and Wellbeing launches report

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A new report – ‘Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing’ – has been launched showing that the arts have a significant and positive impact on health and wellbeing.

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LGA calls for ‘urgent and immediate’ building regulation review 

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Following on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, the Local Government Association (LGA) has called for ‘the Government to begin an urgent and immediate review of building regulations.’

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More than 5,000 sign petition opposing Iron Ring sculpture planned for Welsh castle

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A petition has over 5,000 signatories opposing a £395,000 Iron Ring sculpture planned for Flint Castle in Wales saying it celebrates the ‘subjugation and oppression’ of the Welsh people

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Charity Commission Blog: The new Charity Governance Code – Essential reading for trustees

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Sarah Atkinson, Director of Policy and Communications, offers a blog update on the ‘12th year and… 3rd edition’ of the Governance Code for the charity sector in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence … Continue reading →

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AHF appoints new CEO

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The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the appointment of Matthew McKeague as its new Chief Executive, who will join the AHF from the Churches Conservation Trust and take up his post in October 2017.

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Inspiration from the projects supported by the Cultural Protection Fund 

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Following the launch in June 2016, the Cultural Protection Fund is now supporting 19 projects working in conflict-affected countries across the Middle East and North Africa.

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