Monthly Archives: September 2017

On 25 September applications open for Historic England‘s National Capacity Building grants programme, supporting projects that run for a maximum of 2 years, with funding starting from 1 April 2018, and total grant budgets for 2018/19 of £307,696 and 2019-20 … Continue reading →

Owner of the famed‘stripey house’ – the Kensington Square conservation area house that generated its own IHBC ToolBox Guidance Note on the use of S.215 Notices – Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, may now achieve her ambition of demolishing her historic £4.75 million … Continue reading →

The Creative Europe Call – offering support for cooperation projects related to the European Year for Cultural Heritage (EYCH) 2018 and targeting projects with a start date between January and September 2018 and with a maximum duration of a project … Continue reading →

John Glen, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism has pledged the UK to helping save historic and artistic artefacts under threat in conflict-torn countries by ratifying the Hague Convention for the Protection of cultural property in the event of armed … Continue reading →

The British Museum has apologised after a tweet from one of its curators saying ‘sometimes Asian names can be confusing’ on exhibition labels saw it accused of racism and dumbing down, reports the BBC.

Entries to The European Association Awards (EAA) are now open and the deadline for entries is 5pm Friday 27th October 2017.

England’s Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced that communities across England are set to benefit from a package of support worth £22.8 million to help them develop plans to give them a real say in the development … Continue reading →

City councillors rejected plans to a build ‘six-star’ hotel around the Category-A listed Royal High School in Edinbrugh after public objections, so the developers have asked Scottish ministers to intervene.

The Trustees and Director of the Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) were delighted to receive a visit from HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay to celebrate their 20,000th learner, Colin Rowan of Rowan Stoneworks, Appin, Argyll on 8 September … Continue reading →

National architecture charity the Victorian Society has released its annual Top 10 Endangered Buildings list which recognises at-risk Victorian and Edwardian buildings and structures throughout England and Wales, noting that all of the buildings on this year’s list have been … Continue reading →

The UK’s first ever ‘plot shop’ has officially opened in the town of Bicester by Housing and Planning Minister, Alok Sharma.

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) – the national Scheme to improve the image of the construction industry – has reached a major milestone in UK construction history by registering its 100,000th site.

The Victorian Society (Vic Soc) highlights that one of the oldest hospital buildings in the country is under threat of total demolition as part of controversial plans for a large-scale student development in Bristol town centre.

New research published by The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) explores the role of culture, sport and heritage (CS&H) assets, and investment in driving positive economic and social outcomes at the local level, and concludes that ‘the … Continue reading →

Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, near Maldon in Essex, will be transformed into a major visitor attraction, thanks to National Lottery funding.

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) is undertaking a pre-consultation review of its ‘Criteria’ and ‘Procedures’ for its ‘Prescription of Qualifications’ – which ‘ensure that individuals hold appropriate qualifications and practical training experience’ – though current criteria specific to the historic … Continue reading →

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee membership for the 2017 Parliament has been finalised. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament