Daily Archives: 22/09/2017

(IHBC) London’s calling as Conservation Areas go ‘Back to the future’, Royal College of Physicians, 3 Oct: revolutionary historic placeshaping looks ahead

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Back to the Future Reminder: Branch Day Conference 3 October 2017 BOOK NOW – SOME PLACES STILL AVAILABLE! THE NEXT 50 YEARS FOR CONSERVATION AREAS IHBC’s London Branch looks to the future of Conservation Areas: ‘Back to the Future – … Continue reading →

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IHBC YO!: Hull Old Town walking tour – Another (free) Conservation Area conversation (linked to HTN conference) – 4 Oct

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IHBC’s Yorkshire (YO) Branch is offering a walking tour around Hull’s Old Town on 4 October, looking at changes and opportunities brought about by Conservation Area status, with IHBC members and guests free, and all offered as part of the … Continue reading →

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HESPR’s top pick from £132,000+ costed work this week: National Archives support for establishing fundraising charity (call closed!) 

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members a weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ listing, this week with costed opportunities worth more than £132,000, while the IHBC Director’s top pick for … Continue reading →

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Historic England National Capacity Building Programme 2018-2020: ‘Call for applications’, closing 5 November

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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 →

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Owner of ‘stripey house’ gets green light to demolish

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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 →

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Funding call for projects related to the European Year for Cultural Heritage 2018: Deadline 22 Nov

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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 →

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Britain ratifies Hague convention on protecting treasures in war zones and acceded to its two protocols: In force in December

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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 →

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British Museum accused of racism and dumbing down after Curator’s comment on exhibition labelling

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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.

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Entries to EAA awards open until 5pm Friday 27th October 2017

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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

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DCLG: Giving power for neighbourhood planning – £22.8M boost for communities … till 2022

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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 →

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Ministers asked to intervene in Edinburgh luxury hotel dispute

Posted on 22/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

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.

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