Daily Archives: 29/09/2017

IHBC welcomes Civic Voice call to end cuts to local conservation staff, circulating our new joint ‘Practice Principles’ to ministers and MPs

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC has welcomed Civic Voice’s call for an end to cuts to local conservation staff as it asks about the impact of conservation cuts and sends ministers and MPs the new, cross-sector ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ to press for … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC welcomes Civic Voice call to end cuts to local conservation staff, circulating our new joint ‘Practice Principles’ to ministers and MPs

IHBC London on ‘Conservation Area’ futures: Last chance for 3 October conference and hear Civic Voice on civic needs

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

BOOKING CLOSES SUNDAY 1 OCT AT 7PM IHBC London Branch Day Conference 3 October 2017 Back to the Future: THE NEXT 50 YEARS FOR CONSERVATION AREAS Read more below: IHBC’s London Branch looks to the future of Conservation Areas: ‘Back … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC London on ‘Conservation Area’ futures: Last chance for 3 October conference and hear Civic Voice on civic needs

IHBC HESPR’s weekly top picks from £225,000+ costed work: Conservation and interpretation at Great Yarmouth

Posted on 29/09/2017 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 £225,000, while the IHBC Director’s top picks for … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC HESPR’s weekly top picks from £225,000+ costed work: Conservation and interpretation at Great Yarmouth

110 Anglican churches closed in Wales in 10 years 

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Anglican church figures have shown more than 10 churches a year are closing in Wales over the past decade, according to a new report.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on 110 Anglican churches closed in Wales in 10 years 

National Churches Trust shortlists for 2017 Church Architecture Awards announced

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Belarusian Memorial Chapel, the first wooden church built in London since the Great Fire of 1666; a new entrance for St Anne’s church in Soho featuring sleek glass doors and stylish neon lighting; and the restoration of the cupola … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on National Churches Trust shortlists for 2017 Church Architecture Awards announced

HLF: Independent review of 200 project evaluation reports says start data collection early!

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

An independent review of the evaluation reports of 200 Heritage Grants projects completed between 2008 and 2013 found that how comprehensively and how early the project invested in the evaluation impacted on the finished report quality. image from HLF website … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on HLF: Independent review of 200 project evaluation reports says start data collection early!

Welsh economic strategy stresses importance of planning

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Welsh Government has published a new economic and growth blueprint that stresses the importance of planning: Prosperity for All.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Welsh economic strategy stresses importance of planning

Historic India Club in London fights for survival

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The India Club in London, a hub for Indian nationalists in the UK during the independence movement in the 1930s and 1940s, is fighting for its survival after plans emerged for the building to be recast internally. Economic Times website … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Historic India Club in London fights for survival

CPRE campaigns to support strong environmental laws post Brexit

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The CPRE is asking the public to contact MPs to ensure that the strong environment and nature laws we have will stay in place after Brexit.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on CPRE campaigns to support strong environmental laws post Brexit

FMB says: This is the CITB’s last chance for training across sector SMEs 

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has one last chance to fundamentally reform and start facilitating quality training en masse among the construction industry’s smaller firms – Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) – according to the Federation of Master Builders … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on FMB says: This is the CITB’s last chance for training across sector SMEs 

Planning appeal allowed to demolish unique classically designed Croydon Stag and Hounds Pub

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

A Planning Inspector has allowed an appeal to demolish the Stag and Hounds Public House in Croydon, a unique, classically designed three storey building, to build 7 flats and two semi-detached properties, noting an already ‘fractured streetscape’, and concluding that … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Planning appeal allowed to demolish unique classically designed Croydon Stag and Hounds Pub

National Trust memberships hit new high of five million

Posted on 29/09/2017 by IHBC NewsBlog

Membership of the National Trust has reached five million for the first time, the conservation charity says.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on National Trust memberships hit new high of five million