Daily Archives: 24/01/2018

IHBC 2018 Belfast School: Bursary web guidance launched –5 Full Residential, and 11 Day School places available for those most in need so plan early – delegate booking opens February 

Opening webpages for the IHBC’s 2018 School in Belfast – on June 21-23, exploring ‘Our Shared Heritage’ – have been launched, and now include the Bursaries applications advice page, guiding applicants on how best to shape and make their applications … Continue reading

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IHBC Chair features on DBW’s 7500 user emails ‘Towns and cities in history’ – From 1961, from Context 150

Approaches to ‘Cities in History’ are reviewed by IHBC Chair James Caird in the IHBC’s membership journal Context, issue 150, themed on ‘Conservation and Urbanism’, while the article has featured on email updates to the c.7500+ registered users by our … Continue reading

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IHBC CPD in Context: Traditional paving and its contribution to our experience of places 

David Harrison, in an article about floors of the great medieval churches explores how mosaics, patterned tiles, stone paving and commemorative stones are among the treasures that can be found underfoot in Britain’s great churches, and need to be fully … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Cockermouh panel to choose buildings for heritage list

The Times and Star reports on how a Cockermouth group is welcoming plans to set up a panel to assess which buildings should be included on a local heritage list.

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SCT’s ‘My Place Awards 2018’ includes heritage restoration and much more, open till 31 January! 

Scottish Civic Trust’s (SCT) My Place Awards 2018 is accepting nominations for the best new building, public realm or designed landscape or heritage restoration project in Scotland, with a deadline for nominations of 31 January 2018.

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CPRE Kent legal victory saves priceless landscape at Dover

CPRE Kent has won a landmark victory at the Supreme Court, which overturned the decision by Dover District Council to grant planning permission for 521 houses and a retirement village in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Farthingloe. image … Continue reading

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Closing date for John Betjeman Award: 20 February

The closing date for the John Betjeman Award, named in honour of writer, conservation campaigner and SPAB Committee member (1952-1977) Sir John Betjeman and celebrating excellence in the repair of places of worship in England and Wales and the Isle of … Continue reading

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Woodland Trust unveils plans for 50 million tree new Northern Forest 

The Woodland Trust has announced together with The Community Forest Trust, a plan to create an exciting new Northern Forest that will comprise over 50 million trees over 25 years. It will stretch from Liverpool across to Hull with the … Continue reading

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Victorian Society appeals against Bath Abbey judgement

The Victorian Society has applied to appeal against the recent judgement in favour of removing the nave pews from Bath Abbey. image Victorian Society website

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