Daily Archives: 27/03/2018

New 2018 School CPD boost: Check the benefits of Belfast 2018 with our pilot CPD School Skills matrix, and let your employer know the benefits too!

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is continually promoting new support for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at our Annual Schools – they are ‘Schools’ after all – and for 2018 members can now assess projected skills and themes using a pilot CPD matrix suite, … Continue reading →

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IHBC CPD Boost: Extend your profile and skills with the new Designing Buildings Wiki guide

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – the construction industry knowledge base and host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki –  has produced an accessible guide to the resource, helping users engage with it for CPD purposes and promoting their public profile. 

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: School, pub and ice house among winners of Wandsworth Design Awards

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New student accommodation, a school, a theatre, a pub and the restoration of a listed ice house have all won awards in the 2017 Wandsworth Design Awards as ‘examples of top-quality contemporary designs as well as sensitive renovations of precious … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Victorian swimming pool in East Hull goes up for sale 

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Hull City Council is set to sell a Victorian landmark swimming pool on Holderness Road in East Hull, the Hull Daily Mail tells its readers.

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VisitScotland research: Outlander and other film and TV hits bring record numbers of US tourists to Scotland

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Record numbers of people from the US have come to Scotland this year seeking history, culture and ‘life enrichment’, and this has been sparked by the country’s appearance in recent films and TV programmes, especially historical sci-fi drama Outlander, according … Continue reading →

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Waltham Forest & Brent crowned first-ever London Boroughs of Culture: 2019 & 2020

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

Sadiq Khan has named Waltham Forest as London Borough of Culture 2019, and Brent as London Borough of Culture 2020.

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Award-winning Hastings pier for sale after charity folds 

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Hastings Pier, transformed into an architectural prize-winner after being ravaged by fire, is being sold as the body that ran it – Hastings Pier Charity – has folded.

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£200m boost for regeneration as English Cities Fund doubles in size

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

The English Cities Fund – a partnership between three of the UK’s leading regeneration and investment organisations – has announced that it will double its investment in cities and towns in England to £200m.

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Heavenly Church Cafes, from London to Brecon and Glasgow: by the NCT! 

Posted on 27/03/2018 by IHBC NewsBlog

What better excuse for a slice of cake than being able to enjoy some of Britain’s most beautiful and historic buildings at the same time, so the National Churches Trust has featured a selection of some favourite church cafes! image … Continue reading →

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