Daily Archives: 29/01/2019

IHBC’s Membership ELetter now out: Let us know if you are missing yours!

Posted on 29/01/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

All IHBC members should have received their latest digital Membership Eletter, which includes as well as updates to trustees, a reminder on the call for volunteers and trustees for the 2019 AGM (see the NewsBlog), so if you are an … Continue reading →

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IHBC President calls on members to nominate for Marsh Awards: Successful Learning and Retired IHBC Community Contribution: Closing SOON (28 Feb)

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IHBC President David McDonald is encouraging members to consider nominations for the newly launched Marsh Awards for Successful Learning in Heritage Skills and for Community Contribution (Retired Member of the IHBC). 

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IHBC in the NW: Planning for Historic Places with RTPI & CIfA

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IHBC officer and colleagues – including IHBC Communications Chair Dave Chewtyn and North West (NW) Branch Committee member Katie Wray – will be offering presentations on Planning for Historic Places in Manchester on 6 March. image: Manchester2017.ihbc.org.uk

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IHBC’s ‘CPD Boost’ ex Context: Sarah Crofts on ‘Creating warm and welcoming homes for social housing tenants in historic properties’

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In the 2018 School issue of Context Sara Crofts – formerly of the HLF and recently appointed as the new CEO of ICON – explains how the IHBC Annual School Thursday tour, led by Siobhan Brown of the Hearth heritage … Continue reading →

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Construction knowledge survey results update from DBW: One third note constrained access to knowledge needed

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A recent Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) survey has found that a third of practitioners ‘do not have easy access to all the knowledge they need to do their job’, noting that: Practitioners find cost and sign-up forms significant barriers to … Continue reading →

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Heritage Alliance opens survey estimating Brexit impacts on heritage employees

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The Heritage Alliance is calling on sector bodies to complete, share & retweet its 5-minute survey on EU Workers to help understand how Brexit will affect heritage sector employees, and help it build an evidence base. image: Open Government Licence … Continue reading →

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Revival fund to save coastal heritage sites for future generations

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Almost £1 million of Coastal Revival Funding to restore coastal landmarks and bring economic growth to communities up and down the Great British Coast, England’s Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has reported. image: Open Government Licence v3.0 

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Hastings pier campaigners looking to prevent future sell-offs

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Civil Society has reported on how the local group that failed to buy Hastings pier has launched a campaign to scrutinise the laws around community assets that have being sold off without consideration for local community interests, to prevent future … Continue reading →

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First tower crane arrives as HS2 prepares to demolish Euston towers

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Work to transform Euston station and deliver extra capacity as part of the HS2 project took a very visible step forward with the arrival, on the London skyline, of the project’s first tower crane. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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MHCLG consultation explores opportunities for flood and coastal erosion management at a local level

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The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has reported a consultation on increasing local funding for flood and coastal erosion management.

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Doncaster MPs back council’s ‘devastating document’ on HS2 ‘misleading’ residents on demolitions

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MPs Ed Miliband and Caroline Flint have backed Doncaster Council after they said HS2 had ‘deliberately attempted to underplay the impact’ of demolitions across the borough.

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Robbie Williams ‘torments’ Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page in home row

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Robbie Williams is ‘blasting Black Sabbath music’ to torment his rock star neighbour Jimmy Page over their bitter home extension row, according to a complaint to their local council reported on by the BBC.

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