Daily Archives: 30/04/2019

An IHBC view of Notre Dame: A historical take on the future of a damaged heritage resource and icon, from the IHBC’s former Membership Secretary

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The IHBC asked former Membership Secretary Paul Butler for a take on some critical and historical issues around the modern response to Notre Dame, in the hope they will inform topical discussions across our membership as we approach the IHBC’s … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (church) doorstep’: ‘Timebomb’ of the lost churches and chapels of the Yorkshire Dales

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The Yorkshire Post has reported on the ‘Timebomb’ faced by local places of worship in the Dales, including in the heart of Hawes where ‘a little church has stood for more than a century’ but, being without a service for … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (new-build) doorstep’: The BBC on ‘Growing complaints about new-build houses’

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The BBC recently explored how the ‘endless list of problems’ for one purchaser of a new build house seems to be part of a growing trend.

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Battle of Britain base on fire – aerodrome building ‘100% engulfed in flames’

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A Battle of Britain base erupted into flames in early April with firefighters battling a huge aerodrome fire.

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Welsh Government consultation: ‘Easy access to listed buildings…’, closing 19 July

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The Welsh Government is consulting on guidance ‘help people plan and improve access to listed buildings’, closing 19 July.

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‘Heritage and Wellbeing’ update: State of the evidence concerning impact of heritage on well-being

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A scoping review on heritage and wellbeing has been published, which looked at 75 papers and reports on the impact of heritage places, interventions, and assets, to discover how they impact our individual and community wellbeing.

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‘Come to a sleepover at our place!’: ‘Champing’ with The Churches Conservation Trust

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The Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) has opened its ‘Champing’ (‘Church Camping’) season, which runs to 29 September, and says ‘Come to a sleepover at our place!’ image: Champing™

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Scotland’s natural capital worth £273 billion according to an ‘Experimental Statistics Publication for Scotland’

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A comprehensive assessment has been carried out for the first time of the monetary value of Scotland’s natural capital, and has calculated that in 2015 the asset value of Scottish natural capital was an estimated £273 billion.

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Art Deco Worthing Pier named best in Britain: ‘Pier of the year!’

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A 19th Century Art Deco pier originally built as a landing stage has been named this year’s Pier of the Year.

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HE: Business owners and operators based in listed buildings say they benefit from their historic premises

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More than 500 businesses from across the country were polled as part of the Survey of Listed Building Owners 2018, sponsored by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical. image: IHBC SE Branch for Brighton2020

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CLA seeks more detail on conservation covenants

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The CLA (Country Land and Business Association) has welcomed the proposed introduction of conservation covenants in England, but warns that additional detail will be required before their potential to support biodiversity net gain can be realistically assessed. image: Peter Badcock

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Call for ‘European Heritage Stories’: On heritage work by communities in Europe – just fill in the form!

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A call for ‘European Heritage Stories’ hopes to identify the European dimension of heritage sites and heritage work undertaken by the communities in Europe, while ‘All you have to do is fill in the application form and your story will … Continue reading →

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