Daily Archives: 31/05/2019

IHBC’s June Branch Events Update: Explore Branch CPD events across the UK

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Many more exciting events are taking place across the UK, including preparation for this year’s Annual School in Nottingham and next year’s in Brighton. This month’s features include: South Branch – ‘Clay Day’ at the Chiltern Open Air Museum, 7 … Continue reading →

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Download IHBC’s Code of Conduct: Updated design layout, but the same old high expectations and standards

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The IHBC has reissued its core professional and practice standard, our Code of Conduct, in a new layout that better reflects our modern branding, while still keeping to the old, familiar – and respected – text, and its high standards … Continue reading →

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Join IHBC’s Consultations Panel: Your chance to keep up on conservation policy, legislation, guidance and much more, while building skills and CPD

Posted on 31/05/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC members are invited to join the IHBC’s longstanding Consultations Panel, which offers the chance to offer your take on conservation practice, principles and standards into the IHBC’s conclusions on emerging policy, legislation and guidance, shaping the conservation outcomes of … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £690K+ costed opportunities this week: Warwick DC seeks team for SAM management plan, closing 24/06, value £30-45K

Posted on 31/05/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week features a call from Warwick District Council … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Huge temporary roof installation at Wentworth Woodhouse, observes Chamber of Commerce

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A major milestone has been reached in the restoration of South Yorkshire’s Grade I listed Wentworth Woodhouse, as reported by the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce, with 10,000 square metres of scaffolding encasing the stately home.

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IHBC’s CPD boost from TCI: When public meetings go wrong…. they can make a bad situation so much worse

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As the Consultation Institute (TCI) –  which featured at the IHBC’s 2018 Belfast School, in the form of Quintin Oliver, Director, Chair & Founder – is asking for examples of public meetings, Perry Walker, founder of Talk Shop, suggests that sometimes we … Continue reading →

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England extends planning relaxations

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In a package of planning reforms in England, permitted development rights to larger home extensions have been made permanent and business owners can, and shops can, change to offices without a full planning application. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Compulsory purchase powers and listed buildings: A case study from Dundee

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A case study of the use of compulsory purchase powers to acquire title to a listed building using direction for minimum compensation, at Roseangle in Dundee, is on offer from the Scottish Government.

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HE announces early career Apprenticeship opportunities across England

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Historic England (HE) has announced early career (Assistant level) apprenticeship openings for future historic environment conservation specialists, archaeologists and others at its offices across England.

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UK churches rethink fire safety after Notre Dame

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The Church of England is taking extra precautions in light of the Notre Dame fire.

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Investment-based crowdfunding has ‘untapped potential’ for councils, study says

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Crowdfunding has ‘huge, untapped potential’ for public sector infrastructure finance, a new study from the University of Leeds  ‘Financing for Society’ has concluded.

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Heritage Lincolnshire’s ‘Layers of History’ Summer School for 18-24 year olds – (VERY) Early career CPD… with bursaries, 28-30 June

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Heritage Lincolnshire’s ‘Layers of History’ project is running a weekend summer school on 28-30 June, with places at £150 (including accommodation and meals) and bursaries available on application.

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Help conserve Scotland’s historic sites – with your phone!

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Historic Environment Scotland is promoting how visitors can be ‘citizen scientists’ at 20 of Scotland’s most evocative historic sites. as part of a new conservation project.

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