Monthly Archives: September 2019

Thinking about #IHBCBrighton2020… in Scotland: New FSB report ‘Transforming Towns: Delivering a sustainable future for local places’ for Scotland

Posted on 06/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Federation of Small Businesses(FSB) has published a new report – ‘Transforming Towns: Delivering a sustainable future for local places’ – that calls for ‘a slew of measures to boost Scotland’s 479 local towns’, that may be especially relevant to … Continue reading →

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2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list: Nominations sought by Sept 27, with simplified nomination form from DCMS

Posted on 06/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Government is calling for ‘potential candidates’ for the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours list, while also ‘trialling a simplified version’ of the nomination form, with a closing date of  27 September.

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England’s Heritage Open Days celebrates 25 years. Get your free on-site, accessible CPD, commended by the IHBC!

Posted on 06/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

England’s Heritage Open Days celebrates it’s 25th year with 25 new places opening their doors. Take advantage of a huge range of regular and one-off opportunities for on-site CPD, accessible free and commended by the IHBC!

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HES: Current ‘Planning Performance Framework Report’ out

Posted on 06/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched its ‘Planning Performance Framework Report 2018-19’, which summarises activity ‘for the designation, management and protection of the historic environment’, including ‘making decisions on designation and providing advice on how Scotland’s heritage should be managed … Continue reading →

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IHBC signpost on changing use, via HES: Wasps – An Artistic Chapter in the Story of Historic Buildings

Posted on 06/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Tara Marshall-Tierney from Wasps – ‘Workshop & Artists Studio Provision Scotland’, a charity providing affordable studios to artists etc. at 19 buildings across Scotland – tells the story of three buildings repurposed as artists’ studios for Scotland’s largest creative community, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Autumn brings a torrent of new branch events across the UK including preparation for next year’s school in Brighton. This month’s features include: West Midlands Branch – The Sleeping Beauty Awakes: Visit Pitchford Hall 17 Sep South Branch – Forget … Continue reading →

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After #IHBCNottingham2019 closed, the debate extends… with the New York Times ‘orderly retreat’ and ‘What should communities do as… sea-levels rise?’

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The New York Times has featured wider ‘discussion of orderly, strategic retreat from areas at risk’, specifically in the face of climate change.

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IHBC CPD boost, out of Manchester and the Victorian Society: Biographical Dictionary of Greater Manchester Architects database launched as work in progress – with comments etc. welcome!

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Victorian Society has launched a Biographical Dictionary of the Architects of Greater Manchester 1800 – 1940 database, as ‘a work in progress’, with ‘comments and corrections welcome’.

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IHBC’s IMHO… from BRE: What are the construction needs for Northern Ireland now and in a Post-Brexit world?

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

The fifth in BRE’s ‘Frameworks to build a better Britain’ series of articles and podcasts, roundtables and interviews with planners, architects, policy-makers, and construction experts features Northern Ireland, where the majority of growth since has been thanks to EU funding.

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Repair and maintenance of public housing hits 20-year low

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Repair and maintenance of public housing hits 20-year low. The amount of money spent on repairing public housing fell to an all-time low in 2018, new research has revealed.

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Swindon Mechanics Institute gets £500,000 funding

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

A campaign to restore a ‘neglected’ historic building the Grade II* listed Mechanics Institute in Swindon has been given a £500,000 boost.

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Greenpeace: ‘National agency needed’ to enforce Scottish building standards

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Building standards in Scotland should be enforced by a national agency, according to environment group Greenpeace. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Negligent landlords of historic buildings should be stripped of ownership: Labour MP

Posted on 03/09/2019 by IHBC NewsBlog

Paul Sweeney made the comments that landlords who neglect historic buildings should be stripped of their ownership after another listed building in Glasgow went up in flames.

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