Daily Archives: 29/10/2019

IHBC’s latest membership ELetter update now online – ‘Looking ahead: Something old… but much more new’

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The new IHBC membership ELetter, from end-September 2019, has been posted online, offering members updates on recent meetings of – and reports to – IHBC trustees. 

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Inspire Heritage Services Ltd welcomed as the newest practice on IHBC’s HESPR register of ‘service providers working to the IHBC’s standards’

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Inspire Heritage Services Ltd has become the latest company to be included on theIHBC’s conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ quality assurance listing, joining more than 40 heritage businesses that enjoy benefits and support services from across the IHBC’s commercial conservation … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Heritage from the doorstep: ‘Someone is going to be killed’ – nearly 180 reports of falling masonry from Edinburgh’s tenements

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A SPECIAL investigation by the Edinburgh Evening News has revealed the scale of the capital’s crumbling tenements, asffigures obtained from the city council show reports of falling masonry to have risen more than five-fold in ten years.

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IHBC’s Heritage from the doorstep: Historic North Devon farmhouse saved from ruin

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An important North Devon grade II* listed medieval farmhouse building, Bunksland Farmhouse in East Anstey, has been saved from ruin following urgent works by North Devon Council. image: DevonLive website

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IHBC’s CPD boost … out of Context: On ‘Conserve-as-found’ – how, when and why, in the Jewellery Quarter?

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The article by Nick Hill in the recent themed Context issue on Building Services presents a fascinating case study of the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, examining factories where the ‘conserve-as-found’ approach was used as a technique to retain the character … Continue reading →

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Mike Brown to oversee Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal

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Mike Brown MVO has been announced as the chair of the shadow Delivery Authority Board, which will oversee the execution of the Palace of Westminster restoration and renewal. image: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament

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THA: Heritage key to creative industries’ success, report claims

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The Heritage Alliance (THA) is calling for greater recognition and funding to support the historic places and objects that underpin creative and cultural activities, challenging the stereotype of heritage as ‘a decorative incidental backdrop to contemporary creative work’.

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Centre for London publication launches ‘Act Local: Empowering London’s Neighbourhoods’

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Centre for London publication ‘Act Local: Empowering London’s Neighbourhoods’ examines the role of neighbourhoods in shaping the city, strengthening community and enhancing public services.

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Making Scotland’s homes more energy efficient: Tackling climate change locally with £450K to help LAs decarbonise

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Funding of £450,000 to support Local Authorities (LAs) decarbonise heat and improve energy efficiency has been made available by the Scottish Government.

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England’s most deprived areas: Jaywick and Blackpool

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Eight of the 10 most deprived neighbourhoods in England are in Blackpool, according to new statistics, the BBC has reported.

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Scottish Crown Estate: Devolution delivering for coastal communities

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Coastal communities are to benefit from £7.5 million of revenue generated from the Scottish Crown Estate’s marine assets in the first year of devolved management as 26 local authorities will receive an allocation from the net revenue of the Scottish … Continue reading →

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