Monthly Archives: November 2019

The National Churches Trust (NCT), with Bill Bryson (NCT Vice President), has revealed a record number of funding applications for maintenance this year and the hidden toll that winter can take on church buildings.

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has written to all MPs and key decision-makers with our new 2019 Heritage Manifesto, produced in advance of the election on 12 December, and asks stakeholders to use its Manifesto and support their messages.

Councils across the Highlands and Islands are backing the Scottish Government policy to tackle rural population decline, as it ‘endorsed the Scottish Government’s population programme to make all communities attractive places to live, work and bring up families.’ image: IHBC … Continue reading →

The Friends of Lancing Chapel and the College – ‘now in the exciting position of being able to add the final touch to this glorious Gothic masterpiece’ – have announced the launch of the Chapel Completion Campaign as they seek … Continue reading →

The Street Design Awards 2020 have now been launched to celebrate best practice and innovation across the UK.

Mark Farmer is appointed to be the new Champion for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) by Government. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

AEA Consulting has released the 2018 Cultural Infrastructure Indexwhich seeks to measure investment in capital projects in the cultural sector, identifying projects with a budget of US$10 million or more that were publicly announced or completed within a calendar year.

The BBC has reported on how India’s Supreme Court has ruled that the disputed holy site of Ayodhya in northern India should be given to Hindus who want a temple built there.

SPAB Scotland has  reported that its National Maintenance Week is 25-29th November this year, ending with National Gutters Day on Friday 29th.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Art of Building competition is a platform to show off talent, but closes on 25 November.

Historic England (HE) has called for arts and heritage organisations to Join Their Local Authority’s ‘Cultural Consortium’ Group, which are are being put together as part of 69 new High Streets Heritage Action Zones (HAZ) announced by Government this autumn.

Planning is about so much more than the number of applications approved and the speed of processing them so the RTPI is commissioning research aimed at producing a toolkit that can demonstrate a wider range of outcomes (deadline 9am on … Continue reading →

After some 600 tonnes of rubble fell from a medieval boundary wall at Lewes Castle into a neighbouring garden last week, contractors will be accessing the site of the collapsed wall in order to carry out emergency maintenance work, while … Continue reading →

The Vernacular Architecture Group(VAG) is offering three bursaries to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend their 2020 Winter Conference, in Leicester University, on 4-5 January 2020. image: VAG website

A recent Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) blog marks the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall as Dr Grace Huxford shares the viewpoints of those that were often overlooked during this defining moment in history, linked to her work … Continue reading →