Monthly Archives: January 2020

Serious about your career? Stay ‘in the know’ with IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ review, and find conservation roles across design, project management and beyond, for conservation specialists, planners, surveyors and more!

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

To help heritage and conservation careers and employers across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities posted on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc’ service, and recent offerings stretch from London (e.g. design at Islington and … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.1M costed opportunities this week: English BC call to join Heritage Professionals framework, valued £2M, closing 05/02/2020

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (UK) doorstep’: Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Some residents of Edinburgh fear the city’s public spaces are being sacrificed to tourism, and The Guardian offers a UK-wide take on the challenges.

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IHBC’s CPD boost… out of Context: Harlow and its civic society seeks exemplary ‘green town’ recognition – Any inspiration for you?

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Harlow Civic Society believes that with investment, transport, infrastructure and jobs, it can become an exemplary green town, and while you can simply read more about these aspirations in the latest issue of Context, No 162, themed on New Towns, … Continue reading →

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Capel Celyn memorial and apple kiosk get heritage listing, courtesy Cadw

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

A memorial to a lost village and an apple-shaped refreshment kiosk are two of the sites given a heritage listing in Wales in the past year.

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Heritage grants for historic buildings: AHF, deadlines from 10 Feb

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Transforming Places Through Heritage is a £15million grant programme from the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), aimed at supporting charities and social enterprises to develop projects that are creating alternative uses for redundant or underused historic buildings in town centres with … Continue reading →

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Regenerating Scotland’s Communities: £138M of funding to support projects to create new jobs

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Projects benefitting from over £138 million of funding have the potential to create more than 7,000 jobs across Scotland, according to analysis of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.

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Koko Camden: Fire engulfs famous music venue

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

One of London’s most famous music venues Koko Camden has been badly damaged in a blaze.

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HE calls for hosts for Heritage Training Placements 2020: Closing 31 Jan

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Historic England (HE) recognises that the heritage workforce does not reflect the diversity of society and supports a scheme to help to improve this through training placements to people with Black Asian or Minority Ethnic Heritage (BAME), so if you … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s IMHO: ‘When council estates were a dream’, from the BBC

Posted on 17/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Ashley John-Baptiste has written a reflective piece on Council housing now posted by the BBC.

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IHBC’s Technical Panel is back: Seeks suggestions on priorities

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The Technical Panel of the IHBC is under full steam once again with John Edwards – IHBC Wales representative, trustee, and lead author on BS 7913 – as Panel Secretary, and is seeking suggestions on issues and priorities for its … Continue reading →

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Bucket list the full Brighton experience! More looking ahead to #IHBCBrighton2020 and ‘OLD TOWNS: NEW FUTURES’ as city named as one of ‘5 of the best UK cities that you must put on your bucket list’

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Be it tourist magnet London, the not-so-frequented Newcastle, or the capital of Scotland, there’s a slice of history that everyone can devour when in the UK, and Brighton – venue of the IHBC’s June 2020 Brighton School conference on ‘OLD … Continue reading →

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Give someone their fondest memories for 2020: #IHBCMarshAwards nominations now open for ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’, closing 29/02/20

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

[slideshow_deploy id=’16040′] REMINDER: We’re looking for your nominations for the #IHBCMarshAwards for both ‘retired IHBC members’ and ‘successful learners’!

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kirklees Council is taking allotment holders to the Royal Courts of Justice

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Huddersfield allotment holders won the fight to save their land – but Kirklees Council has appealed the judicial review so allotment holders face a new battle in the High Court in London, reports Examiner Live.

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HE’s ‘21 Fascinating Places Listed in 2019’: NHLE sees 500+ places added in 2019

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Over 500 historic places have been added to the National Heritage List for England (NHLE) in 2019 and Historic England (HE) has picked 21 highlights that have gained protection or been upgraded. image: HE website entitled: Inside the former Chemist Shop, … Continue reading →

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Law Society of Scotland consultation on aspects of planning obligations: closing 3 February

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Law Society of Scotland Planning Law Sub-committee seeks the views of our members and interested stakeholders on the subject of planning obligations, under section 75 (Planning Obligations) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (‘the Act’).

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Alert over works at Neave Brown’s Camden estate

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Heritage campaigners have urged Camden Council to investigate ‘alarming’ works taking place at RIBA Gold Medallist Neave Brown’s Grade II*-listed Alexandra Road estate.

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Plan to re-open Portishead to Bristol rail line submitted

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Getting the train to Bristol is another step closer for people in Portishead as an application for permission to begin building work for the new Portishead railway line – including the disused section of railway from Portishead to Pill – … Continue reading →

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Convent of Mercy owners ordered to pay £14,000 for operating Swanley nunnery as illegal hostel

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The owners of a former convent have been fined £4,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after they continued using it as an illegal hostel.

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New life brewed for 100-year-old East End coffee stall

Posted on 14/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

An east London coffee stall which has been run by the same family for a century is to be given a new lease of life once it shuts for the final time.

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Property Show, Olympia,  8-9 Feb (TBC)

Posted on 10/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC is continuing its CPD partnering with the Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) into 2020 with free places for members and an IHBC stand on offer at the London Listed Property Show, on 8-9 February in London’s Olympia.

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IHBC’s SW Day conference: ‘Damp, timber decay & sustainability’, 20 March, Bath, from £55 (members)

Posted on 10/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The 2020 day conference of the IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch on 20 March will explore ‘Damp, timber decay & sustainability’ in the Guildhall, Bath, over a diverse day of authoritative talks, friendly networking, and more, with costs starting at … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR introductory news for 2020: Nearly 400 UK projects posted for 2019, with conservation links to costed works valued at circa £1.7Billion! 

Posted on 10/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Midlothian Council ready to step in to help secure Mavisbank’s future

Posted on 10/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Midlothian Council is ready to step in to help secure a future for Category A-listed Mavisbank House, located near Bonnyrigg, according to a report in The Scotsman.

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IHBC’s CPD boost… out of Context: Just what has socialist realism in a post-war Czechoslovak New Town got to do with you?

Posted on 10/01/2020 by IHBC NewsBlog

Members can brush up on New Town architectural history in latest issue of Context, No 162, themed around New Towns, especially Andrew McClelland’s on post-war Czechoslovak new town Nov. Dubnica, which includes an excellent summary of architect and ‘national artist’ … Continue reading →

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