Daily Archives: 16/10/2020

IHBC welcomes £103m recovery fund distribution to 445 heritage bodies, via £1.57B Culture Recovery Fund

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IHBC Chair David McDonald has welcomed the announcement that 445 heritage organisations across the country are set to receive a lifesaving financial boost thanks to the dedicated £103M distribution from the £1.57Bn Culture Recovery Fund, helping them through the coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, with conservation roles from listing and HAZs to surveying, architecture and more

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To help heritage and conservation employers and practitioners across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities posted on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, with recent offerings including proactive roles delivering direct benefits locally, in … Continue reading →

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IHBC Chair highlights opportunity from TV producer looking for restoration projects

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IHBC Chair David McDonald is drawing the attention of IHBC members to opportunities linked to ‘brand new TV documentary series focusing on the restoration and maintenance of historic British landmarks’. image: for illustration purposes only

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IHBC Member and Purcell HESPR company partner Jane Kennedy IHBC awarded OBE

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The IHBC has warmly welcomed the award of an OBE in the Queens Birthday Honours list to Purcell Partner and former Chair, Jane Kennedy IHBC.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £25K costed works: Preservation Trust seeks service providers, closing 16/11

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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 its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

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Heritage at Risk in England Revealed

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Historic England has revealed the historic sites most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or inappropriate development, by publishing the annual Heritage at Risk Register 2020. image: Historic England website

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Scottish Household Survey 2019 – An Analysis from BEFS

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Built Environment Scotland’s (BEFS) Policy & Strategy Manager Ailsa Macfarlane has analysed the Scottish Household Survey 2019, placing the findings in the wider policy context.

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Heritage, Health and Wellbeing report launch by THA

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The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched its report on Heritage, Health and Wellbeing’, offering a huge thank you to all those who attended and supported the event.

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‘Unusual’ WW2 sites listed and upgraded to mark 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain

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An air raid shelter at a Surrey primary school, covered in murals depicting scenes from Treasure Island, Robin Hood, and Gulliver’s Travels; a pillbox cleverly disguised as a roofless cottage in Northumberland to protect the area from German invasion; a … Continue reading →

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RTPI Gold Medal presented to Plymouth City Council’s Paul Barnard

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The RTPI has congratulated Paul Barnard MRTPI who has been presented with the RTPI’s Gold Medal during a virtual meeting of the Institute’s General Assembly. image: for illustration purposes only – Seán O’Reilly

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Liverpool’s first heritage led development plan launched

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Liverpool has launched the UK’s first heritage-led development plan to help shape a multi-billion-pound regeneration programme in its historic docklands. image for illustration purposes only – IHBC NW Branch

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