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Monthly Archives: November 2020
Don’t forget: Vote by proxy even if joining in the IHBC’s 2020 AGM: ‘Help the IHBC move past the pandemic’ with our historic modernisation!
ALL IHBC members with a say at the online AGM on 3 December are called on to vote in advance ‘by proxy’, even if attending – votes during the AGM take precedence, so these can be changed on the day … Continue reading
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Matthew Saunders updates IHBC etc. on report to HE on listing from the Amenity Sector
Matthew Saunders IHBC, past Director of the Ancient Monuments Society, has written to thank consultees and to say that Historic England (HE) has posted online its initial responses to his commissioned ‘Saunders Report’ on listing, which is based on an … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick this week from £320.5M+ costed works: East England council seeks consultancy for market towns opportunity, closing 18/12.
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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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (global) doorstep’: Manchester prepares for fall of its ‘Berlin Wall’
An assertively modernist work in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens has divided opinion since 2002, and now The Guardian reports that work is set to begin on the demolition of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s only UK work, after sceptics won the … Continue reading
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IHBC CPD signpost to RICS: On the circular economy… in numbers
RICS members’ journal Modus ‘crunches the numbers’ on the challenge the construction industry has to become more circular.
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HES launches ‘Traditional Buildings Health Check, Pilot Project Review’
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published the Traditional Buildings Health Check Pilot Project Review, describing why the project pilot – designed and delivered Stirling City Heritage Trust – was established, how it was delivered and sets out the key findings … Continue reading
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RIBA 2020 Working with Architects Survey, to ‘find out what housing clients really think’: Closes 6/12
The RIBA wants to hear from client’s (private and commercial) expectations and experiences from home or housing projects in the past two years, using a survey that takes 10 minutes to complete and closes on 6 December.
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National Lottery Grants for Heritage resumed, with new interest-free loans
The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has resumed accepting small and medium project funding applications and launched an interest free loans pilot with new interest-free loans – available for sums between from £50,000 to £250,000 –aimed at organisations looking to … Continue reading
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Construction Leadership Council spreads its wings… and morphs into something else
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has been restructured, transforming its initial purpose and expanding into a multi-layered bureaucracy.
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Dover’s Maison Dieu update: Secures £4.27M from the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Plans for an £8m revival of the Grade I Listed Maison Dieu in Dover town centre are set to go ahead in 2021 thanks to a £4.27m grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. image: Dover DC website – Matt … Continue reading
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Don’t forget: Vote by proxy even if joining in the IHBC’s 2020 AGM: ‘Help the IHBC move past the pandemic’ with our historic modernisation!
ALL IHBC members with a say at the online AGM on 3 December are called on to vote in advance ‘by proxy’, even if attending – votes during the AGM take precedence, so these can be changed on the day … Continue reading
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CIAT updates members on IHBC research into England’s LA Conservation Capacity: 50% fall in a decade, with 6% with none!
CIAT has reported to its members and networks the IHBC’s recent research into current Local Authority (LA) conservation service capacity in England, which has declined by 50% in just over a decade, and today suggests 6% of local authorities currently … Continue reading
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IHBC NewsBlog readers’ update: From the National Metal and Waste Crime Week of Action
Stephen Armson-Smith of the, Crime Prevention Tactical Adviser at Braintree and Uttlesford has offered an update on its recent ‘virtual’ conference on the ‘theft of metals from heritage properties’. image: for illustration purposes only
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Chinese ruins transformed into museum’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Dezeen … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (European) doorstep’: Green light for UK’s Stonehenge project
The controversial plan to construct a €1.9 billion road tunnel close to the prehistoric site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, has been approved by the UK government, reports Construction Europe. image: By Sumit Surai – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, … Continue reading
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Victorian Society comments ‘should not be brushed aside’ says judge in Birmingham skyscraper challenge
A proposed high-rise development has raised major concerns over the impact on Birmingham’s historic buildings, and the judgment stated that Victorian Society comments ‘should not be brushed aside’!
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NCT on ‘The House of Good’ and the value of Churches: Churches are so much more than places of worship
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has published The House of Good, a new report on the value of churches that highlights how ‘Churches are so much more than places of worship’.
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England’s Green Homes Grant extended for extra year: Works must end by March 2022
Homeowners across England will have until the end of March 2022 to have energy efficiency upgrades to their homes completed through the Green Homes Grant Voucher Scheme.
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RTPI: Measuring What Matters: Planning Outcomes Research
The Royal Town Planning Institute(RTPI) has issues research from across the UK and Ireland into how authorities can measure the outcomes of planning.
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Heritage Fund blog update from Ros Kerslake: We’re backing the heritage sector to adapt and thrive again
As everyone around the UK face the challenges of responding to COVID-19 amid varying guidance and restrictions, the Chief Executive of the Heritage Fund, Ros Kerslake, shares The Fund’s latest plans to support the heritage community.
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MHCLG: ‘Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces …’
England’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)has issued Guidance for the owners and operators of urban centres and green spaces to help social distancing, that ‘applies in England only and does not impose any legal obligations.’ image: Open … Continue reading
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Become a Trustee for The Heritage Alliance: Closing 1 December!
The Heritage Alliance (THA) is currently looking for new Trustees to join its dynamic organisation in February 2021, closing 01/12.
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and King’s College London launch £150,000 Awards for Civic Arts Organisations
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (UK Branch), in partnership with King’s College London, has opened submissions for a new award that celebrates the civic role of arts organisations in society. image: KCL website
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DON’T FORGET VOTE BY PROXY even if joining in the IHBC’s 2020 AGM: ‘Help the IHBC move past the pandemic’ with our historic modernisation!
ALL IHBC members with a say at the online AGM on 3 December are called on to vote in advance ‘by proxy’, even if attending – votes during the AGM take precedence, so these can be changed on the day … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR listings reaches ‘50’ with Rock Davidson Associates: 50th practice on IHBC’s HESPR register of services
Rock Davidson Associates – a small experienced practice in the Midlands specialising in historic building assessments and historic building conservation – is the latest company to join the IHBC’s conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ quality assurance register, as membership of … Continue reading
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