Daily Archives: 22/12/2020

Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc’, offering interdisciplinary conservation roles from design to outreach, townscapes to monitoring (Wales), and much more!

Posted on 22/12/2020 by IHBC

To help heritage and conservation employers and practitioners across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc’ service, while recent posts include roles across Urban Design (London), Townscape, and … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s NewsBlog Christmas Treat: Posts that haven’t (yet?) made it to the NewsBlog service!

Posted on 22/12/2020 by IHBC

The IHBC’s free NewsBlog service is a unique resource informing and documenting cross-sector (and across-sector) news relevant to built and historic environment conservation professionals, but as content is carefully prioritised or can go out of date, not all features make … Continue reading →

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DBW features IHBC’s adoption of new Articles as they ‘pave the way for modernisation’ of governance

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Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – has featured the IHBC’s adoption of new articles in its bi-weekly Newsletter and as an article on its Wiki service.

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IHBC Christmas alert: CoE seeks expressions of interest in ‘history care and conservation’ committee roles (Cathedral Fabric, DAC, CBC etc.), closing 11 January

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The Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England (CoE) would like to hear from ‘competent and experienced and experienced professionals’ in the history, care and conservation of religious buildings with the time and skills to serve on … Continue reading →

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IHBC CREATIVE Conservation Fund: Public listing of donors launched following AGM

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The IHBC has launched its interim public listing of signed-up donors to the IHBC’s new CREATIVE Conservation Fund, including those who have made donations while booking for the IHBC’s 2020 AGM programme.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: DBW on Parliamentary Inquiry into ’21st Century Places – Values & Benefits’, closing 29/01

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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 Designing … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £85m Lowesmoor Wharf revamp revealed

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A major £85 million waterside community in Worcester is on the cards as part of a major regeneration scheme to be assessed by city council chiefs, reports The Worcester Observer.

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Scottish Government: £25m of support for apprenticeships

Posted on 22/12/2020 by IHBC

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced two new incentives to increase apprenticeships and create opportunities for young people, including a £25 million support package. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

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Retrofit Accelerator for homes, to transform London’s carbon emissions

Posted on 22/12/2020 by IHBC

The Retrofit Accelerator for homes is part of the Mayor’s Energy for Londoners programme, and is designed to speed up the pace of cutting carbon emissions and achieving zero carbon by 2050.

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Scotland’s CSIC calling on early career professionals to join a new Built Environment Future Leaders’ Forum

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Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is calling on early career professionals and students to join a new Built Environment Future Leaders’ Forum

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John Betjeman Award Winner 2020

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The 2020 John Betjeman Award for excellence in conservation at places of worship of all denominations and faiths drew a range of impressive entries in the England & Wales category. image: SPAB website, Tenterden Methodist Church, Kent by Rachel Morley

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15 abandoned rail schemes win funding to be restored to former glory

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The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed the 15 successful bidders for investment under the second round of the Restoring your Railway Fund.

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