Daily Archives: 05/02/2021

Serious about your staffing plans or career direction? Stay ahead with ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’: Interdisciplinary roles from PM to advice, across public, private and third sectors, and much more!

Posted on 05/02/2021 by IHBC

To help employers and practitioners the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts include roles from project management (PM) & local conservation services to ‘archaeology and heritage’ … Continue reading →

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Need the right guidance on alterations? See the IHBC’s new ToolBox ‘Guidance Note’ on Alterations to Listed Buildings

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The IHBC’s Toolbox Guidance Note, on ‘Alterations to Listed Buildings’, was developed with UK-wide consultation and is now available for reference and feedback.

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IHBC research signpost: ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: an audit of commemoration in Wales’

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The Welsh Government has reported on the recent publication of ‘The Slave Trade and the British Empire: An Audit of Commemoration in Wales’.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £25K+ costed works: BC seeks contractor for Cultural Strategy, valued £10K-25K

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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 pick features a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic co-operative building in north Manchester to be demolished

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The former Failsworth Industrial Society building on Oldham Road in north Manchester has been branded ‘dangerous’ by building inspectors and is to be demolished, writes the Manchester Evening News.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dangerous eyesore Birnbeck Pier has been sold – to its current owner

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Current owner Wahid Samady was ordered to find a new buyer for the pier by the High Court. Weston-super-Mare’s dilapidated Birnbeck Pier has been sold – to its current owner.

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Health on the High Street publication indicates an uncertain future

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UK high streets are facing an uncertain future and a new paper from  the Social Market Foundation calls for a reimagining of our high streets and urban spaces – with public service provision at their centre. image: for illustration purposes … Continue reading →

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Brick Sustainability Report 2020 claims unrivalled longevity

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With bricks created using abundant natural materials, sourced locally and through a domestic supply chain, the UK brickmaking sector is an example of sustainable industry, The Brick Development Association argues.

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Website for England’s Historic Environment Forum now live

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England’s Historic Environment Forum has launched its new website, a project is supported by Historic England and sits within The Heritage Alliance.

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English Housing Survey 2019 to 2020: headline report published

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Initial findings have been issued from the English Housing Survey 2019 to 2020 on ‘housing circumstances and the condition and energy efficiency of the English housing stock.’

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New computer system in Venice is watching tourists’ every move

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In Venice they’re tracking your phone, so they can tell exactly how many people from your country or region are in which area, at which time.

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