Daily Archives: 09/02/2021

IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector learning support, with career, awards and more, so sign up or submit events for free!

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s regular CPD Circular is out, offering ‘members and their networks… up-to-date information on continuing professional development (CPD)’, free to non-members and with free events postings too!

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REMINDER: 2021 #IHBCMarshAwards: ‘Your chance to nominate ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’ for our awards’, extended closing date of 31 March

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The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Christian Trust, has launched the two 2021 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free … Continue reading →

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IHBC research signpost: Savills on ‘Sustainability’

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Savills agency has issued a summary of its new research linked to sustainability. image: for illustration purposes only

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: LA times & Dezeen on Frank Gehry’s LA River upgrade… and atonement?

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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 news from across the development sector, and this week features the LA … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fight the Tower campaign announces first victory as Mayor reconsiders Hondo Tower

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Brixton Buzz reports on the GLA’s Head of Development has quashed the Mayor’s decision to allow Lambeth Council’s controversial grant of planning permission for the local Taylor Tower go ahead, on the grounds that Lambeth Council did not provide the … Continue reading →

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Historic England Annual Report and Accounts 2019-2020 published

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The 2019-2020 Annual Report and Accounts for Historic England, as laid before Parliament on 17 December, have been published.

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Communities must be empowered to reimagine their neighbourhoods post-Covid, says RTPI Scotland

Posted on 09/02/2021 by IHBC

RTPI Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to provide support for communities to help them shape where they live in the wake of Covid-19. image: RTPI website

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The 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards competition is officially open for entries

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The 2020-21 RSA Student Design Awards competition – with prizes that include over £22,000 in cash and paid industry placements – is officially open for entries with a final deadline on 10 March 2021.

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Revitalising the River Clyde – Funded projects will create green jobs and benefit communities

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A scheme to expand and transform one of Scotland’s busiest arts venues into a greener, year-round cultural destination is among the projects being supported by the Clyde Mission Fund.

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New use for abandoned oil rigs: Become offshore reefs!

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As offshore oil and gas platforms come to the end of their working lives, one way in which these old rigs can be remarkably useful is that the subsurface rig can provide the ideal skeleton for coral reefs, allowing the … Continue reading →

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