Daily Archives: 19/03/2021

New England LA conservation jobs update for 2020! ‘IHBC Toolbox’ Research Note on ‘Market Intelligence’ data from IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

IHBC’s first Research Note for 2021 has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, with our regular update of ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related jobs from our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.

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IHBC’s ‘members only’ first Council and General Meeting of 2021: Free, 26 March, 1pm on – Booking closes soon

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible … Continue reading →

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Last chance approaches for IHBC’s Marsh Awards: Your chance to nominate  ‘successful learners’ – closing 31 March

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

The closing date approaches for the IHBC’s Marsh Award for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’, with a prize that includes £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Brighton 2021 Annual School, and with nominations closing on 31 March.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £270K+ costed works: Call for ‘Covid Memorial’ support, closing 19/03, valued £10K-20K

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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’: Investigation after important feature of historic Keighley mill is destroyed

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An investigation has begun after an important part of a historically significant local mill site was destroyed, the The Telegraph and Argus has reported. image: Chris Allen / Low Mill, Keighley – CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons Wikimedia

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kaiser Chiefs frontman altered Falmouth home without PP

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Rock star Ricky Wilson made changes to his Grade II-listed home in Cornwall without planning permission (PP), including the installation of a secret shelving door to the library, reports Cornwall Live.

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Defra consultation on ‘5 legally binding environmental principles… to protect the environment’

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) reports that Ministers will put protecting the environment at the heart of future policy, with a consultation on new plans for a five legally binding principles will guide future policymaking. image: … Continue reading →

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Women in Planning launches mentoring scheme

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

Women in Planning – which leads change in the planning and built environment industry by making women visible, promoting diversity and inclusion, and supporting career development – has launched a new mentoring scheme.

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HEF-HE Heritage Recovery Plan launched

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

England’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) with Historic England (HE) has compiled a Heritage Recovery Plan looking forward to the period from April 2021 as the latest national lockdown comes to an end.

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£40m (2nd) round of Green Recovery Challenge Fund opens: key dates from 22/03

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Environmental charities and partners across England to benefit from fund which will create and retain jobs while restoring nature and tackling climate change, with a deadline for applications under £250k of 14 April, and for over 250k, expressions of interest … Continue reading →

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NAO: LAs seriously underfunded and face budget cuts after Covid-19

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

A new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) finds that while effective action from government has assisted local authorities (LAs) in surviving financially during the COVID-19 pandemic, many face significant funding gaps.

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Kate Winslet hopeful Banksy art can transform Reading Prison

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Kate Winslet said it was ‘incredible’ Banksy had chosen Reading Prison for his latest piece as she joined calls to turn the old jail into an arts venue, as the Oscar-winning actress supports a theatre group hoping to stop the … Continue reading →

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