Monthly Archives: December 2021

IHBC’s HESPR pick from £500K+ works this week: DC seeks tenders re. conservation skills, closing 04/01, valued to £17K

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from this week is the call from … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Swindon’s iconic dome gets GII listed status from Historic England

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

Swindon’s Oasis Leisure Centre has been given Grade II listed status after a year-long campaign to save it after landlord Seven Capital revealed plans to rebuild, but removing the dome and lagoon, reports The Swindon Advertiser.

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Victorian Society’s 2021 Top 10 Endangered Buildings now out

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

The Victorian Society has issued its ‘Top Ten Endangered Building List for 2021’.

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Don’t forget: England’s Heritage Heroes nominations close 23/01/2022

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

Insurer Ecclesiastical celebrated the incredible contribution of volunteers across the sector with its yearly Heritage Hero award, which is now open and with nominations closing on 23 January 2022.

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Christmas funding boost for 47 churches: £473K+

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

The Christmas funding package from the National Churches Trust (The NCT) is our third and final funding round in 2021, with 47 churches across the UK are being helped with grants totalling £473,000. image: for illustration purposes only

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Environment Agency: c.1.5M homes in UK at risk of flooding

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

As many as 1.5 million households in the UK are at risk of flooding but are yet to take any action, the Environment Agency has said.

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Kickstart Scheme: HM Government’s advice on filling vacancies

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

The Department of Work and Pensions has offered five tips to fill your kickstart vacancy swiftly and successfully.

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Hedgehog highway solves prickly issue at Lanark station

Posted on 17/12/2021 by IHBC

Network Rail Scotland has put hedgehog-friendly solutions in place at Lanark station to allow the little creatures to move freely in and around railway property. image: By Gibe, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29948

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IHBC’s new ‘HESPR News’ feature update: Director’s selection for this month, from RICS review to Swindon’s ‘Flying Saucer’

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s occasional news listing feature this week offers its members links to updates from … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s next ‘Scoop for the School’ for 2022: Councillors approve ‘transformative’ regeneration of Aberdeen city centre, market and beachfront

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The pedestrianisation of Union Street Central, the creation of a new city market, and the revitalisation of the beach area, with plans for a pier, new green hub, and a state-of-the-art sports area have been approved by Aberdeen City Council, … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: Local Area Guidance, The Heritage Fund’s ‘priority outcome’

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The Heritage Fund offers guidance designed to help people meet its priority outcome: the local area.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: Archdaily on ‘5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture’

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

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’, and this week features Archdaily highlighting ‘5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture’ alongside our … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Charity’s doorstep’: Preservation charity shut down after trustees found using funds for personal benefit

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

Trustees at the Manor Building Preservation Trust used the charity’s funds to live in a mansion rent-free, to buy high-end cars and give each other salaries of over £128,000, Civil Society reports via the Charity Commission.

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Gove ‘a bit of a catch’ for housing ministry, says former chief architect  to BD

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

Michael Gove is ‘a bit of a catch’ for the renamed Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the former chief architect has said, as Gove’s early planning decisions suggest ‘beauty remains high on new secretary of state’s agenda’. image: … Continue reading →

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BRE report finds poor housing is costing NHS £1.4bn a year

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

A new BRE report – ‘The Cost of Poor Housing in England’ – quantifies the cost burden to the NHS caused by hazards arising from poor quality homes in England, and reveals that 2.6 million homes in England – 11% … Continue reading →

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DCMS/AHRC: Research captures and enhances value of UK culture and heritage

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will support a new study to measure the value of UK culture and heritage.

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Trust in local government stayed strong during pandemic, researchers find

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The public placed more trust in local authorities than national government in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the findings of a new survey reported by Local Gov. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton

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AHF publishes Annual Review 2020/21

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) Annual Review details some of its work this year delivering strategic objectives while providing an insight into a number of AHF supported projects across the UK.

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When the Colosseum in Rome Became the Home of Hundreds of Exotic Plant Species

Posted on 14/12/2021 by IHBC

The Colosseum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, and thus one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of Europe. But the nature of its appeal to its many visitors has changed over the centuries. … Continue reading →

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IHBC Gus Astley Student Award judge: Ian Morrison OBE (HE Exec & past CEO AHF) to select winner of £500 prize (& IHBC 2022 Aberdeen School’s first delegate)!

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

Ian Morrison OBE, Director of Policy and Evidence on the Executive Team at Historic England (HE) and past CEO of the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), will be our guest judge for the 2021 IHBC Gus Astley Student Award, with winners … Continue reading →

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IHBC says: ‘Please check your contact details, for the Yearbook and more, by 17/12’

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC is calling on all members to check and update the contact details we hold, before 17/12.

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IHBC Practice signpost: Retrofitting a pre-1919 Scottish Housing Association tenement in a 21st century revamp

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

A ‘pioneering retrofit of a pre-1919 tenement to Passivhaus standards’, by Southside Housing Association in Glasgow, is reported on by Scottish Construction Now. image for illustration purposes only – Thomas Nugent / Dudley Drive https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Dudley_Drive_-_geograph.org.uk_-_580164.jpg

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £115K+ works this week: DC seeks tenders re. conservation skills, closing 17/12, valued £15K

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from this week is the call from … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Controversy as solar panels are approved for Edinburgh Castle

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

A row has escalated at Edinburgh Castle between the castle’s operators and city residents after heritage bosses won a battle to install solar panels on Edinburgh Castle in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint, reports The Herald Scotland. image: … Continue reading →

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Pilot scheme on ‘inclusive ways to empower’ communities across England and Scotland: £125K funding, closing 3 Jan 2022!

Posted on 10/12/2021 by IHBC

‘Outreach to Ownership’, an cross-border research pilot funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and run by Historic England (HE) and Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking applications by 3 January.

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