Monthly Archives: January 2023

IHBC signposts New LGA report: ‘Culture key to recovery and prosperity: Cornerstones of Culture Report’

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

Culture, heritage and creativity are essential to our future national prosperity, levelling up and recovery from crisis, a new Local Government Association (LGA) report finds. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC Signpost: Evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

Guidance and documents about the monitoring and evaluation of the European Regional Development Fund 2014 to 2020 Programme have been issued, reports Government UK.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building ‘unearths’ editorial on Parliament’s construction for 180th anniversary

Posted on 17/01/2023 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’s news features Building’s ‘unearthing’ of an editorial on Parliament’s construction from … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £5.39m Community, Arts, Heritage Centre planned for Saltaire

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

People have been given a first glimpse of plans for a new £5.39 million community centre for a historic Bradford district village, reports The Telegraph and Argus. image for illustration: By Foto43 – Salts Mill and canal, CC BY 2.0

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HES: Consultation on first Regulatory Framework closes 14/02

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

Consultation on Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) first Regulatory Framework, closes 14 February 2023.

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Thousands of construction firms default on COVID loans

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

The number of construction companies defaulting on their COVID loans has risen sharply, Construction News has revealed. image: for illustration

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ICON’s new Marsh Awards for Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections close 31/01, £500 awards

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

ICON’s new Marsh Awards for the Conservation and Restoration of Objects and Collections are intended to promote wider recognition of the value that conservation brings to society.

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HES celebrates skills: Stonemasons Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens win gold & silver at the ‘skills Olympics’, SkillBuild

Posted on 17/01/2023 by IHBC

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced that Luke Maher and Douglas Stevens have won gold and silver medals respectively for stonemasonry at the ‘skills Olympics’, while James Lewis is highly commended. image: HES website

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IHBC welcomes Rebecca Thompson’s EoI for Vice President, as Council re-scheduled to March, AGM set for 3 May, and first call for next trustees issued

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

IHBC-accredited Rebecca Thompson, Senior Estate Manager at English Heritage, past President of the CIOB, and Yorkshire Branch Committee member, has had her Expression of Interest in the role of IHBC Vice President – and Council Vice Chair – formally welcomed … Continue reading →

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#IHBCAberdeen2022’s ninth reprise for #IHBC25: Aberdeen City Heritage Trust – Lecture list for 2023

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Aberdeen City Heritage Trust helped lead the IHBC’s remarkably successful 2022 Annual School and their new online lecture series is now open so book now, from £10.

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IHBC signposts BBC on film: ‘Looking after thousands of Northern Ireland’s abandoned mines’

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

There are more than 2,500 abandoned mines dotted across Northern Ireland, and BBC News NI was granted access to one outside Templepatrick in County Antrim. image: for illustration By National Library of Ireland on The Commons – Square, Coalisland, Co. … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick: National Heritage body seeks consultancy for cultural programme review, closing 06/02

Posted on 13/01/2023 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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week features call from a National Heritage Agency for … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the… rooftop’: Last Ayr tower block demolition halted due to roof-top masts… till 2025?

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

The last block of high flats in Ayr is still standing after South Ayrshire Council was forced to stop demolition teams from clearing the site, reports Scottish Construction Now from The Ayrshire Post. image: for illustration

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HE: Heritage could help add £2.7Bn to Northern Economy

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Heritage working together with the arts, culture, nature and environment sectors could provide an extra £2.7 billion to the Northern economy, helping to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and regenerate the North. image: HE Archive Grade 1 listed Huddersfield Railway Station

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Net zero: Climate action delay will hurt economy, Tory MP’s review says

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

The BBC reports that a Conservative MP, Chris Skidmore,  in a report commissioned by former prime minister Liz Truss, argues that delaying climate action risks damaging the UK’s economic prospects. image:  for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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‘When we invest in our town centres, we also invest in civic pride’: Griff Rhys Jones at the APPG for Civic Societies

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Griff Rhys Jones, renowned broadcaster, TV personality, and Civic Voice President, delivered a powerful and passionate speech on the importance of pride in place at the recent All-Party Parliamentary Group for Civic Societies meeting. image: for illustration – Open Government … Continue reading →

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HOD events: Applications for New Wave 2023 close 18 January

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

New Wave is an annual training and development programme that takes a small cohort through a structured programme on working with young adults to develop new, innovative Heritage Open Days (HOD) events, with applications open to 18 January!

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Don’t forget to ‘Reward Your Volunteer Heroes’: England’s nominations close 15/01

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Heritage Alliance (THA) is calling for nominations for Heritage Heroes, closing 15/01, with the special category for this year being Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Storyteller Award.

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Museums and Heritage awards deadline: 01/02

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

The Museums + Heritage Awards welcomes entries from all sector organisations, regardless of size or location with a deadline of 1 February 2023. image: awards.museumsandheritage.com

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Cadw’s new HE Update: Senedd Debate on HE (Wales) Bill (17/01) & Public Commemoration consultation (to 21/02)

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Cadw’s Historic Environment Update No 23 highlights the Senedd Debate on the Historic Environment (Wales) Bill  on 17/01 and the ‘Public Commemoration..: Guidance for Public Bodies’ consultation closing 21/02. image: Cadw

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Venice Successfully Deployed a Very Low-Tech Measure to Protect Saint Mark’s Basilica From High Tide: Glass Barriers

Posted on 13/01/2023 by IHBC

Saint Mark’s Basilica stayed nice and drying during flooding earlier this month as a result of a very low tech measure to protect it from high tide: glass barriers. image: for illustration only – Fiona Newton

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IHBC applauds Boston Council on S.215 prosecution for failure to maintain GII listed town centre building: Fined £4.5K

Posted on 10/01/2023 by IHBC

The owner of a listed town-centre property has been prosecuted by the Boston Borough Council for failing to carry out proper maintenance of their Grade II building, and fined £4,500.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ No.1: Designing Building on 2022’s most popular posts, including IHBC on ‘Design Codes’ at No.6

Posted on 10/01/2023 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’s news features Designing Building (DB) on some of its most popular … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’ No.2: Building on Liverpool Street Station design changes following listing expansion

Posted on 10/01/2023 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’s news features Building on ‘Design changes to Liverpool Street Station following … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (landscape) doorstep’ 2: Plans for Scotland’s first ‘Hobbit Village’ revealed

Posted on 10/01/2023 by IHBC

Berwickshire is now known worldwide as the home of ‘New Asgard’, but now there’s a bid to bring a little bit of Middle Earth to the region, writes The Southern Reporter. image: for illustration only – by Achromatic – Own … Continue reading →

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