Daily Archives: 11/03/2023

IHBC’s 2022 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes now out: Caitlin Osborne of BCU gets top Award, with Highly Commended and CMP prizes too

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Award for 2022 has been selected by guest judge Clara Arokiasamy, President of ICOMOS-UK, as Caitlin Osborne, from Birmingham City University’s IHBC-recognised MA course, for her dissertation, while Martin Whelehan of the … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s 2022 Gus Astley Student Award winners and prizes now out: Caitlin Osborne of BCU gets top Award, with Highly Commended and CMP prizes too

IHBC’s Council update, on Charters, petitions, your institute and you: 30 March, 2pm, & election too

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s Council update, on Charters, petitions, your institute and you: 30 March, 2pm, & election too

#IHBCAberdeen2022’s 11th reprise for #IHBC25: Aberdeenshire Council accepts £20m levelling up grant

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

A new NewsBlog reprise on the IHBC’s 2022 Annual School – #IHBCAberdeen2022 in #IHBC25 – celebrates Aberdeenshire Council’s £20m grant from the UK Government’s Levelling Up fund. image: for illustration Stonehaven Aberdeenshire By Taras – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on #IHBCAberdeen2022’s 11th reprise for #IHBC25: Aberdeenshire Council accepts £20m levelling up grant

IHBC Signpost: Nationally Significant Infrastructure – action plan for reforms to the planning process

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

The UK Government has published its Policy Paper on Nationally Significant Infrastructure, including an action plan for reforms to the Planning Process.

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC Signpost: Nationally Significant Infrastructure – action plan for reforms to the planning process

IHBC’s HESPR pick from £600K costed works: County Council seeks Clerk of Works, closing 03/04, valued £40K

Posted on 11/03/2023 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 a call from a County Council  for … Continue reading →

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC’s HESPR pick from £600K costed works: County Council seeks Clerk of Works, closing 03/04, valued £40K

IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (local government) doorstep’: Hull’s cream-coloured phone boxes listed

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

Localgov celebrates the award of Grade-II listed status to nine rare telephone boxes in and around Hull. image: for illustration – Phone box and Marfleet Lane by Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

Posted in IHBC NewsBlog | Comments Off on IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (local government) doorstep’: Hull’s cream-coloured phone boxes listed

Victorian Society’s climate emergency push to require planning permission for demolition

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

Baroness Andrews has put forward the Victorian Society’s amendment to the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, to require planning permission for demolishing buildings.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Victorian Society’s climate emergency push to require planning permission for demolition

Introducing Podcast ‘Brick by Brick’, Understanding Heritage Projects, for the HTN Youth Forum

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

Introducing ‘Brick by Brick’: Understanding Heritage Projects’ is a new podcast produced by the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum. image: HTN website

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Introducing Podcast ‘Brick by Brick’, Understanding Heritage Projects, for the HTN Youth Forum

Building’s Building the Future Commission ‘Ideas Hub’ opens and seeking submissions

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

Fill in Building’s Building the Future Commission’s online form to tell your solutions to the challenges facing construction and potentially feature in Building. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Building’s Building the Future Commission ‘Ideas Hub’ opens and seeking submissions

New data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

New data from research conducted by 3GEM on behalf of Nescafé Make Chat Work and surveyed 350 UK construction workers/in SME companies of 5-250 employees in October 2022 reveals that half (47%) of construction workers in the UK feel lonely … Continue reading →

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on New data reveals half of construction workers feel lonely at work

New developments to deliver for people and nature in England

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

‘Biodiversity Net Gain’ to be introduced from November helping deliver the nature friendly homes of the future in England. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on New developments to deliver for people and nature in England

WMF announces $10M+ in new projects

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced a commitment from funders of more than US$10 million toward safeguarding treasured places around the globe in urgent need of intervention.

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on WMF announces $10M+ in new projects

Interior designer Banjo Beale fronts new six-part series, Designing the Hebrides

Posted on 11/03/2023 by IHBC

A new BBC Scotland and BBC Two six-part series is ‘set against stunning Scottish landscapes and showcases distinctive makeovers, encapsulating Banjo’s irrepressible enthusiasm, ingenuity and design flair.’ image: for illustration – Islay by Fiona Newton

Posted in Sector NewsBlog | Comments Off on Interior designer Banjo Beale fronts new six-part series, Designing the Hebrides