Daily Archives: 24/03/2023

REGISTER NOW for IHBC Council, 30/03, online from 2PM: Exclusive to all IHBC member categories, with charter briefings, election (Vice President), Branch & training updates & more

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

All categories of IHBC member – Supporter, Affiliate, Associate, Full Member and Retired – are invited to join Council from 2pm on 30 March for a packed afternoon of CPD, from a new election (Vice President) to practice and Affiliate … Continue reading →

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LAST CHANCE ON IHBC Marsh Awards 2023 in #IHBC25: Nominate ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and ‘Successful Learners’, 31 March

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The last chance is approaching (31/03) for nominations to both IHBC Marsh Awards for this anniversary year, #IHBC25 – for civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills – with awards of £500 and free places at … Continue reading →

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IHBC co-sponsors ICOMOS UK conference: ‘Embedding a Rights-Based Approach into UK World Heritage Sites’, in person and in Greenwich, 25/04, from £20 (students)

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

ICOMOS-UK’s one-day conference, co-sponsored by the IHBC, will explore how a Rights-Based Approach, including Decolonisation practices, can be a valuable tool, from £20 (Students) to £80, to include lunch and evening reception, all at the University of Greenwich.

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IHBC Signpost: Increasing planning fees and performance -technical consultation for England

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

Government UK has launched a new technical consultation on ‘increased planning fees and performance’.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £975K costed works: Council seeks team for pier project, ends 13/04, value £700K

Posted on 24/03/2023 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 Council for a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plan To Save The Birthplace Of ‘Auld Lang Syne’

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

Plans to save the only farm built by the poet Robert Burns are unveiled as the ‘FutureVision’, which seeks to safeguard the 170 acre Ellisland Farm, on the banks of the River Nith, where Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne, Tam … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court says Shrewsbury’s old statutory trust gives public rights to land despite council’s sale for housing

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a resident who claimed a statutory trust created in 1926 gives residents rights of recreation over a piece of land even after Shrewsbury Town Council sold it to … Continue reading →

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RTPI: 87% of planners say social media fuels misinformation on local planning issues

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

A survey conducted by the RTPI  magazine The Planner found that 87% of planners feel social media is fuelling misinformation around local planning issues.

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CHN Update: COP27 2022 Global Status Report for buildings and construction spotlights ‘Heritage’ and ‘Traditional Knowledge’

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction Towards a zero-emissions, efficient and resilient buildings and construction sector.

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Culture Secretary encourages public to add Coronation events to digital map

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

An interactive map detailing events taking place to celebrate the Coronation will be launched this week by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

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IWA launches a major campaign to protect waterways core funding across the UK

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) is deeply concerned about the threat to our waterways posed by funding cuts, with for example Canal & River Trust and Scottish Canals financial situations being especially critical.

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IHBC’s Ukraine Signpost: French firm pilots scheme to rebuild Ukraine with rubble of bombed buildings

Posted on 24/03/2023 by IHBC

A French company specialising in recycling rubble for building materials has teamed up with the Ukrainian military and Ukrainian organisations to build new apartment blocks from the remains of bombed ones. image: for illustration only

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