Monthly Archives: April 2023

IHBC’s April CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards and more, featuring IHBC’s 2023 Annual School – online and in-person, in Swansea, 21-24 June

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s April CPD Circular is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – including Research and Awards listings and featuring the 2023 Annual School, on line and in Swansea – helping guide busy heritage practitioners to the best … 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 07/04/2023 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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Easier IHBC Affiliate applications UPDATE: Support now includes new video screencast, all IHBC CPD too!

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including a dedicated web page; surgeries and more recently a video screencast by … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £215K costed works: Wales authority seeks community professionals, closing 28/04, £15K

Posted on 07/04/2023 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 Welsh Authority for … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ GII Bude storm tower to be moved brick by brick before it falls into the sea

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

Bude’s iconic Compass Point cliffside storm tower in Cornwall is to be moved brick by brick further inland before it is destroyed by climate change and rising sea levels, reports Cornwall Live. image: for illustration – By Nilfanion – Own … Continue reading →

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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill approved in unanimous Senedd vote

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The Historic Environment (Wales) Bill reached the final stage in its passage through Senedd Cymru during the early evening of 28 March.

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England’s LURB update on potential amendments

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill (LURB)  – ‘to make provision for the setting of levelling-up missions and reporting on progress in delivering them’ etc. – has passed through the House of Commons and the amended Bill is now advancing through … Continue reading →

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£1.8 billion awarded to boost energy efficiency and cut emissions of homes and public buildings across England

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

Government has awarded £1.8Bn through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund, Home Upgrade Grant and Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme to upgrade social homes and public buildings. image: Open Government licence v3.0

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The Heritage Alliance: Update on 20th Anniversary celebrations at Heritage Day 2023

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The Heritage Alliance held a hybrid Heritage Day 2023 programmes across 1 and 2 March, with heritage leaders, professionals and volunteers online and in-person at the historic venue, The Charterhouse, London, with the programme culminating in a reception to mark … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: AJ race and diversity survey 2023 – Tell AJ about your experiences in architecture

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

The  Architect’s Journal (AJ) has again teamed up with Blueprint for All – formerly the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust – to launch a new survey to gather the latest evidence on race diversity within architecture. image: AJ website

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IHBC Signpost to Health and Safety, from an old Building: Dodging falling bricks at the Natural History Museum construction, 1876

Posted on 07/04/2023 by IHBC

An account of what visitors found when being shown round the half-completed building by its architect Alfred Waterhouse in 1876 has been featured anew by Building. image: for illustration – By Diliff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=559965

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IHBC’s 5th Council update, 30 March: Busy meeting concludes as new IHBC Vice President elected and School & charter petition consultation launched – #IHBCPetitionforCharter

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s Council, the Institute’s inclusive member-only advisory and training body held its fifth online meeting on 30 March, as advertised HERE, with the election of a new Vice President – Rebecca Thompson – and the launch of a consultation … Continue reading →

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IHBC 2023 School launched: #IHBCSwansea2023 booking opens for ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment; Resilience and Performance’, in-person and online, 21-24 June 2023

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

IHBC’s Council on 30 March saw the booking open for our 2023 Annual School, #IHBCSwansea2023, examining ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’, offering current thinking on addressing climate change in the historic environment, with up to 4 days of IHBC-recognised … Continue reading →

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IHBC Signpost: DB Wiki article feature on ‘Revised Building Regulations Part F, a reminder of what and why’, from CIAT

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

Designing Buildings (DB) – host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has posted Paul Williams article for CIAT: ‘Revised Building Regulations Part F: What you should be doing differently and why’.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building, on the Forth Bridge construction (1873-1890)

Posted on 04/04/2023 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 features more from the archives of Building in its anniversary year, … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (nation’s) doorstep’: Plymouth tree felling… call for independent inquiry

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

Plymouth City Council is facing calls for an independent inquiry into the decisions behind the night-time felling of 110 trees in the city centre for a regeneration project. image: for illustration –  Plymouth as seen from the Wheel of Plymouth … Continue reading →

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England’s Heritage Open Days 2023: How to get involved

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

To join the network of local organisers across the country, register online for Heritage Open Days 2023: 8-17 September.

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C20 launches 2023 ‘Risk List’ campaign

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

The Twentieth Century Society has launched its latest campaign, ‘The Risk List’, to highlight the top 10 buildings most at risk of demolition, redevelopment or neglect in 2023. image: C20 –  credit: James O Davies

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British Ecological Society informs House of Lords’ inquiry on reaching the 30×30 target for protected areas

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

Prof. Rick Stafford and Prof. Jane Hill have summarised the key findings of the British Ecological Society (BES) report on protected areas for the House of Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee inquiry into protected areas. image: for illustration – … Continue reading →

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HES: £2M available to help safeguard Scotland’s historic environment, supporting ‘express grants and interim works’

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

Historic Environment  Scotland (HES) has announced the launch of the new Historic Environment Grant fun, which makes express grants and interim works for heritage assets available to communities for the first time. image: HES

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Task Force study calls on councils to prioritise place leadership: ‘Place Leadership in English Local Authorities’

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

The High Streets Task Force has released a new report, ‘Place Leadership in English Local Authorities: a critical success factor in vital and viable high streets’, drawing on the experience of successful place leaders.

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Thousands more treasures to be saved for the nation as rules about discoveries are changed

Posted on 04/04/2023 by IHBC

Recent Government changes the legal definition of treasure, with the expansion of the definition set out in the Treasure Act, mean that more new discoveries can go on public display. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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