Daily Archives: 14/04/2023

Check out IHBC’s re-cast online Heritage MarketPlace, free to visit and use: IHBC’s new hub for services, advice & more on heritage matters – Check, Care & Change – supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

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The IHBC’s recast Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation – its care, checking and changing – free and accessible to … Continue reading →

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Feature update for IHBC’s 3 May AGM: Oriel Prizeman on ‘Sustainability & the HE’, online from 5.30pm for 6.00pm AGM

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The IHBC has updated the 3 May AGM notice to ALL member categories, as proceedings start at 5.30pm and feature Prof. Oriel Prizeman, of Cardiff University reviewing current research and issues around ‘Sustainability and the Historic Environment’, all critical context … Continue reading →

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IHBC 2023 School – #IHBCSwansea2023 – open for booking: ‘Climate Change and the Historic Environment’ online and in Swansea, 21-24 June 2023

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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 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)

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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 to free PAS 2080 update: On carbon management in buildings and infrastructure

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April 5, 2023 saw the launch of the revised PAS2080 and supporting guidance document, which is available free (with restrictions) thanks to sponsorship by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Green Construction Board (GCB).

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £156K costed works: Council seeks conservation project manager, closing 4/05, £138K

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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 seeking a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Last-ditch effort to save Victorian Garway School from demolition, with SAVE leading!

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage said are delighted to be going to court as they try to block a bid to demolish Garway School, a Victorian school in Herefordshire, reports The Hereford Times. image: for illustration – @SAVEBrit

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Lord Parkinson Heritage Day speech 2023: The full text, from VAT to Blue Plaques

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Lord Parkinson, England’s Minister for Arts and Heritage, delivered a keynote speech at the 2023 Heritage Day, hosted by The Heritage Alliance, and the text has now been published. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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CITB to invest over £100m in grants to train construction workers this year

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More than £100million in grants is being invested by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to help construction workers train and get the skills they need. image: for illustation – Open Government Licence v3.0

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OEP ‘Call for Evidence’ on protected sites for nature in England and Northern Ireland, closing 21/04

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The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) invites evidence as part of its review of the implementation of laws for the designation and management of sites protected for nature in England and Northern Ireland, closing 21/04. image: for illustration – Open … Continue reading →

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Heritage Fund: £24M+ awarded to heritage projects across the UK

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The Heritage Fund has reported on how – from John O’Groats to Penzance, across Wales and Northern Ireland – it is supporting the protection and conservation of parks, built heritage, memories and more. image: for illustration – by Ian Wright … Continue reading →

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Heritage Volunteering Group launches a non-members questionnaire

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The Heritage Volunteering Group(HVG), which serves as a network for those volunteering in the heritage sector, is developing a new strategic framework for the next 3-5 years, including a new mission, vision, and new values. They want to hear from … Continue reading →

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Home Builders Federation: Planning permissions for new home sites fall to record low – and will plunge further

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The Home Builders Federation Housing Pipeline Report says that 55 local authorities have withdrawn housing plans ‘following Government capitulation to NIMBY’s’. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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