Monthly Archives: May 2023

Ecclesiastical: Brokers ‘sleepwalking’ into climate crisis

Posted on 06/05/2023 by IHBC

Brokers lack urgency and interest in the transition to net zero, according to the latest research from Ecclesiastical.

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Bristol LGBTQ+ rights rainbow canopy planning permission sought

Posted on 06/05/2023 by IHBC

A businessman says he and his family have received a ‘massive outpouring of support’ for the rainbow on the canopy of their home following retrospective planning permission on his property in Clifton, Bristol. image: for illustration

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IHBC highlights concerns over Damaged cultural sites in Ukraine verified by UNESCO

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

IHBC past vice chair and lead on the Ukraine working Group (WG) Kathy Davies has highlighted the heritage concerns raised in UNESCO’s update of its preliminary damage assessment for cultural properties following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. image: for illustration only

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IHBC’s ‘Project signpost’: HS2 reveals final design for last of seven key Chiltern Tunnel structures

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

HS2 has publicised the final designs for the North Portal of the Chiltern Tunnel – the last of seven key structures for the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels. image: for illustration – HS2

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: DB features IHBC’s new Research for Practice Digest

Posted on 03/05/2023 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 Designing Building on the IHBC’s first issue of its new … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s features ‘Heritage from the Doorstep’: First look inside the new £45 million Paisley Museum

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

Billed as Scotland’s biggest cultural heritage project, the £45 million refurbishment of Paisley Museum will create a ‘radical’ world-class museum space to preserve and celebrate the town’s history and international impact, reports The Herald. image: for illustration – By Thomas … Continue reading →

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Heritage Declares Newsletter:  Heritage the Climate Crisis.., and UKCR update

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

Heritage Declares has issued it April Newsletter with topics covering all the latest news, including Heritage Declares at Futurebuild and an update signpost on the The  UK Climate Resilience Programme (UKCR).

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Climate Heritage Network welcomes 92 new member organisations

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN) – of which the IHBC is a member – announced that 92 additional organisations have joined the Network following approval of their membership applications by the Network’s international Steering Committee.

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Skills boost for English planning authorities via £1M Public Practice funding

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has given social enterprise Public Practice £1 million to help councils recruit and develop skilled planners. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Scotland’s new climate adaptation tool for communities launched

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

Adaptation Scotland and partners have launched the Community Climate Adaptation Routemap, a practical guide for communities to adapt to climate change.

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Contractor fined £800k after child’s death on site

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

A Scottish civil engineering contractor has been fined £800,000 for safety breaches after a 10-year-old boy sustained fatal injuries while playing on a building site in Glasgow.

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Arts & Business Scotland becomes Culture & Business Scotland with new identity and strategic vision

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

The former Arts & Business Scotland has announced its rebranding to Culture & Business Scotland, as well as launching its strategy for the next five years.

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Check out IHBC’s re-cast online Heritage MarketPlace, free to visit and use: Supporting #IHBCSwansea2023

Posted on 03/05/2023 by IHBC

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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