Daily Archives: 30/06/2023

IHBC’s 2023 Swansea ‘Annual School’:  Interim review and thanks to lead sponsors – MFL, Penderyn & hosting university, UWTSD – volunteers & participants

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

With the IHBC’s 2023 Swansea School now a week past, the IHBC offers an interim review and a final thanks to School Sponsors – notably School Principal Sponsor MFL Insurance Group and Day School host The University of Wales Trinity … Continue reading →

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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for posts across diverse disciplines, specialisms and levels: Oxford University, HE (4), Councils (10), Churches (6) and many more

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading →

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IHBC Practice Signpost from the US: ‘Request for comments on Application and Interpretation of… Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties’

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

Fulfilling its duty to advise the White House, Congress, and executive branch agencies pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation invites public feedback regarding application and interpretation of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £715K costed works: HTVF seeks consultant lead, closing 03/07

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features is the call by Historic Towns & … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the riverbank’: Al Jazerra meets Matthew Bird… on Lewes, the river Ouse and the rights of nature

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

An English town’s take on rights of nature made it to Al Jazeera’s recent Podcast the Take, when a town in England – Lewes – voted to recognize the rights of its river, the River Ouse. image for illustration only

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Scotland’s Minister for Culture etc. announces new strategy for Scotland’s historic environment: Our Past, Our Future

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

Christina McKelvie, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, has launched Our Past, Our Future, the new strategy for Scotland’s historic environment sector. image: HES

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Griff Rhys Jones launches 2023 Top Ten Endangered Buildings list

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The Top Ten Endangered Victorian and Edwardian Buildings list 2023 has been revealed by the Victorian Society’s President Griff Rhys Jones.

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Mass walkout at RICS as entire Standards and Regulation board resigns

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

All members of the RICS’s standards and regulation board sprung a major surprise yesterday when they tendered their resignation.

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Launch of Heritage Harbours for England: First 10 Heritage Harbours announced

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A new status of Heritage Harbours is being launched today to help safeguard the harbourside, buildings, facilities and businesses that are vital to support our working maritime heritage vessels. image: for illustration – National Historic Ships website

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The UK Government issues policy paper on ‘Highly Protected Marine Areas’ (HPMAs)

Posted on 30/06/2023 by IHBC

The UK Government has published its policy paper on Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) which applies to England from May 2023.  image: for illustration – Dunes at Allonby by Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

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7,000-Year-Old Ancient Stones in France Removed to Make Way for a New Hardware Store Chain

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A field of ancient stones in Carnac, a town in northern France, has been swept away to make room for a hardware store chain, France 24 reported. image: Haffen56, Carnac menhirs Wikimedia Commons

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