Daily Archives: 04/07/2023

IHBC’s 2023 Swansea MarketPlace:LIVE:  First feedback tranche and more

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s revised pilot format for the ‘All welcome’, open-access and free MarketPlace:LIVE – supporting Swansea 2023 –  was well received by visitors, and with some 25% responding to the feedback and all but one valuing it as Good to … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s Project Signpost: Historic Environment Scotland unveils plans for new Archive House

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

Innovative project will be an exemplar of reuse and retrofit of an existing building. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced plans for a new state-of-the-art home for its archives. image: HES

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Construction Enquirer on ‘Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal’

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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 Construction Enquirer on ‘Firms readied for £750m Parliament repairs deal’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Enfield landowner and contractor fined for tree felling

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

A landowner and contractor who illegally felled more than 270 protected trees have been ordered to pay more than £255,000, reports the Enfield Independent.

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2023 winners of Europe’s top heritage awards by European Commission & Europa Nostra include the Royal Gardens of Venice and Ukraine data archives

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The European Commission and Europa Nostra have announced the winners of the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023, with 30 outstanding heritage achievements from 21 countries awarded Europe’s top honour in the field. image: Europa Nostra website

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New £1.59M scheme to support graduates into town and planning careers: Pathways to Planning Programme

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

The Department for Levelling Up is granting £1.59 million to a Local Government Association scheme – the Pathways to Planning Programme – to help councils recruit and develop more skilled planners. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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Metal detectorist convicted and fined €1k for failing to report discovery of archaeological objects

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

A metal detectorist has been convicted and fined €1,000 for failing to report the discovery of archaeological objects which have now been returned to the State.

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New funding for farmers to protect the English landscape

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Farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to protect and restore thousands of acres of the English landscape, Government UK has announced. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

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HE launches Missing Pieces Project: Add Your Pieces to the Big Picture

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Historic England (HE) has launches its Missing Pieces Project, inviting members of the public to be part of the project. image: HE website

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New York City is sinking, study says… include lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens…

Posted on 04/07/2023 by IHBC

The pressure from New York City’s massive buildings and skyscrapers is making the city more vulnerable to sink lower into the ocean, according to new research. image: Matt Nelson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons 

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