Monthly Archives: August 2023

Last chance in 2023 to build you career with the IHBC’s Student Award – submit relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’ for £500, free IHBC 2024 School + more

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August this year, so if you have relevant coursework from a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’  – from the two years to … Continue reading →

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Last Chance to celebrate ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award closes 1/09/23

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

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IHBC Practice Signpost: BSI on ‘PDF- A digital hammer for the built environment’

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

When it comes to sharing information, no tool is as widely used as Portable Document Format (PDF), and as a data format, PDF is incredibly durable….

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on the campaign to save Breuer’s Cape Cod holiday home

Posted on 29/08/2023 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 Dezeen on the campaign to save Marcel Breuer’s Cape Cod … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Emergency services respond to fire at historic Royal Albion Hotel

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

Brighton & Hove City Council has thanked the emergency services after a fire broke out at the historic Royal Albion Hotel. image for illustration: By The Voice of Hassocks – Own work, Public Domain

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Edinburgh’s Royal High School – Preservation Trust ditches Music School plan

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

The former Royal High School will not be used as a site for St Mary’s Music School in a major change to plans by the Royal High School Preservation Trust, reports The Edinburgh Reporter. image: for illustration – Fiona Newton

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Defra/Natural England LA ‘Survey on Local Landscape Designations’, to 6/09

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

Natural England is interested in hearing from local authorities (LAs) to understand the current use of local landscape designation (LLD) policies in development plans, with a survey that closes on 8 September. image: for illustration – P Badcock

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New survey shows Lottery’s ‘Heritage 2033’ plans ‘support heritage need and is relevant to organisations’ priorities’

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

In March, The Heritage Fund launched Heritage 2033, which sets out how it will invest in the UK’s heritage over the next decade, and its latest UK Heritage Pulse survey received positive feedback on the plan. image of Jodrell Bank … Continue reading →

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DCMS: Rest of charities £100M spring budget funding to be paid out from December

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that the second part of the £101.5m package for charities announced in the spring budget will be distributed from December, Civil Society reports.

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English Heritage breathes new life into endangered heritage skills with ground breaking apprenticeship programme

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

English Heritage is helping support endangered heritage skills with its  apprenticeship programme supported by a donation of £11.2m by UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation – the largest in English Heritage’s history. image: for illustration – Hamish Ogston Foundation website

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Lottery & HES: Putting heritage at the heart of regenerating places

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

Heritage can be a powerful force to drive successful regeneration projects and ensure local people are involved and engaged from the outset, reports the The Heritage Fund as it ‘joins forces’ with Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

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New Natural England guidance supports integrating the historic environment and nature recovery

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

Natural England has published new guidance for staff and networks working on nature recovery about how to integrate the Historic Environment into developing projects.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global Doorstep’: ‘Union Chain Bridge (GI/CatA) designated as ASCE Historic Civil Engineering Landmark

Posted on 29/08/2023 by IHBC

The conclusion of three years of restoration work on the Union Chain Bridge linking England and Scotland across the River Tweed has been formally marked as the structure was declared as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American … Continue reading →

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‘IHBC is listening’ on a Petition for Charter: New FAQs to prompt thoughts and more, with our Member Survey still open

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

David Williams, the IHBC’s consultant on the investigation of a Petition for Charter – #IHBCPetitionforCharter – has agreed a first series of responses to FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) with our Petition for Charter Working Group to help inform discussions, while … Continue reading →

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Build you career with the IHBC’s Student Award – for relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’: Enjoy £500 + free IHBC School, and join our list of winners

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 August this year, so if you have relevant coursework from a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’  – from the two years to … Continue reading →

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IHBC supports Gardens Trust on ‘Historic Landscape Designation’ – Celebrating 40th anniversary of the National Heritage Act, in London and online, 12 October

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to support  the Gardens Trust Conference on Historic Landscape Designation Conference’ in London – marking the 40th anniversary of the National Heritage Act – with participants including IHBC Chair David McDonald, on 12/10, with tickets from … Continue reading →

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Time to celebrate ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’: SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award closes 1/09/23

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2023 joint Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) celebrating ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, now open for submissions and closing … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £3.6M+ costed works: English Community Trust seeks lead consultant for a Lottery funded scheme, to 18/09 & £200K.

Posted on 25/08/2023 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 this week is the call from an English Community Trust for … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: National planning reforms will harm local economies, warn national parks

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

National park chiefs in Hampshire have expressed ‘disappointment’ and ‘concern’ over a Government consultation which could see agricultural buildings converted into houses without planning permission, reports The Farnham Herald. image for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New push to save Newcastle’s Swing Bridge…

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah wants the bridge to be swinging again by its 150th anniversary in 2026, but repairing its Victorian mechanisms will be a complex task reports Chronicle Live. image for illustration: taken by Tagishsimon (14th August 2004) … Continue reading →

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RTPI selects Grayling to battle misinformation on planning and planners

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has selected Grayling to lead its campaign to battle misinformation around planners and their role in the planning system.

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Three-year strategy delivery plans on how the National Lottery plans to invest over £1Bn from 2023–2026

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

In the first of National Lotteries three-year strategy delivery plans, it is sharing details about budgets, priorities and changes to our funding programmes, investing £870m via National Lottery Grants for Heritage and a further £140m in strategic initiatives. image for … Continue reading →

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Fund Britain’s Waterways Action Group launched

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The Fund Britain’s Waterways Action Group was formally launched with a press release calling on Government to stop Inland Waterways falling into disrepair.

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QEST Heritage Crafts sustainability award: Closes 01/09

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) Sustainability Award seeks to play a role in building a sustainable future by celebrating and rewarding ‘those who have innovated in their craft’, closing 1 September.

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Cornish headland transferred to Falmouth for £1

Posted on 25/08/2023 by IHBC

Cornwall Council has transferred the historic Pendennis Headland to Falmouth Town Council for £1. image: Falmouth Town Council 

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