Monthly Archives: February 2024

IHBC applauds support for Conservation Officer attendance at ‘Through the Looking Glass : A Future for Historic Windows’, 27-28 June, Cirencester

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC has warmly welcomed the call for Conservation Officer attendance and bursary applications to the not-for-profit joint conference on ‘… Historic Windows’, 27-28 June in Cirencester. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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IHBC Research Signpost from the ONS: ‘Who is most likely to live in homes that are harder to keep warm?’

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has explored which groups of people are more likely to live in homes with lower energy efficiency across England and Wales, and how that might affect them, using data from Census 2021 and energy … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Building on Henley Halebrown: ‘…genuinely interested in how people use buildings’

Posted on 06/02/2024 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 Building on Henley Halebrown ‘…genuinely interested in how people use … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the defence doorstep’: Four museums and one arts centre at risk of closure due to Local Authority funding

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

Hampshire Cultural Trust (HCT) has confirmed that five of the venues it operates in the county – four museums and one arts centre – are at risk of closure as a result of local authority funding challenges. image for illustration

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National Churches Trust launches ‘Every Church Counts’, a six point plan to save the UK’s churches

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

The National Churches Trust (NCT) has launched Every Church Counts, a six point plan to save the UK’s churches.

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Campaign for National Parks launches ‘Save Our National Parks’ campaign, marking the 75 anniversary of National Parks

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

The Campaign for National Parks, the independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales, has launched a ‘Save Our National Parks’ campaign in this, marking the 75 anniversary year of the founding of National … Continue reading →

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PM appoints Towns Tsar: Adam Hawksbee

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director of the think tank Onward, as interim Chair for the new Towns Unit.

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage calls for all four Beatles’ birthplaces to be celebrated with ‘group listing’

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

SAVE Britain’s Heritage has submitted listing applications and written to the Secretary of State for Culture to call for official recognition of all four Beatles’ birthplaces in honour of the buildings’ importance to the band’s story and the nation’s cultural … Continue reading →

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Lesley Lokko to receive Royal Gold Medal 2024 for architecture

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced that Professor Lesley Lokko, the acclaimed Ghanaian-Scottish architect, educator, author and curator, will receive the Royal Gold Medal 2024 for architecture.

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SMF Survey indicates 1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

A survey by think tank Social Market Foundation (SMF) has found suggests that 1 in 5 local government managers question senior leadership’s effectiveness, say they are plagued by low morale and recruitment problems. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Joanna Killian next LGA Chief Executive

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

Joanna Killian has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Local Government Association (LGA) image: LGA website

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IHBC features ‘Heritage (IP) from the Global doorstep’: Jury Awards Record Damages in AI-Assisted Copyright Infringement Case

Posted on 06/02/2024 by IHBC

A California jury has awarded a photographer reportedly the ‘largest maximum statutory damages verdict for photography infringement in U.S. history,’ according to the photographer’s lawyer tied to an Intellectual Property (IP) case. image for illustration

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IHBC participates in CHN workshop ahead of UNEP ‘Buildings and Climate Global Forum’

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The Climate Heritage Network (CHN), of which the IHBC is an active member, is co-leading a ‘Buildings Breakthrough’ forum that is part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Buildings and Climate Global Forum, which will take place in Paris … Continue reading →

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IHBC applauds support for Conservation Officer attendance at ‘Through the Looking Glass : A Future for Historic Windows’, 27-28 June, Cirencester

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The IHBC has warmly welcomed the call for Conservation Officer attendance and bursary applications to the not-for-profit joint conference on ‘… Historic Windows’, 27-28 June in Cirencester. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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Interested in serving as an IHBC trustee? As IHBC’s 2024 AGM approaches, check our guidance and see if you want to take your IHBC membership to a new level

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

As a date for the IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) is being finalised, this is a good time for members of all categories to review our guidance, support and advice encouraging prospective trustees to join our board.

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IHBC’s CPD Forms update: Now on Excel, with enhanced functions & graphics to guide you on IHBC’s holistic conservation competences

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

After piloting new forms for registering CPD (Continuing Professional Development) learning over the past year, the IHBC is delighted to announce the full version of the new Excel based CPD form is now available for download from the IHBC’s CPD … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Legal pressure forces Scottish Government to come clean on climate impacts

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

Scottish Ministers were keeping details of the climate impact of their £26bn infrastructure plan wraps reports the Good Law Project, until the not-for-profit and the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland won a promise to publish them. image for illustration: Open … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.6M+ works this week: National body seeks Workforce Project support, closing 19/02

Posted on 02/02/2024 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 a call from a national body for a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Ayrshire pre-WW2 water tank to be turned into luxury three-bedroom home

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

A pre-World War 2 water tank – a giant concrete structure almost the same size as a football pitch – is to be turned into luxury three-bedroom home and countryside home, reports Ayrshire Live. image for illustration: Dundonald from the … Continue reading →

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Audit Wales research report: Sustainable development? – making best use of brownfield land and empty buildings

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

A new report from Audit Wales examines how Welsh Councils are supporting repurposing and regeneration of vacant properties and brownfield sites. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0

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The Heritage Alliance: Seeking new Chair and Trustees

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The Heritage Alliance (THA) is seeking new trustees and a chair, with support events offing further guidance.

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Design Council seeks Design Council Experts to help lead the design industry to Design for Planet

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The Design Council has called for Design Experts to join them so as to place the planet at the heart of their work advocating for design, sharing knowledge about best practice and helping to deliver advice and programmes. image for … Continue reading →

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Parliamentary Committee: Government plan urgently needed to address ‘the silent killer’ of heatwaves

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has called on government to as it launches its ‘Fifth Report – Heat resilience and sustainable cooling’. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald

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SPAB joins calls to Safeguard Welsh Heritage

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings(SPAB) joins calls to safeguard Welsh Heritage. image for illustration: Fiona Newton

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IHBC features ‘Heritage research from the Global doorstep’: Historic Trades planning data from the US, from PlaceEconomics

Posted on 02/02/2024 by IHBC

US heritage economics research body PlaceEconomics, founded by Donovan Rypkema, has made available research from 2022 carried out for The Campaign for Historic Trades on the ‘continuation of historic trades skills through traditional trades training’. image for illustration: Open Government … Continue reading →

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