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- Charles Mynors considers the lessons recent changes in Wales might have for other UK historic environment legislation: REGISTER NOW for IHBC’s next Council online, Wednesday 16 October, 4pm 04/10/2024
- Serious about your career? Sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service to stay ahead with opportunities from across disciplines, specialisms & levels: facilities, churches, councils & much more 04/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s Research & ‘Intervention’ Signpost: New research from the Sustainable Development Foundation – ‘Retrofit-at-scale, how many, how deep, what cost?’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £5.5M of works this week: Arm of international body seeks consultant for site-based participation, to 04/10 and £30K 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury 04/10/2024
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) publishes first ever nuclear heritage strategy 04/10/2024
- New Towns Taskforce set to deliver major housebuilding push 04/10/2024
- The Guardian Obituary: John Sell, ‘..spent his career championing the protection of historic buildings and spaces’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics ‘regain golden lustre’ 04/10/2024
- IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more 01/10/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 01/10/2024
- IHBC seeks consultant ‘Support Officer’ service with good IT, comms & personal skills: Help boost capacity & value to Branches, members, partners & more, from £120-£160/day, 2-3 days/week, closes 18/10 01/10/2024
- IHBC HESPR’s own ‘Special Interest ‘News from the Sector’’ update 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Railway) doorstep’: Network Rail unveils new ‘Harry’s Wall’ at site of iconic Holmes Chapel landmark 01/10/2024
- Met Office launches beta ‘Local Authority Climate Service’ 01/10/2024
- Mayor of London and Government announce bold plans to transform Oxford Street 01/10/2024
- £1Mn donation by playwright Ken Ludwig supports conservation efforts at historic home of Shakespeare’s daughter 01/10/2024
- Unusual Bridge Across the Basingstoke Canal Listed 01/10/2024
- HES Grants Funding Report 2023-24 now out 01/10/2024
- RICS pledges initial £90,000 to student bursary programme 01/10/2024
- Scotland’s amenity lead, AHSS, advocates for heritage protection in response to Scottish Government’s new PDRs 01/10/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: The St. Anne’s Church fire in Toronto – a cautionary tale to preserve heritage 01/10/2024
- Join IHBC’s Council online on 16 October, 4pm, as Charles Mynors follows up on #IHBCReading2024: Free IHBC training, insights, CPD & more, exclusive to all IHBC member categories 27/09/2024
- IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35 27/09/2024
Daily Archives: 06/09/2024
IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Historic England (HE) has published a new report as part of the Heritage Counts series, ‘Cultural Heritage, Creativity and the Creative Economy’ which shows that ‘cultural heritage can positively influence creativity and local … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09
The IHBC is delighted to announce the special offer to members of a 25% reduction at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference’, online on Wednesday 25 September, with up to 7 Hours Formal CPD.
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes CIOB’s ‘Retrofit of Buildings’ Technical Publication – ‘suited to a global audience’
A new CIOB Technical Information Sheet by Prof. John Edwards, IHBC Technical Panel lead and Director of Edwards Hart Consultants, addresses what retrofit is, the approach to be taken and processes to be followed, while summarising pertinent technical issues, retrofit … Continue reading
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IHBC Policy Signpost: Parliamentary Statement by Angela Rayner Deputy Prime Minister, on ‘Building the homes we need’, from 30/07, for planning consultations
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 Parliamentary Statement on ‘Building the homes we need’ made on 30 July 2024 by Angela Rayner Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and local Government.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New signs marking Yorkshire’s old boundaries put up in push back against modern counties
image The Association of British Counties: The new North Riding of Yorkshire sign on the A167 in Croft Campaigners keen to keep history and heritage alive mark boundaries with official signage 50 years after ancient counties were abolished, reports The … Continue reading
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New suite of HES reports ‘detail where Scotland’s heritage sector is now, and the steps needed for future success’
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has released a set of reports providing insights into Scotland’s historic environment sector, including the ‘mission-orientated’ Delivery Framework ‘Our Past, Our Future’.
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United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO announces three sites as pilot locations in UKNC’s groundbreaking new Climate Change & UNESCO Heritage project
image for illustration: Hadrian’s Wall by Michael Hanselmann [CC BY-SA 3.0 from Wikimedia Commons The UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced on 15 August 2024 that three UNESCO sites in the UK … Continue reading
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HE’s ‘Everyday Heritage Grants’: Celebrating working class histories, open to 7/10
image for illustration Historic England (HE) has launched a new round of our grant opportunity ‘Everyday Heritage Grants: Celebrating Working Class Histories’, to close Monday 7 October 2024.
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FuturHist survey on ‘barriers to decarbonise historic buildings’, to 15/09
To ‘help identify the barriers to decarbonise historic buildings FuturHist – a European project co-funded by the European Union and the UK Research and Innovation – is leading a ‘Barrier Survey’ for practitioners etc, in a study led by the … Continue reading
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HE: A new community for local authority heritage teams
image for illustration Historic England’s (HE) ‘Local Authority Heritage Community’ is a new online learning community for those working in, or with, local authority heritage teams, to start discussions, share resources, and ask questions about planning decisions related to climate … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Villa Medici, Académie de France à Rome makes open call for Fellows annual selection, to 16/10
image for illustration: Villa Medici, Rome by Laterbat, CC BY-SA, via Wikimedia Commons Académie de France a Rome announces applications for the 2025-2026 fellows selection open call will be open to Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 12:00 (midday – CET).
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