Daily Archives: 04/10/2024

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

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

Join the IHBC’s Council online on Wednesday 16 October at 4pm for Barrister Dr Charles Mynors on ‘Better legislation for the historic environment – lessons from Cardiff Bay’, open to IHBC members of all categories and free to attend.

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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

Posted on 04/10/2024 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 North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35

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IHBC North Branch has announced its Autumn full-day CPD event at Darlington’s Hopetown, part of the £35m funded linear Heritage Action Zone project (HAZ), on 11 October 2024, from only £35 for members.

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IHBC’s Research & ‘Intervention’ Signpost: New research from the Sustainable Development Foundation – ‘Retrofit-at-scale, how many, how deep, what cost?’

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image for illustration A new Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) publication is a ‘call to action to industry and policy makers’ as it explores ‘Retrofit-at-scale’ in upgrading homes to meet UK climate targets.

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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

Posted on 04/10/2024 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 the UK arm of an … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: High Court rejects oral appeal against tower block decision in historic Bloomsbury

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Bloomsbury : Bedford Square by Jim Osley, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The High Court has rejected local campaigner and architect’s request for a full Judicial Review hearing against Camden Council’s approval of a 74m-high tower block in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) publishes first ever nuclear heritage strategy

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

image: Sellafield c 1950s Open Government Licence v3.0 The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has published the first ever nuclear heritage vision and strategy, to safeguard and celebrate the history of the nuclear industry.

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New Towns Taskforce set to deliver major housebuilding push

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The New Towns Taskforce has held its first meeting and confirmed the final list of members as it pushed ahead to identify potential sites for new towns.

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The Guardian Obituary: John Sell, ‘..spent his career championing the protection of historic buildings and spaces’

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

John Sell, who has died aged 79, spent his career championing the protection of historic buildings and spaces, after qualifying as an architect in the 1960s.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics ‘regain golden lustre’

Posted on 04/10/2024 by IHBC

image for illustration: Monreale Cathedral Mosaics By Berthold Werner – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral, Monreale in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to regain their golden lustre thanks to … Continue reading →

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