The IHBC’s recent visit to the Isle of Man (IoM) to support heritage planning in the community there, with a talk led by IHBC Vice Chair Kathy Davies, has been very well received, and included an interview on the local radio.
Kathy Davies said: ‘I was delighted with how everything went on the Isle of Man. We had a good turnout for the whole programme, which included a workshop – a round table discussion on the main issues there – and a presentation on Community Training work that I had been involved on in England. This consisted of guidance on understanding character and significance; how it fits in to the management of the historic environment; why we need to do this, and how a local community can do a character assessment of their area.’
‘The IHBC’s profile was excellent too, as not only did we have radio interview but we met with government officers who noted their particular interest in the IHBC’s support for professional training and standards.’
‘All in all very worthwhile, and I’d particular like to thank our local member and lead on this Ashley Pettit, as well as members of the NW Branch, who led the discussions and local staff who organised the event ’.
