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The IHBC’s first virtual AGM on 3 December 2020 overwhelmingly supported the adoption of its new Articles of Association – ‘paving the way for modernisation and more’ – after which members of all categories joined in brief discussions on strategies and prospects – from furloughing to chartership – as the IHBC navigates its way beyond the pandemic.

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Westminster’s new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ‘Conservation, Places and People’, formally established in September and chaired by Layla Moran MP, with the IHBC as its Secretariat, has embarked on a first public inquiry into the ‘regeneration of historic places’, with the call for evidence closing on 29 January 2021.

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The IHBC’s 2020 AGM has seen the adoption by members of a new Corporate Plan for 2020-25, (‘CP25’) – entitled ‘Conservation Advocacy And Influence…’ – distilling the strategies that have underpinned the IHBC’s successful corporate planning ‘for uncharted territory’ to date.

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Westminster’s new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ‘Conservation, Places and People’, formally established in September and chaired by Layla Moran MP, launched its first briefing document on Wednesday 2 December, analysing heritage issues for parliamentary interests in the context of England’s Planning White Paper. 

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As a lead into the IHBC’s historic and first virtual AGM, on 3 December 2020, members had the chance to enjoy an exceptional online welcome and introduction from Giff Rhys Jones, as well as updates from our perennial CPD focus, the Annual Schools, all expertly led by IHBC Chair David McDonald.

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Westminster’s new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ‘Conservation, Places and People’ (CPP), formally established in September and chaired by Layla Moran MP, has launched its new website, developed by the APPG’s secretariat, the IHBC.

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To help heritage and conservation employers and practitioners across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, while recent posts include roles from Conservation and Design (maternity cover), to Church Buildings (Salisbury) and National Listing Advisers for Historic England (HE), so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service!

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The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week features a call from a District Council (DC) in England seeking consultants on plans for a listed Town Hall, closing 21/12 and valued at £30K.

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A popular ‘Instagrammable’ bar in Hessle could be forced to pay more than £20,000 to reinstate the bar’s original windows, while the bar’s owner says the bill could ‘put the business in jeopardy’.

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A father and daughter from the west Highlands have been left ‘devastated’ after one of the world’s richest men was given permission in principle to build a luxury retreat next to their home, reports The Scotsman.

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Among modern architects, was any architect ever so modernity-minded as Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier), asks Open Culture, while reporting one take on how, in fact, ‘Le Corbusier, writer, has little in common with Le Corbusier, maker’.

image: for illustration purposes only – Joop van Bilsen / Anefo, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Unusual buildings have been featured together in an informal collation from Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’.

image: DBW website

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A Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) opinion piece around England’s recent Planning White Paper suggests that society is facing a series of major crises related to the ways we use and develop land.

image: for illustration purposes only  Open Government Licence v30

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Lundhs Real Stone, the company that quarries Blue (and other colours) Pearl granite (Larvikite) from Larvik in Norway, has teamed up with stone company Steinriket and Red Bull (‘it gives you wings’) to give world class skateboarders a challenging and invigorating course to demonstrate their skills.

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IHBC Chair David McDonald has featured the IHBC’s response to England’s Planning White Paper (WP) proposal regarding what is described as the threat of ‘applicants paying consultants to conduct a regulatory service.’

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The 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’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Building on recent Permitted Development (PD) changes where legal challenges have failed, but appeals are planned.

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Wrexham’s landmark police station building was brought down with explosives recently, after dominating the town’s skyline for more than 45 years, reports The Daily Post.

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