Environment Agency storm overflow spill data for 2024

Posted on 22/04/2025 by IHBC

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Spill count and duration remains unacceptably high across England, with data analysis and stricter rules to reduce pollution going forward.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Discover some of the oldest structures in Canada, with NTC’s Passport Places

Posted on 22/04/2025 by IHBC

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Some of the oldest structures in Canada are part of the National Trust Canada (NTC) Passport Places program, a Trust membership benefit that provides free access to 100 historic places in Canada, as well as 1000+ National Trust places abroad.

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IHBC issues 2025 AGM notice – online from 5.30pm for 6.00pm, 13/05, exclusive to all member categories – with Alastair Godfrey, on ‘… Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings’, prefacing #IHBCShrewsbury2025

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC has sent all members the 2025 AGM’s formal notice – for 13 May, with online proceedings from 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start – and includes our pre-AGM talk, this year with Alastair Godfrey on ‘The history and restoration of Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings‘ – the ‘grandparent of skyscrapers’ – and our membership-only prelude to the 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury, from 12-14 June: #IHBCShrewsbury2025.

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IHBC leads in our ‘Legislation and Policy’ Signpost to DB: ‘The Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, and reactions to it…

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

Designing Buildings (DB) – host and partner to the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has summarised the Planning and Infrastructure bill and reactions to it – including concerns expressed by IHBC.

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April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say… before 1 May

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).

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IHBC’s ‘Finance & Economics’ spotlight: HE on ‘The Wellbeing Impact of Cultural Heritage on England’s Economy’

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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Research funded by the Culture Heritage Capital (CHC) programme and conducted by Historic England (HE) has revealed a noteworthy connection between our cultural heritage and personal wellbeing.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £1.3M+ of weekly works: Council seeks team to ‘restore and enhance’, in a GII context, to 09/05 and £500K.

Posted on 18/04/2025 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 Council for a team to restore and enhance an area within Grade II-listed fabric, to 09/05 and valued £500K.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (thatching) doorstep’: Thatched cottages in Devon’s Drewsteignton in flames

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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A huge fire tore through three thatched cottages in Drewsteignton in Devon reports DevonLive.

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Value of Heritage-led Regeneration for England’s High Streets revealed in new independent research for HE

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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Historic England (HE) has published an independent evaluation of the High Streets Heritage Action Zone programme, England’s first heritage-led regeneration programme to go beyond restoration, redefining how high streets are revitalised.

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Protrade on ‘State of Construction Apprenticeships in 2025’: 1.4% fall in new apprentices last year; after 5% the year before

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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The Protrade annual report on the ‘State of Construction Apprenticeships in 2025’ highlights a significant construction skills gap in the UK as, analysing its latest research has revealed a 1.4% decline in new construction apprentices over the last year, which follows a 5% drop from the year before.

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PAS: Modernising Planning Committees National Survey 2025 – `… training… negative’

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) has issued the results of the Modernising Planning Committee survey carried out between October and December 2024.

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University of Strathclyde launches ‘Toolkit’ to support retrofit of historic tenements

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

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A new resource to support property factors to retrofit tenement buildings in Scotland has been launched by the University of Strathclyde.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage updates from across the Commonwealth and beyond

Posted on 18/04/2025 by IHBC

The Commonwealth Heritage Forum shares updates from across the globe and the Commonwealth, this round featuring four articles with news from Afghanistan, St Helena, London’s East End and Kolkata.

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Bob Kindred updates on IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’: Cases always sought – ‘…it relies on volunteered information’

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

New information is always sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk, and who offers readers an review and update below.

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IHBC on Context 182 (Part 3): IHBC’s Chair on ‘Trusteeship’ and  what is NOT ‘hot air’ features in officer and network updates

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal Context is out – No. 182 – and as ever includes a wide sweep of regular articles, with the current spotlight on IHBC Chair David McDonald’s inquiry into what is not ‘hot air’ (Hint: IHBC’s Board).

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April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’: So help IHBC help you with our ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work Survey’ – Have your say, before 1 May

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC knows that the wellbeing of those working and volunteering in the heritage sector is vital to its sustainability and success, so to better understand the current state of staff wellbeing, the Institute has launched a new ‘Heritage Staff Wellbeing at Work’ survey for professionals and volunteers across the sector (closing 1 May).

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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: West Dean’s 10% discount on specialist Conservation courses for IHBC members (all categories)

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

The IHBC is has agreed a 10% discount for all members on West Dean’s celebrated and specialist Conservation courses (see terms, conditions and code below).

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Booking opens for #IHBCShrewsbury2025, 12-14/06: Certified CPD on ‘Heritage in Context – Value: Plan: Change’ – From £35+VAT (Online), free pre-conference webinars and more, for all your conservation needs…’

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

Booking is now open for the IHBC’s 2025 Annual School – #IHBCShrewsbury2025 – in wonderful Shrewsbury, on 12-14 June, centred on our hybrid (in-person & Virtual) Day School (13 June), with certified IHBC CPD, exhibitors, pre-conference webinars, networking & more

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IHBC’s ‘Legislation and Policy’ Signpost: UK Parliament… on ‘Net zero and the UK’s historic building stock’

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

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The retrofit of the UK’s historic building stock is needed to enhance energy efficiency and achieve net zero targets, and the UK Parliament explores how this can this be done.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from (England’s Market Town) doorsteps’: The cultural heritage of market towns, Westminster Hall debate, 04/03, debate and background

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

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There was a Westminster Hall debate on the cultural heritage of market towns on 4 March 2025, with the debate was opened by Mr Bayo Alaba MP.

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SAVE unveils 50th anniversary programme – 50 years of campaigning 1975-2025

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

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SAVE Britain’s Heritage has announced events across the country to celebrate half a century of campaigning and ‘engaging and equipping communities to bring new life to remarkable buildings.

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UK Government: High streets with vacant shops revitalised via High Street Rental Auctions

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

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More vacant shops and other commercial premises will be transformed as councils use new powers to revitalise high streets across the country, including High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA).

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UK Government: Annual report for England’s Participation Survey – parks/gardens; cities/towns, & landscapes/habitat most popular

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC

A new data release by government provides estimates from England on engagement in the digital, culture, media, and live sport sectors reported during the period of May 2023 to March 2024 (2023/24), with top reasons ‘To spend time with family/friends’ (57%) and ‘… interest in the heritage site’ (52%).

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Wilts & Berks Canal Trust calls for volunteer engineers and planners to help on UK’s largest canal restoration project

Posted on 15/04/2025 by IHBC
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The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is calling on all Engineers and Planners to join the UK’s largest canal restoration project.

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