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- 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
- LAST CHANCE TO take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ with IHBC London’s essential CPD linking buildings & nature: Landscapes, biodiversity, place & more, London, 01/09, from only £100 (NO VAT, inc. lunch etc) 27/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 27/09/2024
- LAST CHANCE IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place 27/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £174K of works this week: DC seeks CAA update etc., to 11/10 & £29.9K 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Police appeal for information on damage to bronze age cairn on Bodmin Moor 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Oxfordshire’s 19 acre park and ride, with no access, lies empty 27/09/2024
- Celebrating the AHF’s Transforming Places through Heritage Programme… ‘bringing its current phase to a close’ 27/09/2024
- Consultation on CIC-linked ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability’ open to 16/11/2024 27/09/2024
- Office for Place: Helping councils get started on design codes 27/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: ‘It should be listed’… Tracey Emin slams alterations to brutalist Arlington House, Margate 27/09/2024
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IHBC’s new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National Office updates for Committee Officers & more
The IHBC has circulated a new ‘IHBC Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, to update committees on strategic developments, so if you are keen to find out more on any points below, just check in with your Branch Officers.
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IHBC North Branch on ‘Darlington – Hopetown: £35m Heritage Led Regeneration of Historic Railway Buildings’, 11 October 2024, from £35
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 HESPR’s own ‘Special Interest ‘News from the Sector’’ update
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’, which includes ‘News from the sector’, a dedicated HESPR members’ news service supplement to … Continue reading
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£1Mn donation by playwright Ken Ludwig supports conservation efforts at historic home of Shakespeare’s daughter
image for illustration: Hall’s Croft by Elliott Brown from Birmingham, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The charity that cares for the world’s greatest Shakespeare heritage sites in Stratford-upon-Avon has announced it has received a substantial donation by … Continue reading
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RICS pledges initial £90,000 to student bursary programme
image for illustration The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is pledging £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme.
Celebrating the AHF’s Transforming Places through Heritage Programme… ‘bringing its current phase to a close’
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has distributed the final grants from its landmark Transforming Places through Heritage programme, officially bringing its current phase to a close.
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Consultation on CIC-linked ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability’ open to 16/11/2024
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 the Edge, working within Workstream 10 of the Climate Change Committee of the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and other partners, has announced the Consultation Draft of ‘Competence frameworks for the built environment – … Continue reading
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Office for Place: Helping councils get started on design codes
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Office for Place is helping local councils get started on creating their own local design codes.
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Take ‘A Walk on the Wild Side’ with IHBC London’s essential interdisciplinary CPD on managing buildings & nature for sustainability: Landscapes, biodiversity, place & more, in London, 01/09, from only £100 (NO VAT, inc. lunch etc)
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 conference on 1 October explores how conservation of the natural and historic environments can be managed to make better places in its next annual Conference, at the Grade I Royal College of Physicians, from only … 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 ‘Management’ signpost: New Homes Accelerator programme to unblock thousands of new homes
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 A new expert group will speed up delivery of stalled housing sites, supporting plans to boost economic growth and deliver 1.5 million homes, with resources available and a ‘call for evidence’ for details … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Modern Aberystwyth University campus buildings listed, II*/II
image for illustration: Ian Capper / Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wikimedia Commons Three 1960s and 1970s buildings on the campus of Aberystwyth University designed by Dale Owen – the Bell Tower and The Hugh Owen Building have been listed at Grade II, with the … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Colorado home built into 200 million-year-old red rocks hits market, brings ‘the outdoors in’
image for illustration A unique 2-bed, 2-bath ‘resort like’ home in Colorado, built into 200 million-year-old red rocks hits market, brings ‘the outdoors in’!
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: California City ‘OKs’ development threatening world’s oldest known living oak
image for illustration: City of Jurupa Valley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The Jurupa Valley City Council has approved a development plan Thursday that would place the world’s oldest known living oak in jeopardy, reports The Center for Biological Diversity.
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IHBC Research signpost: NBS publication ‘Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024’… sustainability now a consistent priority for developers’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Sustainable Futures UK Report 2024 by NBS, in association with the Sustainable Energy Association and supported by bodies such as the RIBA, indicates that sustainability has become a significantly bigger focus for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on FLW Skyscraper Hotel closure due to unapproved sales of historic items
IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News & Tender Alerts’, and this week’s news from Dezeen on Frank Lloyd Wright’s (FLW) Skyscraper Hotel temporary … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Reading) doorstep’: John Lewis Partnership plans to regenerate Reading site with new homes
image for illustration The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has submitted plans to Reading Borough Council to build new rental housing on the site of a disused town centre depot.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Italy’s construction boom sparks demand for archaeologists
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Italy is currently witnessing an unprecedented demand for archaeologists, driven by a construction boom funded by the EU’s post-pandemic recovery initiative.
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to The Listed Property Show in Malvern, 23-24/09… just email Charlie!
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and conference in Malvern, on 23-24 October, with members’ free tickets available by emailing charlie@lpoc.co.uk with your name, postal address, IHBC membership number … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Aberdeen Council concludes demolition safest option for RAAC-affected homes to be followed by a rebuilding programme
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Council homes affected by RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) in Aberdeen are to be demolished on safety grounds – followed by a rebuilding programme.
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Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09
image for illustration Arts Council England (ACE) and Historic England (HE) are looking for up to 4 micro, small or medium sized non-national cultural or heritage organisations manage, use or occupy a listed building, to 23/09.
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HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series
image:HES Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is seeking feedback on ‘hear what you think about the services within HES’s Heritage Directorate’ to help ensure it aligns with current policy and national priorities including its use in planning, land management and other … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: PlaceEconomics’ White Paper ‘Response to the YIMBY… pro-development… for de-regulation to promote housing…’
image for illustration American heritage consultancy PlaceEconomics, with economist Donovan Rypkema as its Principal, has issued a data-based response to the US YIMBY movement making the case that ‘YIMBYISM is a pro-development movement that advocates for de-regulation to promote housing … 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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