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- IHBC seeks ‘Support Officer’ consultant/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 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to The Listed Property Show in Malvern, 23-24/09… just email Charlie! 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Design and presentation’ spotlight: Neighbourhood Planning Design Coding Guidance – for ‘groups… to prepare a design code for their area’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £330K of works this week: National body seeks heritage & wellbeing research, to 16/09 & £30K 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Aberdeen Council concludes demolition safest option for RAAC-affected homes to be followed by a rebuilding programme 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Swimming pool plans for Broadway house approved by Wychavon District Council 13/09/2024
- TCPA on ‘Health, hope and prosperity: a vision for healthy new towns’ 13/09/2024
- Civic Voice poll reveals doubts among community civic leaders about planning reforms 13/09/2024
- Project to help cultural and heritage organisations commission decarbonisation work: Call for Expressions of Interest to 23/09 13/09/2024
- HES seeks feedback on ‘ Managing Change’ Guidance series 13/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: PlaceEconomics’ White Paper ‘Response to the YIMBY… pro-development… for de-regulation to promote housing…’ 13/09/2024
- IHBC North West Branch: Historic Building Conservation Award 2024, to 4 October 10/09/2024
- PROGRAMME LAUNCHED for IHBC London Branch Day Conference: 1 October 2024 – ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’ 10/09/2024
- Wales Branch Conference: In-person update from heritage at risk projects & the Historic Environment Wales Act, tour and branch AGM, on 20/09 10/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ signpost: Government policy statement on new towns, and the independent New Towns Taskforce 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fresh plans to demolish historic Hillhead Baptist Church building Glasgow for flats 10/09/2024
- HES’s Buildings at Risk Register on pause as new review says ‘insufficient evidence to demonstrate… significant impact in bringing buildings back into use’ 10/09/2024
- AHRC (HE & EH) Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Call for Proposals 2024 open to 29/11, on digital, paint, paths, open spaces & compounded climate change hazards 10/09/2024
- CLC: Demonstrating Organisational Capability with the Common Assessment Standard 10/09/2024
- New President for Stone Federation (2024-2026): Adrian Attwood 10/09/2024
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Ireland‘s ‘… Heritage Climate Action – Climate Change… Plan’ update, 2024 10/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes Historic England’s Heritage Counts on ‘Cultural Heritage… and the Creative Economy’ as it confirms ‘… heritage can positively influence… local economic development’ 06/09/2024
- IHBC welcomes 25% reduction for members at the 2024 RICS ‘Global Building Conservation Conference, online, 25/09 06/09/2024
- IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09 06/09/2024
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From Church to Cultarlann: AHF supports creation of Scotland’s first Gaelic Cultural Centre
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has awarded a Project Development Grant to Cultarlann Inbhir Nis to progress plans to establish a Gaelic Cultural Centre, following up on its earlier, successful investment.
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The world of Suffolk’s remarkable churches unveiled
‘Guides to Suffolk Churches Online’ launched on the 50th anniversary of the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust (SHCT) Foundation Day (21st December 1972).
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’: Five urban centres in Ireland awarded €32Mn under Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme
Five urban centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €7 million each under THRIVE, the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme, awarded under Ireland’s two European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Regional Programmes.
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IHBC welcomes ODs, DODs, HODs & EHODs: Open Days for locally-led heritage resources and projects across September
The IHBC is once again delighted to welcome the suite of volunteer-led and publicly supported events across September that open access to local heritage places and resources: Open Doors (Wales), Doors Open Days (Scotland), Heritage Open Days (England) & European … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘History’ and amenity spotlight: Historic Buildings & Places’ Online Centenary Lecture – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘…what do conservation officers do (all day)?’ – 17/09
image from IHBC Context – Rob Cowan IHBC government officer and awards adviser Bob Kindred MBE will discuss the role of conservation officers in heritage management in an online lecture, part of a series celebrating the centenary of Historic Buildings … 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 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Research spotlight: New House of Commons Research Briefing: ‘Maintaining and funding war memorials’
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald A new Commons Library collates some useful resources for individuals seeking information on funding, maintenance and other war memorial related questions.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £18K of works this week: Borough calls for pre-procurement work for community project, to 06/09
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 Borough’s call for a pre-procurement exercise on … Continue reading
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English cathedrals become registered charities
image for illustration All 41 Church of England cathedrals have become registered charities, co-regulated by the Charity Commission and Church Commissioners.
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CIAT collaborates with CIOB, CIfA, Icon to launch ‘The Arc’, an historic built environment online resource.
The Arc is an online resource for clients and stakeholders in the built and historic environment sectors.
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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 adds new ‘Climate Change and Adaptation’ category to HESPR practice areas: ‘… responding to climate change issues…’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for commercial heritage services – now has the new practice area of ‘Climate Change Adaptation’, helping promote accredited members’ specialist skills and roles linked … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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UPDATES COMING SOON: IHBC London Branch Day Conference on 1 October 2024 takes… ‘A Walk on the Wild Side: Balancing the Built and Natural Environments’
The IHBC’s London Branch 2024 Day conference, on 1 October, looks at the conflicts that can arise between the conservation of the natural and of the historic environment and how these might be resolved in this year’s wide-ranging and celebrated … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Oxford Clarion on new homes at air base
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’, and this week’s special news features The Oxford Clarion on ‘what would be Oxfordshire’s … Continue reading
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Government launches rapid review to meet Environment Act targets
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has launched a rapid review to meet Environment Act targets as a new report shows the dire state of nature and the need for accelerated action.
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HES adjusts plans for new archive facility due to rising costs
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced a revised approach to the development of a new home for its extensive archive collections due to escalating costs and project timelines.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unesco to probe high-rise impact on Tower of London
image for illustration: Tower of London By [Duncan] from Nottingham, UK – Tower of London from the Shard, CC BY 2.0 Historic England has said it is concerned about the encroachment of tall buildings on the Tower of London, with the … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Context 180’s BUMPER issue, Part 2: Special Features update
The new issue of the IHBC’s members’ journal, Context, No. 180, as well as its themed articles – on heritage and nature – includes a wide range of topical features, with the spotlight here on John Preston’s ‘Take 2’ on … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2024 now open: Celebrating ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, enter work from 2022 by 1/09 2024
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2024 joint Heritage Research Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, with submissions welcomed … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD on ‘… new London Bridge..’
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’, and this week’s special news features Building Design (BD) on its archives linked to … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (tower) doorstep’: Beckford’s Tower now open following £3.9million refurbishment
Beckford’s Tower and Museum, Bath, is now open since 29 June 2024 following a £3.9million refurbishment.
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New degree apprenticeships announced to help build the Wales of the future
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Welsh Government has teamed up with three universities to launch new degree apprenticeships in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, and Real Estate.
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