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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Developers appeal over Woolwich tower plans rejected due to 19th century chimney

A developer has appealed Greenwich Council’s decision to refuse its plan to build a block of flats beside a 19th century chimney.

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NCT’s ‘Discover Churches’: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors

The National Churches Trust (NCT) has a guide ‘Explore churches – Discover Churches: A Toolkit for Welcoming Visitors and a resource’ – designed to help volunteers extend a warm and meaningful welcome to visitors exploring church heritage, art, and community.

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The National Lottery Heritage Fund awards £10m to help save Birnbeck Pier as it celebrates 160th anniversary

image for illustration: Birnbeck Pier by Oliver Mills, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Commons Wikimedia Celebrations are underway as The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced £10m of funding to bring the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier back to life

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IHBC Chair & Membership Secretary invite members to free MATE sessions piloting shorter accreditation forms: Next MATEs for members working with Churches etc. (9/12); Local Authorities (11/12) & the private sector (13/12) – and more to come in 2025

As part of the IHBC’s evolving Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATEs) programme – that advise on accreditation applications – we’re offering free online sessions to pilot new streamlined application forms.

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Don’t forget IHBC’s free ‘Publications by Members’ webpage posting: Just send us the details, for all member categories

The IHBC is delighted to remind members of the IHBC who have published books still in print that they can promote these for free on our ‘Members Publications’ web page: Just send the details to Peter Badcock at it@ihbc.org.uk.

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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: House of Commons Research Briefing Autumn Budget 2024 – A summary

image for illustration: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £136K+ of weekly works: DC seeks consultancy for window works, 10/12

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 District Council (DC) for … Continue reading

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Nominations to Victorian Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2025 open, as ‘President Griff’ urges nominations

image for illustration: The Victorian Society The Victorian Society is asking the public to nominate threatened Victorian and Edwardian buildings for their list of Top 10 Endangered Buildings to be announced in 2025.

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RFACT: Building Beauty Awards… ‘Have you seen or designed a beautiful new building to nominate for 2025?’

image for illustration: Tintagel new bridge by Kmtextor, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust (RFACT) will be inviting entries from Spring 2025 for projects completed since the start of 2024 for the Building … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage form the global doorstep’: APSARA National Authority to restore the Tro Moung Temple

image for illustration: Angkor Thom by Marcin Konsek / Wikimedia Commons The APSARA National Authority is undertaking an important restoration project for the Tro Moung Temple, located to the west of the Takav gate of Angkor Thom.

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IHBC’s HESPR member Dyfi Architecture helps Glyn Cywarch win Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024

image for illustration: Dyfi Architecture Glyn Cywarch, in Gwynedd, Wales, has been crowned winner of the Historic Houses Restoration Award 2024, while owner Lord Harlech said IHBC HESPR member ‘Dyfi Architecture provided invaluable guidance and expertise to see the project … Continue reading

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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)

As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading

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Don’t forget: IHBC’s HESPR-linked service promotion is now even more accessible to clients when using our map-based search

IHBC members, colleagues and client bodies can now find the office locations of HESPR members – IHBC’s Historic Environment Service Provider Recognition (HESPR) scheme – using our new map-based facility.  image: Google Maps

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD features IHBC HESPR member Purcell’s project appointment in London

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 features Building Design online on Purcell – and IHBC HESPR COMPANY – with … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Volunteers work to transform 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building into bothy

image for illustration: Fiona Newton Volunteers are helping transform a 100-year-old ‘hidden’ building – named Druimnashallag and located southeast of Oban  – into a bothy, reports STV News.

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HES Consultation for HES’ corporate plan 2025-28 launched, to 3 January 2025

Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) consultation on a new corporate plan for 2025-28 closes on 3 January 2025.

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New IHBC MATE Accreditation support dates out: Sign up ASAP for FREE sector-specific sessions, piloting simpler forms – 9/12 (Churches etc.), 11/12 (LAs) or 13/12 (Private sector)

As part of the IHBC’s evolving arrangements for our Membership Accreditation Training Events (MATE), advising on applications, three pilot online support sessions are planned for December, all free and each targeting specific sectors, with an open-access session to come in … Continue reading

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IHBC ‘Practice & Finance’ Signpost: ‘Hastings printworks gets new lease of life’, from RIBA Journal

image for illustration: Former Sussex Express Building (2010) by Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons IF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community building for social enterprise Hastings Commons.

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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £480K+ of weekly works: BC seeks surveyor for listed project, 20/11 and valued at £30K

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 Borough Council (BC) for … Continue reading

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Historic England issues Heritage at Risk Register 2024

image for illustration: Hurst Castle by Oast House Archive, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Historic England has published its Heritage at Risk Register 2024, which offers an annual snapshot of the health of England’s valued historic buildings and places.

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CHN’s Global ‘Call To Action’ update

As COP29 kicks off in Baku, Climate Heritage Network (CHN) is sharing some of its news from the campaign.

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Heritage Alliance’ Heritage Heroes 2024: Nominations Open to 1/12

The Heritage Alliance (THA) Heritage Heroes Awards shine a spotlight on the extraordinary individuals and organisations making an outstanding contribution to our heritage sector.

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Joseph Rykwert (1926-2024): RIBA President Muyiwa Oki pays tribute to renowned authority on architecture and 2014 Royal Gold Medallist

image for illustration: Joseph Rykwert by Pawe? Mazur, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsRIBA President Muyiwa Oki has paid tribute to Joseph Rykwert (1926-2024), renowned authority on architecture, architectural history and the RIBA’s 2014 Royal Gold Medallist.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global) doorstep’: Tiny Trevi Fountain stand-in pool…‘The saddest thing I’ve seen in Italy’

image for illustration: Wilfredo Rafael Rodriguez Hernandez, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons When the city of Rome constructed what looks like a backyard swimming pool in front of the famous Trevi Fountain for tourists to toss their coins into while the … Continue reading

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IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to Student Award entrants for 2024, with record numbers seeking prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCShrewsbury2025, via guest judge Nathan Baker, CIfA CE

The IHBC has received a record 50+ submissions to our 2024 Student Awards, all hoping guest judge, Nathan Baker – new Chief Executive (CE) at the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) – will choose them for the coveted and certificated … Continue reading

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