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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: New signs marking Yorkshire’s old boundaries put up in push back against modern counties

image The Association of British Counties: The new North Riding of Yorkshire sign on the A167 in Croft Campaigners keen to keep history and heritage alive mark boundaries with official signage 50 years after ancient counties were abolished, reports The … Continue reading

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Council) doorstep’: Cultural funding – challenges and opportunities, from the LGA

image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Councils are the biggest public funder of culture, notes Local Government Association (LGA), this core funding has come under huge strain in recent years because of pressure on budgets, so it commissioned a … 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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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ spotlight: ‘Work as a building conservation officer in an English LPA? This HE initiative could be for you… ’

image for illustration Historic England (HE) will soon launch a new online community of practice aimed at local authority heritage staff, and there is an opportunity in July for any Conservation Officer(s) – or equivalent – working in a local … Continue reading

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