The IHBC\u2019s <\/u>Northern Ireland (NI) Branch and the Northern Ireland Committee of the Association of Preservation Trusts (NIAPT) held their first joint conference at Hillsborough Castle on 10 November, discussing how building preservation trusts can work with partners to promote positive building conservation work and help projects happen on the ground across Northern Ireland.<\/u><\/p>\n
IHBC President David McDonald said: \u2018It was a privilege to meet members of the Northern Ireland Branch and I was greatly impressed by their professionalism in dealing with the recent administrative changes to planning and conservation in the Province.\u00a0 The dedication and enthusiasm of the local building preservation trusts and their achievements with limited resources was quite inspiring.’<\/p>\n
IHBC NI Branch Chair Andrew McClelland said: \u2018The Northern Ireland Branch was delighted to partner with the Association of Preservation Trusts\u00a0in bringing together the days events at Hillsborough Castle. The turnout exceeded expectations and it was particularly pleasing to have such a strong local and national representation from the IHBC and to tie-in with the UK Policy Committee meeting.\u2019<\/p>\n
Fiona Newton, IHBC Operations Director, writes: The theme for the conference aligned with the recent APT NI study of the Building Preservation Trust sector in Northern Ireland –\u00a0\u2018Building Preservation Trusts in Northern Ireland: Promoting New Partnerships\u2019. \u00a0Iain Greenway, Senior Responsible Owner for the new Department of Communities who described his vision for the new Department and for wider conservation activities in Northern Ireland. \u00a0 Elizabeth Perkins of the UK APT described the renewal and potential rebranding of the APT, Dr James Moir author of the recent NI BPT study described the ways a project can go, the relationships needed and the pitfalls and John Blair from Historic Royal Palaces looking at the works carried out at Hillsborough since Historic Royal Palaces have taken it on and what is proposed for the future. \u00a0Other speakers included\u00a0Harry McDaid from Ulster Community Investment Trust and Tiziana O’Hara from Cooperative Alternatives. \u00a0The talks were followed by a panel discussion.<\/p>\n IHBC Northern Ireland Branch<\/a><\/p>\n APT Northern Ireland<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The IHBC\u2019s Northern Ireland (NI) Branch and the Northern Ireland Committee of the Association of Preservation Trusts (NIAPT) held their first joint conference at Hillsborough Castle on 10 November, discussing how building preservation trusts can work with partners to promote … Continue reading
\n<\/u>Both the IHBC\u2019s Branch and the NIAPT held their respective AGMs at the same venue on Tuesday 10th November. \u00a0The venue was the historic estate of Hillsborough Castle, while the two groups met separately before joining as joint hosts of the first Annual Conference –\u00a0‘Thinking about a way forward for Building Preservation Trusts in Northern Ireland\u2019.\u00a0 <\/strong>The IHBC\u2019s UK wide interests were represented by the attendance of IHBC President David McDonald; Chair Mike Brown; Vice Chair Kathy Davies, and Policy Secretary David Kincaid , along with other members of the IHBC\u2019s Policy Committee which also met in the Castle as part of a linked programme adding capacity and value to the day.<\/p>\n