{"id":14097,"date":"2016-11-02T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=14097"},"modified":"2016-11-01T17:14:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T17:14:33","slug":"civic-voice-agm-welcomes-ihbcs-2-5k-fund-celebrating-50-years-of-conservation-areas-in-2017-and-supporting-cvs-big-conservation-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=14097","title":{"rendered":"Civic Voice AGM welcomes IHBC\u2019s \u00a32.5k fund celebrating 50 years of Conservation Areas in 2017, and supporting CV\u2019s \u2018Big Conservation Conversation\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Stamford\"<\/a>The Civic Voice (CV) at its recent AGM in Chester, attended on behalf of the IHBC by membership assessor Keith Parsons, warmly welcomed the IHBC\u2019s recent allocation of \u00a32,500 to support celebrations in 2017 of the 50th anniversary of Conservation Areas, many of which will no doubt be part of CV\u2019s \u2018Big Conservation Conversation\u2019.<\/h3>\n

Picture: First designated conservation area in Stamford (Photo courtesy Civic Voice)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Civic Voice writes of its AGM:<\/p>\n

It was also announced in connection with the Big Conservation Conversation that IHBC has launched a fund allocation of up to \u00a32,500 for Civic Societies and Trusts in England Scotland and Wales seeking help on local celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Conservation Areas, with a prize of a place at the IHBC\u2019s Annual School on offer for the most effective project.<\/p>\n

The awards are promoted in partnership with the national link civic bodies representing the countries covered by the 1967 Civic Amenities Act (which did not cover Northern Ireland) that gave rise to the first Conservation Areas.<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The pressures Conservation Areas face today are as serious as they have ever been.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018This allocation by IHBC trustees will help underpin local public interest in these designations.\u00a0 They should also help raise social and political awareness of the benefits they can bring to local communities in all their 21st century diversity, at least when properly managed and supported\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018We are hugely grateful to our national civic trust partners in England, Scotland and Wales, for supporting this important initiative, and look forward to hearing the exciting plans that local trusts will bring forward. We will of course keep members and the wider public up to date on our website page.\u2019<\/p>\n

Ian Harvey, Executive Director of Civic Voice said: \u2018Designating a conservation area should not be seen as an end in itself: we live in a\u00a0changing world and for the historic environment to survive and\u00a0continue to be cherished it needs to be positively managed. We want\u00a0communities across the country to come together and get involved in\u00a0the Big Conservation Conversation. We are delighted that the IHBC have\u00a0taken this initiative to support communities in saying \u2018My Conservation Area Matters\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

Find out\u00a0more<\/a> about the CV\u2019s Big Conservation Conversation<\/p>\n

For more background see the NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n

Find out more about the Award and APPLY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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