{"id":27960,"date":"2020-10-13T16:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27960"},"modified":"2020-10-13T16:51:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T15:51:55","slug":"ihbcs-hespr-special-interest-sector-news-pick-of-the-week-could-you-help-save-abingdons-old-abbey-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=27960","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s HESPR \u2018Special Interest Sector News\u2019 pick of the week: Could you help save Abingdon’s Old Abbey House?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition<\/a> quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts<\/em><\/a>\u2019<\/em>, with notices from across the development sector\u2019s publications, and this week asks HESPR members if they have capacity for pro bono<\/em> support to \u2018\u2026 help save Abingdon’s Old Abbey House?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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…Council doesn\u2019t have the resources…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

…key thing at this stage is to bring together a core team…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

Abingdon Civic Society writes:<\/p>\n

Old Abbey House is a much-loved historic building in the heart of Abingdon. It is owned by the Vale and has been empty since 2014.<\/p>\n

We are pleased that the Council is now actively seeking a way forward for this building. We know how important this is to the people of Abingdon, so we are also pleased that, at last, the Council is willing to talk to the community about ways of retaining Old Abbey House as a facility for the people of this town.<\/p>\n

There is no shortage of ideas about how the building could be used, but it is clear that the Council doesn\u2019t have the resources to do all of this for us: it will take a major community effort to achieve this. A team needs to be assembled with the skills and commitment to make this happen. There is much work to be done: applying for grants, preparing a business plan, assessing refurbishment needs and costs, managing the project, and more. People with a wide range of skills and perspectives will be needed. Lots of other towns are doing similar things \u2013 it can be done, and there is plenty of advice and support available on how to do it. The key thing at this stage is to bring together a core team of people with the necessary skills, time and commitment to start taking the project forward.<\/p>\n

If you think you could be part of that team, please email us<\/a> as soon as possible for an informal discussion.<\/p>\n

The Vale of White Horse District Council has issued a press release<\/a> about the future of Old Abbey House<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more on HESPR see our \u2019Find Services’<\/a> or explore our ‘Join HESPR’<\/a> sections.<\/p>\n

See more IHBC and HESPR news on IHBC\u2019s Conservation Wiki<\/a><\/p>\n

For more on HESPR and how to become a HESPR member see hespr.ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

\"HESPR<\/a>Download the HESPR flyer<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

For a free promotion of your tendering opportunities and work needs to the IHBC\u2019s HESPR members, please send details and links to Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u>, as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Tenders can also be advertised for a fee with IHBC Jobs etc<\/a><\/u><\/em>, including a targeted email to 2000+ recipients as well as full coverage on our NewsBlog alerts and social platforms (membership and followers c.18,000) and websites with c. 290,000 visits a month. Contact Joanna at contact@ihbc.org.uk<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The IHBC\u2019s heritage business register HESPR \u2013 our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services \u2013 emails members weekly \u2018News and Tender Alerts\u2019, with notices from across the development sector\u2019s publications, and this week asks HESPR … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27962,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27960\/revisions\/27962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}