{"id":40032,"date":"2024-05-28T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40032"},"modified":"2024-05-27T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T16:00:47","slug":"spabs-best-loved-award-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=40032","title":{"rendered":"SPAB\u2019s \u2018Best Loved\u2019 Award now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-17357\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/SPAB_logo.png\" alt=\"SPAB logo\" width=\"116\" height=\"115\" \/>SPAB\u2019s \u2018The Best Loved Award\u2019 recognises and celebrates old buildings getting the maintenance they deserve, and the people looking after them.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>SPAB writes:<\/p>\n<p>\u2026After all, caring for old buildings really is a labour of love.<\/p>\n<p>The final winners are selected by public vote. These are the \u2018best loved\u2019 buildings in the UK and Ireland, both by their caretakers and by the public.<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance is at the heart of the SPAB Approach, and this Award celebrates those who, in the guiding words of SPAB co-founder William Morris, \u201cstave off decay by daily care\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Author, history broadcaster and social media star Alice Loxton (a.k.a. History Alice) will present our Best Loved Award at the SPAB Heritage Awards Ceremony this November\u2026.<\/p>\n<h2>What are we looking for?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Buildings that are publicly accessible, publicly owned and\/or have community use or value, e.g. a village hall, community centre, cultural centre, faith building, pub or shop<\/li>\n<li>Buildings in a good state of repair<\/li>\n<li>Evidence of regular maintenance being undertaken. This could include photos, a Maintenance Plan or a brief outline summary of the annual maintenance routine<\/li>\n<li>Maintenance using materials and techniques appropriate to the building<\/li>\n<li>The care of key elements including roofs, walls, windows, doors, rainwater goods<\/li>\n<li>Buildings must be in the UK or Republic of Ireland (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spab.org.uk\/about-us\/awards\/best-loved-award\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPAB\u2019s \u2018The Best Loved Award\u2019 recognises and celebrates old buildings getting the maintenance they deserve, and the people looking after them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40032","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40033,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40032\/revisions\/40033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}