{"id":9020,"date":"2014-11-26T16:38:27","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T16:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=9020"},"modified":"2014-11-26T16:53:52","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T16:53:52","slug":"ihbc-sc-branch-update-from-scotlands-towns-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=9020","title":{"rendered":"IHBC SC Branch\u00a0update from Scotland&#8217;s Towns Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ihbc-sign-round-table-scotlandstownsconf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9021 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ihbc-sign-round-table-scotlandstownsconf-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IHBC Table at Scotland's Town conference\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Scotland (SC) Branch of the IHBC hosted a round-table session at the Scotland\u2019s Towns Conference in Paisley on 19 November, where it explored \u2018a positive future for our historic buildings\u2019 at one of the biggest events of its type in Scotland<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The day was introduced by Minister for Local Government &amp; Planning, Derek Mackay MSP, while running the IHBC Branch \u2018Drop in\u2019 table discussion were volunteers Deborah Mays, CEO of The Heritage Place, and Alison McCandlish, IHBC\u2019s NewsBlogs consultant and CEO of Crenellated Arts.\u00a0 IHBC member Dennis Rodwell also hosted a \u2018Drop in\u2019 session on \u2018The Importance of &amp; Tools for Cross-Cutting Community Engagement\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Conference discussions encompassed topics as diverse as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heritage funding<\/li>\n<li>Training for apprentices<\/li>\n<li>Procurement processes<\/li>\n<li>Careers in heritage<\/li>\n<li>\u2018New uses for old buildings\u2019<\/li>\n<li>How Local Authorities can work with the community<\/li>\n<li>Membership routes in IHBC<\/li>\n<li>Specification of quality materials for public realm work<\/li>\n<li>Re-use of historic buildings<\/li>\n<li>Community ownership of historic properties<\/li>\n<li>Good practice (and bad practice!) examples<\/li>\n<li>The role of urban regeneration companies in historic towns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alison McCandlish said: \u2018It was a great opportunity to showcase the work of the IHBC and its members and promote discussion on the positive role which the historic environment plays in the life of our towns and cities.\u00a0 The conference itself was a wonderful chance to find out about projects locally, nationally and internationally, all in one place, from practitioners who were representing the business community, Local Authorities, private consultants, academics, artists and creative industries, project funders and much more.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Deborah Mays, highlighting the importance of the conference\u2019s drive to make a difference in town centres by looking at issues beyond retail, said: \u2018The importance of the character of the environment in contributing to the socio- economic life of towns, and the cultural offering available were highlighted across the day.\u00a0 This clearly demonstrated the importance of history and heritage in a town\u2019s viability, a point emphasised across the IHBC\u2019s research and publications, not least its advocacy paper on \u2018The value of heritage\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scotlandstowns.org\/index.php\/scotlands-towns-conference\/programme\" target=\"_blank\">View the full programme for the day<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/gmp01\/scotlands-towns-conference?qid=95fd3617-eac2-4e18-ad1a-aa4e3f093495&amp;v=qf1&amp;b=&amp;from_search=1\" target=\"_blank\">PechaKucha presentation<\/a> on the cultural development of Paisley using a cultural led regeneration approach (delivered by Gayle McPherson and Graham Jeffrey)<\/p>\n<p>View more information about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beyondthefinishline.org.uk\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Behind the Finish Line project<\/a> and its partners, as well as its role in helping re-use and regenerate vacant and under-used spaces<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impactarts.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Impact Arts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>View information and a video about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impactarts.co.uk\/content\/projects_young_gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Young Gallery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spring-board.info\/\" target=\"_blank\">Springboard\u2019s swift and affective anaylsis of marketing patterns.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dowload the IHBC publication <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/policy\/docs\/IHBC%20leaflet%20art.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Valuing historic places\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scotland (SC) Branch of the IHBC hosted a round-table session at the Scotland\u2019s Towns Conference in Paisley on 19 November, where it explored \u2018a positive future for our historic buildings\u2019 at one of the biggest events of its type &hellip; 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