Higher Education at Work – High Skills: High Value Consultation Events

Thursday, 3 July - 09:30 - 16:00
Venue: Hilton London Paddington

High level skills are absolutely essential to the economic and social well-being of this country. The Government wants as many people as possible to experience higher education – to help them to unlock their talents and prosper individually as well as contributing to economic growth.

In April this year Bill Rammell, Minister of State for Lifelong Learning, Further and Higher Education, launched a consultation on this subject, "Higher Education At Work – High Skills: High Value", beginning a period of extensive public and stakeholder engagement. This consultation is intended to produce ideas on the sort of changes that need to be made to produce more, and more employable graduates and raise the skills of those already in the workplace.

Forthcoming SPABiS Events Programme2008

Craigievar Castle, nr Alford, Aberdeenshire -  Thursday 3 July 2008.

Masonry Day at King’s College Chapel, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire - Friday 4 July 2008 (day after scheduled Craigievar event).

Edinburgh’ Historic Old Town, from Queen’s Gallery to the Hub, Edinburgh
Saturday 2nd August 2008.

SPAB Technical Day: Scottish Sandstone
16 September 2008.

2nd Annual Building Maintenance Lectures - Tuesday 25 November 2008.

Any further event queries please call 0131 558 1854. General queries
0131 557 1551 or email info@spabscotland.freeserve.co.uk

Unpublished Research on the 
Built Historic Environment – Access & Standards

4 July 2008 - One day conference
Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol St.,
London EC1Y 8LX

How do we maintain high standards in unpublished research? Can we set, monitor and maintain these standards more effectively than at present?

How easy is it for researchers to find about relevant research and to extract information from it? How could web delivery solutions such as the Heritage Gateway make a difference?

Chair – John Cattell, Chief Buildings Historian,
English Heritage

Attendance at the conference is free.

For further information or to book a place at the conference contact: Jackie Gardo on 07919 572867 or email - jackie.gardo@english-heritage.org.uk

Bookings must be made by the 25th June to guarantee a place at the conference.

Heritage Skills Initiative

July: Various

The North East has a rich and diverse heritage and its future, along with regional tourism, employment and a sense of place for those who live here, is literally in the hands of those who care for it. ....

There has been long and growing concern at the loss of traditional skills and the impact of that loss on the cultural heritage sector. ...

The pilot year of the Heritage Skills Project demonstrated, through a series of pragmatic partnership programmes, the North East’s ability and desire to provide action. ...

Through further funding from English Heritage, National Heritage Training Group and European Social Fund we are able to increase the programme tenfold this year to 63 days of exciting skills related activities and look forward to seeing many of you at the events, taster days, lectures and hopefully the Heritage Skills Fair in July.

Andie Harris, Heritage Skills Co-ordinator
 

in association with the

THE ROLE OF CONSERVATION IN
REGENERATION

A One-Day Conference
8 July 2008
THE TOWN HALL, SATURDAY MARKET PLACE,
KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK, PE30 5DQ

Following the recent publication of the draft Heritage Protection Bill, this conference will consider the role of conservation, particularly in relation to the regeneration of our towns and villages.

Speakers from:
• The Department of Culture, Media and Sport will discuss the reforms to heritage protection,
• English Heritage will provide guidance on masterplanning issues in our historic towns, and
• CABE will outline one approach to involving the community in design and conservation.
Case Studies from Norfolk will include:
• The King’s Lynn Urban Development Strategy, and
• An overview of the conservation-led regeneration work underway in Great Yarmouth.

This will be followed by a guided tour of historic King’s Lynn by the Conservation and Design Officer from the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk.

urban design london

Urban Design - Masterclass Series

8 July
Tall buildings
 

   

SPAB

Faith in Maintenance Training Days
2007-2008



Bradfield Combust, Suffolk
Tuesday 8 July 2008

The Planning Convention

9 - 11th July
The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster
London SW1P 3EE

The premier planning event of the year – over 700 attendees in 2007

This year, we have changed the format for the Convention, bringing together wide-ranging plenary themes with linked workshops looking at these issues play out on the ground and at what this means for planning and planners. Delegates will get an immediate opportunity to really get to grips with practical matters raised in the themes. We’re also having a bigger Convention than ever before, with more study tours, more fringe events and drinks receptions on the Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Enjoy!

For further information, please visit www.theplanningconvention.co.uk

Heritage Skills Fair

11-13 July 2008
Gibside Estate 

HSI HERITAGE SKILLS INITIATIVE

• Blacksmithing
• Stone Masonry
• Lime Slaking & Pointing
• Durham Quilting
• Plastering
• Woodland Crafts
• Steeplejack Displays
• Mat Making and more!

See Craftspeople in action.
Try your hand at new skills.
Meet the traditional Crafts People and Contractors in your region.

Find out about heritage skills courses, taster days and bursaries.

FREE Admission
For more information call
0191 232 9279
or email admin@nect.org.uk

Book Fair

Save Britain's Heritage

17 July 2008 (12pm to 7pm)
77 Cowcross Street, Farringdon,
London EC1M 6EL

The SAVE conservation bookfair is an opportunity to gather as many of the organisations in the field as possible under one roof to sell their publications to the general public, as well as to meet and network.

Entrance is free to all.

Organisations attending include the Twentieth Century Society, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings and the Ancient Monuments Society.

Aspects of 20th Century Stained Glass

31 July - 1 August
Glaziers' Hall, London

‘Aspects of 20th Century Stained Glass’ follows the success of the BSMGP conference ‘19th Century Glass Painting’ held at Glaziers’ Hall in 2005. The conference will present an historically considered overview of the far-reaching developments in stained glass which took place throughout the 20th century – in particular the first three-quarters of that century, from which we have enough distance to examine it with some objectivity.

Eminent speakers from the UK, Europe and the USA include:
• Peter Cormack – Teaching stained glass in the Arts & Crafts era in the UK
• Dr Iris Nestler – The influence of modern art on the first half of 20th century glass in Germany
• Julie L Sloan – Early 20th century stained glass: Frank Lloyd.Wright and Charles Rennie Mackintosh
• Martin Harrison – The persistence of Gothic: post-War stained glass in the UK and beyond
• Wilhelm Derix with Andrea McKay – Modern German stained glass: Schreiter, Schafrath, Poensgen, Klos
• Patrick Reyntiens OBE – The vital exchange: the interconnection of vision, imagination and teaching which has benefited both the arts of painting and stained glass
• Alex Beleschenko – trained in the 1970s – influences and context of his development (evening lecture)

The Georgian Group - SUMMER SCHOOL 2008
THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS

FFAIR DREFTADAETH CYMRU 2008

 

1-5 SEPTEMBER
THE BELLE VUE ROYAL HOTEL ABERYSTWYTH
 

The Georgian Group are pleased to announce this summer’s week-long workshop series on the repair and maintenance of historic buildings to be held in the historic market town of Aberystwyth.  
 
This Summer School will be held 1-5 September 2008 to coincide with the Welsh Heritage Fair.  Participants will gain an understanding of the repair and maintenance of Georgian buildings through illustrated talks and hands-on demonstrations by leading practitioners on important aspects such as brickwork, stonework, decorative plasterwork and historic paint colours.  Other sessions include study days on sash windows and landscapes.  
 
Homeowners, conservation professionals, and other members of the public with an interest in Georgian heritage can choose individual sessions or participate in the full range of session options.  CPD certificates are available.
 
For more information on the Summer School and its associated sessions, pleased see the attached fliers or contact me at: michael@georgiangroup.org.uk or 0207 529 8928.

Forthcoming Courses, Seminars and Events

Lime mortar & conservation brickwork
3rd – 5th September 2008

Owners’ lime plaster course
3rd October & 7th November 2008

Since 1997 the Historic Buildings and Conservation team at Essex County Council have run a series of one, two or three day hands-on courses in traditional
building skills. The courses aim to address the declining numbers of people trained in traditional craft skills and to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our historic buildings by using the appropriate methods and materials to repair and conserve them.

The courses are run from our workshop at Cressing Temple but where possible we use live sites throughout the county. Our tutors are all excellent craftsmen
who run their own businesses using their skills every day, and have a wealth of experience and knowledge.


CPD certificates provided

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The Twentieth Century Society
Understanding Twentieth Century Buildings - A Short Course
 

11, 18, 25 September 2008

The 20th century saw the construction of buildings unlike any that had come before. War, politics, economics, innovations in production and materials and social change all played their part in shaping modern Britain. The legacy is large and whilst appreciation of the very best of buildings and designs of the period is now widespread, professionals and decision makers often lack specialist knowledge in this field which has become vital for conservation professionals to understand.

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Building Conservation Summer School
 

14 - 18 September 2008
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
 

A unique insight into building conservation:

The RICS/SPAB Building Conservation
Summer School

Now in its fourth year, the school offers building surveying students and Assessment Professional Competence candidates an opportunity to experience conservation as it happens.

IIC CONGRESS 2008: Conservation and Access

15–19 September 2008
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre,  Westminster.

Welcome reception: 14 Sept
The technical programme: 15-18 Sept
Visits within and beyond London: 19 Sept
 

IIC is proud to present the 22nd biennial IIC Congress, its first in London for over 40 years.

Enabling people to see and enjoy art and heritage is our shared aim. Cultural institutions throughout the world strive to provide and encourage physical and intellectual access to their collections and sites. Conservators and conservation scientists play a vital part in enabling cultural heritage to be enjoyed while not compromising its condition or survival.

The programme will examine the central role of conservation in the presentation and protection of the world's cultural heritage. It will explore the many ways that heritage professionals engage in this sharing worldwide, whether that involves people going to see that heritage or the heritage itself travelling the globe.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR ARCHAEOLOGISTS
& HERITAGE PROFESSIONALS

The School of Archaeology &Ancient History, University of Leicester
Wednesday 24th September 2008

The aim of this one-day course is to provide senior managers and directors of archaeology/heritage organisations with the skills which will help them successfully steer a way through the rapidly approaching market recession.

A reflection on stained glass conservation techniques both past and present

Saturday 25 October
Freemasons Hall, Manchester


 

The conference will address issues presented by techniques used in the past to conserve stained glass, and will seek to establish best practice in relation to previous interventions.

As our keynote speaker we have
Ulrike Brinkmann, head of Cologne Cathedral Stained Glass Studio. This renowned workshop is at the forefront of stained glass conservation in Europe, and has pioneered many conservation treatments.

CPT Events

Our Built Heritage - Conservation Matters

Society of Chemical Industry, London
Thursday 27 November 2008

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