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Town centres across the UK look set to receive £14m funds for townscape heritage regeneration

May 19, 2010 - Eleven town centres across the UK look set to receive a much-needed boost of £14m, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced. The money will help fund vital community regeneration schemes in these currently neglected areas. ... more >

Report delivers 'robust' evidence of social benefits fostered by the historic built environment

October 26, 2009 - Robust evidence that heritage can have an impact on wider social issues such as people's sense of well-being and community cohesion was revealed by English Heritage. The new research is described in Heritage Counts 2009, the annual report on the state of the historic environment, published by English Heritage on behalf of the whole heritage sector. ... more >

Heritage at Risk register launched to identity 'special places at risk from neglect, decay and inappropriate development'

March 25, 2009 - England has some 9,300 Conservation Areas, historic parts of cities, towns, suburbs and villages designated by local authorities to protect their special character. But what condition are they in? Are they cherished through a close partnership of council and residents? Or are they at risk from neglect, decay and inappropriate development?... more >

Unesco condemns UK for allowing regeneration at six world heritage sites

September 9, 2008 - The United Nations' cultural body voiced alarm about the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Stonehenge, the historic centres of Bath and Edinburgh and a Neolithic site at Orkney in a report from its annual meeting.Only Liverpool's handling of its maritime mercantile city was given approval.Unesco maintains a register of world heritage sites, and member states can suffer an embarrassing ejection f... more >

English Heritage publish report to serve as framework for managing change in the historic environment

June 10, 2008 - English Heritage have published a major document that sets out for the first time the fundamental propositions that serve as the foundation for the way the organisation engages with every aspect of the historic environment.'Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance' is the result of four years of extensive debate and consultation within English Heritage and more than 1,000 external consultees... more >

Survival of the fittest: places must respond to survive

Survival of the fittest: places must respond to survive

Planning meets preservation; urban design meets conservation. If we reconcile identity and technology, there is no reason why character and innovation should not go together, says Jack Warshaw

The Power of Place: a lecture by George Ferguson

The Power of Place: a lecture by George Ferguson
The Power of Place by George Ferguson: Chairman, Acanthus Ferguson Mann Architects, past president of the RIBA and a founder of the Academy of Urbanism

The Power of Placeis a lecture given by George Ferguson as part of the Martin Randall Travel Lecture Series, in January 2008

The 1hr plus talk is available to view in 20-plus minute sections

The Power of Place: a lecture by George Ferguson, parts two and three

The Power of Place: a lecture by George Ferguson, parts two and three
The Power of Place,a lecture given by George Ferguson as part of the Martin Randall Travel Lecture Series, in January 2008.

The Power of Placeis a lecture given by George Ferguson as part of the Martin Randall Travel Lecture Series, in January 2008

The 1hr plus talk is available to view in 20-plus minute sections

Parts two and three

Hastings: education and heritage-led regeneration

De La Warr pavilion

Education is regarded as one key element in a major programme of regeneration which has the aim of reviving the economy of the seaside town of Hastings, East Sussex, along with its neighbour Bexhill. A new style 'multi-versity' now has over 700 students, while a new further education college is under construction

Reclamation scheme to create green space in Burnley

July 19, 2007 - A £600,000 project is underway to transform Fulledge Recreation Ground in Burnley. The scheme will create an enhanced park, playing field and wetland area and  significantly improve the appearance of the site which is an important gateway into Towneley Park. more >
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