Restoration 2011 : Yorkshire’s Heritage at Risk : challenges and opportunities

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A conference to explore the challenge of repairing and bringing back into sustainable re-use Yorkshire’s derelict historic buildings.  It will focus on funding and include speakers from funding organisations and inspirational case studies from those projects who have unlocked the funding keys and include workshops on the producing Feasibility Studies and Options Appraisals to secure that funding.

Date:     Thursday 24 November 2011

Time:     10.00 – 4.00pm

Venue:  Hospitium, Museum Gardens York

Cost:      £65.00

Contact: Keith Knight   chair IHBC Yorkshire Branch email kk@deanknight.co.uk

Bookings through Chris Wilson  Tel:  01904 540920 cwilson@tailormadeconferences.co.uk

The Event will be followed by the AGM of the IHBC Yorkshire Branch

Land of Stone Seminar : 14 October 2011

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Free Continuous Professional Development Seminar for architectural practices, planners and conservation professionals. This seminar examines the use of natural stone as a sustainable building material in both new build and conservation projects in Scotland, focusing on the current thinking and future possibilities. It also marks the end of the popular “Land of Stone” exhibition which has been running at The Lighthouse since March 2011. This is a final opportunity to see the exhibition which showcases the use of stone in Scotland and highlights key projects completed in the last 5 years. To find out more about the exhibition, click visit

Location: The Lighthouse, Glasgow Date: Friday 14th October 2011
Time: 1.00 – 4.30pm
Fee: Free

Limited places available – Register now to secure your place!
To book a free place to this seminar, please send an email to graeme.mckirdy@ads.org.uk with the subject “Stone seminar – 14th Oct 2011″. Please include the following -

Name, Job Title, Company/Practice/Organisation, Phone number

For more information, please contact Graeme McKirdy on 0141 225 8353