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- by George Hodgson We are one month into our countrywide conservation tour and already feel we have learnt an enormous amount from a diverse group of skilled people and old buildings alike.
- SPAB conferences aim to explore the latest thinking on a range of subjects. These reports are helpful resources for anyone unable to attend on the day.
- Broadcaster and heritage champion Loyd Grossman is to be the keynote speaker at our first ever grand exhibition, The Old House Show, presented in partnership with Period Living in September.
- Eight Spitalfields gardens, including the SPAB's courtyard, will be open to the public for the National Gardens Scheme (NGS).
- The BBO group organises seminars, talks and visits to buildings of interest, trying where possible to add value by arranging access to places not normally open to the public.
- Devonshire, being one of the largest counties, has a wealth of variety in its countryside, from deep wooded river valleys to rolling open moorland, wild coast, seaports and ancient towns.
- The SPAB Essex and Suffolk Regional Group was formed in 2000 and has been active ever since. The types of visits are fun, interesting and educational with an annual social event, normally in an historic building.
- The group was set up by a number of enthusiastic members in 2003 to promote SPAB philosophy amongst homeowners and those who work on old buildings.
- To celebrate the life of two young and talented graduate architects from Italy, Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi, who died in the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017, a concert will be held to raise money for the Gloria e Marco Award.
- It was more than ten years ago when I came to live in Gloucestershire and, surprised by the absence of a SPAB group, I started one.
- We live in an early Victorian house which had been plagued with damp problems. As SPAB members we were aware of the technical helpline and contacted the Society. Just one phone call has recouped the cost of our membership many times over.
- To celebrate Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), the SPAB’s volunteer gardener, Julie Charlesworth, writes about one of her favourite garden tasks – getting creative with topiary!
- I actively encourage others to join the SPAB because it offers expert understanding, education and hands-on courses, all at excellent value.
- The group has run continuously since its foundation in 1994, making it the longest continuously running SPAB Regional Group. Events include visits to buildings undergoing conservation and repair projects to allow members to see conservation i
- The Wales and Marches Group covers a wide area on either side of the Welsh border which contains many diverse and fascinating historic buildings in some of the UK’s most beautiful countryside.