BEFS informs, debates & advocates on opportunities & challenges facing Scotland's built environment. @HistEnvScotsupported
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Heritage Adapts! is a campaign supporting local communities to take a pledge to protect their heritage sites and cultural practices from climate change impacts by 2030. Read more and find their guidance here: bit.ly/4aCF0cF
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How are the arts connected to regeneration? The Outdoor Arts Sector Strategy - launched by OutdoorArtsUK, 101 Outdoor Arts, and Without Walls - explores the connection between outdoor creativity and placemaking. Read it here: bit.ly/4umvly0
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Today BEFS Team are in Glasgow, supporting the delivery of SHEF - Scotland's Historic Environment Forum. How can we continue to leverage the historic environment to meet national challenges? The sector conversation is ongoing!
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History, heritage, and traditional skills! ⚒️ 17 June at Cottiers in Glasgow - heritage and history organisations such as The Scottish Traditional Skills Forum and Glasgow City College are hosting free traditional skills sessions. Read more here: bit.ly/4fl9cfL
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ICYMI 🔍 Dr Jocelyne Fleming of CIOB has analysed the latest government reshuffle and its implications for the construction sector 🧱 Read the article here: bit.ly/4dZWcdb
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BEFS, on behalf of POWF, has launched a survey on Ecclesiastical Exemption - how is it understood by places of worship owners and decision makers? What are the most effective mechanisms of protection and continued use of places of worship? Respond here: bit.ly/4fVGX7w
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With 11,000 ha of derelict and vacant land & buildings in urban Scotland, could the introduction of the Ownerless Property Transfer Scheme (OPTS) change the national landscape? Read about the SLC's and KLTR's work on the scheme here: bit.ly/4nPtU9I
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📉What's ahead for the built environment in the next five years?📈 Featured in last week's Bulletin, Robert Toomey of RICS has written the latest edition of our Joining the Dots blog series. Read it here: bit.ly/3RPqhVj
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ICYMI! 📢 BEFS is recruiting a Communications Officer! Join us as the invaluable link between BEFS strategic work and our communications channels. Closing date is 26 June. Read about the role here: bit.ly/4vbGsdU
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Do you work with a local community heritage greenspace in need of a resource boost to face the challenges of climate change? 🌿 Nominate it to WMF's Cultivating Resilience programme, deadline 20 June: bit.ly/49pfbwk
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With the Scottish Parliament re-assembling post-election, you can now find our regular Parliamentary Questions recorded in our Bulletin again - recent topics include renewables and rural communities. You'll find the link in our Bulletin here: bit.ly/4u3mD7z
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BEFS Bulletin 398 is out! 📣
This edition features a BEFS film, a new Joining the Dots blog, and BEFS recruitment news!
Catch up now: bit.ly/4u3mD7z
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BEFS policy aspirations as seen through our Members - don’t miss this! BEFS has released a 5 min film produced at our pre-election hustings at Members RICS' offices in April. Thank you to our featured Members! Watch it here: bit.ly/4nOH0UF or: bit.ly/4uA1OC1
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Community Wealth Building keeps money circulating locally!
Heritage & tourism are natural allies: Local jobs (21 FTE/£1m), local procurement, visitor spend, skills training - yet often missing from CWB plans ❌
Let's fix that ✅ Read our manifesto: bit.ly/48NuMW2
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Don’t miss the opportunity to explore innovative heritage projects, grassroots initiatives - and more - in an island context with BEFS Members the Heritage Network at their upcoming conference on the Orkney Islands 26 June. Sign up to attend: bit.ly/4d6SHSY
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11,000 hectares of vacant & derelict urban land in Scotland = almost 2X the size of Dundee 🏙️
Imagine transforming that into: 🏘️ Homes 🌳 Green space 💼 Jobs 🏛️ Restored heritage
Investment action = transformation ✅
Read our manifesto: bit.ly/48NuMW2
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The most impactful action to support our ecosystems is to adopt urban circular economies and thus extend the lifespans of the existing build environment, reported by the IUCN – the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Read the report here: bit.ly/4uHlO5a
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Do you work with village halls? Would you like to connect with others who care for these vital community buildings? Don’t miss this conference hosted by SCVO at the Pyramid at Anderston 27 May. Sign up to attend here: bit.ly/4wv0HFc
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Did you know that you have until Feb 2027 to submit feedback on trove.scot? Trove.scot is a HES platform which brings together the Historic Environment Portal, Canmore, SCRAN, and Property in Care Collections data. Respond here: bit.ly/4tsJgly
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ICYMI! BEFS Members SURF have analysed the main parties manifestos' stances on local democracy, housing, regeneration, and more in a recent blog. With a new government forming, stay on top of what the parties have committed to. Read it here: bit.ly/4txudr8
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