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Icon staff visit Cambridge Conservation Projects |
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Icon staff had a really interesting day in Cambridge yesterday - it was a treat to meet so many conservators and to see such a variety of projects.
Penny Jenkins ACR - Icon Trustee and Paper Conservator had arranged visits to Wimpole Hall, the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Cambridge Conservation Consortium.
Graeme Gardiner ACR, started the day off with outlining the Wimpole Estate Book Project - unique not only in the technique used for stain-removal but also in the way that he and his team are working within Wimpole Hall (the Red Room) in open sight and accessible to visitors to the property.
After lunch we split up in 2 Groups - alternating visits to the Cambridge Conservation Consortium and the Fitzwilliam Museum (Antiquities). |
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New HLF funded Internships |
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Icon is pleased to announce a further twelve new internships of 12 months beginning mainly in October 2013. Subjects include Books and Archive Conservation, Illuminated Manuscripts, Preventive Conservation (4), Fine Metals, Digital Preservation, Ceramics and Glass, Textiles and Time-Based Media Conservation
Applicants must be able to demonstrate eligibility to live and work in the UK for the duration of this placement. For further information and application form, click here
Closing date: 14 June 2013 |
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Icon membership fees - UK taxpayers can claim tax back |
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If you are a UK taxpayer, you can now claim the tax back on your Icon membership subscription.
HMRC have approved Icon's application for recognition as Professional Body HM Revenue and Customs advised us in a letter dated 18th February 2013 that “the Institute has been approved by the Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs under Section 344 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 with effect from 6th April 2012.” This means that those who personally pay their membership subscription may now claim this in their tax return for the current tax year. They have also stated that whilst “the Institute’s name will appear in the list of approved bodies, which is due to be updated later this year. Local HMRC offices will not receive notification of the Institute’s approved status until then. Therefore if members wish to obtain a deduction for their annual subscription before the list is updated, they should explain when contacting HMRC that the Institute has only recently been approved and quote the Head Office reference - which is RH/T1644/28/2005/JEM.
More information on how to claim tax on membership subscriptions at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/incometax/relief-subs.htm |
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Icon is elected Appointing Body to the Council of The National Trust |
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Icon is delighted to announce that we have been successfully elected as an Appointing Body to the Council of the National Trust. A ballot is held once every six years for the election of all the 26 organisations which will have the right to appoint someone as a member of the Council - these organisations are called Appointing Bodies.
A Nominations Committee makes recommendations as to which organisations can best assist the Trust in carrying out its responsibilities. The Committee considered 80 expressions of interest from organisations. Of these 34 were selected as suitable. Of these shortlisted organisations, 26 were recommended by the Council and Icon was included among these. Icon has been an Appointing Body for the last six years, and we look forward to continuing our work with The National Trust.
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Icon responds to House of Lord's Science and Technology Follow up Report on Science and Heritage |
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Icon welcomed the Committee’s recommendation that DCMS appoint to the currently vacant post a Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) and commended the Committee for signposting throughout its report a collaborative approach to increasing public engagement, building capacity in the sector, and diversifying income streams for heritage science.
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Icon to undertake critical study of the conservation workforce |
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Icon has been awarded funding for its Conservation Workforce Intelligence Research Project. The project will identify the nature of employment and work for professional conservators across the UK in 2012-13. This project has been generously supported by Arts Council England, English Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund. We are delighted by this endorsement of Icon to carry out this much-needed research.
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