Blackpool, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Wrexham shortlisted for UK City of Culture 2029

Posted on 06/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Heritage Tram on Blackpool Promenade by Stephen Armstrong, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Four places are now in the running for the UK City of Culture 2029 title and a £10 million prize.

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Local History Hub launches new School & Heritage Consultancy pilot

Posted on 06/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

Local History Hub has announced it is exploring the development of a new School & Heritage Consultancy offer.

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AHF awards new grants through the Heritage Revival Fund

Posted on 06/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: The Burges by Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has awarded four new grants, totalling £1,074,223, through the Heritage Revival Fund, including two Project Development Grants and two Capital Grants.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: First Joint Transnational Call of the ‘Resilient Cultural Heritage Partnership’ to 11 January 2027

Posted on 06/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage has launched its first Joint Transnational Call (JTC): ‘Foundations for climate-resilient cultural heritage: Assessing and managing impact and risk, dealing with damage and loss’.

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IHBC celebrates 2026 Yearbook update No. 3: Profiling RICHeS and its £80Mn investment ‘Transforming the future of Conservation and Heritage Science’

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s 2026 Yearbook is out, our essential sector guide, reference and review for 2026-27, with features showcasing our 2026 Newcastle School theme and IHBC officers’ updates that include Meggen Gondek, on ‘RICHeS’, the focus of a long-term, £80 million investment in the UK’s new Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science.

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IHBC welcomes Hannah Parham as Director of the Landmark Trust

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC has welcomed the news that Hannah Parham FSA will join Landmark Trust as its new Director in January 2027, replacing Dr Anna Keay OBE, who opened the IHBC’s 2026 School in Newcastle, and who is stepping down after 14 years to write the official biography of the late Queen Elizabeth II.?

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CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is currently recruiting new members to our Memorial Fund Panel with expertise in areas including architecture, archaeology, natural & designed landscapes and more, closing 5/11.

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IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc.

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

Now open: ‘RICHeS Access Fund Second Call’, with Applicant Webinar, 21 October & further information and next steps (guidance being refreshed).

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Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

Applications are now open for Bursaries for the IHBC Annual School 2027, hosted in Bristol & Bath from 10 to 12 June, exploring the theme ‘Climate Change & Significance’, as we bring together conservation professionals from across the UK and beyond for three days of learning, discussion and networking, to 1 February 2027.

Applications close 1 February 2027. Find out more here.

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BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on 14 November 2026.

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: AHF issues 2025/26 ‘Impact Report’

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has shared its sixth annual ‘Impact Report’.

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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Country Life on ‘How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the Cotswolds’

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and this week features John Goodall writes in Country Life about ‘How sheep farming transformed the architectural face of the Cotswolds’.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A-listed Scots office block to be converted into hotel

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Scottish Widows building by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Category A-listed The Scottish Widows building in Edinburgh is set to be converted into a 385-room hotel, despite heritage and infrastructure concerns, reports Deadline News.

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Cadw calls for action on heritage crime this half-term as ‘Thousands of pounds of work undone in hours’

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service, is urging the public to report vandalism, anti-social behaviour and heritage crime at Welsh historic sites during half-term.

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Icon calls on conservation professionals to identify skills at risk: TO 25/11

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

Icon is inviting conservation practitioners across the UK to complete its Skills at Risk Practitioner Survey, helping identify specialist skills and knowledge at risk of being lost, to 25 November.

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£1Mn available for Scotland’s places of worship

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Fiona Newton, IHBC

More than 100 faith group representatives and stakeholders have expressed interest in the £1m pilot, Scotland’s Places of Worship Fund.

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The Engine Shed’s blog asks: ‘Old buildings can’t be energy efficient…’ or can they?

Posted on 03/11/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Holyrood Park Lodge, Sourabh.biswas003,CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) Engine Shed has posted a blog on energy efficiency in traditional buildings.

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IHBC welcomes conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey as new President of ICOMOS, 2026–2029, as she addresses the 22nd General Assembly in Malaysia

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

During the recent ICOMOS General Assembly in Kuching, conservation architect Gráinne Shaffrey was elected as the new President of ICOMOS, while the IHBC looks forward to expanding links with ICOMOS as a ‘… pillar of hope and a pathway towards a more sustainable future.’

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CLOSING SOON – National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) is currently recruiting new members to our Memorial Fund Panel with expertise in areas including architecture, archaeology, natural & designed landscapes and more, closing 5/11.

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BOOKINGS CLOSE 4/11 (5PM) on IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on 14 November 2026.

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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.

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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Culture and heritage capital – Valuing social cohesion – a scoping study from DCMS etc.

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) hs published scoping research on potential methodologies to monetise the value of social cohesion: ‘the strength and quality of relationships, trust, and connectedness’ in society.

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IHBC Director’s top pick from HESPR’s £30M+ works: Council seeks architect for cultural venue, to 16/11 & £250K

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s double-up taster this week is a Council call for an architect for a cultural venue in an urban regeneration context, to 16/11 and £250K.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Supporters invited to adopt Colchester Jumbo tower panels

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: Ritchie Hicks, CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A fundraising campaign is giving supporters the chance to adopt part of Colchester’s historic Jumbo water tower, reports The Colchester Gazette.

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms

Posted on 30/10/2026 by IHBC Admin

image: JJCMarshall, CC-BY-SA-4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society (CRM Society) has noted its concerns over a new vape shop to open on Sauchiehall Street next to the world-renowned Mackintosh Tearooms.

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