IHBC members and networks should note that our Marsh Award Nominations – for Community Contribution (Retired Member) and Successful Learning… – will now open at the end of September each year, and close in December, so watch out for more details, and do start planning your nominations with our easy-use form, coming soon.
Continue readingSave the date and register for the ‘RICHeS Access Fund Second Call’, opening 14/09, with Applicant Webinar, 21 October & further information and next steps (guidance being refreshed).
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image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016
This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.
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image for illustration: El Pollock / Model of Lutyens’ Catholic Cathedral, Museum of Liverpool (Wikimedia Commons)
IHBC members of all categories can enjoy the Lutyens Trust’s on-site explorations around Liverpool and Lutyens, across 6 & 7 November, all at Trust member rates, from Full and Day (7/11) Conferences to talks, walks and more.
IHBC members over 30 should select rates for ‘Member’ when booking HERE as follows, with options including:
– Members (Inc IHBC) Full Conference Ticket, 6 and 7 November 2026: £120
– Members (Inc IHBC) Day Ticket, Saturday 7 November: £100
– Student / Under 30 Full Conference Ticket, 6 and 7 November 2026: £50
– Student / Under 30 Day Conference Ticket, Saturday 7 November 2026: £45
Continue readingThe Scottish Historic Buildings Trust’s (SHBT) plans to ‘secure a sustainable and resilient future’ for four of its historic buildings: The Glasite Meeting House, Edinburgh, Strathleven House, Dumbarton, Law’s Close, Kirkcaldy, and Blackburn House, Livingston.
Continue readingIHBC’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 Building on the new NPPF ‘a pretty bold swing’… but…!’
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image: Phil Nash CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A remarkable church in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan has been upgraded from Grade II to Grade II* listed status by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, reports Historic England.
Continue readingHistoric Environment Scotland(HES) want to hear views and experiences of using its new service trove.scot and has launched a survey to take feedback, which closes on 28 February 2027
Continue readingGovernment UK writes has issued guidance on… ‘What you need to do for biodiversity net gain (BNG) if irreplaceable habitat is present’.
Continue readingThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced its Conservation Award shortlist, a ‘brand-new accolade’ for historic buildings and places that have been restored.
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image for illustration: British Museum from NE, Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Launching the Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre Arts and Humanities Research Council (RICHeS) Investment -Enabling access to a suite of advanced imaging and analysis technologies at the British Museum
Continue readingThe UK has ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement.
Continue readingIHBC’s new CPD Circular lists current accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) including in local Branches: SE (Amberley picnic, & on 23/09 ‘Placemaking & Design…’ Day); WM, ‘translocation’ in Dudley; LO, tour & AGM; WA, informal networking, & NI & National Office at the Heritage Network Conference, Belfast, on 28/09.
To apply to become a Recognised CPD Provider please complete the online form
Continue readingSave the date and register for the ‘RICHeS Access Fund Second Call’, opening 14/09, with Applicant Webinar, 21 October & further information and next steps (guidance being refreshed).
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The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of a new Early Career Network, to support the next generation of heritage and conservation practitioners, players and professionals, inspired by a new Early Career Working Group initiative.
SIGN UP HERE for the IHBC’s Early Careers Network
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If you are an IHBC Full Member you can help evaluate the next generation of professionals, maintain our high standards, and earn valuable CPD along the way, by joining us as an IHBC Membership Assessor.
Please submit your Expression of Interest NOW HERE
Andrew Shepherd, Trustee and Chair of IHBC’s Membership and Ethics Committee said: ‘It is vital that established members come forward to join the Assessors panel so that their skills and experience can help to assess the burgeoning numbers seeking Full and Associate membership’.
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Following the inclusion of Belfast’s Assembly Rooms on the 2025 World Monuments Watch, WMF Britain celebrates Belfast City Council’s commitment to the Rooms as a major step forward in ‘safeguarding this significant historic asset and reimagining its future at the heart of the city of Belfast’.
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image for illustration: Campbell Park, Milton Keynes by Paul Capewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The IHBC is delighted to help sponsor The Gardens Trust exploration of ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’ which will be held in Milton Keynes on 23/24 September.
Continue readingThe IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and plans to be shaped by Network members.
Continue readingMark Hand, RTPI’s Director of Profession, International, Cymru and Northern Ireland offers the fourth in an RTPI series of monthly blogs that highlight its shared role in upholding professional standards.
Continue readingThe 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 top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call by a cultural centre for a feasibility study to strengthen role as a major cultural asset, to 23/09.
JOIN HESPR, FROM £145PA (TO 2 EMPLOYEES)
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image: Richard Webb / River Avon from Linlithgow Bridge. / CC BY-SA 2.0
Network Rail has begun a major £3.6 million refurbishment project on the historic Avon Viaduct near Linlithgow, safeguarding the future of one of Scotland’s most significant railway structures, reports Rail Technology Magazine.
Continue readingHistoric England (HE) has opened new Expressions of Interest for The Heritage at Risk (HAR) Capital Fund and the Places of Worship (POW) Renewal Fund (to 18/09 & 02/10).
Continue readingFollowing the Planning and Architecture Publications Declutter statement by the Scottish Government in 2025, which explained removing what it termed, ‘all dated national planning advice’, Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) has been actively engaging with networks on the implications.
Continue readingThe AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Landscape Award call for expressions of interest 2026 from Historic England and the English Heritage Trust has been announced.
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