As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity to boost your heritage CPD, and for free.
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The IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and plans to be shaped by Network members.
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IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy David Crawshaw as he responds to a busy day of IHBC CPD.
Continue readingThe IHBC is delighted to welcome Historic England’s (HE) Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, which begins with an Expression of Interest (EOI) process closing on 7 June.
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IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’.
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The Construction Industry Council (CIC), with the RTPI, looks at the ‘missing voice’ of young people in the planning process, a turning point that asks ‘…how do we engage young people in choosing the built environment and construction career paths?’
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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 PBC Today on giving ‘your views on the state of ethical governance of AI’.
Continue readingThe construction industry is set for further change following the announcement of key legislation during the King’s Speech, including the Remediation Bill and the Energy Independence Bill, reports PBC Today.
Continue readingThe Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has relaunched the Heritage Revival Fund in England, following the announcement earlier this year of new investment from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to support the expansion of the programme.
Continue readingThe Heritage Alliance (THA) seeks survey input, case studies etc to produce a report/guide showcasing the value of academic engagement with the heritage sector, highlighting case studies, best practice, challenges…
Continue readingThe EFRA and Environmental Audit committees have endorsed the Government’s chosen candidate to become the next Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), Dame Helen Ghosh, with qualifications.
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image for illustration: Natural Vacaresti by Mihai Petre, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
In the heart of Bucharest, Vacaresti Nature Park tells a story of transformation, resilience, and renewal, reports Co-operative City Magazine.
Continue readingIHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, but was very busy, so this NewsBlog post spotlights a paper easily missed in this ‘exploration of conservation services’, our plans for a light-touch survey to shape our response the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’.
Continue readingThe IHBC is delighted to welcome Historic England’s (HE) Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, which begins with an Expression of Interest (EOI) process closing on 7 June.
Continue readingIHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy David Crawshaw as he responds to a busy day of IHBC CPD.
Continue readingThe IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and plans to be shaped by Network members.
Continue readingThe UK National Commission for UNESCO, in partnership with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, has launched Future_Scapes – a new digital platform, methodology & toolkit to help places respond more effectively to climate change and other complex environmental and social challenges.
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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 tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Heritage Buildings Trust for heritage exhibition leads, to 22/06 and 180K.
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image for illustration: Old quarry on Dalton Bank by Bobby Clegg, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
A former Lancashire quarry that once supplied materials to make bricks is set to be transformed into meadows and woodlands, reports LancsLive.
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image for illustration: Mausoleum at Y Faenol, Bangor by Meirion, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Victorian Society’s list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings at risk in 2026 has been published.
Continue readingEngland’s Historic Environment Forum (HEF) is launching a new annual report taking stock of heritage bodies’ actions to strengthen sector resilience, and seeks survey input (only 15 mins) & case studies by 19/06.
Continue readingThe Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) is a new national platform designed to support heritage science research across the UK.
Continue readingThe Heritage Alliance (THA) seeks survey input, case studies etc to produce a report/guide showcasing the value of academic engagement with the heritage sector, highlighting case studies, best practice, challenges…
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image for illustration: Masonic Temple in Moncton by Indrid, Cold, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Wyatt Hudson is a student at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax. When he isn’t busy doing homework or assignments, he’s working to save the information from a unique internet archive that is set to disappear soon.
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On 14 May IHBC’s Sarah Homer (IHBC Services and Support Executive Officer) and Rebecca Whewell (IHBC Branch Consultant), and South West Branch Chair Charlotte Bowles-Lewis hosted our stand at ‘Surveyor Live 26’, organised by the Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) to bringing together 350 residential surveyors and exhibitors in Swindon, the largest event of its type.
