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 a ‘Welcome’ from Rebecca Thompson that ‘highlights a year that is transformational for IHBC’.
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Save 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.
Continue readingIf you are no longer interested in holding on to your hardcopy Context don’t let it go to waste: ‘Help The Conservation Professional’ and pass it on to a friend or colleague, and help us all spread the word about the great benefits offered by the IHBC and our members!
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingThe Kings Foundation has published a new report entitled ‘Balancing Harm and Benefit: A decision-making framework for heritage applications’.
Continue readingRunning between 2022 and 2025, ‘Resilient Theatres: Resilient Communities’ was a three-year programme that aimed to reduce the threat to At Risk theatres and strengthen the theatre sector’s resilience following a difficult few years due to the pandemic.
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 the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on Glasgow City Council’s (CC) Albert Cross Design Contest.
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The historic Whyte Melville Memorial Fountain has officially returned to operation in the heart of St Andrews following the completion of a major restoration project funded by the St Andrews Pilgrim Foundation and project-managed by Fife Council.
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image for illustration: Leslie Arms, Croydon Eagleash, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Between 2000 and 2025, the owner of the Grade II-listed Leslie Arms on Lower Addiscombe Road submitted 24 planning applications, in part because of Listed Building requirements, reports Inside Croydon.
Continue readingThe Society for the Environment (SocEnv) has set out its Strategy to 2045 – including our refreshed vision, mission, values and strategic pillars Recognition, Influence and Growth.
Continue readingThe Mayor of London has announced the ‘first-ever fund’, consisting of £15.6m, to work with women and girls to improve safety in public spaces.
Continue readingA large building in Nampa with an unusual history – from 2009 – is up for sale, reports Boise Dev, as the former Macy’s building in the Sugar District development has been made available for sale or lease by Boise commercial real estate firm TOK.
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IHBC’s new CPD Circular lists current accessible & cost-effective ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) including from local Branches, IHBC Recognised CPD Providers and more.
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IHBC Chair David McDonald OBE has added his own reflections following the recent ‘Tribute’ to Peter Howell by the Victorian Society, which remembered Peter as ‘one of the Society’s longest-serving and most distinguished members, a former Chairman, and one of its great and defining characters’.
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image for illustration: Belfast, Photo via IHBC
The IHBC is delighted to host a stall at the Heritage Network Conference 2026, on 28 September, with Branch and National Office leads attending, so if you are there be sure drop by, and remember to encourage your colleagues and friends to come along too!
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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.
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Commissioned by Historic England (HE) and the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, a 2025 report by Heritage Innovation has been published, focussed on designated industrial heritage sites, with ten recommendations.
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New Design Council research tries to answer ‘How can we measure the value design brings to the UK?’, with the UK’s most comprehensive exploration of the value of design: economic, social, and environmental
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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 top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call for consultant for case studies for guidance on new technologies in old buildings, to 12/10/2026.
Continue readingA Cork man has found a very unusual way to celebrate the city – by recreating its buildings in miniature, right down to the tiniest details, reports Cork Beo, as Seán, who has been making models as a hobby for years, has turned his attention to the buildings around him.
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image: Dalton Mills, Sept 2026, SgtBreadStick, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
The MP for Keighley has demanded action after yet another major fire at Dalton Mills, warning ‘the situation cannot continue’ following the fifth significant blaze at the historic site in five years, reports the Keighley News.
Continue readingThe University of the Built Environment and The King’s Foundation have launched a new initiative – The Regional Building Foundation (RBF) – with 14 Regional Forums planned – ‘to help create the walkable, characterful neighbourhoods people most want to live in’.
Continue readingHeritage Fund Chief Executive Eilish McGuinness has introduced their new delivery plan for 2026–2029, sharing the next steps to achieving its ambitious 10-year vision for the UK’s heritage.
Continue readingMembers of Civic Voice have approved updated Articles of Association, following the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 18 July 2026, as they support its ‘clear statement of what Civic Voice exists to do’.
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