IHBC members are invited to our next online Council on 8 April, on conservation in local government, opening our response to the 3rd Commitment in our Parliamentary Briefing, and offering a ‘scattergun’ of topics, from Conservation Officer Groups (COGs) and career support to data resources, recruitment strategies and more.
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The IHBC has closed its UK-wide bursary call for our 2026 Annual School – #IHBCNewcastle2026 – with ‘submissions… persuasively argued and well-structured’ securing all allocated funds earlier than anticipated, though Branch bursaries may still be available.
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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!
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image for illustration: Palace of Westminster from the dome on Methodist Central Hall, © User: Colin / Wikimedia Commons
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (NZCBS) is a voluntary standard, derived from ‘an unprecedented collaborative effort’, that is applicable to new build, existing buildings and retrofits, with a version 1 consultation now out.
Continue readingDesigning Buildings (DB) has issued an update on the ‘New Plan Making System’
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 tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call by an historic city for a plan covering priority areas, development and public realm investment etc, to 08/05/2026 & £2.2Mn.
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image for illustration: Common Pipistrelle, Égoïté, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Canal & River Trust has given World War II pill boxes on the Kennet & Avon Canal in Berkshire a new lease of life as homes for bats.
Continue readingThe Scottish Civic Trust has issued a new ‘Manifesto for Scotland’s Places, to ‘Protect What Matters’.
Continue readingThe Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has responded to the publication of the government’s Land Use Framework, welcoming its ambition while urging stronger safeguards to ensure the countryside is protected as competing demands on land intensify.
Continue readingA fire tore through a historic former church in southwestern Montreal early Monday morning, with the flames spreading to the old rectory, which had been converted to a seniors residence, reports The Canadian Press News.
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The winner of the IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards for 2025 has been selected by guest judge, IHBC’s Vice President Torsten Haak, as Jack Parker, (Oxford Brookes) for work on ‘Hewing’, while the IHBC’s Booth-Bird award winner is Andrew Pettifor (Birmingham City University), as both secure places at our 2026 Newcastle School alongside cash prizes.
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IHBC members are invited to our next online Council on 8 April when we start investigating conservation in local government’ –the 3rd Commitment in our Parliamentary Briefing – offering a ‘scattergun’ of topics, from Conservation Officer Groups (COGs) and employment data to career support and more.
To suggest content or contribute to our ongoing Council discussions,
please lodge suggestions, queries or concerns by completing the form HERE
NB: Not all matters or suggestions will be raised at any single Council
Council is open to IHBC members only (all categories)
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Know any emerging practitioners who’ve shown accomplishment in learning new conservation trades or skills, AND/OR Retired conservation professionals giving back to their local communities: Nominate them NOW for an IHBC-MARSH Award to celebrate their contributions!
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The IHBC has recently secured permission to seek a Charter while delivery of our 5 Parliamentary Commitments is under way and Branch Consultants are in place, and much more too, so we’re now calling for volunteers to help, and grow your skills with us!
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image for illustration: City of London from Petty Wales by Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
City of London Corporation has highlighted the strength of development pipeline in the Square Mile with new skyline imagery to promote London’s competitiveness.
Continue readingThe owners of a converted Wiltshire church have been told they cannot have solar panels on their home, reports The Gazette and Herald.
Continue readingGovernment UK has issued a new ‘roadmap’ to ‘set out when guidance, tools and funding will become available to support you in creating your new local plan’.
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image for illustration: Custard Factory, by Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic England has launched ‘Heritage Works for Creative Businesses’, a new publication which will help developers to transform empty and underused historic buildings into thriving creative industry hubs.
Continue reading‘From Local to Global: The Power of Heritage in a Changing World’ explores the significant contribution the UK’s heritage sector makes to international partnership, cultural diplomacy and global collaboration.
Continue readingEngland’s Heritage Sector Resilience Plan is intended to provide a clear roadmap for partnership working to deliver a robust and resilient heritage sector.
Continue readingA group of funders, including The Pilgrim Trust, has joined forces to address skill shortages in a range of conservation specialisms: The Collaborative Conservation Skills Internship Programme (CCSIP).
Continue readingOur Planifesto vision is a Scotland that is prosperous, resilient and equitable, where everyone has access to safe, well-planned places and a healthy natural environment
Continue readingThe Scottish Historic Buildings Trust (SHBT) has published its three-year strategy, ‘Our Future at Fifty’, setting out its plans to restore more at-risk buildings across Scotland as the charity approaches its 50th anniversary in 2028.
Continue readingBritain’s government said on Tuesday it has paused the demolition of parts of Grenfell Tower after bereaved families warned they would take legal action if walls bearing handprints were not preserved, reports Reuters.
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