Author Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The Tablet has reported on how the church of Ss Peter and Paul and St Philomena, in New Brighton, Wallasey, has been awarded more than £300,000 by the National Lottery to restore the dome of the basilica.

To make sure the public still has access to twelve of those famous works, the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy— along with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Unity Temple Restoration Foundation — has launched #WrightVirtualVisits, which offers virtual … Continue reading →

IHBC Chair David McDonald has offered an update to members on current developments and relevant activities as we face our COVID-19 lockdown, including evolving plans for the IHBC’s 2020 Virtual School, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020 to replace the planned – and postponed – … Continue reading →

Arts Council announces the latest advice, guidance and emergency funding measures in place to address the Covid-19/Coronavirus crisis.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Chief Executive has givenan update on the CITB’s work to support the construction industry during the COVID-19 crisis, focussing on the launch of a newly expanded Skills and Training Fund that, in addition to … Continue reading →

As nearly a third of the world’s population lives under coronavirus-related restrictions, the Getty Museum is asking people to recreate artwork using random house objects, so might IHBC members with an imaginative turn do the same for their favourite buildings, … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched a simple survey specifically for members to get a clear sense of the spread of issues across the parts of our sector.

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading →

The Mechanics’ Institute – a hugely important building in Swindon’s heritage – could soon be back in public hands.

Historic England has stepped in to help stately home Wentworth Woodhouse when it faced an unexpected £370,000 repair bill, writes The Star.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School has to be postponed to 2021 – with details to be confirmed later – but the IHBC carries on unbowed as we re-imagine our annual CPD highlight as a shorter … Continue reading →

With the postponement of the IHBC’s 2020 Annual School planned for Brighton, the AGM also is postponed, with plans currently – and subject to COVID-19 impacts – for  the AGM to  take place on December, linked to an exisiting booking … Continue reading →

Historic England (HE) has opened a short survey seeking reposnses on how sector bodies are being affected by the current pandemic.

Using the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, and its host platform Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – the construction industry knowledge base – IHBC members can take the opportunity to publish on that subject you’ve planned for so long, on any construction industry … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this … Continue reading →

Work is underway to give several buildings a new lease of life at Locomotion in Shildon, following the appointment of building contractor, VEST Construction (VEST) of Bishop Auckland, reports The Northern Echo.