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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: National updates for volunteer leads includes notice on ‘Online Branch Connection Event’, 22 /01 16/01/2026
- IHBC responds to MHCLG consultation on ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, highlighting the ‘serious threat to heritage conservation’ they represent 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 16/01/2026
- IHBC celebrates SAHGB 2025 Annual Awards, including SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success at HESPR member Donald Insall Associates 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s Research Signpost: ‘Who stays and who leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and heritage Careers’ from the PEC 16/01/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £14K+ of weekly works: English Council seeks architectural adviser for GII LB, to 30/01 & £14.4K 16/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (CBBC) doorstep’: ‘Newcastle’s Bird poo bridge –Nine TONNES of mess removed from historic landmark’ 16/01/2026
- New Corporate Strategy from Natural England 16/01/2026
- New Newsletter from TCPA on Healthy Homes 16/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Global & Spooky) doorstep’: Historic Ghosts house gains digital protection, as engineers create 3D model of West Horsley Place 16/01/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 AGM concludes successfully: All nominations ratified resolutions adopted, including talks, thanks, Charter progress, elections, congratulations and more 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s Context 185 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’ – bite-sized & from the best 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Save the Date’ notice for all Branch Committees: Have your say at our next online Branch Connection Event, 22 January 2025, 2pm – 4pm 13/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: FREE CPD at London’s LPOC Listed Property Show, Olympia, 30-31 Jan 13/01/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: A Practical Guide to Using AI for Smaller Construction Firms 13/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Concerns Southend’s Kursaal building ‘exposed to the elements’ and falling into disrepair 13/01/2026
- New strategy for Scotland’s protected historic places 13/01/2026
- Historic and Botanic Garden (HBG) Training Programme opportunities – early notice for March 2026 13/01/2026
- New Skills Relay to inspire the next generation of construction and housing talent 13/01/2026
- Scotland’s first-ever canal and traditional skills centre considered by councillors 13/01/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global (and local) doorstep’: WMF Britain update on Belfast City Council’s purchase of Assembly Rooms after inclusion on the ‘2025 Watch’ 13/01/2026
- Check out IHBC’s new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feed back: With ‘at-a-glance colour coding’, Director’s CPD Spotlight (ICOMOS-CIF 2026, Granada, 11-13/03), simpler format & more 09/01/2026
- IHBC celebrates SAHGB 2025 Annual Awards, including SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award success at HESPR member Donald Insall Associates 09/01/2026
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Don’t forget the #IHBCMarshAwards for 2020: ‘Your new chance to nominate ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’ for our awards’, closing 29 Feb 2020
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Christian Trust, offers two Awards – one celebrating civic contributions of retired IHBC members, and one for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’… and the edge: Rare bandstand saved after Historic England listing support
Calderdale Council had wanted to demolish a rare and local ‘theatre-type’ bandstand after the cost of refurbishing was put at £300,000, while ExaminerLive reports on how those plans changed following a successful application for listing was made to Historic England … Continue reading
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IHBC’s CPD boost… out of Context: French new towns – history, heritage, appreciation…. and priorities!
In his article in the latest issue of Context, No 162, devoted to the heritage of New Towns, Frédéric Theulé explores France’s New Town developments, and issues a special plea that educational support is needed to understand new French towns. … Continue reading
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HE Local Authority Strategic Framework Consultation Survey, closing 3 Feb
Historic England has begun work on a Local Authority Strategic Framework (LASF), setting out priorities for engagement with local authorities and is seeking feedback on the emerging framework though a survey of representives of local authorities.
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More looking ahead to #IHBCBrighton2020 and ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’: Further funding and expert support for England’s high streets
The first 14 of 20 pilot areas to receive tailored expert support to assist in rejuvenating their town centres have been announced, offering updates on issues at the very heart of the IHBC’s June 2020 Brighton School, themed on ‘OLD … Continue reading
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Don’t forget: NCT Grants Programmes 2019-2023 open
The National Churches Trust (NCT) has three grant programmes currently inviting applications for funding, while in each case, grants will be awarded for up to 50% of the project cost.
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‘We do not accept that the planning system is broken’ – RTPI
Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Chief Executive Victoria Hills has mounted a vigorous defence of the planning system recently, saying that planners are feeling the effects of years of government under-resourcing and meddling. image: RTPI (l-r) Nicki Linihan, Peter Rees, Sam … Continue reading
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HE’s New ‘Technical Conservation Guidance’ brochure: Lists free-to-download guidance and reports
Historic England’s (HE) new ‘Technical Conservation Guidance’ brochure lists all current free-to-download technical conservation guidance and research reports, and also includes information on our series of Practical Building Conservation books and guides on building stone types.
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England’s County Councils Network (CCN) outlines post-election priorities, urging government ‘unleash the potential of counties’
Leaders of England’s largest councils, through the County Councils Network (CCN), have urged new ministers to ensure that their pledge to unleash the potential of the country does not ignore the needs of ‘left behind areas’ in shire counties.
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IHBC’s conservation in context: ‘How the scramble for sand is destroying the Mekong’
A crisis is engulfing the Mekong River, with its banks collapsing and half a million people at risk of losing their homes, all from ‘the quest for sand… the essential component for… particularly… cement’, generating calls that ‘Sand… be recognised … Continue reading
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IHBC Brighton 2020’s Day School ‘sneak preview’: Keynotes, themes, IHBC Spotlights, sponsors and more, to help you prep funding and bursary applications!
The IHBC’s June 2020 Brighton School conference, themed on ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’ and sponsored by HESPR member Heritage Collective, will explore one of the most challenging and exciting topics today, the current state and future prospects for our … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? Stay ‘in the know’ with IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ review, and find conservation roles across design, project management and beyond, for conservation specialists, planners, surveyors and more!
To help heritage and conservation careers and employers across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse career opportunities posted on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc’ service, and recent offerings stretch from London (e.g. design at Islington and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.1M costed opportunities this week: English BC call to join Heritage Professionals framework, valued £2M, closing 05/02/2020
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’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (UK) doorstep’: Rebel alliance ready to put a halt to the ‘disneyfication’ of Edinburgh
Some residents of Edinburgh fear the city’s public spaces are being sacrificed to tourism, and The Guardian offers a UK-wide take on the challenges.
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IHBC’s CPD boost… out of Context: Harlow and its civic society seeks exemplary ‘green town’ recognition – Any inspiration for you?
Harlow Civic Society believes that with investment, transport, infrastructure and jobs, it can become an exemplary green town, and while you can simply read more about these aspirations in the latest issue of Context, No 162, themed on New Towns, … Continue reading
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Capel Celyn memorial and apple kiosk get heritage listing, courtesy Cadw
A memorial to a lost village and an apple-shaped refreshment kiosk are two of the sites given a heritage listing in Wales in the past year.
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Heritage grants for historic buildings: AHF, deadlines from 10 Feb
Transforming Places Through Heritage is a £15million grant programme from the Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF), aimed at supporting charities and social enterprises to develop projects that are creating alternative uses for redundant or underused historic buildings in town centres with … Continue reading
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Regenerating Scotland’s Communities: £138M of funding to support projects to create new jobs
Projects benefitting from over £138 million of funding have the potential to create more than 7,000 jobs across Scotland, according to analysis of the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund.
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Koko Camden: Fire engulfs famous music venue
One of London’s most famous music venues Koko Camden has been badly damaged in a blaze.
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HE calls for hosts for Heritage Training Placements 2020: Closing 31 Jan
Historic England (HE) recognises that the heritage workforce does not reflect the diversity of society and supports a scheme to help to improve this through training placements to people with Black Asian or Minority Ethnic Heritage (BAME), so if you … Continue reading
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IHBC’s IMHO: ‘When council estates were a dream’, from the BBC
Ashley John-Baptiste has written a reflective piece on Council housing now posted by the BBC.
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IHBC’s Technical Panel is back: Seeks suggestions on priorities
The Technical Panel of the IHBC is under full steam once again with John Edwards – IHBC Wales representative, trustee, and lead author on BS 7913 – as Panel Secretary, and is seeking suggestions on issues and priorities for its … Continue reading
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Bucket list the full Brighton experience! More looking ahead to #IHBCBrighton2020 and ‘OLD TOWNS: NEW FUTURES’ as city named as one of ‘5 of the best UK cities that you must put on your bucket list’
Be it tourist magnet London, the not-so-frequented Newcastle, or the capital of Scotland, there’s a slice of history that everyone can devour when in the UK, and Brighton – venue of the IHBC’s June 2020 Brighton School conference on ‘OLD … Continue reading
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Give someone their fondest memories for 2020: #IHBCMarshAwards nominations now open for ‘retired IHBC members’ and/or ‘successful learners’, closing 29/02/20
[slideshow_deploy id=’16040′] REMINDER: We’re looking for your nominations for the #IHBCMarshAwards for both ‘retired IHBC members’ and ‘successful learners’!
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kirklees Council is taking allotment holders to the Royal Courts of Justice
Huddersfield allotment holders won the fight to save their land – but Kirklees Council has appealed the judicial review so allotment holders face a new battle in the High Court in London, reports Examiner Live.
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