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- Latest on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s Residential Full School Booking closes, with some non-residential open, and Day & Virtual School places 03/04/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 03/04/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: TCPA on ‘From slums to homes – the story of the Campaign for Healthy Homes…’ 03/04/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £234K costed works: City seeks services for new neighbourhood in heritage context, to 22/04 03/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Norwich Debenhams flat bid approved by councillors 03/04/2026
- Welsh Government: ‘Assessing workforce requirements for home retrofitting in Wales’, to ‘meet a Net Zero pathway’ 03/04/2026
- Planning reforms have ‘numerous safeguards’, Government insists in response to Select Committee report 03/04/2026
- Campaign for National Parks on Fingleton Review: The worst averted — but still a backward step for national parks and nature 03/04/2026
- CIOB & FMB State of Trade Survey: Construction SMEs face cost pressures & insolvencies despite continuous growth 03/04/2026
- Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation 03/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’:Unesco-protected monastery in Lviv damaged by Russian drone strike 03/04/2026
- IHBC’s Context 186 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, with Bob Kindred’s ‘Periodically’… bite-sized & from the best 31/03/2026
- More details on IHBC’s next Virtual Council… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’, from COGs and careers to retrofit, resources, recruitment & more, 8 April, 4.30pm 31/03/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 31/03/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 31/03/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ CPD Signpost (for St Patrick): HE on Irish emigration to England, explored through historic buildings 31/03/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on Birmingham city centre transformation ‘on a scale not seen since the 1960s’ 31/03/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: What can we do about Edinburgh’s ‘soulless’ canalside? 31/03/2026
- Built Environment Competence Hub launched to align industry best practice 31/03/2026
- Building Safety Regulator (BSR) seeks Chair Person for Residents’ Panel, to 10/5/26 31/03/2026
- Historic Environment Skills Forum Live 2026: Report 31/03/2026
- CIC Signs MoU with the Built Environment Schools Trust 31/03/2026
- Rebecca Phillips appointed as Chief Planning Inspector 31/03/2026
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £70K costed works: Museum calls for activity planner, closing 06/06, valued £20K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a Museum’s call for Activity Planning Services … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Calls for hillfort housing decision to go to planning committee
Campaigners have escalated public concerns over the controversial bid to build housing in the setting of Old Oswestry Hillfort by calling in the planning application for committee determination, reports Shropshire Live. image: for illustration – Old Oswestry Hillfort by Oswestry … Continue reading
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THA circulates delegate update on England’s Heritage Day 2023
The Heritage Alliance has circulated an update and reminder to delegates on the Heritage Day 2023 experience hosted at the Charterhouse in London, including recordings, pics and more.
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SAVE’s BaR call: Volunteer photographers sought
SAVE is calling for volunteer photographers to showcase buildings on its Buildings at Risk (BaR) register at its annual update event on new entries, on 28 June.
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Wales’ Deputy Minister for Climate Change Written Statement on Menai Suspension Bridge Works
Lee Waters MS, Deputy Minister for Climate Change, has made a Written Statement on the Menai Suspension Bridge Hanger Works (Phase 2) – Trial. image: for illustration – By Reading Tom from Reading, UK – The Menai Suspension Bridge, CC … Continue reading
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CIC: Online climate action briefings with cross-industry action on embodied carbon
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has put online 3 new climate action briefings which include ‘Cross-industry Action on Embodied Carbon’.
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Metal detectorists plotted to sell coins of ‘immense historical significance’ worth over £750,000
Sky News has reported that two men have been convicted of conspiring to sell ninth century coins believed to have been buried by a Viking and thought to have originated from the Herefordshire Hoard.
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IHBC EM Branch updates on IHBC25-supported CPD and celebrations at Hardwick Hall 27 March, marking IHBC’s 25th anniversary
To help mark the IHBC’s 25th anniversary – #IHBC25 – IHBC’s East Midlands (EM) Branch opened a day of celebration and learning at The National Trust’s Hardwick Hall on 27 March, when Ramona Usher, IHBC Professional Development Officer, also offered … Continue reading
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IHBC’s May CPD Circular now out: Easy access to training, awards and more, featuring IHBC’s 2023 Annual School – online and in-person, in Swansea, 21-24 June
The IHBC’s CPD Circular for May is now out, listing low-cost training and upskilling opportunities – including Research and Awards listings – and featuring network CPD, IHBC’s AGM and 2023 School and more – to guide busy heritage practitioners on … Continue reading
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IHBC Welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for the 2023 Swansea Annual School, online and in Swansea, 21-24 June
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s 2023 Annual School and Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE from 21-24 June 2023, in person in Swansea and online.
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IHBC Research Signpost: Russell Curtis on Housing Capacity around rural stations
Stuart Curtis has published his investigation of ‘Housing around Rural Stations An examination of the potential for rural stations to help alleviate the housing crisis’. image: for illustration only
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen features ‘The hollowness of Architects Declare…’
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 Chris Hocknell in Dezeen on how the ‘… hollowness of … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic bridge linking Scotland and England to reopen after £10.5M renovation
The Scotsman has reported on the Union Chain Bridge reopening after £10.5 million restoration, which links Scotland and England and is ‘thought to be the oldest vehicle suspension bridge in the world still in operation’. image: for illustration – By … Continue reading
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Scotland’s new Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development appointed
Christina McKelvie has been appointed as Scotland’s Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development. image: Scottish Government website
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Construction charity launches mental health awareness campaign
Construction industry charity Lighthouse Club has launched a campaign to raise mental health awareness and prevent suicide in the construction sector: Help Inside the Hard Hat. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Seven sites confirmed in the running for UNESCO World Heritage Status
The Government has revealed the seven places it is backing to win UNESCO World Heritage Status. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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HE Training adds learning platform and online courses
Historic England (HE) has launched new training courses for the heritage sector on their dedicated Learning Platform, with ‘Heritage in Planning: Essentials’ open for enrolment alongside a ‘Key Skills’ course on research project management.
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Historic Houses: 2023 Garden of the Year Award open, with voting closing 31/08
The Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award 2023 kicked off on 1 April 2023 with six beautiful gardens competing to be named the Garden of the Year in a public vote that closes on 31 August.
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AJ retrotfit awards 2023 announced
The Architect’s Journal (AJ) has announced the winners of the Retrofit Awards 2023. image: for illustration only
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IHBC’s 2023 AGM business successfully concluded: New trustees welcomed, old Reports adopted, and diverse discussions opened, all introduced by Oriel Prizeman on ‘Sustainability and HE’
The IHBC’s 2023 Annual General Meeting took place online on 3 May, with a more experimental format – including dropping our familiar ‘AGM papers’ – and with votes resoundingly supporting all business, notably the formal election of new trustees: Jo … Continue reading
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IHBC is at the 2023 Natural Stone Show… naturally – with new MarketPlace, Schools, HESPR, Wiki & more, Excel, 6-8 June (IHBC CPD Recognised Conservation Day: 8 June)
The IHBC will join thousands of industry professionals and over 200 exhibitors at the Natural Stone Show at Excel on 6-8 June, with IHBC Recognised CPD at the Historic England-sponsored Conservation Day (8 June), and all free!
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Check out IHBC’s re-cast online Heritage MarketPlace, #IHBCMarketPlace, free to visit and use: Supporting #IHBCSwansea2023
The IHBC’s recast Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation – its care, checking and changing – free and accessible to … Continue reading
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Easier IHBC Affiliate applications UPDATE: Support now includes new video screencast, all IHBC CPD too!
The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including a dedicated web page; surgeries and more recently a video screencast by … Continue reading
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IHBC Northern Ireland Signpost: Heritage Delivers… a refreshed web resource to ‘Treasure the Past, Enrich the Future’
Heritage Delivers, an alliance of heritage organisations in Northern Ireland connecting the sector, has refreshed its Treasure the Past, Enrich the Future website, with recent additions to news, events as well as case studies and publications.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.6M costed works: Council calls for urban PM & QS services, closing 29/05, valued £1.6M
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a council’s call for Project Management (PM) … Continue reading
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