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- IHBC’s new format ‘CPD Circular’ : Colour coded for quicker access to CPD -from Branches (EM on Master Planning), partnerships to networks & more – including members-only Virtual Council, 08/04 07/04/2026
- Final details on IHBC’s members-only Virtual Council now out… on ‘Conservation Officers & Services’: Book now for 8 April, 4.30pm 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s Research for Practice Digest No.7 now out: ‘Connecting conservation research and professional practice’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: CIAT via DB – Beyond the render… embedding AI tools into architectural education… 07/04/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE on ‘New measures to protect Historic Shipwrecks from heritage crime’ 07/04/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on winners in IHBC’s Gus Astley Student Award 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Rare Scottish chain-bar suspension bridge secures £1/4Mn support for heritage restoration 07/04/2026
- Defra on England’s first Land Use Framework ‘plans to reshape how we protect and manage our land’ 07/04/2026
- RIBA on Single Construction Regulator: ‘..new system must raise the standard’ so needs ‘a competence?led approach’ 07/04/2026
- SPAB: Emerging Building Craftsperson of the Year Award… to 21 August 07/04/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: What impact does a heritage designation have on (Canadian) home insurance? 07/04/2026
- 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
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The Carbon Trust offers a guide to ‘Carbon footprinting for businesses’
The Carbon Trust explains its introductory guide designed to help businesses understand organisational and product ‘carbon footprinting’. image: for illustration only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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Construction experts look at boosting use of hardwood across the built environment
A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English hardwood forest products across the built environment, in a move that could significantly improve the carbon footprint of the UK’s buildings and … Continue reading
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First National Churches Trust, National Church Awards announced, with Co Tyrone church receiving top prize
Winners of the first ever National Church Awards have been announced, with St Macartan (The Forth Chapel), Augher, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland awarded the top prize.
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Benefact Group Movement for Good programme announce 12 Days of Giving £120,000 to 120 Charities over 12 days
The Benefact Group has launched ‘You can make a difference’ – 12 Days of Giving, as the last phase of their Movement for Good programme for 2022.
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Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece
A former Conservative culture minister will chair a new body aiming to return the so-called Elgin Marbles to Greece, as Lord Vaizey, culture minister from 2010-2016, says he is confident ‘a deal is within reach’. image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=439396
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IHBC’s Recognised CPD Providers: 65 on board our accessible (and free) sector-leading service, with more welcome
The IHBC’s Recognised CPD Provider service counts some 65 members, and is growing monthly, with the latest to join this accessible and free resource including INTBAU, the Vernacular Architecture Group, The Institute of Conservation, and the Heritage Alliance.
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Remember your Branch in December: IHBC Scotland celebrates #IHBC25 anniversary +AGM, 01/12
IHBC’s Scotland Branch is meeting in person (in Edinburgh) and online as part of the national IHBC25 programme, ‘with some reflections, wine and nibbles’ and including an AGM, on 1 December, from 4pm.
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Remember your Wiki in December : How to ‘write wiki’ for Designing Buildings (and IHBC’s Conservation Wiki!), 01/12
On 1 December, Gregor Harvie, director of the Designing Buildings wiki resource – host for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – will explain how to create, write and optimise articles for the wiki service.
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IHBC signpost to The Carbon Trust on COP 27: … prospects for Net Zero?
The Carbon Trust Director Simon Retallack offers his own take on prospects for Net Zero.
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IHBC signpost to RIBA Awards 2023: Architect applicants for Jury (including Conservation Experts), closing 9/12
The RIBA is calling for volunteers – including ‘Conservation Experts’ – to help judge the RIBA Awards in 2023, with a closing date of 9 December.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £142+K costed works: Island authority seeks PM services for culture project, due 9/12, to £65K
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 an Island Authority’s call for a Capital … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (former railway) doorstep’: Plan to turn abandoned Sheppey Light Railway track into a ‘greenway’
A bold plan to convert what is left of the former Sheppey Light Railway into a track for cycling and walking has passed its first hurdle, reports Kent-on-Line. image: for illustration – By Clem Rutter, Rochester, Kent. – Own work, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (revived railway) doorstep’: Campaign launched to reopen rail links in Northern Ireland
Belfast Live reports on the plans by the lobby group ‘Into the West’ that has published a proposal which would connect Derry with Portadown, via stations in Strabane, Omagh and Dungannon in Northern Ireland. image: Into the West website
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Levelling Up Bill amendments follow BIDEN principles: New plans to level up and build new homes tabled in Parliament
Measures to clean up rivers added to Levelling Up Bill, with vital infrastructure to be delivered more quickly, are among the new plans that follow the government’s new BIDEN principles. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Three quarters of small builders support a national retrofit strategy, says FMB
The latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) reveals that 74% of members are in favour of the UK Government introducing a long term plan to reduce energy consumption by making existing homes greener and … Continue reading
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Survey responses on rising energy costs for religious buildings: Summary from HRBAlliance
The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance (HRBAlliance) has reported on an informal survey carried out by September/October 2022 on ‘How churches expect energy costs to rise’. image: for illustration
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#IHBCAberdeen2022: Sixth reprise, as ‘Potential designs for Aberdeen city centre streetscaping unveiled’
Designs for how Aberdeen city centre streets could look as part of the City Centre and Beach Masterplan have been revealed, alongside an online public consultation. image: for illustration – Castlegate by IHBC Aberdeen Branch
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IHBC Signpost: How to ‘write wiki’ for Designing Buildings (and IHBC’s Conservation Wiki!)
On 1 December, Gregor Harvie, director of the Designing Buildings wiki resource – host for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – will explain how to create, write and optimise articles for the wiki service.
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IHBC Signpost reminder: HE’s Heritage Sector Carbon Net Zero Survey, ends 4/12
Historic England (HE) has issued a short survey for heritage organisations with heritage sites or offering heritage services, to inform future support on Carbon Net Zero planning, closing 4 December.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ features IHBC HESPR member Purcell at Brighton
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 The Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC HESPR member Purcell’s go-ahead … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Long-awaited restoration of Black Country’s Red House Glass Cone begins
Restoration work has begun at one of the Black Country’s most recognisable landmarks, the Red House Glass Cone, Wordsley, completed in 1794 but closed to visitors for two years due to safety reasons. image: Dudley Council website
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (underground) doorstep’: More security after illegal metal detecting at Richborough Roman fort
An ancient monument, Roman fort and amphitheatre at Richborough, near Sandwich, at the centre of the story of Roman’s in Britain has been targeted by illegal metal detectorists, reports KentOnline.
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Interactive Centenary Map from UK’s national heritage bodies – 100 UK buildings and places defining the BBC at 100!
From the filming locations of TV favourites such as ‘Gavin and Stacey’ to the Fire Brigade Station where the first female BBC war correspondent worked during the Blitz, a new digital map highlights the people, places and buildings that have … Continue reading
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New project develops framework for cultural heritage research: ARCHE + AHRC
The Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE) will develop a ‘pan-European framework for a holistic approach to cultural heritage research and innovation’, with AHRC participating via the UK Government Horizon Europe Guarantee.
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Update: Europa Nostra’s 20th anniversary European Heritage Awards – Entry extended to 5 December
Europa Nostra has extended its application deadline for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2022 until 5 December.
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