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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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IHBC welcomes 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention on 16/11, and in #IHBC25
The IHBC is delighted to welcome formally the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, on 16 November 2022.
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IHBC’s Tech Panel (and #IHBCSwansea2023 School) Chair joins FREE webinar 18/11 – Saving Energy in the Cultural Sector…
The Cultural Sector FM Hub – a volunteer run group which has members representing over 90 cultural institutions across the UK – is hosting a free webinar on 18/11 at noon, on ‘Saving Energy in the Cultural Sector…’ with contributors … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COP27 Signpost: Daily updates from the Presidency
With so many routes news from COP27, finding what you need is the challenge, so the IHBC lists a few below from the Presidency, all of which can be found HERE.
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IHBC Signpost: VAG Winter Conference bursaries (x2) closing 3 December – 7/8 Jan, Leicester
The Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) is offering two bursaries to assist registered students or early career professionals to attend the 2023 VAG Winter Conference (based in Leicester on 7/01), closing 3 December.
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IHBC’s HESPR weekly pick from £85K+ costed works: National heritage body seeks advice on site selection etc., due 11/11, £60K
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 is a call from a national natural and … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (eco) doorstep’: Former Manchester industrial wasteland now new Nature Reserve
A former industrial wasteland in Manchester has officially been designated an 1,824-acre nature reserve that will provide 300,000 locals with access to nature, reports EcoWatch. image: Wigan Council Facebook
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DCMS Committee calls for urgent financial support and new regional funding focus to level up country through culture
Urgent financial support is needed for cultural and amenity centres facing an ‘existential threat’ from the cost-of-living crisis, MPs said in a report, so to fulfil its commitment to ‘levelling up’ the UK, Government needs to tackle geographical funding imbalances. … Continue reading
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Historic England Reveals its Heritage at Risk Register 2022
Historic England (HE) has published its Heritage at Risk Register for 2022, its annual snapshot of the critical health of England’s most valued historic places and those most at risk of being lost as a result of neglect, decay or … Continue reading
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REMINDER: Europa Nostra’s 20th anniversary European Heritage Awards: Open for entries for 2023, to 25 November
The Call for Entries for the European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2023 is now open with webinar guidance on 7/11.
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Carbon Trust Impact Report published
The Carbon Trust has published its ‘Impact Report’ reviewing its mission, work and impact, and its journey to Net zero.
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Aerospace museum proposed for Balado’s ‘golf ball’ spy station
Balado’s famous ‘golf ball’ spy station is set to be repurposed as an aerospace museum under plans currently in development.
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Don’t forget the IHBC’s (FREE, if occasionally underestimated) jewels for #IHBC25 : No.2 – The IHBC’s NewsBlog service
[slideshow_deploy id=’34844′]The IHBC is marking our 25th anniversary across this subscription year, from April 2022 to March 2023, and as part of looking back – and forward – we’re celebrating some of the free IHBC ‘jewels’ that help members and … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: HES boost for communities as Scottish heritage projects awarded funding
Recent Historic Environment Scotland (HES) Support Fund recipients include a project to celebrate the oldest elm tree in Europe. image: HES
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IHBC Signpost: Canal & River Trust’s Malcolm Horne on the balance between safety and conservation
This is the time for the Canal & River Trust to push forward in its quest to safely maintain and conserve its historic resources, says Malcolm Horne, who became its chief infrastructure and programmes officer in March.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: ArchDaily on ‘Women Architects in Post-Colonial South Asia’
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 ArchDaily on ‘Women Architects in Post-Colonial South Asia’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (at risk) doorstep’: Planning consent ‘green light’ marks new chapter for Rochdale estate
A recent meeting at Rochdale Council unanimously approved a full planning application to transition the local Hopwood Hall Estate back into use after three decades of being vacant, writes Rochdale Online. image: Historic England Archive – List Entry 1068466
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Report on Civic Societies and the Planning Process: Reading University’s Henley Business School via Civic Voice
A report from the Henley Business School (University of Reading) Department of Real Estate and Planning and administered by Civic Voice – Civic Societies and the Planning Process – explores the role of local civic societies in the English planning … Continue reading
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York Civic Trust awarded £250k Lottery Fund grant for York Trailblazers
York Civic Trust, working in partnership with Make it York and partners across the city, has been awarded £249,999 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) to deliver the York Trailblazers project. image: for illustration only – by DACP, CC … Continue reading
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Property leader David Partridge to oversee development of UK’s first Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard
The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard initiative has appointed Related Argent’s Chairman David Partridge as Chair of its recently convened Governance Board.
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Scotland’s older buildings have vital role to play in meeting net zero targets
An architect involved in a project to transform a pre-1919 Glasgow tenement into an energy efficient building says the work may lead to a more ‘streamlined approach’ in policy to help Scotland achieve its net zero ambitions. image: for illustration … Continue reading
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Public Practice: Expands north with largest cohort of placements with local government
Record intake of placemaking professionals comes after local authorities receive £8bn from Levelling Up Fund and Towns Fund, but say attracting skilled staff is their largest recruitment issue.
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Social value benchmarking report published in partnership with SCAPE
The ‘Social Value Benchmarking Study’, has been published which evaluated the reported outcomes from a sample of over 1,400 projects from the construction sector completed over the past seven years and ranging in size from around £10,000 to over £1.4 … Continue reading
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Former lighthouse with connections to RL Stevenson for sale
A former lighthouse building with a historic connection to author Robert Louis Stevenson has gone up for sale for £149,000. image: By Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Don’t forget the IHBC’s (FREE, if sometimes forgotten) jewels in #IHBC25: No.1 – The IHBC’s ToolBox
[slideshow_deploy id=’34803′]The IHBC is marking our 25th anniversary across this subscription year, from April 2022 to March 2023, and as part of looking back – and forward – we’re celebrating some of the free IHBC ‘jewels’ that help members and … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: CHN’s dedicated web resource for ‘Culture at COP27’, from 6/11
Climate Heritage Network (CHN) has produced a ‘Culture at COP27’ dedicated web page.
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