Author Archives: IHBC

Heritage Compass Recruitment is open to more small to medium organisations to join for a 12 month programme, round closing 16/12.

The Museums Association (MA) commissioned new research in 2021 that looks at the impact that austerity has had on the museums sector in the UK since 2010.

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has announced a new network based in Scotland to support and drive the sustainability of the Scottish Built Environment.

925 arts, heritage and cultural organisations to benefit from share of £107 million latest recovery fund. image: Open Government Licence v3.0

Volunteering Futures Fund makes £7M available for arts, culture, sports, civil society, youth and heritage sectors.

Countryside Charity’s (CPRE) latest report on the state of brownfield in England has found that this previously developed land could accommodate over 1.3 million new homes – an increase of almost 10% on 2020. image: for illustration purposes only – … Continue reading →

Charities in Wales will be able to borrow up to £300,000 to take over local assets under a new scheme.

The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is keen to hear from charities or social enterprises based in villages in Northern Ireland (NI) interested in finding long-term uses for empty historic buildings that target rural poverty and social isolation.

A Private Member’s Bill attempting to create a compulsory licence scheme for the building trade has been withdrawn. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0

Westminster Council has backed an office-led scheme pending the outcome of a listing bid for the 1930s department store. image: for illustration purposes only – Christmas lights, Marks & Spencer, Oxford Street W1 by Robin Sones, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via … Continue reading →

Historic England has published its annual Heritage at Risk Register for 2021. The Register is the yearly health-check of England’s most valued historic places and those most at risk of being lost forever as a result of neglect, decay or … Continue reading →

The Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has allocated £10m of its investment portfolio to pilot impact investing.

A cross-party committee of backbench MPs has called on the government to accelerate the introduction of its Future Homes Standard. image: for illustration purposes only 

Scotland’s Planning Minister Tom Arthur and Chief Planner Fiona Simpson have written to update stakeholders on some guidance and legislation in place during the pandemic and ongoing work of the Planning and Architecture Division.

Heritage sites across England are receiving a boost of £35 million thanks to the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund. image: Historic England website

Companies bidding to win public sector contracts in Scotland must pay the real living wage to help ensure public sector contracts tackle in-work poverty and promote fair work practices. image for illustration purposes only

Many people claim the Chrysler Building as their favorite New York City edifice and actor John Malkovich is one such recorded in a BBC documentary short in 1994. image: for illustration purposes only – Peter Badcock