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- IHBC’s December ‘CPD Circular’ now out: Accessible, cost-conscious learning, events & resources, with Branch & National AGMs, Surgeries, CPD Partnerships & more 28/11/2025
- IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!) 28/11/2025
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 28/11/2025
- IHBC welcomes new joint CEOs at Historic England to post 28/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Management ‘ Signpost: DB’s ‘brief outline of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill’, with terms, and amendments 28/11/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.4M+ of weekly works: BC seeks review of Conservation Areas, to £50K 28/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Two companies fined total of £190k for unauthorised Grade I listed building works following BNES council prosecution 28/11/2025
- Government consultation: ‘Reforms to the statutory consultee system’, to 13/01/2026 28/11/2025
- Gardens Trust on ‘Government Consultation on Removal of the Gardens Trust as a Statutory Consultee’ 28/11/2025
- NLHF launches Future Heritage Leadership Programme, open to 10/12, starting March 2026 28/11/2025
- As UK City of Culture 2029 opens, new ‘UK Town of Culture’ competition – to shine a spotlight on towns – opens soon too 28/11/2025
- UK Parliamentary Cttee. launches International Climate Policy Inquiry, ‘on UK climate policy and finance’, seeking evidence, to 7/01/2026 28/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: European Heritage Excellence Day 2025 spotlights innovation, creativity and community engagement 28/11/2025
- PAS UPDATES 28/11/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ services spans disciplines, levels & sectors, linked by interdisciplinary conservation practice standards delivering public benefit 25/11/2025
- IHBC’s 2025 Parliamentary Briefing launches research-led ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’… From Crafts in Crisis to Rubbish in Retrofit 25/11/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Evaluation’ Signpost from Sheehan Quirke via Open Culture: ‘How did the world get so ugly?’ 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (duplicate) doorstep’: Plans for first Iron Age broch ‘in 2000 years’ approved for Highlands 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Lottery) doorstep’: Historic Birnbeck pier saved as surprise funding announced from NLHF 25/11/2025
- ‘Natural England’s Strategy: Recovering Nature for Growth, Health and Security’ – with ‘nature as essential to sustaining growth and a healthy society’ 25/11/2025
- HE & ACE issue first parts of suite of guidance, templates and factsheets etc. 25/11/2025
- Government’s Pride in Place: Strategy update 25/11/2025
- Winners of the Georgian Group Architectural Awards announced! 25/11/2025
- Joining the dots: A single EDI portal for the sector 25/11/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Worker dies after partial collapse of medieval tower in Rome 25/11/2025
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MHCLG seeks ‘Technical independent advisers’ for College of Experts
image: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is recruiting individuals from a diverse range of science, engineering, and industrial backgrounds for its first ever College of Experts, ‘a list of pre-approved experts from … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Canada on ‘It’s Time to Abolish the Right to Demolish’
image for illustration Heritage advocate Catherine Nasmith on how it’s time to make building demolition the exception, not the rule, reports Canadian Architect.
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IHBC’s SE Branch Newsletter: Branch Chair (& trustee) Joanna Saady updates, on people, CPD, networking, Branch School – ‘Let’s get stoned…’ – & AGM (Reigate, 28/03) & much more
The IHBC’s South East (SE) Branch has issued its latest NEWSLETTER, updating on events, plans, new Branch Consultant and more, so check out what one IHBC Branch does, including at its AGM & School, ‘Let’s get stoned, Materials and conservation … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate
IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into … Continue reading
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Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025
The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2025 AGM is coming 13 May: To take your membership to a new level, as Trustee, be sure to · Check our guidance · Explore options with us · Sort your CPD · Submit your case
If you are interested in a voluntary role as an Trustee you can explore duties and obligations not only through our extensive online guidance, but also ‘in real life’ by contacting a trustee post-holder – direct or through your Branch … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ H&S Signpost: Building Safety Wiki – ‘Why the UK construction industry must unite for Building Safety’
As regards Health and Safety, 2025 represents a pivotal year for the building design and construction industry, writes Designing Buildings’ ‘Building Safety Wiki’, and as a dynamic, user-generated platform that fosters collaboration, your contributions can help shape the future of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost, from DCMS: Embedding a Culture and Heritage Capital Approach
A new departmental report sets out the approach to embedding best practice for valuing cultural and heritage assets.
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IHBC’s HESPR members’ ‘News and Tender Alert’ News Spotlight: Director’s pick from February, with reminder on benefits including free annual Jobs etc. post (transferable, for goodwill!)
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members ‘News and TenderAlerts’, while after a quiet periods, as now, the IHBC’s Director selects a sample news listing from a recent … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Belfast’s Assembly Rooms on watchlist for at-risk global sites
image for illustration: Belfast Assembly Rooms by Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0, Commons Wikimedia Belfast’s Assembly Rooms building was included in the World Monuments Fund’s 2025 watchlist for endangered heritage sites, reports Irish Central.
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HE Launches Wellbeing Strategy for Heritage
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Historic England (HE) has launched a new ‘Wellbeing and Heritage Strategy’.
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Promoting equity, diversity and inclusion in volunteering
New research commissioned by the government explores the effectiveness of different interventions and practices in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across a range of different sized volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs), with an emphasis on smaller organisations.
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NCT: Church architecture awards winners 2024 announced
image for illustration: St James the Great, Aslackby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire by Acabashi – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Commons Wikimedia The National Churches Trust has announced the winners of the church architecture awards 2024.
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New Director for the Georgian Group: Dr Anya Lucas
The Georgian Group, the society founded in 1937 to protect and promote Georgian buildings, has appointed Dr Anya Lucas FSA as its next Director.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Beavers build planned dams in protected landscape area while officials still seek permits
image for illustration: A Beaver eating dinner By NPS Photo / Emily Mesner – NPGallery, Public Domain, Commons Wikimedia A beaver colony in the Brdy region has gained overnight fame by building several dams in the protected landscape area, as … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Context 182 now out (Part 1): ‘Heating and ventilation’ from Sustainable heating for listed buildings to people-first retrofit, hothouses and more (& even Alec & Gus!)
The new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 182 – examines ‘heating and ventilation’ because ‘Is anything more important to historic building conservation…’, and that’s just the start of our CPD journey that includes Alec Clifton-Taylor, Gus Astley … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s online Council on 24 March, 1.15pm on, for Welcomes (future President, Rebecca Thompson, VPs etc.); Thanks (President Mike Brown, & volunteers), and practice-led CPD on managing London’s mixed-use historic Charterhouse estate
IHBC’s next free online Council and CPD, exclusive to all IHBC members, opens on 24 March at 1.15pm from London’s Charterhouse, offering: welcomes to our next President Rebecca Thompson; thanks to Mike Brown and others, and Charterhouse case-study insights into … Continue reading
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Nominations sought for IHBC’s TWO Marsh Awards: ‘Successful Learning’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution (Retired Members) – to 31 March 2025
The two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate ‘Community Contributions’ by retired IHBC members, as well as ‘Successful Learning’ in heritage-related skills, with £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2025 Annual School in Shrewsbury … Continue reading
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IHBC’s IHBC’s ‘Professional’ capacity-building Signpost: England’s Pathways to Planning – Information for councils
image for illustration: Open government Licence v3.0 Pathways to Planning provides local planning authorities with a pipeline of talented, supported new planners , and the LGA is now able to offer councils salary bursaries to cover part or all of … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: New research at Bennett Institute defines and measures social and cultural infrastructure
New research at the Bennett Institute aims to define and measure the role and value of ‘social and cultural Infrastructure’ and develop a framework that helps understand their value and role in public life.
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IHBC’s occasional ‘HESPR opportunities’ signpost: Our £8.2+M sampler ‘Director’s choice’ January issue, & benefits including free annual IHBC Jobs etc. post (transferable for goodwill too!)
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members our ‘News and Tender Alerts’ and, for our NewsBlogs feature this week, we’re offering our occasion sample listing from January.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Scottish) doorstep’: On ‘Heat in Buildings’, Government update from Climate Action Minister
image for illustration Scotland’s Minister for Climate Action, Alasdair Allan has sent a progress update on ‘Heat in Buildings’ to Ariane Burgess MSP, Convener of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee.
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A decade of cuts: Wales risks being left behind in cultural and sporting achievement
Wales spends less on culture than almost all European nations, a Senedd Committee report has founds.
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Nathan Baker steps down as CIfA CEO
A Statement from the Honorary Chair of CIfA has announced that Nathan Baker has stepped down from his role as Chief Executive Officer.
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ICOMOS-UK Heritage Photo Competition: Celebrating 60 Years Of ICOMOS, on Heritage at Risk: A Global Perspective’, to 28/02
The 2025 ICOMOS-UK photography competition celebrates built heritage and living heritage traditions around the world, as seen by you through the lens, as well as 60 years of ICOMOS, closing 28 February!
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