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- IHBC welcomes Budget’s financial boost for planning, supporting RTPI’s call for long-term investment as ‘the key to building capacity’ 02/12/2025
- IHBC Supporter Surgery for aspiring Affiliates: Have you registered yet? 11 December, 1pm (IHBC CPD too!) 02/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Volcanic rocks could store captured CO2, Edinburgh University study finds 02/12/2025
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BDP on ‘Redeveloping Plymouth Civic Centre’ 02/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: ‘Failings at every level’ resulted in botched insulation scheme, MPs told 02/12/2025
- Government confirms National Covid Memorial Wall will be preserved 02/12/2025
- ICON: Pilgrim Trust supports ‘Conservation Skills at Risk’ with £45,000 grant 02/12/2025
- Government reappoints 3 Trustees to the National Heritage Memorial Fund 02/12/2025
- Parliamentary Committee: Nature not a ‘blocker’ to housing; needed for ‘resilient towns & neighbourhoods’, and calls for housebuilding target changes and reduced VAT (for retrofitting) 02/12/2025
- £2Mn Funding boost to protect war memorials across the UK 02/12/2025
- England to benefit from two new national forests backed by £1 billion investment in tree planting 02/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: A town wants to give away its 100-year-old convent: is it a housing solution? 02/12/2025
- 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
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IHBC Research spotlight: UCL research indicates reflective roofs are better at beating cities’ heat than ‘green’ vegetation roofs
image for illustration Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered ‘green roofs,’ street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by University College London … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Oxford Clarion on new homes at air base
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’s special news features The Oxford Clarion on ‘what would be Oxfordshire’s … Continue reading
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Government launches rapid review to meet Environment Act targets
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has launched a rapid review to meet Environment Act targets as a new report shows the dire state of nature and the need for accelerated action.
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Local Plan examinations in England – ‘government’s position’: letter to the Chief Executive of the Planning Inspectorate (July 2024)
image: Matthew Pennycook – Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licence A new letter sets out the government’s position on how planning-linked examinations should be conducted in regard to ‘pragmatism’.
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HES adjusts plans for new archive facility due to rising costs
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has announced a revised approach to the development of a new home for its extensive archive collections due to escalating costs and project timelines.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Unesco to probe high-rise impact on Tower of London
image for illustration: Tower of London By [Duncan] from Nottingham, UK – Tower of London from the Shard, CC BY 2.0 Historic England has said it is concerned about the encroachment of tall buildings on the Tower of London, with the … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? Stay ahead and sign up to IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ service, for roles across diverse disciplines, specialisms & levels: architectural technology, churches, councils & more
To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading
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IHBC North Branch CPD: RETROFIT FOR THE FUTURE, A Day School for Building Conservation Professionals, 19/09 Durham
‘Retrofit For The Future’ on 19 September next, is a new ‘Day School for Building Conservation Professionals’, including and optional Building Tour of Dunelm House, hosted by the IHBC’s North Branch, and led by Prof. John Edwards, Director of Edwards … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2024 now open: Celebrating ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, enter work from 2022 by 1/09 2024
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2024 joint Heritage Research Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, with submissions welcomed … Continue reading
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IHBC 2024 Student Award UPDATE – New closing date, 30 September: Seeks relevant coursework ‘written, designed or made’… to win £500 & free #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School place
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award closes on 31 September this year, so if you have submitted relevant coursework on a UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, whether ‘written, designed or made’ – over the two years … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ spotlight: HE Inclusive Heritage Advice Hub
The Inclusive Heritage Advice Hub, part of Historic England’s commitment to supporting the heritage sector to become more diverse, offers dedicated resources and guidance for practitioners.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £300K of works this week: Council seeks architect for barn project, to £200K, closed 12/09
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is a call from a Council for a heritage … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (CIAT) doorstep’: 18th-century hospital in York to become sustainable homes
image for illustration: York by DACP, CC BY-SA 2.0 A former mental health establishment founded by a Quaker in 1792 is to be converted into 120 energy-efficient homes in York, reports Architectural Technology.
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NCT: Nominate your church, chapel or meeting house for the National Church Awards, to 31/08
image for illustration Submit your nomination for your church, chapel or meeting house by Saturday 31 August 2024 for the National Church awards.
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Expert taskforce to spearhead a new generation of England’s new towns, governed under ‘New Towns Code’
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 Expert taskforce to spearhead a new generation of new towns to kickstart economic growth and get Britain building again.
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Board of Portsmouth Historic Quarter regen charity seeks new chair, closing 9am, 09/09
The Board of Portsmouth Historic Quarter – a charity regenerating and breathing life into an integral part of England’s naval and maritime history seeks new chair, to 9 a.m. Monday 9th September.
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The arts and humanities need you! Join AHRC’s Advisory Board
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is inviting applications to join its Advisory Board, inviting applications from across the arts and humanities communities, representing different career stages, sectors, and disciplines.
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Artwork safe as Somerset House fire contained
image for illustration: IHBC Context A fire at Somerset House in central London has been contained after around 125 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze.
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Survey input sought: on Nature-based activities, interventions and practices in the historic built environment
image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0 The Oxford Resilient Buildings and Landscapes (OXRBL) group is seeks input to a short (15-20 minute) survey on the opportunities and challenges of nature-based activities, practices and interventions in the historic built environment.
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IHBC welcomes HEF’s ‘Historic Environment Overview’, with IHBC’s ‘Conservation Professional Practice Principles’ spotlighted!
The Historic Environment Forum’s (HEF) ‘Historic Environment Overview’, part of Historic England’s (HE) Heritage Counts is now out, including also a feature notice on the IHBC’s Conservation Professional Practice Principles.
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IHBC adds new ‘Climate Change Adaptation’ category to HESPR practice areas: ‘… responding to climate change issues…’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for commercial heritage services – now has the new practice area of ‘Climate Change Adaptation’, helping promote accredited members’ specialist skills and roles linked … Continue reading
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STILL TIME – IHBC Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot for Local Authority conservation staff (with personal guidance too) ends soon: Open to applicants from 15/07 to 30/08/2024, so pass the word!
The IHBC has launched a new Affiliate Fast-Track Pilot – developed from recent pilots – specifically aimed at helping existing Local Authority heritage, planning and conservation staff progress from Supporter to Affiliate membership, and maybe beyond, with applications closing 30 … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2024 now open: Celebrating ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, enter work from 2022 by 1/09 2024
The IHBC is delighted to announce the opening of the 2024 joint Heritage Research Award with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, with submissions welcomed … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘Practice’ and Learning spotlight: Angharad Hart on ‘Conservation Wiki’… for learning support in a changing climate
‘Learning support in a changing climate’ is a Designing Buildings feature article that originally appeared in the IHBC’s 2023 Yearbook, written by the IHBC’s Education, Training and Application Support Officer Angharad Hart.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Designing Buildings on the IHBC’s Affiliate application pilot for local authority conservation staff
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’s special news features Designing Buildings (DB) on IHBC’s Affiliate application pilot … Continue reading
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