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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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British Safety Council calls on new Government to put health, safety and wellbeing at the heart of economic growth
In advance of the next UK General Election, the British Safety Council (BSC) has published a manifesto containing policies to support better productivity and growth. image for illustration
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Government saves over 80 community spaces from closure
Community assets including pubs, music venues and sports clubs saved from closure thanks to a major £33.5million package announced by the Government. image for illustration
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global Doorstep’ as IHBC & partners represented at Paris’ ‘Buildings and Climate Global Forum’: 70 countries sign Declaration de Chaillot: ‘… a foundational document for international cooperation…’
The first ever Buildings and Climate Global Forum, organised by the French Government and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), concluded with the adoption by representatives of 70 countries of the Declaration de Chaillot, a foundational document enabling progress towards a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s AGM & CPD UPDATE FOR 30/04 (5.30 PM on) – PROXY VOTING ENCOURAGED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’ + AGM & ‘next steps’ Resolution exploring Charter Petition
The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 programme will take place online on 30 April 2024, from 5.30pm with Dr Robyn Pender opening the CPD programme, on ‘… energy in buildings…’, exclusively for ALL IHBC membership categories.
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IHBC calls for Expressions of Interest (EoI) from Full Members seeking occasional fee income on our new ‘Recognised MATE Provider’ listing, with initial closing date 1 May
IHBC Full Members who are strong presenters and communicators, committed to maintaining our standards in line with the Institute’s interdisciplinary practice model, as well as supporting members’ career journeys, are called on to submit interest in a new occasional, flexible, … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes MFL as Principal Sponsor for 2024 Reading Annual School, #IHBCReading2024, 12/13-15 June, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording)
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s Annual School from 12/13-15 June 2024, in person in Reading and online, from £30+VAT (online Day School & recording).
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Understanding the levels of public investment in museums
Research to understand the levels of public investment in museums report has been published by The Arts Council in January. image for illustration
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: Dezeen on ‘…how design shapes society and culture’, from Doha, with Chipperfield on how architects ‘changed cities for the worse’
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 Dezeen on the ‘Design Doha Forum’ and Chipperfield on how … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: 42-storey tower planned on historic former hospital site, Birmingham
A 42-storey tower planned on historic former Royal Orthopaedic Hospital site, reports the Birmingham Mail. image for illustration: Broad Street Birmingham Public Domain, Commons Wiki
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HE’s High Streets Heritage Action Zone Programme Success Celebrated
Launched in 2020, Historic England’s (HE) 4-year High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) programme has unlocked the potential of 67 historic high streets across England. image for illustration: Open Government Licence v3.0
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THA Heritage Manifesto Refreshed for 2024
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has re-launched its Heritage Manifesto for 2024, with the latest facts and figures about the value of heritage for this election year.
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Nominations for the 2024 Plowden Medal Conservation Award open to 17 May
Nominations for the 2024 Plowden Medal Conservation Award, in the 25th anniversary year, are open to 17 May 2024, welcoming nominations of talented conservators who deserve recognition. image RWHA
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Study: Biodiversity Net Gain has potential to absorb 650,000 tonnes of carbon a year
Analysis calculates habitats created by Biodiversity Net Gain schemes could absorb emissions equivalent to nearly 200,000 round trip flights from London to New York each year, according to research by Joe’s Blooms. image for illustration
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Scottish Civic Trust Pulse Survey launched: Calling all in Scotland!
The Scottish Civic Trust is refreshing its Strategic Plan and to inform its future activities, is surveying people across Scotland about key themes related to its work.
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Active Travel England design assistance tools
Active Travel England (ATE) has developed a suite of tools to support the development of designs and the assessment of design quality for active travel interventions and schemes. image for illustration
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IHBC calls for ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EoI) from Full Members seeking occasional fee income on our new ‘Recognised MATE Provider’ listing: Initial closing date 1 May 2024
IHBC Full Members who are strong presenters and communicators, committed to maintaining our standards in line with the Institute’s interdisciplinary practice model, as well as supporting members’ career journeys, are called on to submit interest in a new occasional, flexible, … Continue reading
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Serious about your career? Sign up for IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’, for opportunities across diverse disciplines, specialisms & levels, from London planning design lead to charity CEOs, curators & 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’s AGM & CPD UPDATE FOR 30/04 (5.30 PM on) – PROXY VOTING ENCOURAGED, REGISTRATION REQUIRED: Robyn Pender on ‘… energy in buildings…’ + AGM & ‘next steps’ Resolution exploring Charter Petition
The IHBC’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024 programme will take place online on 30 April 2024, from 5.30pm with Dr Robyn Pender opening the CPD programme, on ‘… energy in buildings…’, exclusively for ALL IHBC membership categories.
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TIME IS RUNNING OUT: But bursaries are still open for CPD on finance to law at #IHBCReading2024 – ‘Submit by 31/03 to be first on the list!’
Bursaries from the IHBC’s UK-wide allocation are still available for the 2024 Annual School in Reading, 12/13-15 June – #IHBCReading2024 – on ‘Place & Building Care: Finance, policy & people in conservation practice’, offering some of the most accessible and … Continue reading
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CLOSING SOON: IHBC seeks nominations for Marsh Awards 2024: ‘Retired IHBC Members’ and/or ‘Successful Learners’ – Closing 31 March 2024
Two IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust celebrate, respectively, civic contributions by retired IHBC members and successful learning in heritage skills, offer awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s 2024 Annual School in Reading … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £558K+ works this week: Team sought for GII* ‘at risk’ church works, to 12/04, £367K
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 church body for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hefty penalty for planning breach in Ealing – £1.44Mn
A man has been hit with a £1.44million penalty under the Proceeds of Crime Act after he continually broke planning rules and then refused to follow legal orders.
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Historic England’s new research shows ‘Heritage Boosts Your Wellbeing’
Historic England has published new research which shows that the overall wellbeing value for people’s day-to-day encounters with heritage is estimated to be worth £29 billion every year in England. image for illustration: Joanna Theobald
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DLUHC and RTPI work to tackle shortage of planning enforcement officers in councils
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has supported the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to address the critical shortage of Planning Enforcement Officers across councils nationwide.
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ESPON seeks pool of editors to develop content
ESPON, the EU funded programme with the task to bring together policymakers and researchers and seeks editors to help ‘them communicate’ despite the fact that they ‘speak different languages’.
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