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- IHBC welcomes CMS Parliamentary Cttee. conclusion on ‘Protecting built heritage’ & nod to our ‘5 Commitments’: ‘…deterioration of heritage… a major missed opportunity’ 17/07/2026
- IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’ 17/07/2026
- FINAL 20 July close for IHBC’s initial ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 17/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 17/07/2026
- IHBC research CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August 17/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Government Research Report on ‘Impacts of public services being delivered by civil society organisations’ 17/07/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £663K+ costed works this week: Heritage body seeks green-led adaptation workshops, to 03/08, £20K 17/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Glasgow historic buildings face £1Bn deficit as cost to fix them more than market value 17/07/2026
- NAO Report assesses progress of parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme 17/07/2026
- RIBA responds to NAO’s Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: 2026 Update 17/07/2026
- RTPI: The Planning Skills Fund -Partnership to support capacity in UK planning in 2026/27, ‘so get in touch’… 17/07/2026
- MHCLG’s Call for Evidence: ‘Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations’ – Open to 12/08 17/07/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe’ – CoEU on ‘European institutions commit to placing culture at the heart of EU policy’ 17/07/2026
- IHBC congratulates IHBC Chair on formal investiture following OBE award 14/07/2026
- New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’ 14/07/2026
- As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’ 14/07/2026
- Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better! 14/07/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Understanding growth in the creative industries: National trends and firm-level evidence from Creative UK 14/07/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on ‘How Harringay’s warehouse district resists ‘gentrification’ 14/07/2026
- The Carbon Trust, on ‘Accelerating access to clean, reliable and affordable energy’ 14/07/2026
- Government guidance on ‘The enrichment framework for schools and colleges… for all pupils and students.’ 14/07/2026
- England’s third new national forest to bring nature closer to communities 14/07/2026
- CIC appoints Simon Rawlinson as new Deputy Chair 14/07/2026
- ‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035 14/07/2026
- NI regulator pauses charity registration invites amid systems upgrade plans 14/07/2026
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IHBC welcomes CMS Parliamentary Cttee. conclusion on ‘Protecting built heritage’ & nod to our ‘5 Commitments’: ‘…deterioration of heritage… a major missed opportunity’
The IHBC has welcomed the conclusions of the Parliamentary Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s (CMS) inquiry into ‘Protecting built heritage’ – that the ‘deterioration of heritage… represents a major missed opportunity…’ – especially its echo of heritage wastage in the … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptive reuse, derelict, government, heritage, historic envionrment, reuse
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IHBC’s 2026 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Open to 31/08 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCBristolBath2027, on ‘Climate Change & Significance’
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award close on 31 August 2026, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2025 OR 30 September 2026 – just submit … Continue reading
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Tagged academic, architectural, award, research, student
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FINAL 20 July close for IHBC’s initial ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… still time to shape our high-level advocacy’
IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to Local Government conservation Officers and services for ‘advice, input and suggestions’ on possible improvements that we can pass on to UK Governments as part of our ‘5 Commitments to Parliament’ has had its closing date extended … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, expertise, government, heritage, local authorities, officers, skills
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Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better!
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, as we advance the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’ exploring Local Authority (LA) conservation roles and services, and now spotlighting a new film that could change … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, expertise, government, heritage, planning, skills
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IHBC research CPD signpost: … UK-wide survey: Heritage and Conservation Science Workforce: ‘‘Please complete and share’, from RICHeS and Icon, to 31 August
The Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science (RICHeS) has commissioned Icon to undertake the first ever UK-wide survey of the heritage and conservation science workforce and we need your help to make it count, open to 31/08.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Government Research Report on ‘Impacts of public services being delivered by civil society organisations’
A new Research Report published by Government explores ‘Impacts of public services being delivered by civil society organisations.
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Tagged civil society, cpd, expertise, skills
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £663K+ costed works this week: Heritage body seeks green-led adaptation workshops, to 03/08, £20K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – sends members exclusive ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the Director’s top taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a national heritage … Continue reading
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Glasgow historic buildings face £1Bn deficit as cost to fix them more than market value
image for illustration: High Street tenements, Glasgow by Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons A Glasgow City Administration meeting heard available funding was significantly lower than what is required, reports Glasgow Live.
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Tagged funding, Glasgow, heritage, Scotland
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NAO Report assesses progress of parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme
image for illustration: Palace of Westminster, Big Ben, and Westminster Bridge as seen from the south bank of the River Thames by Terry Ott, CC-BY-2.0 The National Audit Office (NAO) Report Value for Money has examined the proposals for restoring … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, government, London, renovation, Westminster
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RIBA responds to NAO’s Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster: 2026 Update
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has reacted to the National Audit Office (NAO)’s latest report, published today, assessing the progress of the Parliament Restoration and Renewal Programme.
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Tagged building, conservation, London, restoration, RIBA, Westminster
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RTPI: The Planning Skills Fund -Partnership to support capacity in UK planning in 2026/27, ‘so get in touch’…
The Planning Skills Fund, launched in 2025, aims to build skills and capacity within UK planning systems and will continue to support students in the 2026/27 academic year, so get in touch!
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Tagged buildings, built environment, planning, RTPI
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MHCLG’s Call for Evidence: ‘Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations’ – Open to 12/08
In December 2025, the government announced that it would publish a new strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations in 2027, and a call for evidence by the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) now seeks … Continue reading
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Tagged building, conservation, environment, expertise, government, heritage, skills
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe’ – CoEU on ‘European institutions commit to placing culture at the heart of EU policy’
The Council of the European Union (CotEU) reports on how European partner networks signed a joint declaration entitled ‘Europe for Culture, Culture for Europe’, setting out their shared political commitment to protecting, promoting and supporting culture in Europe.
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Tagged conservation, creative, global, heritage
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IHBC congratulates IHBC Chair on formal investiture following OBE award
The IHBC is delighted to congratulate our Chair David McDonald on his formal investiture following the award of an OBE in the New Year Honours List 2026, an award that ‘recognises the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the … Continue reading
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New 20 July close for IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to help local government conservation services: ‘… remarkable response already… so still time to shape our high-level advocacy’
IHBC’s ‘quick query’ to Local Government conservation Officers and services for ‘advice, input and suggestions’ on possible improvements that we can pass on to UK Governments as part of our ‘5 Commitments to Parliament’ has had its closing date extended … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, conservation, guidance, local authorities, research, survey
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As 90% of ‘Virtual’ Newcastle School feedback is ‘5/5’ or ‘4/5’, IHBC celebrates success in 2026, in learning, partnerships, friends & more, with thanks & congrats to all as Bristol 2027 looms, in June, on ‘Climate Change and Significance’
The IHBC is delighted to thank all contributors, participants, sponsors, network partners, exhibitors and, especially, our RTPI 2026 School Friends, all of whom have helped make our Annual School in Newcastle, such a success, as we look ahead to June … Continue reading
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Spotlighting IHBC’s recent Council film, ‘Do Drop-in, before they drop out’: Our new, must-see interview on pre-Pre App options, and how talking to applicants can help make things better!
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, as we advance the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’ exploring Local Authority (LA) conservation roles and services, and now spotlighting a new film that could change … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, expertise, heritage, skills
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Understanding growth in the creative industries: National trends and firm-level evidence from Creative UK
A Bennett School report into one of the Government’s eight key Industrial Strategy sectors, the creative industries, explores better understanding of how value is measured, how firms access finance, where creative capacity exists, and who is able to take part.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD on ‘How Harringay’s warehouse district resists ‘gentrification’
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 Building Design (BD) on ‘How Harringay’s warehouse district resists ‘gentrification’’. … Continue reading
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The Carbon Trust, on ‘Accelerating access to clean, reliable and affordable energy’
How can communities and businesses across emerging economies harness the economic benefits of distributed renewable energy?
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Tagged business, decarbonisation, economics, heritage
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Government guidance on ‘The enrichment framework for schools and colleges… for all pupils and students.’
Non-statutory guidance to support schools and colleges to design and deliver a high-quality enrichment offer for all pupils and students.
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Tagged careers, education, schools, skills
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England’s third new national forest to bring nature closer to communities
image for illustration: Mr Ignavy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The creation of a third new national forest has taken an exciting step forward as Government has committed up to £7.5 million in calla for delivery partners to submit bids … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, green spaces, nature, woodland
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CIC appoints Simon Rawlinson as new Deputy Chair
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has appointed Simon Rawlinson MRICS as their new Deputy Chair.
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Tagged built environment, construction, expertise, government, heritage
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‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035
London Parks and Gardens has announced that its new Director Philip Barnes will lead delivery of London Parks & Gardens’ ambitious strategy to 2035.
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Tagged climate change, gardens, green spaces, heritage, heritage protection, London, parks
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NI regulator pauses charity registration invites amid systems upgrade plans
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has stopped inviting registrations of new charities until September as it plans an update to its online systems.
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