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- IHBC’s first thoughts from the new NPPF: On ‘…what the NPPF means for Conservation in England and what remains unanswered’, with an early push on Planning Resource 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 2: ‘Charter & ‘CP30’’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 18/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 18/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: Latest guidance for tackling damp and mould, via CIOB/CIH 18/09/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £111K weekly costed works: Council seeks Architect/Design Team for GII listed Town Hall works, to 09/10/2026. 18/09/2026
- UK ESNZ Committee with unchanged remit launches two new major inquiries: ‘Business & energy’ and ‘Warm and comfortable homes’ 18/09/2026
- HES: Pilot fund launched to support Scotland’s historic places of worship 18/09/2026
- Home Builders Federation: Planning staff shortages worsen despite Government reforms, further delaying housing delivery 18/09/2026
- Government opens consultation on ‘Planning powers for mayors in England’ 18/09/2026
- Historic Houses report: ‘Endangered Spaces: Protecting ‘at risk’ heritage’… on how to use HE’s (HARR) 18/09/2026
- PM puts public control, community regeneration and cost-of-living at the heart of plans to ‘rewire Britain’ 18/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
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IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after
IHBC’s members and prospective members are asked to feed back on the summary review of our Corporate Plan for 2020-25 – ‘CP25’ – presented at our September Council, to help inform plans for our Corporate Plan for 2026-30 (CP30), with … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Circular construction policies key to reversing nature loss in cities, says new IUCN report
Policies that reduce how much cities demolish and build new may be the single most powerful action local governments can take to reverse biodiversity loss globally, according to a new report by International Union for Conservation of nature and natural … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Communication’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s Engine Shed on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’
image for illustration: Hansueli Krapf CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Scotland’s The Engine Shed makes the case on ‘Why building conservation is important for the future’.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB looks via IHBC… ‘From medieval scribes to modern word art’
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 Designing Buildings (DB) on Spelling it out. SEE MORE ON … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (footie) doorstep’: Historic site of First Hampden scores scheduled status
image for illustration: The site of the first Hampden Park by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Remains of the pavilion at site of one of the world’s earliest purpose-built football grounds is added to list of nationally important … Continue reading
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (vinyl) doorstep’: 11 Historic Buildings and Places That Feature on Album Covers
image for illustration: Mapledurham Watermill By Chris Wood, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons How musicians from the Fab Four to The Streets have harnessed the power of historic places in their album art
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CLC’s Construct Zero: A refreshed programme with updated priorities.
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has announced its refreshed Construct Zero programme and updated priorities, with Business Champion programme applications invited too.
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Heritage Network’s ‘Digital Heroes’… ‘to connect digitally savvy 18-30 year olds with UK’s heritage organisations and help with their digital challenges’
Heritage Network recruits, trains, and matches volunteer Digital Heroes with our members, with self-guided training materials also available for Heroes.
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ACE report finds commercial strategy drives cultural sector income growth
Bringing together data and insights from more than 260 sites, ‘A Seat at the Table: Embedding Commercial Thinking in the Cultural Sector’ is a new report from the arts, heritage and cultural sector charity and trade body, the Association for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: New Report Charts Path for Canadian Register of Historic Places
image for illustration: Just a Prairie Boy from Calgary, AB, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons A new report, ‘A Path Forward for the Canadian Register of Historic Places,’ finds that the Canadian Register of Historic Places (CRHP) remains a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 ‘Adaptive Reuse’ School CPD Circular & Invitation: Your guide to accessible, low-cost CPD with a global reach online – Virtual School (19/06, IHBC rates for RTPI members), Free webinars (for all); Day & Full Schools with exhibitors (closed)
The IHBC has published its CPD Circular Guide to the 2026 School, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’, with our Virtual School on 19 June broadcast from Newcastle, offering a huge variety of accessible CPD pitched to all disciplines and levels of interest … Continue reading
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IHBC’s latest Council Update: LA Conservation service talks and feedback, learning lessons as we shape our staff survey for a new parliamentary push
IHBC’s latest Council received impressively positive feedback, as we advanced the 3rd of our Parliamentary ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation…’, to ‘Investigate… heritage management…’ – there focussed on helping conservation services in the UK’s local government, with … Continue reading
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EARLY NOTICE: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ soon to seek ‘Interest’ from leads in relevant conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC will soon launch a call to register ‘Interest’ in our new network – ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice’ – aimed at service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning programmes and courses etc., with resources allocated, advocacy … Continue reading
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Hear more from the RTPI , IHBC’s Newcastle School ‘Friends’ – as IHBC-member rates on offer to RTPI members for our Virtual Day School, 19/06
IHBC’s 2026 Day School, broadcasting from Newcastle on 19 June, boasts The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) as our School ‘Friend’, offering reduced Virtual School rates to RTPI members as delegates while delegates will hear from former RTPI President Timothy … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2026 School FREE pre-conference webinars: Accessible learning for all (& excellent CPD too!) 29/05 (… intervention in international contexts), 05/06 (… skills… for Adaptive Reuse, a planning take with the RTPI, 2026 School Friend)
As the IHBC’s looks ahead to our 2026 Annual School in Newcastle in June, we are delighted to announce a series of free webinars, all led by expert speakers and linked to the School’s theme, ‘Adaptive Reuse’, an excellent opportunity … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ and ‘Research’ Signpost: Call to help Scottish survey of heritage-related content in construction education
A new survey – by Maryam Forghaniallahabadi – seeks input to inform how heritage-related knowledge, traditional building skills, and historic building materials are currently included within construction-related courses in Further Education and Higher Education institutions across Scotland.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity, new report shows
UNESCO’s latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature.
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £486K+ costed works this week: Trust seeks accredited lead for feasibility etc work on listed property, to £28K+
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 tender taster for NewsBlog readers this week a call from a Heritage Trust … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (risky) doorstep’: Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on HE’s at Risk Register
image for illustration:Kev747 CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has confirmed that Hall’s Croft, the Grade I listed home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall, has been placed on Historic England’s … Continue reading
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CPRE launches urban countryside campaign: ‘On the Edge
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) has launched its ‘On the Edge’ campaign, to be showcased in the garden of the same name at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, celebrating fragile, often-forgotten countryside on the edges of England’s … Continue reading
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Public Practice Recruitment & Skills Report 2025
The fourth Public Practice annual survey helps understand year-on-year trends and changes, to better understand the skills gap and the impact that the lack of resources is having on officers and their teams across each country.
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Martyn’s Law guidance… ‘to help businesses’
Government UK has issued new guidance published to ‘help organisations and businesses prepare for terrorist threats and protect lives’.
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Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) User Needs Survey – Year 2
The Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) is a new national platform designed to support heritage science research across the UK.
IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Historic weather station & landmark on Banff’s Sulphur Mountain returned to former glory
image for illustration: Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station, Kay Röllig, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons An historic weather station on Banff mountain peak has been restored, celebrates Rocky Mountain Outlook.
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