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- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 07/08/2026
- SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: ‘Nature’s Rights Bill’ Private Members’ Bill ‘would recognise Nature as a legal subject’ 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Targeted tax support could help turn derelict land into homes and jobs 07/08/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £162K+ costed works this week: Heritage body seeks independent scrutinising service for development 28/08, £50K 07/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (development) doorstep’: Industry sets out wish lists for new Prime Minister and Housing Minister 07/08/2026
- Heritage delivers for England’s economy, new HE data shows: £39.4bn, c.56o,ooo jobs, & each pound adds £1.51 to economy (ests. for 2024) 07/08/2026
- HCLG Committee launches Inquiry into ‘Revitalising High Streets’, open to 07/09 07/08/2026
- European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards 2027: Open to 7/10 07/08/2026
- ALGAO Publishes Guidance on Local Government Reorganisation 07/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: For Sale, A 7-Story Basket – The Longaberger basket Company’s headquarters in Ohio 07/08/2026
- IHBC’s August CPD Circular: Our ‘What’s on’ CPD partnership listing, from Llanberis (Slate, & free) to Barcelona (SAHGB), Belfast (HN) & Bristol (via Student Awards) and beyond 04/08/2026
- LAST CHANCE Consultation: Permitted development rights linked to schools, assets of community value, defence and conservation, to August 5 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: SAHGB offers IHBC reduced rates for Barcelona Architecture Study Tour, 14-17 October 2026 (IHBC Recognised CPD) 04/08/2026
- 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’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: New UK pilots from UKNC UNESCO & NTU ‘explore how living heritage gives places meaning’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Procedural guide for Examinations and Gateways under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026 04/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WHUK on competition to ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s 30th Anniversary as a World Heritage Site’, to 23/10 04/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Victorian ‘treasures’ feared lost in major fire at former Edinburgh Debenhams 04/08/2026
- HE: Free virtual work experience programme for young people aged 15+ 04/08/2026
- Dr Saira Ali FLI takes up role of President of the Landscape Institute 04/08/2026
- ICE & partners call for new UK PM to ‘re-commit’ to existing infrastructure plans: ‘… not the time to go back to square one’ 04/08/2026
- RTPI: ‘… driverless vehicles could hit planning ‘unlike anything the system has handled before’ 04/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Exploring the American Story Through Place, via CyArk 04/08/2026
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: ‘Nature’s Rights Bill’ Private Members’ Bill ‘would recognise Nature as a legal subject’
image for illustration: Castle Bottom Nature Reserve, scotbotwylie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Nature’s Rights Bill, a Private members Bill introduced in the house of Lords by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle would recognise ecosystems and species as … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Targeted tax support could help turn derelict land into homes and jobs
Scottish Land Commission Report ‘Tax and the Reuse of Scotland’s Long-term Derelict Land’ could help long term derelict lands be reused
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IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £162K+ costed works this week: Heritage body seeks independent scrutinising service for development 28/08, £50K
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 heritage body … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, expertise, heritage, HESPR
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (development) doorstep’: Industry sets out wish lists for new Prime Minister and Housing Minister
Specification Online summarised an industry list of priorities for Andy Burnham, now the UK Prime Minister.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: For Sale, A 7-Story Basket – The Longaberger basket Company’s headquarters in Ohio
image for illustration: Derek Jensen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons A ‘kitschy building’, designed as the Longaberger basket company’s headquarters, has been a roadside attraction in Ohio for almost 30 years, reports The New York Times.
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD signpost: New UK pilots from UKNC UNESCO & NTU ‘explore how living heritage gives places meaning’
image for illustration: BLloydT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The UK National Commission (UKNC) for UNESCO has announced a new partnership with Nottingham Trent University (NTU) to support four pilot projects exploring the relationship between built heritage and intangible … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Procedural guide for Examinations and Gateways under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026
Government UK has issued the procedures that England’s Planning Inspectorate will follow when conducting gateway assessments and examinations of local plans. Government UK writes: The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has published a procedural guide for the new Local Plan system. The … Continue reading
IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WHUK on competition to ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s 30th Anniversary as a World Heritage Site’, to 23/10
IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: WHUK on competition to ‘Celebrate Edinburgh’s 30th Anniversary as a World Heritage Site’, to 23/10 IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – … Continue reading
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Tagged HESPR, World Heritage Sites
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Victorian ‘treasures’ feared lost in major fire at former Edinburgh Debenhams
image for illustration: EugenStoica, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic architectural features inside the fire-hit former Debenhams building in Edinburgh city centre, including an ornate Victorian library, are feared to have been destroyed, reports The Edinburgh Evening News.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Exploring the American Story Through Place, via CyArk
image for illustration: Joe Ross CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons As part of the United States’ 250th anniversary, CyArk has launched a new collection of Tapestry experiences that explore the American story through the power of place.
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IHBC welcomes The King’s Foundation’s launch of ‘Balancing Heritage Harm and Public Benefit: A decision-making framework for heritage applications’
The IHBC has welcomed The King’s Foundation new framework – ‘Balancing Heritage Harm and Public Benefit…’, which is intended to underpin ‘proactive, place-based and iterative approach… for balancing harm and benefit’, and promote ‘a shared understanding of significance, explore… and … Continue reading
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REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses
The IHBC has launched its call to register ‘Interest’ in our new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’, for service leads in built and historic environment conservation-led learning & training programmes & courses, with resources allocated, advocacy a priority, and … Continue reading
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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) have launched the 2026 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research from 2024 & closing 20 August.
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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: AJ Opinion: ‘… industry demands retrofit-first… new government shouldn’t waste a second…’
As the UK is hit by the fourth heatwave of 2026, Will Hurst argues in the Architects’ Journal (AJ) that a bombshell MHCLG survey has laid bare years of failure by central government to regulate construction’s carbon footprint, ‘including the … Continue reading
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Tagged carbon footprint, construction, cpd, government, practice, retrofit
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IHBC ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Historic England Guidance on Thatching Materials
image for illustration: Rethatching a house at Whippingham, Isle of Wight, ITookSomePhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Historic England reports on the use of traditional thatching materials, skills and techniques to maintain local distinctiveness, where a key factor is … Continue reading
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £624K+ costed works this week: Welsh Council seeks qualified team for public realm strategy, to 07/08, £204K+
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 Welsh Council … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: ‘Absolute madness’ – Row over plan to demolish Nazi bunker in Berlin
Plans in Berlin to tear down one of the last remnants of Adolf Hitler’s power centre, of which almost nothing remains except a bunker to build flats and offices are causing problems, reports BBC News.
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IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral
image: Worcester Cathedral interior by Steve McLeish for IHBC Annual School 2016 This IHBC and our West Midlands Branch will join the next West Midlands Heritage Trust (WMHT) Careers Fair, which will come to Worcester Cathedral on 21 October 2026.
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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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SAHGB-IHBC Heritage Research Award 2026 open: Celebrates ‘research… in heritage and conservation practice’, to 20 August
The IHBC and the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) have launched the 2026 joint Heritage Research Award to celebrate ‘the quality of architectural-historical research.. in heritage and conservation practice’, for research from 2024 & closing 20 August.
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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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IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: ‘Help Tackle One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’…. a 5-minute survey open to 31 July
Dr. Scott McGibbon IHBC, at Pvotal Consultancy, seeks help to develop flexible Silica dust CPD courses for professionals etc, and has launched a 5-minute survey to scope interest in tackling ‘One of Construction’s Biggest Killers: – Dust’.
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IHBC ‘PRACTICE’ CPD signpost: Updated emergency planning for heritage guidance from HE
Historic England has issued guidance on ‘good emergency planning practices’ to ‘help with preparing for, responding to and recovering from incidents at heritage sites’.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: BD review of the ‘Royal Festival Hall: A Living Icon’
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 a Building Design (BD) review of the ‘Royal Festival Hall: … Continue reading
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