Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s occasional news listing this week looks back to early February.

Two iconic East London gasworks could soon be turned into a huge new apartment complex after plans for the scheme passed a crucial stage, reports My London. image: Dr Neil Clifton / Bethnal Green: Gasholder – Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/ wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Bethnal … Continue reading →

[slideshow_deploy id=’32645′]The IHBC held its first AGM under the new Articles on 24 February, with all business completed and resolutions passed – most notably the appointment of the new Board – while trustees and officers now look ahead to the … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading →

The IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category – and recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation – means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘Supporter’ category, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s new occasional ‘throwback’ listing boasts an impressive suite of opportunities.

The historic Gayle Mill is to develop its role in demonstrating the decarbonisation of old buildings, thanks to grant funding, reports the Darlington and Stockton Times. image: Gayle Mill, Yorkshire by Lobsan – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24738679

All IHBC members are invited to a virtual practice-led CPD Council special session before the 2022 AGM (also open to all member categories) on 24/02, on listed building consent (LBC). BOOK COUNCIL/AGM HERE Available to all categories.

The IHBC has submitted evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee Inquiry on ‘…. placemaking and the levelling up agenda’, noting that redundant historic building restoration can catalyse ‘Levelling Up’, and unlock new community spaces, commercial uses … Continue reading →

The IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category – and recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation – means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘Supporter’ category, … Continue reading →

The Consultation Institute (TCI) notes that ‘Levelling up is a collective endeavour’ according to Government’s Paper, but asks ‘why don’t they want to hear from you?’.

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 – the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki platform – headlining … Continue reading →

A radical vision which could transform one of Glasgow’s flagship shopping malls, the Buchanan Galleries, to create the city of the future has been revealed, reports Herald Scotland. image: Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow – Ross Little from Glasgow, Scotland, CC BY-SA … Continue reading →

Swindon Borough Council has appointed specialist advisors to help with their proposed multi-million pound refurbishment of the historic Health Hydro, reports The Swindon Advertiser. image: Swindon Borough Council Facebook

The IHBC has issued members of ALL categories the papers for the ‘virtual’ 2022 AGM on 24 February 2022 at 6.00pm, so if you have not received yours, please let us know at admin@ihbc.org.uk – while proxy voting is open to eligible members and … Continue reading →

New information is sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk.

The IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category – and recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation – means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘Supporter’ category, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call by a major museum for an architectural … Continue reading →

‘If it wasn’t for this mill, Keighley would not be the town it is now…’ a conservation officer noted to councillors in a call to reject plans that would see a modern industrial unit built in front of Low Mill, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s latest Membership Matters offers new updates from the Board, so members can bring thoughts to – and get CPD hours from – the virtual 2022 AGM (and Council) on 24/02, while eligible members can still submit long and, … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading →

The IHBC has issued members of ALL categories the papers for the ‘virtual’ 2022 AGM on 24 February 2022 at 6.00pm, so if you have not received yours, please let us know at admin@ihbc.org.uk – while proxy voting is open to eligible members and … Continue reading →

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 ArchDaily on ‘THE RUINS – Architecture Photography Competition’.

Work appears to have started on a former cinema in Wavertree which was branded an ‘increasingly rare survivor’, according to The Liverpool Echo. image: Former Abbey Cinema Wavertree – By Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 & GFDLViews, … Continue reading →