Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

IHBC’s HESPR pick from £270K+ costed works: Call for ‘Covid Memorial’ support, closing 19/03, valued £10K-20K

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick features a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Investigation after important feature of historic Keighley mill is destroyed

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

An investigation has begun after an important part of a historically significant local mill site was destroyed, the The Telegraph and Argus has reported. image: Chris Allen / Low Mill, Keighley – CC BY-SA 2.0 Commons Wikimedia

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kaiser Chiefs frontman altered Falmouth home without PP

Posted on 19/03/2021 by IHBC

Rock star Ricky Wilson made changes to his Grade II-listed home in Cornwall without planning permission (PP), including the installation of a secret shelving door to the library, reports Cornwall Live.

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IHBC’s General Meeting 26 March, 1pm: Eligible members called on to use advance proxy votes even if attending

Posted on 16/03/2021 by IHBC

Eligible members of the IHBC are strongly encouraged to use proxy votes for the Special Resolution at the forthcoming General Meeting (GM) on 26 March, and help the IHBC ‘move past the pandemic’, while keeping up the discussions and the … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘members only’ first Council and General Meeting of 2021: Free, 26 March, 1pm on

Posted on 16/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible … Continue reading →

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IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new built heritage resources: Insight 1 – The Need to Appreciate the Built Heritage… Learning Handbooks

Posted on 16/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC has welcomed the new series of updated online publications on built heritage from the Council on Training in Architectural Conservation (COTAC), starting with COTAC Insight 1: The Need to Appreciate the Built Heritage Units 1-6 Learning Handbooks.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Competition call for ‘City Benches 2021’

Posted on 16/03/2021 by IHBC

The 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’, with news from across the development sector, and this week features London Festival … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Council accused of ‘one-sided spin’ over Edinburgh’s Spaces for People consultation

Posted on 16/03/2021 by IHBC

Campaign groups have accused council chiefs of ‘one-sided spin’ in a consultation on whether to make its controversial ‘Spaces for People schemes permanent, according to The Edinburgh Evening News. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton

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IHBC’s General Meeting 26 March, 1pm: Eligible members called on to use advance proxy votes even if attending

Posted on 12/03/2021 by IHBC

Eligible members of the IHBC are strongly encouraged to use proxy votes for the Special Resolution at the forthcoming General Meeting (GM) on 26 March, and help the IHBC ‘move past the pandemic’, while keeping up the discussions and the … Continue reading →

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IHBC 2021 School Heritage MarketPlace #IHBCMarketPlace stallholder Stone Specialist publisher ‘offers free access during the pandemic’…..

Posted on 12/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School Heritage MarketPlace stallholder responsible for the Natural Stone Specialist is offering free access during the Covid-19 pandemic, with current feature contents including Wentworth Woodhouse.  

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £250K+ costed works: English councils seek town centre consultation programme lead, closing 24/03

Posted on 12/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick features a … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Crowdfunder launched after Hulme Hippodrome pulled out of auction

Posted on 12/03/2021 by IHBC

The group of Greater Manchester locals who have been battling to save the Hulme Hippodrome have launched a Crowdfunding campaign to protect the historic venue, as The Manchester Evening News reports.

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IHBC’s new CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector learning support, with career, awards and more, so sign up or submit events for free!

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s regular CPD Circular is out, offering ‘members and their networks… up-to-date information on continuing professional development (CPD)’, free to non-members and with free events postings too!

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IHBC eligible members: Vote by proxy to keep costs down and pace up at the IHBC’s General Meeting 26/03

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

Eligible members of the IHBC are strongly encouraged to use proxy votes for the Special Resolution at the forthcoming General Meeting (GM) on 26 March, and help the IHBC ‘move past the pandemic’, while keeping up the discussions and the … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘members only’ first new Council: Free online CPD and a chance to shape our future – 26 March, from c.1.45pm (after the General Meeting)

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘Trustees have decided to take early advantage of our new constitutional arrangements to host together the first General Meeting of 2021 and our first new Council, with both open and free to IHBC members of … Continue reading →

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Last chance approaches for IHBC’s Marsh Awards: Your chance to nominate ‘successful learners’ – closing 31 March

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

The closing date approaches for the IHBC’s Marsh Award for ‘successful learning in heritage skills’, with a prize that includes £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Brighton 2021 Annual School, and with nominations closing on 31 March.

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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: AJ on ‘The most Corbusier building in Britain’, now GII listed

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

The 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’, with news from across the development sector, and this week features the Architects’ … Continue reading →

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IHBC features ‘Heritage for the (Welsh) Doorstep’: protecting the ‘Welsh Versailles’

Posted on 09/03/2021 by IHBC

WalesOnline reports on how Conwy Council is stepping in to protect a Grade I listed stately home that is one of the largest in Wales, Kinmel Hall, which has fallen into disrepair in recent years and campaigners are concerned about … Continue reading →

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IHBC eligible members: Vote by proxy to keep costs down and pace up at the IHBC’s General Meeting 26/03

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

Eligible members of the IHBC are strongly encouraged to use proxy votes for the Special Resolution at the forthcoming General Meeting (GM) on 26 March, and help the IHBC ‘move past the pandemic’, while keeping up the discussions and the … Continue reading →

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IHBC’s ‘members only’ first new Council: Free online CPD and a chance to shape our future – 26 March, from c.1.45pm (after the General Meeting)

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

Register for FREE for the March 26 2021 General Meeting AND/OR Council HERE IHBC Chair David McDonald said: ‘Trustees have decided to take early advantage of our new constitutional arrangements to host together the first General Meeting of 2021 and … Continue reading →

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Last chance approaches for IHBC’s Marsh Award nominations: Celebrating the achievements of active and civic ‘retired IHBC members’

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

The closing date approaches for the IHBC’s Marsh Award for community contributions by retired members of the IHBC, with a prize that includes £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Brighton 2021 Annual School, and with nominations closing on … Continue reading →

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REMINDER: IHBC’s FREE CPD Taster: John Edwards on ‘Introducing Building Survey for Retrofit’, 29/03, 1pm-2pm

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

John Edwards, IHBC Technical Panel Chair and Trustee, will introduce ‘Building Survey for Retrofit’ to IHBC members in a free stand-alone IHBC CPD certified 1-hour session that also serves as a taster for fee-based IHBC CPD programmes  previously delayed by … Continue reading →

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BBC Northern Ireland TV ‘Restoration Rescue’ series seeks UK suggestions, via the IHBC Chair

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC network has been ask to help a TV production company in Belfast to suggest stories of home restorations from across the UK.

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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £330K+ costed works: Welsh Council seeks QS for museum redevelopment, closing 22/03

Posted on 05/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick features a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Forget 1: IHBC’s ‘members only’ first Council and General Meeting of 2021: Free, 26 March, 1pm – eligible members called on to use proxy votes

Posted on 02/03/2021 by IHBC

The IHBC is issuing exclusive invitations and formal notices to IHBC members of ALL categories to the first Council meeting of 2021, from 1pm 26 March, starting with a formal General Meeting vote to support virtual meetings, and with eligible … Continue reading →

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