Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

A campaign has been launched to save an historic cinema designed by a Sunderland architect from demolition, The Shields Gazette reports.

The Hull Daily Mail reports that police have appealed for witnesses after thieves stole lead from the roof of All Saints Church in Halsham near Hedon during the coronavirus lockdown.

With most leads agreed – including Carl Elefante, 94th President of The American Institute of Architects and architect Plácido González Martínez, Professor at Tongji University, Shanghai, and Executive Editor of digital journal Built Heritage – and with delegate places limited, … Continue reading →

The IHBC has circulated its current ‘CPD Circular’, with lockdown-compliant briefing and content, that still offers the same consolidated access to the best of the IHBC’s own Continuing Professional Development (CPD), as well as opportunities from ‘IHBC Recognised CPD Providers’ … Continue reading →

Historic England has launched an emergency fund to help tackle the impact of Coronavirus on the heritage sector, with grants of up to £25,000 to address financial difficulties arising from Coronavirus and grants of £50,000 also available for projects and … Continue reading →

The heritage Legislation and Policy Team in the Welsh Government has issued its  most recent update on delevopments there, including on issues relating to COVID-19.

The RIBA has urged all members to carefully consider the implications of the current period of disruption for themselves and their businesses, and to keep up to date with all official advice and guidance, in a report last updated on … Continue reading →

EU link body ESPON hosts a web resource that seeks to ‘pool best practices and local/regional initiatives and territorial policy responses’ and continues to seek new links to relevant resources.

Building control bodies are being urged to undertake normal, regular site inspections where they can be done safely, under new government coronavirus guidelines as, in an update on the application of Building Regulations during the Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry for … Continue reading →

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 top pick this … Continue reading →

With some speakers agreed – including architect Carl Elefante, 94th President of The American Institute of Architects – and delegate places limited, booking has been opened on the IHBC’s CPD highlight for 2020, our ‘Virtual School’, as we look ahead … Continue reading →

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 members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading →

Emergency legislation on Permitted development (PD) rights, that allows councils and health providers in England to establish facilities to support the fight against the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, came into force on 9 April and while work can be undertaken in … Continue reading →

BEFS has… written to Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop, calling for heritage measures to specify reference to the grants delivered through Historic Environment Scotland.

Historic England (HE) has published results form the recent short survey on how sector bodies are being affected by the current pandemic.

Noting that the current coronavirus outbreak is causing concern amongst across its membership and the sector more widely The Heritage Alliance (THA) is continuing to advocate on behalf of the sector, including with regular meetings and communications with DCMS.

A fire safety expert has called for tighter laws forcing owners of heritage buildings to boost their protective measures after hundreds of fires in historic buildings in the last 12 months, reports the Yorkshire Evening Post.

The Milton Keynes Citizen reports on how heritage campaigners are objecting to a plan to dismantle an historic bicycle mural and use it for school signposts.

With some speakers agreed – including architect Carl Elefante, 94th President of The American Institute of Architects – and delegate places limited, booking has been opened on the IHBC’s CPD highlight for 2020, our ‘Virtual School’, as we look ahead … Continue reading →

The IHBC is developing new models to deliver online MATE (Membership Application Training Event) sessions, and seeks prospective applicants for 2-3 hour support sessions to test our plans for ‘Virtual MATEs’.

Historic England (HE) is holding a consultation on its new Local Authority Strategic Framework (LASF), which will guide engagement with local authorities, support the prioritisation of resources, and help local authorities to understand what Historic England does, why and how, … Continue reading →

The Consultation Institute (TCI) highlights how the UK has fast tracked passage of the Coronavirus Act, while around the world different states have similarly legislated to attempt to counter the consequences of coronavirus, and asks ‘Where do these changes take … Continue reading →

Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has issued a short member survey to identify ‘the biggest issues following the end of the Coronavirus lockdown’.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is conducting a new survey of businesses and organisations to understand the impacts of this fast-changing situation on the historic environment sector across Scotland, developed in partnership with BEFS.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) welcomes applications to the UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to address the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.