Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

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’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

Leading women working in Scotland’s construction industry aimed to attract Stirling’s female high school pupils to take up a career in construction, reports The National.

Claudia Kenyatta, Director of Regions at Historic England and Ian Morrison, Director of Policy and Evidence introduce this special issue of Historic England (HE) Research magazine focusing on place-based research especially relevant to the IHBC’s 2020 Brighton School, from 18-20 … Continue reading →

IHBC’s Spring Council+ in London, scheduled for 23 April, has been postponed due to the current Coronavirus/Covid-19 situation, in line with current  government  advice.

Historic England (HE) has launched 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 IHBC’s Marsh Awards closing date has been extended to March 31, so please take a few minutes to enter your retired colleagues and/or successful learners for their chance of £500 cash awards and a free place at the IHBC’s … Continue reading →

The IHBC has launched a new ‘CPD Circular’ to consolidate access to the best of the IHBC’s own local and national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training events, as well as those offered by our ‘IHBC Recognised CPD Providers’ and … Continue reading →

To help heritage and conservation employers and practitioners across the UK, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers about the diverse opportunities posted on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, with recent offerings ranging from management (Victorian Society Director (CEO, Vic Soc)) … Continue reading →

IHBC’s Council+ meetings offer members of any category and all stages of learning a unique chance to explore our work and help our development, with our Spring event in London, on 23 April, focussing on ‘big picture’ content suggested and/or … Continue reading →

Please note that ‘Your Career in Conservation: The Purpose and Process of Accreditation’ due to be held on 26 March in Glasgow has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

The IHBC’s Marsh Awards closing date has been extended to March 31, so please take a few minutes to enter your retired colleagues and/or successful learners for their chance of £500 cash awards and a free place at the IHBC’s … 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’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

Readers of the IHBC’s NewsBlogs will be familiar with the concept of local lists, and the latest issue of Context, No 162, devoted to the heritage of New Towns, offers a way to reflect on their use in recognising more … Continue reading →

The IHBC travelled to sunny Usk, Monmouthshire, South Wales on 26 February to deliver a Membership Application Training Event (MATE) to members of a local Conservation Officer Group (COG).

IHBC, CARE, RICS, RIAS ICON & more, at GCHT’s ‘Your Career in Conservation… Accreditation’ conference & workshops, Glasgow, 26/03

The IHBC joined exhibitors and advised some of the 150 delegates at the recent Historic England (HE) event on ‘Traditional Roofs Conference: Repair and conservation of traditional roofs’, as HE reported on its research into historic roofs and attendant pressures … Continue reading →

Hook’s neighbourhood plan is finally ready to be adopted by Hart District Council (HDC) after a legal challenge from a developer – a challenge over a ‘local gap’ to prevent two settlements from merging – is dismissed, writes the Romsey … Continue reading →

Redruth town centre could be set to get a welcome boost thanks to millions of pounds to help breathe life into historic buildings, as the Falmouth Packet outlines the town’s ambitions around the Heritage Action Zone (HAZ).

The most recent issue of Context, No 162, devoted to the heritage of New Towns offers  a peek into an archive of timber conservation history, through the records of the practice of FWB and Mary Charles Chartered Architects, a fascinating … Continue reading →

Don’t forget: IHBC seeks first responses on draft ‘Articles’ by end Feb and after

IHBC’s Council+ meetings offer members of any category and all stages of learning a unique chance to explore our work and help our development, with our Spring event in London, on 23 April, focussing on ‘big picture’ content suggested and/or … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Marsh Awards closing date has been extended to March 31, so please take a few minutes to enter your retired colleagues and/or successful learners for their chance of £500 cash awards and a free place at the IHBC’s … 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’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading →

A working men’s club which appeared in The Full Monty has been given a temporary reprieve from the bulldozers as Sheffield City Council has refused permission for Shiregreen Club to be demolished after a petition to save the venue attracted … Continue reading →

The IHBC has welcomed the theme and publication of Heritage Counts, led by Historic England (HE), which examines the environmental value of our built historic environment, focusing on carbon.