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- IHBC welcomes Government response to DCMS Committee inquiry into ‘Protecting built heritage…’: … supportive statements but little detail… 27/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 27/10/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 27/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s ‘Our Past, Our Future’ (OPOF) Midpoint Report 2026 27/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: The professional ethics of AI in surveying, from the RICS 27/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC on Save the Date for #IHBCBristolBath2027 – 10-12 June 2027 – as website opens! 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Eryri hydropower approval withdrawn following legal challenge 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Shapinsay has won a national public vote to transform the land around its historic Gas House into a community garden. 27/10/2026
- LGA: National cultural framework to reset how culture is delivered 27/10/2026
- Heritage Debate 2026 asks ‘How can Heritage stay relevant today?’, 18/11, online & free 27/10/2026
- New Commissioners Appointed to Historic England 27/10/2026
- Heritage Fund: Reopening Dewsbury Arcade as the UK’s first community-run shopping centre… ‘home to 16 affordable small shops… studios &… event space’ 27/10/2026
- Chief Construction and Scientific Adviser appointed to improve building safety 27/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, on a Vape Shop next to Mackintosh Tearooms 27/10/2026
- Bursaries now open for IHBC Annual School 2027: Accessible, certified CPD on Climate Change & Significance 23/10/2026
- IHBC looks forward, from our last Council: Public Practice Associate Programme open to 16/11, as Trustee Serena Cardozo highlights potential 23/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 23/10/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 23/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s first joint National-Branch CPD Partnership event – Bob Kindred MBE on ‘Enforcement…’, 27/10: In person in London, and Online (from £15-£50) 23/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Design Economy – Evidencing the value of the UK’s design sector across nations and regions. 23/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: York Minster’s New Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management 23/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s ‘double-up’ taster from HESPR’s £969K works: Council seeks structural engineer for church (@£15K) & heritage trust calls for learning specialist on Schools resource (@£3.8K) 23/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: An 180-year old church has disappeared overnight, and people are angry 23/10/2026
- National Heritage Memorial Fund seeks Memorial Fund Panel Members, to 5 November 23/10/2026
Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog
IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £316K weekly costed works: Council seeks team for repairs to GI & Scheduled Monument to 29/10 @ £120K
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 Council call for an accredited … Continue reading
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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026
The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.
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Tagged awards, community, conservation
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IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call: ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc.
Now open: ‘RICHeS Access Fund Second Call’, with Applicant Webinar, 21 October & further information and next steps (guidance being refreshed).
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Tagged conservation, funding, grants, heritage science, research, RICHeS
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Join in IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November
The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD spotlight: Carbon Literacy, and ‘Building Sustainability Capability Across Your Organisation’
Jo Watson Head of Corporate Partnerships at The Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (formerly the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment: IEMA) and outlines her thoughts on how Carbon Literacy helps underpin organisational sustainably .
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Partners SPAB & Owlsworth celebrate as ‘Chapel wins Architects’ Journal Retrofit Award’
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 the partners on ‘St Andrew’s Chapel wins Architects’ Journal Retrofit … Continue reading
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Tagged awards, heritage, HESPR, professionals, retrofit, skills, SPAB
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Trump’s plans for massive arch move ahead
US President Donald Trump’s plans for building a massive arch appear to be moving ahead, after a federal advisory council terminated talks on how to handle the 250-foot structure’s possible effects on nearby historic sites.
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IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, with updates for local volunteer leads: Part 3 – Parliamentary Commitments to conclusions
The IHBC’s new Branch Committee Bulletin has been issued, updating our Branch committees on strategic developments and current priorities, while if you want to find out more just check the NewsBlogs or contact your Branch Officers or the IHBC’s National … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes new findings from joint Arts Culture & Heritage Project: ‘… to better articulate the economic, social and cultural value of arts, culture and heritage’
The IHBC has warmly welcomed the new report from Historic England (HE) and partners on ‘Developing Taxonomies for Arts, Culture and Heritage’ a project ‘describing how arts, culture and heritage create flows of benefits for people and communities’.
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Tagged AHRC, arts, culture, heritage, HIstoric England, research
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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026
The IHBC has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.
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Tagged building conservation, community, marsh awards, retired, traditional skills
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CLOSING SOON: 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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Tagged careers, conservation, heritage professionals, IHBC West Midlands, skills
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CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October
David McDonald OBE, IHBC Chair, and IHBC President Rebecca Thompson, have written to members and prospective members asking for input to the consultation around our next Corporate Plan, for 2026-30, (‘CP30’), with responses sought by 30 October 2026. See the … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, CP30, feedback
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Join in IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November
The third symposium hosted by The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) in memory of Mark Girouard looks at women’s contributions to architectural history in Britain and Ireland, with sponsors that include the IHBC, will take place on … Continue reading
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Tagged architectural history, SAHGB, symposium, women
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Using the AHRC Commercialisation Strategy and impact guidance, from UKRI
Professor Christopher Smith, Executive Chair for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), has posted an outline of how the AHRC supports impact and commercialisation in the arts and humanities research community for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.3Mn new weekly costed works: City BID partnership seeks concept proposals for 3 ‘transformations’ of key locations, to 1/11, @ £500 each
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 city BID … Continue reading
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Tagged heritage, heritage professionals, HESPR
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Frank McDonald obituary – campaigning journalist changed how Ireland thinks about urban planning
The Irish Times has published its obituary for Frank McDonald, whose ‘reporting was relentless’ and led to his ground-breaking book ‘The Destruction of Dublin’.
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Tagged Dublin, Ireland, obituary, urban planning
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Heritage Network’s Chair Alice Ullathorne IHBC marks success of first year in post at Network’s 2026 NI Belfast conference, with IHBC as exhibitors & members
image: Alina Holyst The IHBC hosted a stall at the recent sell-out Heritage Network Conference 2026 in Northern Ireland, and was delighted to share congratulations and celebrations with Alice Ullathorne IHBC as she marked her first year as Chair of … Continue reading
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IHBC opens consultation on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October
David McDonald OBE, IHBC Chair, and IHBC President Rebecca Thompson, have written to members and prospective members asking for input to the consultation around our next Corporate Plan, for 2026-30, (‘CP30’), with responses sought by 30 October 2026. See the … Continue reading
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IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026
The IHBC is has opened nominations for the next IHBC-MARSH Awards, under its new schedule, from 30 September to 15 December for 2026, offering awards that celebrate ‘Learning in Heritage Skills’ and ‘Community Contributions by Retired members’.
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Tagged community, conservation, marsh awards
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s heritage delivers benefits far beyond tourism, new evidence shows
image for illustration: Mallaig by Bradscorner, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Scotland’s Historic Environment Audit 2026 highlights the contribution Scotland’s historic environment makes to the economy, communities, wellbeing and sustainable places
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IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: New national research sets out what is needed to sustain cathedral craft skills
New research from the Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) has examined the workforce, training and organisational conditions needed to sustain the specialist skills that care for England’s cathedrals
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Tagged building crafts, cathedrals, heritage skills, research
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: NCE on ‘Ireland’s infrastructure threatened by climate change’
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 the New Civil Engineer (NCE) on ‘Ireland’s infrastructure threatened by … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (trust) doorstep’: A house that changed architecture: Richard +?Su Rogers’s modernist masterpiece given to the nation
image: SVPetersham, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The modernist family home designed by architects Richard?+?Su Rogers?that inspired some of the world’s most celebrated buildings has been given to the National Trust for the nation by the Rogers family.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Call for Papers for Special Issue of ‘Glocalism’ – ‘… exploring the future of urban planning’
RegenEU is calling for submissions for a special issue of the scientific journal Glocalism entitled ‘Urban planning in times of policrisis’, exploring the future of urban planning in a time of multiple and interconnected challenges.
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Tagged global, planning, urban, urbanism
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