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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (postal) doorstep’:Royal Mail to roll out ‘postboxes of the future’ across the UK
image for illustration After a successful pilot in April of this year, the Royal Mail is now rolling out its new solar-powered postboxes nationwide.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Volunteers across North America help repair crumbling lighthouse
On an uninhabited island just off the community of Westport, Nova Scotia, a part of the community’s past is quietly disintegrating but volunteers will soon arrive from across North America, to bring that structure back to life, reports CBC News.
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IHBC welcomes publication of responses to CMS Parliamentary Inquiry on ‘Protecting Built Heritage’
image for illustration: Shrewsbury – Angharad Hart The Culture, Media, and Sport Committee (CMS) has issued papers regarding its inquiry into protecting built heritage in the UK – which closed 3 February – with the evidence submitted, including correspondence, oral … Continue reading
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Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10
All IHBC members will receive a personal email invitation from IHBC President Rebecca Thompson to attend the next virtual meeting of IHBC’s Council, from 4.30pm on Wednesday 8 October, and featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the Construction Industry … Continue reading
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IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) has warmly welcomed the approval from the Privy Council Office (PCO) for the submission of a Petition for Charter following its review of our Memorandum.
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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IHBC’s ‘Legislation’ Signpost: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
The Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament by Meghan Gallacher MSP on 14 May 2025 as a Member’s Bill seeking to create a criminal offence of destroying, damaging or desecrating a war memorial.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building on Leicester Cathedral’s New Extension
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 Building on Leicester Cathedral’s New Extension.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘venue’ doorstep’: Demand for Nandy’s buildings fund exceeds budget by £600m
The Stage reports that the £85 million DCMS Creative Foundations Fund, launched in February 2025 to support urgent capital repairs and upgrades for arts and cultural venues across England, has been massively oversubscribed.
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Join IHBC’s special ‘members-only’ online Council, for exclusive CPD and IHBC updates, featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the CITB, from 4.30, 8/10
All IHBC members will receive a personal email invitation from IHBC President Rebecca Thompson to attend the next virtual meeting of IHBC’s Council, from 4.30pm on Wednesday 8 October, and featuring Nicola Duncan-Finn on Heritage Skills and the Construction Industry … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2025
image for illustration: Geoffrey Buildings, Birmingham – Peter Badcock The West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust is hosting a heritage Careers fair on 13 October 2025, from 10.00am.
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Submit representations to HM Treasury on Autumn Budget 2025, by 15 October
HM Treasury ‘welcomes representations as part of the policy-making process…’ they may be made on the Autumn Budget 2025 by October 15. as a written submission, commenting on government policy or suggesting new policy ideas to be considered in the … Continue reading
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PASS IT ON: – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026 as IHBC’s 2025 Student Award has closing date extended to 30/09
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
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IHBC launches FREE ‘Events Calendar’ submission form – with potential for inclusion in our celebrated monthly CPD Circular
The IHBC has issued a new form to help ensure sector events with IHBC CPD values can be considered for inclusion in our free IHBC ‘Events Calendar’, with submissions required at least 2 weeks before the end any month to … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Members with benefits’: Free entry to Listed Property Show, Malvern, 10-11/10… just email Charlie, or bring your IHBC business card!
The Listed Property Owners’ Club (LPOC) is offering free entry for IHBC members to its 2-day exhibition and conference in Malvern, on 10-11 October, with members’ free by booking (email charlie@lpoc.co.uk) or business card presentation.
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £19.5M+ of weekly works: Learned body seeks consultant for ‘major transformation’, to 22/09 & £460K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members regular ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick this week is an Invitation to Tender (ITT) from a learned … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the (industry) doorstep’: Public First Report… ‘Quiet majority’ favour local development
Councils have been urged to consult more widely on planning applications as new research found a majority of the population was in favour of local development, reports LocalGov.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Ireland’s €240k funding, awarded to ‘safeguard World Heritage’
The Irish government has announced a pilot World Heritage Strategic Investment Fund to invest €240,000 to conserve, maintain, protect and promote World Heritage in Ireland.
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PASS IT ON: – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026 as IHBC’s 2025 Student Award has closing date extended to 30/09
The IHBC’s celebrated annual Gus Astley Student Award will now close on 3o September 2025, so if you have relevant coursework from ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate, completed by 30 September 2024 OR 30 September 2025 – … Continue reading
Context 184: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals – A first take on ‘Leaders of conservation thought…’ Ruskin & Morris, Lord Kennet, John Ashurst and much more
The new issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 184 – selects some ‘Leaders of conservation thought’, familiar and less so, to help Conservation Professionals at any career stage ‘make sense of it all’, and including our regular supplements … Continue reading
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IHBC’s online Council ‘Save the Date’ notice: Wednesday 8th October, 4.30pm, features ‘Heritage skills…’ with Nicola Duncan-Finn – all members invited (booking details to come)
IHBC’s next online Council, exclusive to all IHBC members, will take place on 8 October, chaired by IHBC President Rebecca Thompson and featuring CPD ‘Heritage skills and the CITB’s response’, by Nicola Duncan-Finn.
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IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of the Home Page of the 2026 Annual School, to take place in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ and across up to 20 hours CPD.
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: HE/EH/AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership – ‘Call for Proposals 2025’, from mediaeval fragments & Roman life to wellbeing, inclusion & labour, to 28/11
image for illustration: Whitby Abbey by Peter Badcock Historic England (HE) and English Heritage (EH) have launched their call for proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership projects, with Studentship proposals to be aligned with one of their five Priority Research … Continue reading
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IHBC calls for Vice President nominees: ‘Statements’ expressing interest, ability and vision due by 24/09
Nominees for any further posts of IHBC Vice President are asked to submit an ‘Statement’ by midnight on Wednesday 24 September to admin@ihbc.org.uk.
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: NCE on ‘Learning from Hurricane Katrina’
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 New Civil Engineer (NCE) on ‘Learning from Hurricane Katrina’.
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