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- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Robots could harvest lava from volcanic eruptions to make ‘concrete’ of the future 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 1 11/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 11/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 11/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Some sector takes on the NPPF 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Dry Stone Walling Association issues Anthology of International Writing, from past and present, for the future’ 11/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £5.25m ongoing costed works: Heritage Estate body seeks condition surveys etc, to 09/09 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to transform South Lanarkshire former mining village 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mentmore Towers: Council orders owner to repair ‘exceptional’ grade I mansion 11/09/2026
- HES Chief quits amid deepening governance crisis 11/09/2026
- Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries 11/09/2026
- HES launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship: Opens Autumn 2026 11/09/2026
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IHBC welcomes ODs, DODs, HODs & EHODs: Open Days for locally-led heritage resources and projects across September and beyond
The IHBC is once again delighted to welcome the suite of volunteer-led and publicly supported events across September that open access to local heritage places and resources: Open Doors (Wales), Doors Open Days (Scotland), Heritage Open Days (England) & European … 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 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
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 welcomes RICS’ #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School ‘Friend’ benefit: RICS’ rates for members at Global Building Conservation Conference, ‘Sharing heritage skills…’, 25/09, online, 7hrs CPD
The IHBC is delighted to announce that, thanks not least to the efforts of our West Midlands Branch team and School Friend lead, RICS & IHBC member Jessica Jones, IHBC members (all categories) can enjoy RICS rates at the online … Continue reading
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IHBC‘s ‘Research’ Signpost: Main report update or England’s Participation Survey
image for illustration: Blenheim Palace by DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Government UK has published the Main Report for the participation Survey that tracks the latest trends in engagement in DCMS (Culture Media and Sport and digital … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £34.8K+ of weekly works: Welsh community seeks Lottery-funded Interpretation Plan, to 12/09 & £20K
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 a call from a Welsh community body for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Fight the loss of over 50% of Grade II Listed Stained Glass Windows – via Crowdfunding
image for illustration: Martyn Davies / Christ Church The Friends of Christ Church Longcross, setup in 2018 to campaign to save the heritage of a local Grade II listed former church building, have been fundraising via Crowdfunding to ‘pay for a KC … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Trust for Canada 2025 Herb Stovel Scholarship Awards
The National Trust for Canada has announce the 2025 Herb Stovel Scholarship recipients: two for research and two for conference participation.
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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 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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Tagged building, charity, charter, climate change, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, planning, professional, skills, stakeholders
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
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’s ‘Research’ Signpost: ‘Empty Spaces to Homes’…
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald ‘Repurposing Empty Spaces: Research to Address the Housing Crisis’, is a new piece of research, exploring the current opportunities available in reutilising socially owned vacant buildings and spaces, for use as?accommodation?for those at risk of?homelessness??across … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: PBC Today on RTPI Survey – ‘73% of public have no confidence in new towns’
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 PBC (Planning, Building & Construction Today) on the RTPI Survey … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Egyptian Halls – New deadline set to save crumbling 153-year-old ‘architectural treasure’ in Glasgow
image for illustration – taken from original image of Scaffolding on Union Street by Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped to show Egyptian Halls) The Egyptian Halls on Glasgow’s Union Street could become subject to a compulsory purchase … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: 131 derelict buildings recorded in Dublin city – increase of 80% in four years
image for illustration: Parnell Square, Dublin by William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The number of derelict buildings in Dublin city tracked by Dublin City Council’s Derelict Sites Register has increased by almost 80% in the last four years to 131 … 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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Tagged building, charity, charter, conservation, environment, expertise, heritage, petition, privy council, professional, skills
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IHBC’s 2025 Gus Astley Student Award for heritage work on UK courses: Closing date extended to 30/09 – Win £500 + free place at #IHBCNewcastle2026
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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Bob Kindred updates on IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’: Cases always sought – ‘…it relies on volunteered information’
New information is always sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk, and who offers readers an review and update … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes RICS’ #IHBCShrewsbury2025 School ‘Friend’ benefit: RICS’ rates for members at Global Building Conservation Conference, ‘Sharing heritage skills…’, 25/09, online, 7hrs CPD
The IHBC is delighted to announce that, thanks not least to the efforts of our West Midlands Branch team and School Friend lead, RICS & IHBC member Jessica Jones, IHBC members (all categories) can enjoy RICS rates at the online … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: The impact of climate change on UK properties and trade industries – city property repair costs £144 million by 2040
image for illustration: Joanna Theobald Climate Change is set to drive £144M worth of annual repair work for UK tradespeople by 2040, new analysis by Protrade reveals, as escalating floods and heatwaves driven by climate change could push annual property … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £3.8M+ of weekly works: Charity seeks Landscape Architect for re-development, to 10/09, £180K
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 from a UK charity for a Landscape Architect … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘amenity’ doorstep’: Campaigners’ inquiry plea over bid to demolish ‘Beatles’ hotel
image for illustration: The Corbett Arms Hotel in Tywyn, Gwynedd (2012) by Jeremy Bolwell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Parts of the Corbett Arms Hotel are at risk of collapse but heritage charity is urging the Welsh Government to step … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Barcelona rejoices as famed architect Antoni Gaudí is declared venerable
image for illustration: Sagrada Familia Barcelona by Canaan Commons Wiki Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 On April 14 2025 Pope Francis declared famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí venerable, recognizing his heroic virtues in a decree announced during a Vatican audience … Continue reading
IHBC looks back at Context 183: As 183 examines ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, the Director’s Cut spotlights our volunteers, starting with ‘Support’
Our Spring issue of IHBC’s members’ journal, Context – No. 183 examined ‘Wellbeing and Heritage’, with the IHBC ‘Director’s Cut’ exploring ‘our initiatives and support to help our busy volunteering members’, as he looks ahead to celebrating volunteers in No.184.
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IHBC members with benefits: HBPGE invitation to free Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens Event 2025, 11/11, London
The Historic Buildings Parks & Gardens invites IHBC members to join us for the HBPGE 2025 event, which is free to attend and held annually in parallel with the Historic Houses AGM, 11/11, 9 – 5, QEII Centre, Westminster.
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