Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

A Shropshire farmer has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £45,000 for demolishing a Grade II listed dovecote on his land without consent, reports Shropshire Council.

The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has erected a giant black net to block views of Mount Fuji, responding to the town’s huge popularity on social media platforms. image for illustration: Mount Fuji seen from Fujikawaguchiko, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia … Continue reading →

[slideshow_deploy id=’40109′] Over the last few months, the IHBC has been collaborating with expert speakers to deliver a series of free, online, pre-conference webinars for #IHBCReading2024, and as this series closes, and thoughts begin to turn to the Reading School, … Continue reading →

IHBC’s CPD Circular for June offers the usual accessible Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities for conservation professionals, highlighting Branch events and, to come, an updated #IHBCReading2024 School CPD Circular issue with a Virtual School focus.

The IHBC’s 2024 School  offers essential yet accessible & expert guidance and learning and resources for all practitioners and players with an interest in historic places and fabric, #IHBCReading2024 reading2024.ihbc.org.uk, offering up to 8 hours & more of IHBC-certified interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

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 Building asking ‘Why is M&S earmarked for demolition when … Continue reading →

It is not known if the external walls of Poltimore House can be saved following a devastating fire, but its charitable trust has pledged to save what they can, reports Devon Live. image for illustration: Unknown photographer, Public domain, via … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s 2024 School  offers essential yet accessible & expert guidance and learning and resources for all practitioners and players with an interest in historic places and fabric, #IHBCReading2024 reading2024.ihbc.org.uk, offering up to 8 hours & more of IHBC-certified interdisciplinary … Continue reading →

To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the wide-ranging opportunities on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, so be sure to sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the our unique … Continue reading →

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 National Park Authority (NPA) … Continue reading →

The European Heritage Awards / Europa Nostra Awards, launched in 2002 by the European Commission and run by Europa Nostra ever since, has granted Marcus Binney its 2024 ‘Heritage Champion’ Award. image for illustration: Gary Rogers / Marks and Spencer Commons Wikimedia. Binney … Continue reading →

The fourth IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been issued to networks and subscribers – sign up HERE – and features a profile of Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, founder and director of the University of Strathclyde’s fully recognised IHBC course, and … Continue reading →

IHBC Technical Panel Chair Professor John Edwards will share the stage with Jill Fairweather of Cadw and natural insulation product manufacturers to talk about the need for a more informed approach towards retrofit and insulation of traditional building.

The Environment Study Centre (ESC) has been offered funding to deliver two more courses at a hugely reduced cost saving £400 per place.

Network Rail has signed a £1.1bn agreement to regenerate one of UK’s largest brownfield sites – York Central – in a significant boost the economy. image for illustration: Aerial view of York by DACP, CC BY-SA 2.0, Commons Wikimedia

A MYSTERIOUS medieval inscribed stone thought to date back more than 1,600 years, is to go on public display, reports The Coventry Observer. image for illustration: Ogham Stone Rathass Church Tralee Kerry by Jaqian, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

An historic bridge in Ireland has been re-opened after repair works, reports RTE. image for illustration: Drogheda – Obelisk Bridge over the R Boyne by Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Judges in this ninth year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the 2024 Awards, with the winner of the ‘Community Contribution by a Retired Member of the IHBC’ category going to David Blackburn (Yorkshire Branch), … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s first Research Note (RN) for 2024 (RN2024/1) has been posted on the IHBC’s ToolBox, offering our annual update of ‘Market Intelligence’ on England’s local authority (LA) conservation-related jobs, based on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service.

The Environment Study Centre (ESC) has been offered funding to deliver two more courses at a hugely reduced cost saving £400 per place.

Funeral directors A.W. Lymn share that they have been given the green light to build the first and only modern barrow site in the East Midlands. image for illustration: Silbury Hill, Avebury, Wilts by Greg O’Beirne – Own work, CC … Continue reading →

A town centre neighbourhood is set to be demolished after planners gave the green light for a new £65m university campus to be built, reports the BBC. image for illustration: Blackpool tower and sea front by zergo512, BSD, via Wikimedia Commons  

Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after having been used as a museum for more than 70 years, reports The Arts Newspaper. image for illustration: Chora Church, Instanbul by … Continue reading →

Save 14 June for IHBC’s Virtual School and more, with wide-ranging heritage expertise uniquely linking finance (Adala Leeson), law (Charles Mynors), project management (Rebecca Thompson, St Paul’s; Sarah Khan, handover etc.), people (Peter Aiers), technology (Alan Forster), infrastructure (Purcell), & … Continue reading →

A new offer, with strictly limited availability, means Day School delegates can include Thursday’s ‘Welcome & Drinks’ Reception (£20+VAT, in the MERL) and/or Friday’s Annual Dinner (£65+VAT, in the university), with Student and Awards presentations.