Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a call from a County Council  for … Continue reading →

Localgov celebrates the award of Grade-II listed status to nine rare telephone boxes in and around Hull. image: for illustration – Phone box and Marfleet Lane by Jonathan Thacker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

Cadw and the IHBC have joined forces to offer Conservation Officers in Wales expert training on a programme to ensure all have the right skills for their central roles in planning and heritage and environmental care.

Donovan Rypkema, President of Heritage Strategies International is calling on heritage and conservation experts to infrom a national government’s exploration of a ‘Heritage Holding Company’.

All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting … 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 Building’s anniversary feature on ‘The clearance of London’s worst slum’.

New photos show the inside of a historic mill in Perth city centre ahead of a £2.7m investment to turn it into a tourist attraction, reports The Courier. image for illustration: PKHT website

All categories of IHBC members – Supporters, Affiliates, Associates and Full Members – are invited to join the IHBC’s next Council from 2pm on 30 March, to take a first look at chartering the IHBC, its benefits and challenges, starting … Continue reading →

The IHBC has submitted its response to The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) consultation on ‘Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to National Planning Policy’ (NPPF).

The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including shorter forms on a dedicated web page; regular surgeries for more personal … Continue reading →

England’s Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (DCMS), is asking for help in identifying ‘candidates from within [our] sector to be considered for recognition amongst the 2024 New Year (NY) Honours’, closing 24 March, with a simple blank proforma … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a call from an international authority for … Continue reading →

Marking the 25th anniversary of the IHBC – #IHBC25 – our ‘IHBC at 25’ issue of Context in December looked back why budding and already-established conservation professionals joined the IHBC, as taken from Context’s New Member Profile column.

IHBC-accredited Rebecca Thompson, Senior Estate Manager at English Heritage, past President of the CIOB, and Yorkshire Branch Committee member, has had her Expression of Interest in the role of IHBC Vice President – and Council Vice Chair – formally welcomed … Continue reading →

After a well-received IHBC Branch Committee consultation, the IHBC has launched a new training webpage to underpin the upgrade of our pre-COVID Local Delivery (Branch) CPD training pilot and consolidate current training support while setting the stage for forthcoming initiatives.

The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including shorter forms on a dedicated web page; regular surgeries for more personal … 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 IHBC’s HESPR member benefits update, of free stalls on the … Continue reading →

Architects Journal reports that the Mayor of London’s team declared there was ‘no sound planning reasons’ for him to overrule the council’s refusal to let the architect convert the former Royal Mint into facilities for Chinese diplomats. image: By Julie … Continue reading →

The IHBC has launched a suite of new help and guidance to make it easier for our Supporter members to advance to the new Affiliate member category, including shorter forms on a dedicated web page; regular surgeries for more personal … Continue reading →

The AABC (Register of Architects Accredited in Building Conservation) is seeking volunteer lay assessors who will be responsible for assessing the applications and re-accreditations for the AABC, with interest to be noted by 17 April.

The IHBC’s next Council will take place on 30 March, online and on Zoom, focussed on Vice President elections – following Rebecca Thompson’s expression of interest (EOI) in the role – and on exploring the public interest and challenges in … Continue reading →

Two  IHBC Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Charitable Trust, celebrate both civic contributions by retired members and successful learning in heritage skills, with awards of £500 and free places at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School in June, closing … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s pick for this week features a call from a Welsh Council for … Continue reading →

Building’s ‘Building the Future Commission’ is a year-round project celebrating its 180 year legacy by looking at radical and challenging ideas that could help transform the built environment. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

One of the IHBC Marsh Awards celebrates civic contributions by retired members, and offers £500 cash and a place at IHBC’s Swansea 2023 School, so our Liaison Officer is supporting our Branch network in promoting nominations.