Category Archives: IHBC NewsBlog

The IHBC’s recast Heritage MarketPlace web resource is a new way to access, promote and secure quality services, advice, guidance and more on all aspects of heritage and conservation – its care, checking and changing – free and accessible to … Continue reading →

The IHBC is calling on all Full, Associate and Retired members to submit voting proxies by 6.00pm on 30 April in advance of the online 2023 AGM, on 3 May 2023 starting from 5.30pm when Oriel Prizeman (Cardiff University) examines … Continue reading →

The IHBC has written to longstanding IHBC members without our accreditation to encourage use of the streamlined application form and its new resources and guidance on the new Affiliate webpage, or to apply for accreditation direct if preferred.

IHBC Chair David McDonald has reflected on the loss to the conservation, heritage and architectural communities following Elain Harwood’s recent demise.

The IHBC’s Northern Ireland (NI) Branch has led its contribution to the ‘Conservation in common’ network with its ‘Retrofit for the Future’ conference, from 9.30-2pm, 3 May, at Belfast’s Majestic (former Majestic Cinema) with tickets from £25 (IHBC members).

The IHBC is delighted to welcome a new initiative highlighted by IHBC 2022 Marsh Award winner john Duncan  Highland Historic Buildings Trust (HHBT) launch of local church guide digital resource, with IHBC Marsh Award Winner John Duncan, The ‘Easter Ross … Continue reading →

The IHBC has updated the 3 May AGM notice to ALL member categories, as proceedings start at 5.30pm and feature Prof. Oriel Prizeman, of Cardiff University reviewing current research and issues around ‘Sustainability and the Historic Environment’, all critical context … Continue reading →

Broxtowe Borough Council has agreed following a legal challenge that its grant of listed building consent for a redevelopment scheme for Grade II* almshouses was invalid. image: for illustration By Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9153873

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 Local Government (LG) call for a … Continue reading →

The remains of the world’s first cast iron railway bridge are to once again carry traffic as part of a footpath and cyclepath that is being built along the 26 miles of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, reports The Northern … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce MFL, as the Principal Sponsor for the institute’s 2023 Annual School and Heritage MarketPlace:LIVE from 21-24 June 2023, in person in Swansea and online.

The IHBC is calling on all Full, Associate and Retired members to submit voting proxies by 6.00pm on 30 April in advance of the online 2023 AGM, on 3 May 2023 starting from 5.30pm when Oriel Prizeman (Cardiff University) examines … Continue reading →

The IHBC has updated the 3 May AGM notice to ALL member categories, as proceedings start at 5.30pm and feature Prof. Oriel Prizeman, of Cardiff University reviewing current research and issues around ‘Sustainability and the Historic Environment’, all critical context … Continue reading →

The IHBC’s Northern Ireland (NI) Branch has led its contribution to the ‘Conservation in common’ network with its ‘Retrofit for the Future’ conference, from 9.30-2pm, 3 May, at Belfast’s Majestic (former Majestic Cinema) with tickets from £25 (IHBC members).

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 Common Edge and Rick Reinhard on ‘What Would Jane Jacobs … Continue reading →

Coventry’s Grade I listed Charterhouse welcomed visitors for the first time on Saturday, April 1, after more than a decade of fundraising and restoration work by Historic Coventry Trust.

The IHBC is calling on all Full, Associate and Retired members to submit voting proxies by 6.00pm on 30 April in advance of the online 2023 AGM, on 3 May 2023 starting from 5.30pm when Oriel Prizeman (Cardiff University) examines … Continue reading →

To help connect employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse opportunities in 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 Northern Ireland (NI) Branch has led its contribution to the ‘Conservation in common’ network with its ‘Retrofit for the Future’ conference, from 9.30-2pm, 3 May, at Belfast’s Majestic (former Majestic Cinema) with tickets from £25 (IHBC members).

ICOMOS-UK’s one-day conference, co-sponsored by the IHBC, will explore how a Rights-Based Approach, including Decolonisation practices, can be a valuable tool, from £20 (Students) to £80, to include lunch and evening reception, all at the University of Greenwich.

A new ‘Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023’ has been released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

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 council seeking consultancy … Continue reading →

Residents of a Wakefield village have objected to a major housing development they claim will turn the area into a ‘concrete jungle’, reports The Yorkshire Post. image: for illustration – Open Government Licence v3.0

The first issue of the new IHBC Research for Practice Digest has been circulated to key networks, but anyone can sign up to access issues old and new HERE.

The IHBC has updated the 3 May AGM notice to ALL member categories, as proceedings start at 5.30pm and feature Prof. Oriel Prizeman, of Cardiff University reviewing current research and issues around ‘Sustainability and the Historic Environment’, all critical context … Continue reading →