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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’, with updates for local volunteer leads: Part 3 – Parliamentary Commitments to conclusions 09/10/2026
- IHBC welcomes new findings from joint Arts Culture & Heritage Project: ‘… to better articulate the economic, social and cultural value of arts, culture and heritage’ 09/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 09/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 09/10/2026
- CLOSING SOON: IHBC consults on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 09/10/2026
- Join in IHBC-sponsored SAHGB’s 3rd Mark Girouard symposium : ‘Untold Tales: Women Pioneers in British and Irish Architectural History’, 14 November 09/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ & ‘Research’ CPD spotlight: Using the AHRC Commercialisation Strategy and impact guidance, from UKRI 09/10/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £2.3Mn new weekly costed works: City BID partnership seeks concept proposals for 3 ‘transformations’ of key locations, to 1/11, @ £500 each 09/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic Grade II-listed Ugly House in Wales fails to sell at auction 09/10/2026
- In landmark 50th year AHF awards its 1000th loan 09/10/2026
- Skills England launches Skills For Work programme consultation: to 16 October 09/10/2026
- National Heat Risk Commission – call for evidence – to 30/10 09/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Frank McDonald obituary – campaigning journalist changed how Ireland thinks about urban planning 09/10/2026
- Heritage Network’s Chair Alice Ullathorne IHBC marks success of first year in post at Network’s 2026 NI Belfast conference, with IHBC as exhibitors & members 06/10/2026
- IHBC opens consultation on ‘Corporate Plan 2026-30’ (‘CP30’): Feedback sought by 30 October 06/10/2026
- IHBC Marsh Awards NOW OPEN: Nominate your ‘Successful learner’ (in Heritage Skills) or ‘Retired member’ (Community Contributions), to close 15 December 2026 06/10/2026
- 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. 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: Scotland’s heritage delivers benefits far beyond tourism, new evidence shows 06/10/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ CPD Signpost: New national research sets out what is needed to sustain cathedral craft skills 06/10/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: NCE on ‘Ireland’s infrastructure threatened by climate change’ 06/10/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (trust) doorstep’: A house that changed architecture: Richard +?Su Rogers’s modernist masterpiece given to the nation 06/10/2026
- Community groups invited to apply for funding to bring people together, with next wave of Common Ground Award… ‘up to £2.5m’ 06/10/2026
- New Chair elected by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 06/10/2026
- Historic England on ‘The Public Value of Archaeology’ 06/10/2026
Category Archives: Sector NewsBlog
England’s third new national forest to bring nature closer to communities
image for illustration: Mr Ignavy, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The creation of a third new national forest has taken an exciting step forward as Government has committed up to £7.5 million in calla for delivery partners to submit bids … Continue reading
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CIC appoints Simon Rawlinson as new Deputy Chair
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has appointed Simon Rawlinson MRICS as their new Deputy Chair.
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Tagged built environment, construction, expertise, government, heritage
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‘A new leaf’ for London Parks and Gardens: Director Philip Barnes to lead delivery of ambitious strategy to 2035
London Parks and Gardens has announced that its new Director Philip Barnes will lead delivery of London Parks & Gardens’ ambitious strategy to 2035.
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Tagged climate change, gardens, green spaces, heritage, heritage protection, London, parks
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NI regulator pauses charity registration invites amid systems upgrade plans
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) has stopped inviting registrations of new charities until September as it plans an update to its online systems.
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IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes
image for illustration: Campbell Park, Milton Keynes by Paul Capewell, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The IHBC is delighted to help sponsor The Gardens Trust exploration of ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’ which will … Continue reading
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UK Government ‘Call for evidence’ (real world and quantitative especially): Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12/08
Government UK has issued a ‘Call for Evidence’ to inform future policy on those working in the building professions, trades and occupations, welcoming ‘real world examples and quantitative data wherever possible, open to 12 August 2026
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Tagged evidence, Government UK, research, survey
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CITB publishes Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-2030
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has published its Construction Workforce Outlook 2026-30, its annual report that sets out expected construction demand over the next five years, and the implications for the construction workforce.
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Tagged built environment, construction
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Historic Environment Scotland is looking for your thoughts on volunteering – we need your input, to 19 July!
Historic Environment Scotland’s (HES) survey asks if you ‘Want to volunteer with us’, outlines how to get involved, what opportunities are on offer and how to help you ‘find an experience you’ll love’.
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Tagged heritage, research, Scotland, survey, volunteering
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‘Thoughtful’ Fife data centre ‘rethinks the server shed as a temple’
A burgeoning data centre revolution is shifting from utilitarian sheds to something more architecturally adept, courtesy of some inspiration from ancient Greece, reports Urban Realm.
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Georgian Group ‘Vanbrugh 300’ competition for young designers – to 30 September
image for illustration: Seton Delaval Hall, Alan J. White, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons To celebrate Vanbrugh300, The Georgian Group is inviting young designers, makers and imaginative minds to take part in our special competition and step into his … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, competition, Georgian, Georgian Group, Vanbrugh300, young people
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Government UK Policy Paper update on ‘Culture Priority Places’
Government UK has updated on ‘Culture Priority Places’ and its methodology.
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Tagged culture, government, UK
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HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) want to hear views and experiences of using its new service trove.scot and has launched a survey to take feedback, which closes on 28 February 2027
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Tagged digital, heritage, research, Scotland
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: £500m retrofit boost for UK universities as Lloyds partners with National Wealth Fund
The National Wealth Fund and Lloyds Banking Group announce major new financing initiative to retrofit universities across the UK.
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Tagged climate change, decarbonisation, environment, funding, retrofit, universities
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UKGBC responds to the Warm Homes Fund’s Call for Evidence
The UKGBC’s Policy Team’s detailed response to the Warm Homes Fund’s Call for Evidence has been issued.
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Tagged government, homes, retrofit
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New Museum Climate Hub resource for sharing climate guidance
The Association of Independent Museums (AIM) and the National Museum Directors’ Council, supported with input from museum and heritage sector bodies, user groups and sustainability experts, have developed the Museum Climate Hub with web specialists MeThree.
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Tagged climate change, heritage sector, museums, research, resources
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Pubs, shops and local assets protected with communities in charge
image for illustration: Community Pub, West Wemyss, Bill Kasman, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Government UK reports on a £61m fund to encourage people to save treasured local assets announced as part of a set of reforms to put more … Continue reading
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Tagged communities, funding, government, pubs
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Government UK reports on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) accuracy research project
Government UK reports on a project that ‘compared modelled energy use with monitoring data to identify inaccuracies in EPCs and propose improvements.’
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Tagged climate change, data, energy, EPCs, government, research
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Enginuity’s ‘Mind the Gap 2026’: The £5bn cost of missing skills across UK’s engineering & manufacturing sector
Enginuity – the charity focused on closing the skills gaps in engineering and manufacturing – has produce its Mind the Gap 2026 research report developed in partnership with SQW, quantifying the scale and cost of skills gaps across the UK’s … Continue reading
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Tagged engineering, manufacturing, research, workforce
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CLC publishes ‘Mental Health Joint Code of Practice’
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC), has published its Mental Health Joint Code of Practice (JCOP), to provide leaders and businesses etc. with ‘a framework to create an environment that fosters better mental health for their workforce’.
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Tagged built environment, business, construction, mental health
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Climate Change Committee sets out methodological approach to building evidence for future risk assessment
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has started the ‘Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk’ that will underpin the UK’s Fourth Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA4).
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Tagged climate change, conservation, government, planning
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Call for evidence: Strategy for the built environment professions, trades and occupations, to 12 August
A call for evidence to inform future policy on those working in the building professions, trades and occupations, with the call to close on 12 August 2026.
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Tagged built environment, construction, government, professionals, research, strategy, survey, trades
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Major new package of support for young people announced with Kings Trust
The Government is backing The King’s Trust’s new youth opportunity initiative with £10 million of funding, launched on 3 June 2026.
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Tagged careers, DCMS, government, opportunities, young people
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