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- Check out IHBC’s next new-style ‘CPD Circular’ & feedback: ‘At-a-glance colour coding’, simpler format, Awards, Director’s CPD Spotlights, & more 10/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 10/02/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 10/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 10/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Turley on ‘Grey Belt – What have we learned’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: New air source heat pump case studies from Historic England 10/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: DB on COTAC’s Insight 4 – ‘Understanding and Appreciating the Region of East Anglia’ 10/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Inclusive Farm Scotland welcomes first students to 22-acre working farm on Royal Deeside 10/02/2026
- Georgian Group launches High Court challenge over Clandon Park decision 10/02/2026
- First ever UK Town of Culture competition to restore pride in communities – to 31/03 10/02/2026
- RICS Scotland Manifesto 2026 – Surveying Scotland: ‘ambitions… not be achievable without urgent action on skills & workforce’ 10/02/2026
- Booking opens for IHBC’s 2026 School, #IHBCNewcastle2026, June 18-20 (Full School only): Accessible, Certified CPD on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ – From £35+VAT (Online Day School), free pre-conference webinars and more… 06/02/2026
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary Conservation Professionals & employers see public & personal benefits 06/02/2026
- IHBC is planning for growth, so grow with us by volunteering, with our Committees, Boards and Branches, or Panels, Groups and more as suits – just let us know! 06/02/2026
- IHBC opens Corporate Plan 2026-30 (‘CP30’) development with CP25 consultation, noting Charter, Parliamentary 5 Commitments, volunteer investment & more – to 28/02 & after 06/02/2026
- IHBC urges ‘risk-based approach to retrofit’ with Government’s ‘Warm Homes Plan’ – ‘biggest home upgrade plan in British history’ 06/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 06/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Reusing Historic Cinemas as Places of Worship 06/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £1.3Mn of weekly works: UK cultural body seeks Landscape Architect for works in urban setting, to 17/02/2026, from £750K 06/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Westminster Council launches ‘Retrofit First’ policy & more in City Plan Partial Review 06/02/2026
- AHF announces £46m expansion of the heritage revival fund 06/02/2026
- ARB launches consultation on proposed changes to professional practical experience (PPE) 06/02/2026
- Government calls for submissions to UK’s first national inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) – ‘living Heritage – open to 27/03 06/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Durham joins UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities – ‘a significant site of scholarship and learning for over a thousand years’ 06/02/2026
- IHBC on LA conservation jobs in England: ‘Market Intelligence’ Research Note from IHBC’s 2025 ‘Jobs etc.’ posts, via our ToolBox 03/02/2026
Daily Archives: 01/03/2011
IHBC Annual School Booking opens
Online booking for the IHBC’s 2011 Annual School in Llandudno (16th to 18th June ) has opened. Lead organiser and IHBC Trustee Nathan Blanchard said: “The Day School is designed to provide first-rate practitioner’s CPD for all our inter-disciplinary membership, with … Continue reading
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IHBC at Stone show, 15-17 March
The IHBC will have a stand at The Natural Stone Show at ExCeL in London’s Docklands from 15th to 17th March, and lead organizer and IHBC technical panel co-ordinator Julian Bagg is keen to welcome members there and to hear from … Continue reading
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UK: UNESCO wasteful?
There are reports that the UK could withdraw its support from United Nations body Unesco after a government review questioned how effectively it is spending taxpayers’ money. BBC News: LINK eGovmonitor: LINK BD Online News: LINK Planning Resource: LINK
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Icon: Skills Strategy Consultation
The Institute of Conservation (Icon) has drafted a strategy and action plan on strengthening conservation education and skills in the UK, for consultation, with a closing date of 31 March 2011. Icon is now inviting the views of a wider group of stakeholders … Continue reading
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EH: Local listing consultation
English Heritage seeks comments on draft guidance for the identification of significant local heritage assets, and the management of these assets through a local list, with the closing date for responses on13 May 2011. About the Good Practice Guide Local listing supports … Continue reading
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HS updates on U-values
Historic Scotland has made available for download its Technical Paper 10, U-values and Traditional Buildings, is now available for online download. Apologies for this email in case this is of no interest to you. Technical Paper 10 provides the results of … Continue reading
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FT: McQueen (R) on Leicester (Sq)
IHBC Full Member Rosemarie MacQueen has given some background on the regeneration of London’sLeicester Square to the readers of the Financial Times. FT Article: LINK
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Prince pleads for old buildings
The Prince of Wales has urged local authorities to view old buildings as regeneration opportunities and find new uses for them, particularly for residential development. He told a symposium organised jointly by the Local Government Association and the Prince’s Regeneration Trust: “Many … Continue reading
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Chetwyn on Big Society & Localism
IHBC past chair Dave Chetwyn has written an article explaining how the Big Society and Localism connect. Chetwyn’s introduction says of the Big Society and Localism: ‘Whilst the terms are open to interpretation, key elements include encouraging volunteering, community participation and … Continue reading
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