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- IHBC President’s ‘Members only’ Invitation to next Virtual Council: Online, 8 April 2026, from 4.30pm – Scoping ‘Investigation’ of conservation in local government, with a call for suggestions etc. 13/02/2026
- IHBC welcomes National Apprenticeship Week: to 15/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 13/02/2026
- 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… 13/02/2026
- 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! 13/02/2026
- IHBC ‘Management’ Signpost: Managing Surplus Government Property, guidance from the Government 13/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £64K of weekly works: UK heritage body seeks Chief Exec, to 28/02 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the ‘super-rich’ doorstep’: Britain’s building standards so bad that even super-rich face housing misery… 13/02/2026
- Southbank now listed: The Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery and associated terraced walkways and stairs 13/02/2026
- Iconic canals to be better protected with £6.5 million investment- Funding to support repair, maintenance & long-term projects 13/02/2026
- 2026 SPAB Fellows and Scholars announced 13/02/2026
- New £11.5Mn fund to help England’s charities and councils support local communities 13/02/2026
- NLHF & HE survey on ‘Historic Gardens: Supporting Adaptation to a Changing Climate’ 13/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Federal judge ‘sceptical’ of Trump’s authority over White House ballroom 13/02/2026
- 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
Monthly Archives: June 2012
IHBC Gus Astley Annual Student Award 2012 closing date: 31 July
The UK’s most inclusive conservation award for students, the Institute of Historic Building Conservation’s (IHBC’s) Gus Astley Annual Student Award, is open to submissions until 31 July 2012. To be eligible work must have been submitted as part of a … Continue reading
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CSkills’ £600k promotes traditional building skills in Scotland
ConstructionSkills (CSkills), the training council for the UK construction industry, has awarded £600,000 to Historic Scotland to help the agency promote traditional building skills. Historic Scotland reports: The announcement was made as Historic Scotland celebrated Scottish Apprenticeship Week with events … Continue reading
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NI Listed Building Demolition fine: £5,000
Mr Malcolm Samuel Hall, with an address at Portadown, pleaded guilty to the demolition of a Listed Building and was fined £5,000 plus £75 solicitors costs and £34 court costs at Newry Magistrates court on Monday, 21 May 2012. The … Continue reading
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HLF invests further £13.6m in skills
From digitising archives to conserving historic gardens: 788 new placements supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) will deliver 700 years’ worth of work-based training across UK. Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced: ‘… a further investment of £13.6m in … Continue reading
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London borough to make culture a key part of planning
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea looks to boost creative industries through planning system. Building Co UK News: LINK
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Pickles pays tribute to ‘best of British’ pubs
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has paid tribute to the ‘Great British pub’ in a speech that highlighted the Government’s continued support to the sector. Speaking at the All Party Parliamentary Beer Groups’ annual awards, Mr Pickles encouraged the industry to … Continue reading
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UCL’s Bartlett tops architecture schools league table
Cambridge and Bath also listed in top three. BD Online Article: LINK
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Coventry Cathedral gets share of American Express $1m
Following the inclusion of the ruins of St Michael’s Coventry on the 2012 World Monument Fund (WMF) Watch List, a £2m fundraising campaign was launched late in 2011 to save them, and now American Express, longstanding supporter of the WMF … Continue reading
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