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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
Daily Archives: 22/06/2013
IHBC in the News: WHS threat only ‘tip of iceberg’ for UK’s conservation!
‘Heritage: The threat facing our most precious sites is ever greater’ was the headline in the Observer as IHBC’s past-Chair, Jo Evans, offered sobering context to the news that up to four of the UK’s World Heritage Sites (WHS) might … Continue reading
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IHBC’s 2013 Annual & Day School: a flurry of skills in Carlisle! So look out for Edinburgh 2014 on ‘Art’
The IHBC’s 2013 Annual School, in Carlisle, explored the vast territory of skills in conservation, with delegates from as far afield as Brazil and Poland, and presentations, interrogations, exhibits, networking opportunities, displays, and on-site practical studies all part of an … Continue reading
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IHBC’s new Chair: Mike Brown, IHBC’s past Policy Chair
Mike Brown IHBC has been elected as the new Chair of The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the UK’s professional body for built and historic environment specialists, with Emilia Hands taking on the duties of IHBC’s Vice Chair. Mike … Continue reading
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Members with benefits: IHBC gets RICS rates at the RICS-SPAB School!
IHBC members are able to avail of special RICS member rates, and save nearly £80 on the RICS-SPAB conservation school in Cirencester on 8-12 September 2013. RICS writes: This conference programme has been designed by the RICS Building Conservation Forum … Continue reading
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NTS rallies members over threats from merged HS-RCAHMS ‘super-body’
The possibility of ‘unintended but serious consequences’ from Historic Scotland merger have been highlighted by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) as it calls upon its 312,000 members to help it respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on merging public … Continue reading
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NHTG ‘Building Traditional Skills’ project gains HLF ‘Skills for the Future’ support
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG), the UK’s lead body for traditional built heritage skills, has received initial support for a £690,000 bid from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) under its Skills for the Future programme for the ‘Building Traditional … Continue reading
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Revised rules on planning judicial reviews due in July
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that new rules in relation to Judicial Review of planning decisions will come into force on 1 July. This follows announcements by Justice Minister Chris Grayling that reforms to the judicial review process would … Continue reading
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Final 4 cities in running for UK City of Culture 2017
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport has announced the shortlist of four cities in contention for the 2017 City of culture: Dundee, Hull, Leicester and Swansea Bay. DCMS writes: The announcement by England’s Culture Minister Ed Vaizey follows a … Continue reading
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HLF’s ‘Skills for the Future’ project awards listings
Results of the Heritage Lottery Fund’s ‘Skills for the Future’ funding programme have been announced. For the Skills for the Future programme see: LINK For the HLF programme see: LINK
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Supreme Court to rule on landmark village green case
The Open Spaces Society and members of Helredale Neighbourhood Council (HNC) in Whitby, North Yorkshire have welcomed the news that an application to register Helredale playing fields as a village green will be heard in the Supreme Court. The application … Continue reading
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SPAB on CSR says: ‘Don’t Destroy Heritage’s Future’
The Society of the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) has launched a campaign to stop heritage being singled out for harsher treatment under the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) as it calls on government to protect England’s heritage. The SPAB … Continue reading
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Vic Soc/SAVE legal challenge to LB Sheffield hospital demo plan
The Victorian Society and SAVE Britain’s Heritage have begun Judicial Review proceedings over Sheffield City Council’s decision to approve a redevelopment scheme proposed by Sheffield University which would involve the demolition of the Grade 11 listed Jessop Hospital building. Read … Continue reading
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RIBA: Best of British buildings
A garden chapel in Edinburgh, a rebuilt castle in Warwickshire and the Olympic masterplan have been named on a list of Britain’s best new building projects. They are among 43 buildings in the UK to receive awards for architectural excellence … Continue reading
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Adlard will be chief planning inspector after Burley retires
Peter Burley, the Planning Inspectorate’s chief planning inspector, is to retire at the end of September 2013. He has worked for the Inspectorate for 24 years and was the Inspectorate’s Director for Wales prior to taking up his current role … Continue reading
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