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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: 31/10/2014
IHBC launches new-style Guidance Notes: GN 14.1 – ‘LPA duties in England’
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation has launched the first of its new-style Guidance Notes to improve our support for practitioners, here highlighting statutory and related ‘Planning Authority duties in… conservation advice in England’ and including a formal recommendation for … Continue reading
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IHBC, HTF & UVE win £5k peer-reviewed AHRC funds for volunteer skills
On 29 October, in a University of Oxford peer review-based initiative at Oxford’s Said Business School, the IHBC and project partners the Historic Towns Forum (HTF) and Urban Vision Enterprise (UVE) secured £5000 of academic research funding to help in … Continue reading
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Consultation update: Historic England Corporate Plan – 12 Nov
The draft Corporate Plan for Historic England, setting out its purpose, role and values, and including its strategic priorities for the period from 2015 to 2018, is out for consultation with a closing date of 12 November 2014. English Heritage … Continue reading
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HS last call: Shape our heritage management service – 4 Nov
Historic Scotland (HS) has an online survey inviting views on the performance and future of their heritage management service, with a deadline for responses of 4 November. Heritage Management is the part of Historic Scotland that provides advice to planning … Continue reading
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1st ‘Farrell Review Urban Room’: Blackburn
The first urban room – a recommendation of the Farrell Review – is set to open as ‘Blackburn is Open’, a creative regeneration scheme funded by Arts Council England and backed by Blackburn with Darwen Council, makes Blackburn ‘the first … Continue reading
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SAVE call for funds to preserve Wentworth Woodhouse
SAVE Britain’s Heritage has issued an urgent call for matching funds to enable the purchase and preservation of Wentworth Woodhouse, one of the grandest stately homes in Britain. SAVE writes: A race is on to raise funds to preserve Wentworth … Continue reading
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Historic Scotland/RCAHMS survey: closes 7 Nov
Historic Scotland and RCAHMS have issued a reminder that the stakeholder opinion survey closes on November 7. HS/RCAHMS write: This short survey is designed to gauge your current opinion of Historic Scotland and RCAHMS. We are keen to find out … Continue reading
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CADW heritage tourism project
A new report by CADW detailing its heritage tourism project has been released this week, outlining the value and contribution of heritage tourism to the Welsh economy. CADW writes: A Cadw-led partnership project aimed at maximising the contribution of heritage … Continue reading
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Consultation on HS ‘managing change in the HE’: 7 Nov
The Historic Scotland (HS) Managing Change in the Historic Environment Guidance Notes (MCGN) are currently under review, with the consultation closing on 7 November. The four notes under review are: Setting Restoring castles and towerhouses Microrenewables Fire safety management Draft … Continue reading
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Have a historic Halloween- spooky goings on, online and in real life!
Get into the spirit of a historic Halloween with themed events at historic buildings or perhaps if you cannot get to visit these in person why not try a little online ghost watching? Ghost cams: Ordsall Hall, Salford Llancaiach Fawr … Continue reading
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