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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: 28/11/2014
Check out IHBC’s new HESPR site: business-led & client-friendly
With HESPR members’ logos linked from the IHBC’s home page, and a reconstructed mobile friendly website in place, with more client-friendly design, the IHBC’s recognition service for conservation-related companies is now more prominently displayed than ever, and more accessible to … Continue reading
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IHBC at Civic Societies Parliamentary Group on LPA Staffing
On 17 November the IHBC joined a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Civic Societies to explore the impacts on local communities of the loss of local authority staff and services in conservation and archaeology, and what … Continue reading
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IHBC Director on 2014 Placemaking Awards judging panel
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly has been invited to serve as a judge on the panel for the 2014 Placemaking Awards, while planners now have until 17 December to enter awards that ‘recognise the projects, plans and people that are making … Continue reading
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Pevsner offer: sign up & get 25% off!
Yale University Press is currently offering 25% off any Pevsner Architectural Guide in December if you sign up to receive Yale-Pevsner news by email. Pevsner Architectural Guides writes: We would like to invite you to receive our email newsletter. We … Continue reading
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Power of People: Stoke’s Heritage ‘Occupiers’ defend Town Hall
Protesters campaigning against the sell-off of the Fenton Town Hall in Stoke-on-Trent have vowed to occupy the historic building over Christmas and beyond as they fear that Government pledges to place a restrictive covenant on the building to protect it … Continue reading
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MPs: ‘Cut lottery funding if councils don’t back culture’
Funding cuts should be handed to councils that do not support local arts, MPs have warned in a damning review of Arts Council ‘imbalance’. Localgov writes: Members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee pushed the Arts Council to be … Continue reading
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Devon solar farm blocked on threats to LB settings
Proposals for a 19-hectare solar farm project at Ashwater in North Devon have been dismissed on appeal after initially being turned down by Torridge District Council, with the 10-megawatt scheme refused permission because of its impact on the landscape and … Continue reading
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GSA fire: Student project foam panels ’caused blaze’
The recently released report on the fire at Glasgow School of Art (GSA) concludes that a student project was the source, as it stemmed from an undergraduate’s installation that involved fastening foam panels on to three walls of a basement … Continue reading
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Double glazing test case for listed homes
Hampshire parish councillor Timothy Guiness has mounted a test case in the High Court over whether he should be allowed to fit double glazing in his listed farmhouse at Ellisfield Timothy Guinness said planning authorities showed ‘prejudice’ about double glazing … Continue reading
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Sustainable development & marine planning consultation -MMO
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has started consultation on the draft Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the South Inshore and South Offshore Marine Plans, with the consultation closing on Friday 2nd January 2015. This is the first stage in the … Continue reading
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UKCES: Employer leadership in skills and employment is vital
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has announced that a new report looking into the UK skills system, ‘Growth Through People’, puts forward 5 recommendations for action all supported by the TUC and CBI. Urgent action must be … Continue reading
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Arson destroys ‘fantastic’ replica Roman house at Poole
One of the country’s most authentic replications of a Roman’s home could be lost to learners after arson attack despair for organisers and volunteers. Culture24 writes: More than 1,000 schoolchildren a year were inspired by one of the country’s most … Continue reading
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