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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: 27/05/2015
IHBC Norwich AGM, 19 June: Papers issued
IHBC members should have received a copy of the 2015 AGM Papers, which include the Trustees’ Report and related information, which will take place this year in Norwich as part of the 2015 Annual School programme. The AGM is to … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes HE’s prosecution ‘Guide for Sentencers’
The IHBC has welcomed Historic England’s (HE) much anticipated prosecution ‘Guide for Sentencers’, produced by HE IHBC’s Research consultants Bob Kindred said: ‘This is to be very much welcomed not least as, although it is aimed at the courts, it … Continue reading
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Metal Theft cases and Historic England on Heritage Crime
A church in Derbyshire has had £20,000 of lead stolen from its roof, and in the same week Historic England offered training for Hertfordshire Constabulary Police Rural Operational Support Team on heritage crime, highlighting this serous threat to our architectural … Continue reading
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Dounreay reactor dome to be demolished & archive created
BBC news reported this week on the news that the Dounreay nuclear reactor is to be demolished, which was previously considered by Historic Scotland for listed building status and had a number of inventive proposals for re-use. The Nuclear Decommissioning … Continue reading
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Hackney tree-office
Office workers in east London could soon be hanging out among the trees now Hackney Council is providing temporary office space for up to eight people in the canopy of a tree in Hoxton Square from June. The council said … Continue reading
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Consultation: WG Protecting Community Assets
The Welsh Government (WG) has launched a consultation on the development of a new law to give power to communities to run their own community assets, with the closing date for responses set as 11 September 2015. The Welsh Government … Continue reading
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LGA propose alternative solution to Cities Devolution Bill – DevoNext
In response to the expected Queen’s Speech inclusion of a Cities Devolution Bill the Local Government Association (LGA) has proposed radical reforms which could lead to up to £20.6 billion in potential public sector savings. The LGA writes: Devolution must … Continue reading
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Inspector considers fate of ‘hobbit house’
The future of a turf-roofed roundhouse in Pembrokeshire, dubbed the ‘hobbit house’, has been considered by a planning inspector who will determine whether the scheme should enjoy retrospective planning permission as a development that meets government guidelines on sustainable development … Continue reading
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The ‘Greening Grey Britain’ Campaign
The Royal Horticultural Society have launched a campaign aiming to reduce the impact of the loss of garden space to driveways and paving, following the publication of its report which analyses the plant coverage of garden spaces and concerns relating … Continue reading
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Chelsea ‘painted house’
Neighbours of the Kensington town house painted in red and white stripes to annoy opponents of plans to demolish it and replace with a new house plus a basement are mounting a legal challenge over consent for the scheme, won … Continue reading
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