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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: 01/07/2015
IHBC opens its ‘Toolbox’ stage 1: Guidance Notes with ‘Annual Conservation Management Statements: Best Practice’ and ‘Negotiating Skills’
The IHBC has just launched the next stage of its practitioner support ‘Toolbox’, an integrated online resource for built and historic environment conservation practice that, among other support to come, now offers easy access to the IHBC’s new Guidance Notes … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Hague convention protocol ratification by UK
The UK government is planning to create new legislation which will result in the ratification of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. IHBC ETS Committee Vice Chair Bob Kindred OBE, who … Continue reading
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New IHBC Context issue out: on working with metal
The latest issue of the IHBC’s journal Context has been circulated to members, No 139, on metals and featuring discussions on repair and conservation as well as a range of projects on different types of historic structures. Articles include: Wrought … Continue reading
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HS: New estate management qualifications for Scotland
New rural skills qualifications are to be launched in Scotland, which IHBC member David Mitchell (Historic Scotland’s Director of Conservation) has highlighted as vital for rural traditional building maintenance and repair. The Scottish Government writes: Brand new formal qualifications in … Continue reading
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New President for POS: Stewart Murray
Stewart Murray, Assistant Director, Planning with the Greater London Authority has become the new President of the Planning Officers Society (POS). POS writes: Murray was elected at the Society’s Annual General Meeting held in Dorchester on Friday 19 June 2015. … Continue reading
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Museums Association appoints ‘transformers’
The Museums Association has announced details of the successful applicants to its ‘transformer’ programme which helps mid-career heritage professionals trial and develop new ideas in their museum, with 27 appointees across the UK. The Museums Association writes: The Museums Association … Continue reading
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The ‘UK’s greenest historic building’ project progress
A building project undertaken by the University of Edinburgh’s new Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation (ECCI), Scotland’s only low carbon innovation hub, in association with Edinburgh World Heritage, is deemed to be the UK’s greenest historic building, has moved a … Continue reading
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Vote for your favourite Lottery Good Cause
The National Lottery public vote for favourite lottery good cause is now open, from 24 June – 29 July everyone may vote for their favourite project across 7 categories, including heritage. The nominees in the heritage category (in random order) … Continue reading
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First Big Lottery Fund Scotland Land Fund grants announced
The first allocations of Scottish Land Fund grants worth £172,000 in three different areas have been announced by the Big Lottery. The Big Lottery Fund writes: Three community land initiatives in the Scottish Borders, East Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire are today … Continue reading
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Build to Rent: New Homes in London
1000 new homes to rent are now going to be available in London under the Build to Rent fund. DCLG writes: Three multi-million pound deals will provide over 1,000 new homes specifically for private rent in London, Housing Minister Brandon … Continue reading
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