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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: 08/07/2015
IHBC NI Branch on ‘Conservation without frontiers’
IHBC Northern Ireland Branch Chairman Andrew McClelland – also a member of the IHBC’s new Council+ structure – recently presented at the Ulster Architectural Heritage Society and Irish Georgian Society Summer School on ‘Conservation without Frontiers’. Andrew McClelland said ‘There … Continue reading
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IHBC Context article on application of BS 7913: Cases sought
IHBC Trustee and consultant, and lead author on the British Standard 7913, on historic building conservation, John Edwards, is preparing an article on the practical application of the Standard, and is seeking examples where the document – either in its … Continue reading
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Prestigious Fortress Study Group award for Belfast’s Grey Point Fort
A fort near Belfast is to be the first site in Northern Ireland and the third in the British Isles to receive a Fortress Study Group award for conservation. The Department of the Environment Northern Ireland (DoENI) writes: Grey Point … Continue reading
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TCPA: People should be the heart of planning!
The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has released a report recommending changes to the planning system, moving away from an economic centred approach to place people at the heart of the process. The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) … Continue reading
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HLF funding: £34m for 16 parks
Sixteen parks across the UK are celebrating their share of £34 million of Heritage Lottery Fund awards this week. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) writes: 16 of the UK’s parks and cemeteries have received a much-needed £34million boost from the … Continue reading
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Scottish Empty Homes Partnership to help High Street
The Scottish Government has announced a new £4 million fund to help re-use of high street spaces and homes. The Scottish Government writes: A new £4 million fund will help bring abandoned homes and empty high street spaces back to … Continue reading
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Wales: Monument grant awards
The latest round of ancient monuments grant funding have now been awarded by Cadw. Cadwy writes: Precious ancient monuments and war memorials across Wales are being awarded a share of almost £287,000 of Welsh Government funding to restore and protect … Continue reading
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LGA on housing: ‘Councils are key
The new Conservative Chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned of a construction skills shortage affecting housing supply, urging devolving of powers to local authorities to help address this issue. The Local Government Association (LGA) writes: Councils hold … Continue reading
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HE: Assessing community-led research survey
Historic England has commissioned new research on how much archaeology, historic building and local history research is carried out by voluntary groups in England in a survey that closes on 21 August. Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service writes: The project … Continue reading
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