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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: 11/12/2015
IHBC’s new Context asks ‘Who is the Expert’?
The latest issue of the IHBC’s celebrated journal Context has been circulated to members, and asks the question ‘who is the expert’ when it comes to historic buildings. The specialist articles within this edition discuss how new perspectives on heritage … Continue reading
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CSR: Heritage update
The Heritage Update on the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) is now available. Heritage Update writes: The Chancellor invited all Departments to model savings between 25 and 40%. Given the £27bn windfall, the cuts announced on 25 November were less drastic … Continue reading
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HE releases tall buildings guidance as pressure grows in London
The recent increase in proposals for tall landmark buildings has led to Historic England (HE) releasing new and updated guidance on the planning and design of tall buildings, as tall buildings continue to rise The guidance is issued as a … Continue reading
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Derry Londonderry: UNESCO hears of City Walls conservation plan as Minister asks if NI is doing enough!
The Conservation Plan for the City Walls in Derry Londonderry has been launched at the UNESCO conference, with a Prosperity Agreement with Londonderry Inner City Trust signed to promote best practice in business growth within the historic city, while the … Continue reading
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New Chair for the Architectural Heritage Fund
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has announced the appointment of ex- British Property Federation CEO Liz Peace CBE as its new Chair. Liz is a well-known figure in the property industry, having served as Chief Executive of the British Property … Continue reading
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Major new York redevelopment mooted
Details of a master plan for the ambitious redevelopment of York’s largest brownfield site have been unveiled this week as York Central, a 72-hectare site in the heart of the city, could be transformed to provide some 2,500 new homes … Continue reading
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Opinion – Extricating from shared services in Tunbridge Wells
A blog article from solicitor and planning lawyer Martin H Goodall LARTPI offers thoughts concerning shared services, concentrating on the case of Tunbridge Wells Borough Council where substantial costs are arising as they ‘extricate themselves from a partnership they had … Continue reading
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Turner Prize win for regeneration collective with Liverpool Streets
The influential UK contemporary arts prize has been won for the first time by an architecture and design collective, Assemble, winners of the Turner Prize 2015 for regeneration and community work on the Granby Four Streets, Toxteth, Liverpool. TATE writes: … Continue reading
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Mavisbank House: sole UK to EuropaNostra/EIBI ‘Most at risk’ list
The Mavisbank Trust has successfully nominated Mavisbank House in Midlothian as one of the 14 monuments and sites shortlisted for ‘The 7 Most Endangered’ programme 2016, run by Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute (EIBI); it is the … Continue reading
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Griff Rhys Jones launches Civic Voice Design Awards 2016
The Civic Voice Design Awards 2016 which celebrate community buildings and spaces have been launched, with a deadline for applications of 14 February. Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice, national charity for the civic movement, will launch the Civic Voice Design … Continue reading
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