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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: 29/12/2015
IHBC NewsBlogs Update: ‘Top 10’ for 2015 (from ‘NIMBY’ism to BS 7913) · Reach @750k+ · Taster alerts to come!
IHBC members and colleagues will be interested to know more about the ever-extending reach, impact and potential of one of our core member services and charitable activities, the IHBC NewsBlogs news and email alert service, while to celebrate its success … Continue reading
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IHBC members, with benefits: Last chance discounts on conservation BS 7913 CPD in Edinburgh, 11 January
IHBC members are reminded that 10% discounts are still available for the January 11 CPD event covering the building conservation British Standard, BS 7913, while future events are scheduled for Belfast, on 18 February, and Bristol, on 24 March. Book … Continue reading
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Church Buildings Council: nominations sought by 22 Jan
Candidates are sought for four places on the Church Buildings Council to be vacant from 1 May, with a closing date of Friday 22 January 2016 at 5pm. ChurchCare, writes: The Secretary of State at the DCMS nominates four members … Continue reading
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Deal on Banksy mural near GCHQ under negotiation
A deal to buy a Banksy mural on a house near GCHQ and place it in ‘safe hands’, is being negotiated by a local council after the ‘Spy Booth’ artwork, showing three figures ‘snooping’ on a telephone box, appeared in … Continue reading
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ChurchCare update: New faculty rules at the CoE
IHBC members are reminded that on 1 January 2016 the new simplified Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2015 come into force, as ChurchCare, the Church of England’s national resource, has recently reported. IHBC Policy Secretary David Kincaid said: ‘The changes to the … Continue reading
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Study warns towns are being ‘eclipsed’ by cities
Towns in England are being left behind their neighbouring cities, with many under-performing in terms of health, education and employment, new analysis by Demos consultants, ‘Talk of the Town’, has revealed as it found three in five of satellite towns … Continue reading
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