-
Search the archive
-
IHBC’S NewsBlogs usually only summarise third party reports. Links to other sites may not be active so you may need to contact the host site for the original text.
Unless made explicit, IHBC NewsBlogs are not IHBC endorsements.
Categories
Monthly archive
Links
-
Recent posts
- 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: 05/03/2016
Time is running out: Nominate early learners and retired volunteers by 31 March for Marsh Awards of £500 and a free School place in Worcester in June!
IHBC members and their networks are reminded that they can easily commend and celebrate some of the most deserving heritage practitioners – those starting their career as well as retired volunteers – by simply nominating them for one of the … Continue reading
Posted in IHBC NewsBlog
Comments Off on Time is running out: Nominate early learners and retired volunteers by 31 March for Marsh Awards of £500 and a free School place in Worcester in June!
IHBC’s new Research Note (RN) from the Toolbox: ‘Market Intelligence 2015’
The IHBC has just added its first Research Note for 2016 to its practitioners’ Toolbox, on England’s local authority jobs market, entitled: ‘Market Intelligence Local Authority Conservation Specialists Jobs Market 2015’ (RN2016/1, Jan 2016). Author Bob Kindred MBE, IHBC’s Research … Continue reading
Posted in IHBC NewsBlog
Comments Off on IHBC’s new Research Note (RN) from the Toolbox: ‘Market Intelligence 2015’
IHBC welcomes withdrawal of Wiggins’ PMB and threats to P(LBCA)A 1990
The IHBC has welcomed the formal withdrawal of Bill Wiggin’s Private Members Bill (PMB), which threatened key parts of heritage legislation enshrined in the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act of 1990 (P(LBCA)A 1990). Mike Brown, IHBC Chair said: … Continue reading
Posted in IHBC NewsBlog
Comments Off on IHBC welcomes withdrawal of Wiggins’ PMB and threats to P(LBCA)A 1990
Don’t forget: IHBC at CIOB’ sell-out – ‘How to Make Buildings Work for You’
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly and new appointee Carla Pianese, IHBC’s Branch and Event Support Officer, will host the IHBC’s stand at the forthcoming sell-out CIOB conference, ‘How to Make Buildings Work for You’ in London on 17 March. CIOB writes: … Continue reading
Posted in IHBC NewsBlog
Comments Off on Don’t forget: IHBC at CIOB’ sell-out – ‘How to Make Buildings Work for You’
Planning (Wales) Act now in place
On 1 March the Planning (Wales) Act came into force. The Welsh Government writes: New legislation under the Planning (Wales) Act comes into force today which will ensure that infrastructure projects which are of most significance to Wales are determined … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on Planning (Wales) Act now in place
HES seeks next Chief Executive: Closing 4 April
The recruitment process for a new Chief Executive for the new charity Historic Environment Scotland – a successor body to Scotland’s national heritage agency Historic Scotland – is underway, with a closing date of 4 April. Historic Environment Scotland (HES) … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on HES seeks next Chief Executive: Closing 4 April
HE’s invitation: Post War Sculpture Conservation Workshop – 18 March
To mark recent additions to the National Heritage List for England, Historic England (HE) is organising a workshop on post war sculpture taking place at Somerset House on 18 March, offering a chance to contribute to new guidance. The event … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on HE’s invitation: Post War Sculpture Conservation Workshop – 18 March
Tours of tunnels under Brighton’s Royal Pavilion: to 26 March!
IHBC members with a more edgy twist may be interested to know of the Pavilion’s tunnel tours that will continue to the end of March. Culture 24 writes: Stretching along 60 subterranean metres beneath George IV’s exotic pleasure palace, limewash … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on Tours of tunnels under Brighton’s Royal Pavilion: to 26 March!
Victorian gasholder at the Oval listed
The gasholder near the Oval cricket ground in London has now been listed at Grade II; it was the worlds largest when constructed in 1847. Historic England writes: The iconic Victorian gasholder that is the backdrop to test cricket at … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on Victorian gasholder at the Oval listed
Opinion: Unfair rejection of planning permissions?
The journal ‘Planning and Building Control Today’ has published an article about potentially unfair refusals of planning permission, and suggested that the rate of refusals is likely to increase when planning legislation changes. View the article ‘Councils ‘Computer says no’ … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on Opinion: Unfair rejection of planning permissions?
Scottish Communities benefit from £25million, including for LBs
The £25 million Regeneration Capital Grant Fund (RCGF) has resulted in another 26 projects across Scotland gaining assistance with projects to benefit capital projects, including works to listed buildings (LBs). The Scottish Government writes: Communities across Scotland are set to … Continue reading
Posted in Sector NewsBlog
Comments Off on Scottish Communities benefit from £25million, including for LBs