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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: 16/05/2016
‘Money’s not the barrier’ to the IHBC’s 2016 School on ‘People Power’ – £4000+ available for practitioners & learners… DAC staff, charities, businesses and more…
The IHBC reminds all, with an interest in our 2016 School on ‘People Power’, that the IHBC is here to help those in need, and if your employer is encouraging your learning – as with the IHBC-ChurchCare partnership supporting staff … Continue reading
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Herts conference at Grade I Moor Park, ‘Planning and Conservation’, with IHBC membership advice too… 27 May
Three Rivers Council is leading a short conference on ‘Planning and Conservation in Hertfordshire and beyond’ at Moor Park Golf Club, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, on Friday 27 May, which will include advice on IHBC membership and benefits, talks on current practice, … Continue reading
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IHBC and CIfA sign MoU
The IHBC and the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in London on 12 May, the first of a wider programme of structured partnering with organisations currently being developed as part of the IHBC’s Corporate … Continue reading
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IHBC spotlight on ‘Subtopia’: Ian Nairn’s essential philosophies distilled – in discussion and on film
Many IHBC members will be keen to hear that, sixty years after Ian Nairn coined the term ‘Subtopia’, an unmissable discussion on Radio 4 explores Ian Nairn’s considerable legacy as a writer and broadcaster, highlighting too how, in so many … Continue reading
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England’s Housing and Planning Bill receives Royal Assent
New measures to help more people in England buy their own home and get houses built faster became law on 13 May 2016 as the Housing and Planning Act received Royal Assent. Government writes: The Act sets out a clear determination from … Continue reading
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Conviction in art theft of Devon church art works as old legislation gets legs…
A 48 year old man has been sentenced for three years and eight months at Hereford Crown Court for crimes including the theft of two priceless 15th century oak panels, as an important piece of legislation, brought into force around the … Continue reading
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CV & friends appeal: Government asked to fulfil pledge strengthening neighbourhood planning, through appeals
Campaigners, including Civic Voice, unsuccessfully urged the Government to back up its pledge to give added strength to neighbourhood planning, following a debate on the Housing and Planning Bill on Monday 9 May. Civic Voice writes: Planning minister Brandon Lewis … Continue reading
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Decline in regulation is ‘social murder’, report claims
A new briefing into the decline of regulation, entitled ‘Better Regulation: Better for Whom?’, found that between 2004 and 2013 there were 34% fewer food standards inspections and 28% fewer prosecutions, while the average business can now expect a local … Continue reading
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CoE offers its spires as beacons for those without fast broadband
The Church of England (CoE) has created guidelines so 10,000 rural churches may be used to provide wireless internet access to help meet PM’s vow The Guardian’s Damian Carrington writes: ‘Salhouse is among 47 churches in Norfolk that provide a … Continue reading
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Call for Entries- RIBA Research Awards 2016
The RIBA President’s Awards for Research promote and celebrate the best of research in the field of architecture and the built environment that contributes to new knowledge and understanding in architecture and the practice of architecture, with the deadline for … Continue reading
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