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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
Monthly Archives: June 2016
IHBC welcomes Derbyshire HB Trust School on Buildings at Risk: 21-6 August
The IHBC is helping support The Derbyshire Historic Buildings (HB) Trust initiative to provide a residential course for heritage students and early career professionals and offer an opportunity to learn directly from professionals working in the heritage sector, so much … Continue reading
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IHBC NW support in ‘Strategy and Legacy’ for Liverpool’s Albert Dock
IHBC North West (NW) Branch has contributed to a new strategy that sets out ambitions over the next five years to create a legacy for Liverpool’s Albert Dock that adds a tourism asset to the Liverpool City Region and demonstrates … Continue reading
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Scotland’s historic communities receive £10m funding boost via ‘CARS’
Scotland’s towns, city centres and places of historic interest are to benefit from a £10 million funding boost from Historic Environment Scotland (HES), distributed through its Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (CARS), with a deadline for applications of Wednesday 31 August 2016. … Continue reading
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Birmingham tram extension backed by SOS for sustainability, despite harm to significant heritage
Transport Secretary of Secretary (SOS) Patrick McLoughlin has gone against the recommendation of a planning inspector and approved a planning direction and renewed compulsory purchase powers for Centro, the passenger transport executive for the West Midlands, as the benefits of … Continue reading
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HE publishes fresh evidence on how and why Heritage Counts 2016
Heritage and Society, the first product of Heritage Counts 2016, was published online on 23 May by Historic England (HE), presenting facts and figures which illustrate the benefits the historic environment brings to society. Heritage Counts is an annual survey … Continue reading
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Civic Voice announces winners of the 2016 Design Awards
On 24 May, Civic Voice handed out 11 awards to a variety of high quality schemes and projects from across England, with the Master’s House, Ledbury, winning in the Restoration Category Civic Voice writes: The Civic Voice Design Awards give communities … Continue reading
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TCPA report: NPPF viability test hinders affordable homes provision
A new report from the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), ‘Homes for all: Ensuring councils can deliver the homes we need’, shows only seven per cent of councils believe that the government’s starter homes initiative would help address their … Continue reading
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Historic England Advice Notes (HEAN) 1-7 now online
Historic England Advice Notes (HEANs) 1-6 have all now been published on the Historic England website, supplemented now by the new HEAN 7 on Local Heritage Listing, while a HEAN on the Reconstruction of Heritage Assets has been issued for … Continue reading
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Skills shortage continues to create higher wages for skilled bricklayers
A skills shortage in the construction sector has pushed the wages of bricklayers higher, according to new research for the Construction Skills Network of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), as figures show that those with bricklaying skills can now … Continue reading
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Georgian Group’s Architectural Awards 2016 open
The Georgian Groups Awards are now open, rewarding those with the vision and commitment to restore Georgian buildings and landscapes, and including recognition for high-quality new buildings in Georgian contexts and in the Classical tradition, all with a closing date … Continue reading
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