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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: 08/07/2016
IHBC Members with benefits: Yangon (Rangoon) ‘Echoes’, special offer… till 26 July
‘ Yangon Echoes, Inside heritage homes’ is an illustrated anthology of oral histories from people living in the city’s old places, and as a special offer to IHBC members, only until 26 July, you can purchase copies at a reduced … Continue reading
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Milton Keynes 2050 vision: valuing heritage
The heritage of Milton Keynes is increasingly well recognised, and is a small but important thread in a report by a commission of independent experts which considered what sort of city Milton Keynes could become by 2050. The report suggests … Continue reading
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Historic Environment Scotland Policy Statement June 2016
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a policy statement that replaces the Scottish Historic Environment Policy (SHEP) for operational matters. HES writes: This policy statement, the Scottish Planning Policy, Historic Environment Circular 1 and Historic Environment Scotland’s Managing Change in the … Continue reading
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New Chief Executive at The Heritage Alliance
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has announced that Lizzie Glithero-West is to be its new Chief Executive from September. THA writes: Lizzie brings a wealth of skills and experience to the position. She is currently adviser to Baroness Neville-Rolfe at the … Continue reading
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RTPI: new bursaries to promote undergraduate diversity
The RTPI Trust will fund four undergraduate bursaries for the 2016-17 academic year to help high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds or living with a disability to study planning and gain Chartered membership. Read more…. and see the press release
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Historic London pub wins in Court of Appeal
The owner of an historic London pub in Stepney, Tower Hamlets, the George Tavern, has won a Court of Appeal challenge after a planning appeal allowed a three-storey building on the site of a former nightclub next door, with the … Continue reading
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Loyd Grossman CBE appointed Chair of The Royal Parks
Culture Secretary, John Whittingdale, has appointed Loyd Grossman CBE, also Heritage Alliance Chair and the keynote speaker at the IHBC’s recent Annual School in Worcester, as the Chairman of The Royal Parks. Read the press release
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Parliamentary briefing on revocation of planning permission
The Commons Library has published a briefing paper on the ‘Revocation of planning permission‘, which covers the rarely-used procedure that occasionally allows planning permission to be revoked after it has been granted. The Commons Library writes: This briefing paper describes … Continue reading
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Six designs shortlisted for new Museum of London at Smithfield General Market
The Museum of London has today revealed the design concepts from six architectural teams shortlisted in the international design competition for the new museum at West Smithfield set to open in 2021 Each of the designs illustrate what the new … Continue reading
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