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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: 03/08/2016
‘Designing Buildings Wiki’ features IHBC’s Context ‘spreading the word on building types’ – Hong Kong shophouses, London flatlands, medieval settlements and more
‘Designing Buildings Wiki’(DB Wiki), the open-access ‘Wiki’ resource for the built environment and development sectors, is featuring the IHBC’s new issue of Context on the home page of the site, which has 10,000 daily visits, and on its email update, … Continue reading
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CIfA member? Get IHBC’s journal Context free for a year through our ‘reciprocal membership’
If you are a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) you can get free access to IHBC member support for a whole year – including 5 issues of Context – by joining IHBC online now. For more on … Continue reading
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Grosvenor Estate redevelopment plan threatens oldest functioning timber yard
The Grosvenor Estate is engaged in a controversial bid to redevelop Newson’s Timber Yard on Pimlico Road, Belgravia, with plans to convert the 175-year-old timber yard into high end residential and large retail units. Builders’ Merchants News writes: This will … Continue reading
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MPs probe England’s forestry policy
The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the role of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEfRA) in supporting a thriving forest economy and environment. The Committee writes: The all-party group of … Continue reading
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Canal and River Trust sees hundredfold growth in volunteering hours
The Canal and River Trust (CRT), formerly the quango British Waterways, has seen volunteering rise almost a hundredfold since the start of the decade, but lost money on fundraising, its most recent accounts show. CRT writes: According to the charity’s … Continue reading
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Local bid to have Victorian hall in Hull listed rejected
Attempts by local residents to get a Hull city centre Victorian warehouse, Braves Hall, listed for its historic importance have been rejected with the building set to be demolished to improve setting of new venue. The Hull Daily Mail writes: … Continue reading
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Plans for UK’s ‘first pedestrianised shopping precinct’ makeover
Plans have been submitted to Tower Hamlets Council to create a mixed-use scheme to reinvigorate Chrisp Street Market in Poplar east London, a pioneering pedestrian retail precinct with housing above, part of which was the UK’s first-ever pedestrianised shopping precinct designed … Continue reading
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Natural England opens the latest stretch of England Coast Path in Middlesbrough
Sixty eight miles of sign posted National Trail will give walkers new and improved access and connect the urban heartland of Teesside to its open coast. The continuous route starts at Filey Brigg and passes north through the popular resorts … Continue reading
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HLF on ‘Changing lives’: Read them on Tumblr
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded over £7.1billion to over 40,000 heritage projects across the UK and currently week by week they are telling stories about people whose lives have been changed for the better thanks to money raised … Continue reading
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