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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: 05/08/2016
IHBC’s new ‘Context’ featured on Designing Buildings Wiki Home Page and email updates
The new issue of the IHBC’s membership journal Context has been featured on the home page of Designing Buildings Wiki (DB Wiki) as well as it regular email updates, to which anyone can subscribe. IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: ‘Our … Continue reading
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IHBC Wales Chair welcomes RTPI’s 10 best places in Wales & public vote
IHBC Wales Branch Chair Rory Wilson has welcomed RTPI Cymru’s announcement that public nominations for the best places in Wales include the first place in Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, several UNESCO World Heritage Sites and … Continue reading
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IHBC members & colleagues invited to help HE survey on LA service models
Historic England (HE) has commissioned a survey to get a better picture of the number, type and location of Local Authorities (LAs) that have taken the decision to outsource historic environment advice provision and is seeking responses to an online survey … Continue reading
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8 NHTG bursary placements on England: Closing dates from 12 August
Various paces are on offer on the National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) ‘Building Traditional Skills, Building Resilience, Building Community in England Bursary Scheme’, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) which seeks passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated people to be trained … Continue reading
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SG calls for evidence on climate change mitigation & the built environment, particularly unpublished research: by 15 August
The Scottish Government (SG) has put out a call for evidence on the wider impact of climate change mitigation on the built environment, and is particularly interested in as yet unpublished research, with a closing date of 15 August. The … Continue reading
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Museum of London redevelopment: Winning team include Julian Harrap
Stanton Williams and Asif Khan, together with conservation architect Julian Harrap and landscape design consultants J&L Gibbons, have been announced as the winners of the Museum of London’s international competition for the new museum at West Smithfield. Designing Buildings Wiki … Continue reading
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RBKC consults on plans to protect laundrettes with Article 4
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has unveiled steps to protect its last remaining launderettes in response to recent planning changes. RBKC writes: The Royal Borough has unveiled steps to protect its last remaining launderettes in response to … Continue reading
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TWA’s UK ‘Digitisation Grant’ 2016: Open till 31 August
The Towns Web Archiving (TWA) Digitisation Grant 2016, to be used for most UK-based digitisation projects and with applications score it across primary areas of Heritage need and Social and Research impacts, is now open and accepting applications with a … Continue reading
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Four on shortlist to host England’s Great Exhibition of the North
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has announced that Blackpool, Bradford, Newcastle-Gateshead and Sheffield have been shortlisted to host the Great Exhibition of the North in 2018. DCMS writes: The exhibition, which will run for at least two … Continue reading
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New ministerial portfolios confirmed at Department for BEIS
The full list of ministerial responsibilities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has now been confirmed as, following the creation of the new Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the appointment of Rt … Continue reading
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Stays at Mingary Castle, Ardnamurchan peninsula
Mingary Castle in the peninsula of the Ardnamurchan has been called the most intact thirteenth century castle in Scotland, and after full restoration, the castle now offers a luxurious stay for select groups of up to ten people. Medieval Histories … Continue reading
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