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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: 10/08/2016
IHBC Director to open STBF’s Edinburgh Fringe-linked traditional buildings Festival:
IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly is to open The Fifth Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival at Acheson House, Edinburgh on Tuesday 23 August, a 5-day training and profile-raising event led by the The Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF) that sits within Edinburgh’s … Continue reading
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CIOB call for evidence: Housing ‘skills, materials and new technology’
To help inform its work-stream on ‘skills, materials and new technology’ workstream in National Housing Taskforce, a sectoral and political coalition, the CIOB is launching a call for evidence to gather views, data and substantiation. To close at 17:00 on … Continue reading
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National Parks to extend by size of Isle of Wight
The Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lake District National Park officially extended, adding ‘an area bigger than the Isle of Wight’. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs writes: Two of our most iconic National Parks – the … Continue reading
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Scottish Heritage Angels Awards deadline: 12 August
Local community organisations across Scotland are invited to nominate heritage volunteers and voluntary groups for the Scottish Heritage Angel Awards with 5 categories and the deadline of Friday 12 August 2016. The five Scottish Heritage Angel Awards categories are: Investigating … Continue reading
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After roof cleaning: Sunlight ‘destroying’ priceless specimens at Oxford Museum
The Telegraph has reported on a case of building restoration where the cleaning of dilapidated glass roof of the city’s Natural History Museum, as part of its £2m restoration, the cleaning of the glass roof has let in so much … Continue reading
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Scottish Civic Trust announces new Chair
The Scottish Civic Trust (SCT) has announced the appointment of Colin McLean, former Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland, as its new Chair. The SCT writes: Colin McLean was Head of the Heritage Lottery Fund in Scotland for … Continue reading
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CV circulates Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey
Civic Voice (CV) is asking people to fill out the short Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey. CV writes: We are emailing you today to ask you to fill out the short Alliance of Historic Cathedral Cities and Towns survey. … Continue reading
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Welwyn Garden City new homes
Law firm Dentons has helped Chase New Homes to secure planning consent for a 511-unit housing scheme in Hertfordshire, set to be the house builder’s largest scheme to date. Dentons writes: The scheme, known as Times Square, will be built … Continue reading
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BRE joins in on the Heritage Open Day
BRE’s main site will be open as part of Heritage Open Days 2016. BRE writes: As well as the once top secret model of the Mohne Dam used in the early stages of developing the Dambusters’ famous Bouncing Bomb, some … Continue reading
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‘Medieval glamp’ at Knight’s Village, Warwick
Warwick offers the possibility to ‘glamp’ in their medieval camp as the recently openend Knight’s Village offers 28 ‘medieval-themed’ lodges Medieval Histories writes: Real medievalists may find the experience at Warwick Castle tacky. However, traveling with kids it is great … Continue reading
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