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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 19/12/2025
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- IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides 16/12/2025
- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 16/12/2025
- IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage 16/12/2025
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- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings 16/12/2025
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- UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence 16/12/2025
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland 16/12/2025
- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
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- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme 16/12/2025
Daily Archives: 27/08/2016
IHBC Context’s Hong Kong articles now on Conservation Wiki: and let us know if we can add yours!
The IHBC’s ongoing programme to extend awareness of our valued membership journal, Context, through our Conservation Wiki public service, is continuing with the posting of recent articles on Hong Kong’s Renaissance Architecture and its Shophouses. IHBC Director Seán O’Reilly said: … Continue reading
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New IHBC-recognised subsidised CPD training: Leicester THI, includes lessons with the SPAB!
The IHBC is delighted to announce the launch of a new series of Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) linked subsidised training, recognised by the IHBC for CPD purposes, on offer in Leicester, delivered by the Heritage Skills Centre from Lincoln Castle … Continue reading
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IHBC’s core social media network passes 14,000
The IHBC thanks its active social media volunteers who have helped membership numbers on its core networks to pass 14000 with, as of 22 August, the following membership spread: Linkedin: 5707; Twitter: 6651, and Facebook, with 1723 likes. IHBC Director Seán … Continue reading
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Spot Listing by Cadw for Grove School, Wrexham
A former grammar school in Wrexham has been granted listed building status by the Welsh Government, following a spot listing request to Cadw. The Welsh Government writes: A former Girls’ Grammar School in Wrexham, known locally as Grove Park School, … Continue reading
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RSA Heritage Index Update: Thoughts on criteria and datasets sought now
The Royal Society for Arts (RSA) is asking for help to update last year’s Heritage Index, including both thoughts on criteria (survey closing 7 September) and suggestions for new data. The RSA writes: In September 2015, we launched the first … Continue reading
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Civic Voice & Reading Civic Society urge action on future of parks
Civic Voice have stressed the need for all civic societies to respond to the parliamentary inquiry on parks (by 30 September), also highlighting the work of Reading Civic Society in lobbying on this area. Civic Voice writes: Reading Civic Society … Continue reading
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Wandsworth Council – most ‘pub friendly’?
Wandsworth Council in London is potentially the most ‘pub friendly’ Local Authority, as it has introduced Article 4 Directions to restrict changes of use to public houses. Wandsworth Council writes: Wandsworth has cemented its reputation as the ‘most pub-friendly council’ … Continue reading
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Masonry company seeks help on bail out from cash flow problems
The Stone Specialist reports that conservation contractor William Anelay, which recently featured on the BBC2 Hairy Builders programme, has announced it is having cash-flow problems in its masonry company and is asking creditors to help bail it out by accepting … Continue reading
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Seven projects receive HES funding – including ‘Outlander Castle’
A castle in the Highlands of Scotland, believed to be the inspiration for ‘Castle Leoch’ in Outlander, is one of the recipients of the latest round of heritage repair grant funding from Historic Environment Scotland (HES). HES writes: Castle Leod … Continue reading
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Crowdsourcing to put heritage of burial grounds on the map
A project which started in Shropshire, led by the charity Caring for God’s Acre, is aiming to go nationwide through a crowdsourced heritage map of burial grounds, helping to improve understanding of the importance of the heritage and biodiversity of … Continue reading
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