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- Bursaries for #IHBCNewcastle2026 open to 13/04, 18-20 June: ‘Submit now to be next on the list!’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 17/02/2026
- 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. 17/02/2026
- 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… 17/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ Signpost: Great Expectations Conference update by the National Churches Trust – Recordings now available 17/02/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: IHBC’s NewsBlog on ‘BOOKING OPEN for IHBC’s Full School (June 18-20): #IHBCNewcastle2026’ 17/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Heritage charity to change name after sale of 20,000-acre estate 17/02/2026
- National Heritage Emergency declared by Stoke-on-Trent – ‘first for a UK City’ – as Potteries needs £325Mn investment over the next decade 17/02/2026
- Nominations open for the Plowden Medal Conservation Award 2026, to 15/05 17/02/2026
- LPOC announces Listed & Modern Architectural Awards 2026 17/02/2026
- The Heritage Fund on ‘Putting people’s memories at the heart of heritage-inspired regeneration’ – ‘Felt experience’ 17/02/2026
- Headline findings of Official Statistics from the Community Life Survey 2024/25 released 10 December 2025 17/02/2026
- Scottish Infrastructure Strategy 2027-2037 Consultation now out 17/02/2026
- 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
Daily Archives: 08/10/2016
IHBC welcomes Stirling Prize winner: ‘Listing can inspire the very best in contemporary architectural design!’
The IHBC has welcomed the award of the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year to the re-casting of three listed Victorian buildings, once used for painting scenery in West End productions and now transformed by architectural … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: Southwark Council’s primary school heritage learning modules for Peckham THI @£10k
The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its members weekly HESPR Bulletins that list commercial tender opportunities, and the Director’s top tender pick from the Bulletin for IHBC members this … Continue reading
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RIBA asks IHBC members to ‘Please help up shape the future of the RIBA Collections by completing this short survey’… and maybe win a £50 token too!
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) holds one of the largest and most important architectural collections in the world and has launched a survey to help improve its collections-related activities and services, which it is asking IHBC members to … Continue reading
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Populate planning salary survey… and win a £50 M&S voucher
This autumn Planning Resource will publish a report on salaries and other careers issues within the planning sector, and needs your contributions to its survey. PlanningResource writes: This survey will ask a series of questions about your employment status, working … Continue reading
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Arup: Living walls and green envelopes
Arup has conducted research into the environmental effects of air pollution and concluded that ‘Green envelopes can also reduce peak energy consumption in traditional buildings by up to 8 per cent’, in the report ‘Cities Alive: Green Building Envelope’. Arup … Continue reading
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Strategy for Local Government operations in Wales
Proposals for local government in Wales have been revealed by the Welsh Government, which would support voluntary mergers and look at providing city-region wide land-use planning and economic development. The Welsh Government writes: Under proposals set out today, local authorities … Continue reading
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DCLG’s ‘Notes on Neighbourhood Planning’
The latest edition of The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Neighbourhood Planning Bulletin has been released, offering a useful summary of the latest developments in this area. The bulletin covers the latest legal developments in the Housing and … Continue reading
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