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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
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- 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: 14/10/2016
IHBC Gus Astley Student Award judge for 2016: David Trench, CBE FCIOB, Project Manager and co-founder of Designing Buildings Wiki, platform for IHBC’s Conservation Wiki
The IHBC is delighted to announce the judge for the 2016 IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards as David Trench CBE FCIOB, one of the UK’s leading project managers, who is also a co-founder and chair of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), … Continue reading
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IHBC congratulates Heritage Trust Network on its first conference and AGM
Co-sponsor IHBC has welcomed the first conference of the Heritage Trust Network (HTN), successor to UKAPT, which took place in Birmingham’s Custard Factory on 13-14 October, and closed with the new organisation’s first AGM. IHBC Director Sean O’Reilly said: ‘This … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: GBPT’s Redevelopment of the West Boathouse, Glasgow Green, valued @ £250k.
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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Locals table rival plans for Clerkenwell Royal Mail site
A group of Londoners concerned at plans for almost 700 mostly luxury homes on the Royal Mail’s Mount Pleasant sorting office site in Clerkenwell, already granted permission, has requested approval for a rival design intended to provide 40 more affordable … Continue reading
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Fire guts 18th century Grade II Cosgrove Hall mansion
A fire has gutted the Grade II-listed, privately-owned mansion Cosgrove Hall, near Milton Keynes in Northamptonshire. The fire service was called to the privately-owned Cosgrove Hall, near Milton Keynes, just before 14:30 BST, and BBC reporter Stuart Ratcliffe: ‘Only the … Continue reading
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BPF: 65% of planning officers concerned that the system is getting worse
A survey by the British Property Federation (BPF) and GL Hearn has revealed that 65% of planning officers concerned that the system is getting worse, but also highlighted that the Northern Powerhouse decided 22% more major applications per resident than … Continue reading
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EH launches ‘conservation appeal’ to ‘safeguard our historic places’
English Heritage (EH) has launched a conservation appeal ‘Appeal to help support this vital work and safeguard our historic places for future generations’. English Heritage (EH) writes: At English Heritage conserving our sites for the future is one of our biggest responsibilities. … Continue reading
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UAHS welcomes new Derry-Londonderry transport hub solution for at risk building
The Ulster Architectural Heritage Society (UAHS) has announced that a listed building currently at risk, Waterside Station, is to be the centre of a new transport hub in Derry-Londonderry. UAHS writes: UAHS is delighted that the Infrastructure Minister, Chris Hazzard, … Continue reading
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Call for Entries: RICS Awards, including Building Conservation
This year’s RICS awards are open for entries, including a category for building conservation, with a closing date of 16 January 2017 and early bird reduced entry fees applying until 30 November. RICS writes: A four-month search to find each … Continue reading
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