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- IHBC welcomes COTAC’s new ‘Developing Personal Competences’ volume: Insight 2 – ‘…for those seeking re-accreditation…’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 15/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 15/09/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: HE Guidance on ‘Control of Microorganisms in Historic Buildings’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’….IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes,’ 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Albert Bridge gets fresh paint job during repair closure 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Historic status ruled out for Edinburgh block earmarked for demolition 15/09/2026
- TownsWeb digitisation grant: SPAB at 150… ‘from Stonehenge to St Mark’s, Venice’ 15/09/2026
- CITB on ‘Why construction skills strategies must become place-based’ 15/09/2026
- UK Heritage Pulse on ‘Skills Exchange Request the skills you need. Offer the ones you have 15/09/2026
- Charity Commission issues ‘Research and analysis Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026’ 15/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Robots could harvest lava from volcanic eruptions to make ‘concrete’ of the future 15/09/2026
- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 1 11/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 11/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 11/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Some sector takes on the NPPF 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Dry Stone Walling Association issues Anthology of International Writing, from past and present, for the future’ 11/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £5.25m ongoing costed works: Heritage Estate body seeks condition surveys etc, to 09/09 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to transform South Lanarkshire former mining village 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mentmore Towers: Council orders owner to repair ‘exceptional’ grade I mansion 11/09/2026
- HES Chief quits amid deepening governance crisis 11/09/2026
- Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries 11/09/2026
- HES launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship: Opens Autumn 2026 11/09/2026
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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