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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: 02/12/2016
IHBC Jobs etc – the service that helps careers, employers and heritage: from ‘property heads’ to ‘facilities managers’, with £6,127,878 salaries (stated, max, to date) and 69% citing ‘IHBC’
The IHBC has just released some internal employment data from our sector-wide IHBC Jobs etc service, which to date this year has advertised posts with a combined maximum of more than £6million of stated salaries, for posts from property heads to … Continue reading
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Latest Context now out– Protecting memory
The latest edition of Context is themed on protecting memory and managing change – looking at the practices, processes and laws that ensure the historic environment can be preserved.
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR tender pick of the week’: Landscape Character Assessment and Impact Assessment Course, Defra, closing 12/12
The IHBC’s commercial conservation services listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly HESPR Bulletins that bring tender opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for IHBC members this week … Continue reading
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IHBC Context CPD boost: Charging for certainty – Progress with Historic England’s charged-for listing services
Historic England is offering a series of charged-for services that give owners more opportunities to pursue listing certainty and pre-application planning conversations, says Emily Gee. (Photo: Historic England)
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IHBC CPD boost: HES new refurbishment case studies – Blair Castle and Georgian terraced house
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published two new case studies that describe the repair and upgrade of traditionally constructed buildings and components.
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Jodrell Bank objection stops homes plan
The Communities Secretary has found that a proposed residential development would interfere with sensors at the nearby Jodrell Bank Observatory, according to Place North West.
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Planning Policy Wales updated: Includes Chapter 6 on the Historic Environment
Edition 9 of Planning Policy Wales, which contains an updated chapter 6 on the historic environment, has been published.
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HES publishes climate change advice for traditional buildings
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published a ‘Short Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for Traditional Buildings’, which focuses on how to make traditional buildings more resilient to the changing climate and details best practice for preparing a building for wetter, … Continue reading
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C20 society fears BHS closure threatens historic murals
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has expressed concern about the future of three significant post-war murals on British Home Store (BHS) buildings in Hull and Stockport.
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Birmingham’s Roundhouse proposals win approval
The Canal & River Trust and National Trust have had their plans approved to restore the Grade II* listed Roundhouse in Birmingham and transform it into an activity and enterprise hub.
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Make planners statutory consultees in Scottish strategic local decisions, say the RTPI
Strategic decisions by local authorities need to change as they are often taken in isolation from planning departments, The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has told the Scottish Government. The RTPI writes: Ahead of the Scottish Government’s Planning White Paper, … Continue reading
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England’s ‘Heritage 2020’ Consultation: Closing 20 December
The consultation on the Heritage 2020 framework is looking for contributions to the initial Heritage 2020 priorities for collaboration (closes 20 December 2016). The 2016 Heritage 2020 consultation is asking for contributions to the priority themes for short-term action by … Continue reading
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Original plans for Manchester Town Hall rediscovered
Original working drawings of Manchester Town Hall have been rediscovered as part of Heritage Management Plan work by Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture. The drawings by Alfred Waterhouse were found in the building’s basement by Kirsten McKnight, of Stephen Levrant Heritage Architecture. … Continue reading
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