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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: 22/04/2017
IHBC SW Branch: ‘Heritage in Law’ conference, Bristol, 9 June – Reduced rates for IHBC
The IHBC’s South West (SW) Branch explores ‘Heritage in Law’ at its 2017 Conference, supported by Historic England, with IHBC Full Member Dr Charles Mynors as keynote speaker, and taking place in Bristol on 9 June and with reduced rates … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes BEFS’ success in new National Performance Framework heritage measures: Critical disrepair in pre-1919 dwellings
The IHBC has welcomed the announcement by Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) that, following active engagement with the Scottish Government and across is members, a new National Performance Framework (NPF) measure for the historic environment has been adopted, the percentage … Continue reading
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IHBC’s digital Contexts – Full issues going online: 1-20 available now! And if you have Issue 4, let us know!
The IHBC has commenced the posting online of the complete issues of Context, originally the ‘Newsletter’ of the predecessor organisation, the ACO, and today the historic environment practitioner’s best source for accessible expertise in contemporary conservation, with issues 1-20 now … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Top HESPR pick’ of the week: Greenham Common airfield control tower; closing 11 May
The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members weekly Bulletins that bring tender and other business opportunities together into one handy resource, and the Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this … Continue reading
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Britain’s largest Community Right to Build Order (if successful) – Mount Pleasant’s ‘Royal Mail’ submitted to Camden Council
The Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood Forum has submitted what, if successful, will be Britain’s largest Community Right to Build Order, as the group intends to provide 40 more affordable homes than the Royal Mail scheme that has already been granted permission.
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Parnham House in Beaminster ravaged by ‘suspicious’ fire
A 16th Century stately home with later links to John Nash , Parnham House, Beaminster, has been severely damaged by an overnight fire.
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Historic Environment Scotland Operating Plan 2017/18 out: Headlines digital, tourism… conservation…’
The second Annual Operating Plan for Historic Environment Scotland HES) has been published, with headline aims listed by HES Chief Executive Alex Paterson to include ‘Digital… Tourism… rural areas… properties… aiming to set high standards for conservation… role in the … Continue reading
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HLF statement on changes for funding for places of worship
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is changing the way it funds places of worship as From September 2017, the current Grants for Places of Worship programme will close to new applications.
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Locality launches new Commission on the Future of Localism: Consultation process
Locality, the link group for community-led neighbourhood organisations, has launched a new ‘Commission on the Future of Localism’ to uncover what is needed to reinvigorate local democracy and empower communities, with submission dates from 15 May.
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Towers that will change the face of Liverpool approved
£250 million scheme to build a three-tower housing complex on the edge of Liverpool’s business district has secured approval.
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