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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: 22/09/2017
(IHBC) London’s calling as Conservation Areas go ‘Back to the future’, Royal College of Physicians, 3 Oct: revolutionary historic placeshaping looks ahead
Back to the Future Reminder: Branch Day Conference 3 October 2017 BOOK NOW – SOME PLACES STILL AVAILABLE! THE NEXT 50 YEARS FOR CONSERVATION AREAS IHBC’s London Branch looks to the future of Conservation Areas: ‘Back to the Future – … Continue reading
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IHBC YO!: Hull Old Town walking tour – Another (free) Conservation Area conversation (linked to HTN conference) – 4 Oct
IHBC’s Yorkshire (YO) Branch is offering a walking tour around Hull’s Old Town on 4 October, looking at changes and opportunities brought about by Conservation Area status, with IHBC members and guests free, and all offered as part of the … Continue reading
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HESPR’s top pick from £132,000+ costed work this week: National Archives support for establishing fundraising charity (call closed!)
The IHBC’s heritage business listing, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers members a weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ listing, this week with costed opportunities worth more than £132,000, while the IHBC Director’s top pick for … Continue reading
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Historic England National Capacity Building Programme 2018-2020: ‘Call for applications’, closing 5 November
On 25 September applications open for Historic England‘s National Capacity Building grants programme, supporting projects that run for a maximum of 2 years, with funding starting from 1 April 2018, and total grant budgets for 2018/19 of £307,696 and 2019-20 … Continue reading
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Owner of ‘stripey house’ gets green light to demolish
Owner of the famed‘stripey house’ – the Kensington Square conservation area house that generated its own IHBC ToolBox Guidance Note on the use of S.215 Notices – Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring, may now achieve her ambition of demolishing her historic £4.75 million … Continue reading
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Funding call for projects related to the European Year for Cultural Heritage 2018: Deadline 22 Nov
The Creative Europe Call – offering support for cooperation projects related to the European Year for Cultural Heritage (EYCH) 2018 and targeting projects with a start date between January and September 2018 and with a maximum duration of a project … Continue reading
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Britain ratifies Hague convention on protecting treasures in war zones and acceded to its two protocols: In force in December
John Glen, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism has pledged the UK to helping save historic and artistic artefacts under threat in conflict-torn countries by ratifying the Hague Convention for the Protection of cultural property in the event of armed … Continue reading
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British Museum accused of racism and dumbing down after Curator’s comment on exhibition labelling
The British Museum has apologised after a tweet from one of its curators saying ‘sometimes Asian names can be confusing’ on exhibition labels saw it accused of racism and dumbing down, reports the BBC.
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Entries to EAA awards open until 5pm Friday 27th October 2017
Entries to The European Association Awards (EAA) are now open and the deadline for entries is 5pm Friday 27th October 2017.
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DCLG: Giving power for neighbourhood planning – £22.8M boost for communities … till 2022
England’s Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has announced that communities across England are set to benefit from a package of support worth £22.8 million to help them develop plans to give them a real say in the development … Continue reading
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Ministers asked to intervene in Edinburgh luxury hotel dispute
City councillors rejected plans to a build ‘six-star’ hotel around the Category-A listed Royal High School in Edinbrugh after public objections, so the developers have asked Scottish ministers to intervene.
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