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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
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Trump does it for America, maybe you can for heritage… THA’s #HeritageChat on 16 Nov – heritage chat in under 125 characters!
THAs first #HeritageChat, linked to the Heritage 2020 initiative, will run on 16 November 2017, 13.00-14.00 (UK time).
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Yorkshire Dales NP nudges house builders to consider building homes in Park
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) has contacted landowners, developers, builders, planning agents and Housing Associations to urge them to consider building new homes in the Park.
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Public service research: Whitehall needs to focus on preventative policies
Whitehall is regularly drawn into costly and reactionary spending cycles to mitigate crises within the NHS and adult social care, but this extra money is not sorting out any of the underlying problems these services face, suggests the latest Performance Tracker report … Continue reading
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RTPI planners to create Brexit border scenarios for Ireland
At a joint conference in Dundalk between Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Ireland and RTPI Northern Ireland, planners in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland agreed to work together to create scenarios for a ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ Brexit.
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No windfarm at Louth Canal, Lincs, after dismissal due to ‘harm’ to character
The Application and appeal to build windfarm beside Louth Canal was dismissed by the Secretary of State Sajid Javid because of the ‘harm’ it would do to the character of the area.
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Scarborough Futurist theatre demolition plan approved
Plans to demolish an almost 100-year-old seafront theatre in Scarborough have been approved so the site can be cleared and sold.
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IHBC HESPR’s weekly top pick from c.£800,000+ costed work: TfL seeks PLACE Review Group ‘set-up and management’ £100,000-130,000, closing 22/11
The IHBC’s heritage business list, HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – offers its members weekly ‘News and Tender Alert’ emails, with costed opportunities worth more than £800,000 this week, while the IHBC Director’s current top pick … Continue reading
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IHBC highlights ‘un-actioned’ permissions, skills depletion and public interest as social enterprise primes London’s LA planning capacity for new housing
As a collective of built environment interests has launched a social enterprise that aims to get early career planners (and architects) within local government to help deliver more housing, the IHBC highlights the presence of ‘over half a million un-actioned … Continue reading
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IHBC benefits for members: 10% off new ‘Listed buildings and other heritage assets’ – Mynors & Hewitson, till end Dec
IHBC members can avail of a 10% reduction in the list price of the update of the standard legal guide on listed buildings, now in its 5th edition and by Dr Charles Mynors & Nigel Hewitson, with the offer closing … Continue reading
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IHBC’s Rural Panel welcomes new Historic England advice on traditional farm buildings
The IHBC has welcomed the publication of a suite of advice and guidance from Historic England on the re-use, maintenance and repair of traditional farm buildings on England.
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REMINDER: IHBC’s Course Connection Day 2017: Free support & networking for conservation-curious student reps, Brum, 23 Nov – Ask Carla ASAP!
The IHBC’s celebrated ‘Course Connection Day’ takes a new twist in 2017 as students on any UK specialist course can apply to join the IHBC for a free, expenses-paid introductory day of conservation and career support, with limited places allocated … Continue reading
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Future town design competition: create the future of Scotland’s towns – 6 Nov deadline
Scotland’s Town Partnership (STP) invites entries in the third annual FutureTown Design Competition to gain media profile for your town and a keynote slot to present your idea at the annual Towns Tea Party, with the deadline for entries is … Continue reading
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Hastings Pier restoration wins 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize
Historic Hastings Pier in East Sussex, devastated by fire in 2010, has won the prestigious RIBA Stirling architecture award 2017 after a multi-million pound restoration work led by dRMM Architects, beating a shortlist heavy with heritage-sensitive work, including the new … Continue reading
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HE survey: 21% of listed building owners run a business from their property
A new report by Historic England (HE) shows that 1 in 5 owners of residential listed properties are also running some kind of commercial venture from them.
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Impact of Brexit on Local Government inquiry – closing 14 Nov
The impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the role local authorities could play post-Brexit is to be examined by MPs on the Communities and Local Government committee. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
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Reform of Green Deal Framework – Call for evidence, closing 23 Nov
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has published a call for evidence on all elements of the current Green Deal Framework, as part of Energy efficiency in buildings and Household energy, to help improve the Framework so it … Continue reading
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European Association Awards 2018 – Deadline extension: Closing 15 Nov
There is still time to be in with a chance of winning at the European Association Awards in 2018, as you can have until the 15th November to submit your entry. For more background see the NewsBlogs Extend your deadline: … Continue reading
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Heritage traditions? Irish historian in Cambridge uncovers drinking habits of 16th century Ireland masons: 14 pints a day
Tipperary woman Dr Susan Flavin on her discovery that Irish ‘burly stone masons’ and others in the 16th century drank 14 pints a day
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