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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: 09/03/2018
Be a ‘Friend’ to the IHBC’s 2018 Belfast School and join THA, AHF, HLF, COTAC and more in learning support, absolutely free! (Limited Offer)
Interested bodies can join a prestigious group of ‘Friends’ of the IHBC’s 2018 Belfast School, and have their logo and website links from our ‘Friends of the School’ page, all for free, simply by agreeing to raise the School’s learning … Continue reading
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IHBC Members with benefits: CCT’s ‘Champing™’ is back for 2018, with more reductions for members!
The IHBC is delighted to announce the renewal of its promotional partnership with the Churches Conservation Trust’s (CCT) innovative ‘Champing’ initiative, to promote ‘church camping’, as IHBC members can again receive a 10% discount until the end of the season in … Continue reading
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IHBC HESPR’s top pick from c.£270+K of costed work this week: Milton Keynes seeks ‘Specialist in Listed Building Project Work’, closing 15/03
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 some £270+K this week, while the IHBC Director’s current top pick for … Continue reading
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IHBC CPD boost on materials: Chemical treatment makes ‘densified’ wood 10 times tougher
A way of turning natural wood into an ultra-dense material that is strong enough to stop a bullet has been developed by scientists in the US, which could be used as an eco-friendly yet high performance building material.
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IHBC CPD boost: Europa Nostra Learning Kits for EYCH 2018
‘Learning Kits’ for heritage civil society organisations on Fundraising, Awareness-Raising & Advocacy, and Citizen Engagement & Education, have been published by Europa Nostra, on the occasion of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.
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Consultation draft revised NPPF out – focussed on housing support – closing 10 May
The draft revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is now out for a consultation closing 10 May, with changes largely driven by housing concerns as demonstrated in the supporting documents and the more reserved position on sustainable development, as well … Continue reading
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Consultation update: Qualifications Wales proposals for Built Environment skills, closes 13 April
Qualifications Wales is inviting views on the options proposed following their built environment review of qualifications in Construction and the Built Environment – including recognising that the knowledge and skills for work on traditional and heritage buildings needs to be … Continue reading
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Churches: Search for ICBS commemorative signs for 200th anniversary
Does your church have any signs or plaques marking the work of the Incorporated Church Building Society (ICBS), as good quality photographs of ICBS commemorative signs would help celebrate the church building charity’s 200th anniversary, through the National Churches Trust, … Continue reading
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NCVO guidance out on legal rights and obligations in managing volunteers
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has published guidance to help understand legal rights and obligations when managing volunteers.
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Theatres Trust announce new Theatre Improvement Scheme & final Urgent Repairs recipients in Wolfson Foundation partnership
The Theatres Trust, the national advisory public body for theatres, will be awarding four theatres a total of £54,520 in the final funding round of the Urgent Repairs Scheme, a funding scheme set up in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation … Continue reading
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New apprenticeship programme kicked off National Apprenticeship Week 2018
National Apprenticeship Week 2018 was officially launched at the BBC on March 5, with the announcement of a new ground-breaking apprenticeship programme. image Secretary of State for Education Damian Hinds MP and Sue Husband, Director of the National Apprenticeship Service. Contains … Continue reading
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UK’s longest treetop walkway for Conkers wins planning permission
Architects Cullinan Studio and multidisciplinary firm Arup have received planning permission on 9 February 2018 for the UK’s longest aerial walkway: a 400m-long (1,312ft) ribbon ‘floating through the treetops’ of the Conkers visitor attraction in Leicestershire. image Cullinan Studio website
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