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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: 24/07/2018
IHBC 2018 Belfast School reflections: A view from Limerick, and Ireland – ‘An AACO Member at the IHBC’s Belfast School’
The IHBC’s 2018 Annual School was well attended by practitioners from the Republic of Ireland – not least because of ongoing research linked to the institute’s own Branch priorities – while offering his personal and professional take on the experience … Continue reading
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IHBC online registration for ‘Recognised CPD Providers’: Reminder on signing up online, for free!
IHBC’s support for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) includes our online registration for anyone – or any organisation – seeking our free recognition service and listing for CPD providers.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the Plaza-step’: Smithson’s work celebrated with renovation of ‘their Brutalist Economist landmark ‘.
Leisure opportunities reports on how developer Tishman Speyer and architects DSDHA have completed the first phase renovation of Alison and Peter Smithson’s ‘Brutalist Economist Building and Plaza on London’s St James’s Street, a Grade II*-listed complex, completed in 1964’, under … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plan to ’embellish grandeur’ of ‘nationally significant’ Acklam Hall entrance
Teeside Live reports on how the entrance gates to Acklam Hall – Middlesbrough’s only Grade I listed building – and its historic ‘Avenue of Trees’, could be restored to their former glory, reintroducing ornate formal gates which were removed as … Continue reading
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BEFS suggestions for Edinburgh International Book Festival
Once again Scotland’s built environment link body BEFS has offered its suggestions for the Edinburgh International book festival, which this year range from early history to high rise and urban landscapes to bogs, so there’s something for everyone.
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New Plan to Address England’s Archaeology Archives
Historic England (HE) and Arts Council England, along with a range of archaeology and museum organisations, have developed an action plan to address the challenge of sustainable management of archaeological archives.
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Updates on ‘Government Major Projects Portfolio’: Completes 26 major projects that ‘deliver policy priorities and improve public services’
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has published its sixth annual report on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP), with many having significant impacts on the historic environment.
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Flood wardens needed in Northumberland town
England’s Environment Agency is calling on volunteers in Ponteland to help their local community prepare for flooding. ‘The Flood Warden logo which is worn by wardens across the North East’ Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government … Continue reading
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Hidden landscapes the heatwave is revealing in the British Isles
Normally kept hidden by lush grasses and crops, old and prehistoric features are making themselves known as a result of the heatwave through imprints on fields and lawns, some for the first time in known memory.
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