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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: 01/09/2018
IHBC’s 2018 Member Survey: National Review – Updates, feedback, clarifications and forward plans
To build on the IHBC’s 2017-18 Member survey [https://newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk/?p=18289] and its resoundingly positive results – such as 92% of members satisfied or very satisfied with services, and 94% likely or very likely to recommend IHBC membership – in April IHBC … Continue reading
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IHBC NewsBlog Branches Update: Explore Branch CPD events across the UK
Now that holidays are finished, why not take some time to plan your CPD ready for the autumn schedule of events? Want to boost your skills in the sector? Volunteer with our professional Branches! Browse a variety of Branch events, … Continue reading
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IHBC Chair James Caird on ‘When mistakes become heritage’ – Featured to DBW’s 9000 registered users!
IHBC Chair James Caird’s recent Context article – ‘When history’s mistakes become today’s heritage’ – has been featured to the 9000 registered users on the email Newsletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW), host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki, and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2.6M+ costed work this week: Oxford CC seeks landscape and heritage advice – closing 13/09
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – the Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition scheme – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with the IHBC Director’s top pick for NewsBlog readers this week featuring a call from Oxford City Council … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘International’ signpost: On fears for the maintenance of French bridges
The recent bridge collapse incident in Genoa has raised concerns in France, with reports commissioned into the condition of the Highways bridges revealing that 840 bridges are at risk of collapse in the medium term.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from all our doorsteps’: Reports on alleged profit from Hadlow Tower sale… despite £3M public investment
Kent Online – like other major publications such as the Telegraph, Metro and the Sun – has carried reports on the case of a developer allegedly profiting from heritage grant funding, and not adhering to public opening requirements required in … Continue reading
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Is listing cultural ‘bubble wrap’, or simply ‘cautious care’? HE’s Dr Mays clarifies the case to R4 listeners, as England’s 400,000th listing is celebrated through lively debate!
Further coverage of the National Heritage List for England reaching 400,000 entries includes Radio 4’s celebrated ‘Front Row’ discussion on listed buildings – and if we have too many – with Historic England’s (HE) Deborah Mays successfully making the case … Continue reading
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Historic Environment Scotland (HES) launches consultation on draft Corporate Plan 2019-; closing 2 Nov; events planned too!
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has launched a consultation on its draft ‘Corporate Plan 2019-‘, which closes on 2 November, with events already planned for Argyll’s Lodgings, Stirling and the National Mining Museum, Newtongrange.
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Belfast City – Belfast Bank Buildings fire
A major fire has affected the Grade B1 red sandstone Bank Buildings in Belfast City Centre, occupied by Primark, which many members may recall seeing as part of the the recent Annual School walking tours.
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‘Collaborative Centre for Cultural Value’ – funding from AHRC & more
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has announced that funding is to be made available to establish a collaborative Centre for Cultural Value, to advance understanding of the value of arts and culture in the UK and abroad, looking … Continue reading
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Nominations open for Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award: Closing 30 Sept
Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes Award for 2018 is now open to nominations that mark ‘significant achievement in the heritage sector’ or ‘outstanding individual contribution to heritage over a period of years’, with nominations closing on 30 September.
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