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- IHBC’s newest ‘Branch Committee Bulletin, from the IHBC’s Director’: IHBC’s national updates for local volunteer leads – Part 1 11/09/2026
- IHBC hosts stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09: Part of Heritage Network NI Conference: 27-29 September 11/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 11/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Management’ CPD Signpost: Some sector takes on the NPPF 11/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ CPD Signpost: Dry Stone Walling Association issues Anthology of International Writing, from past and present, for the future’ 11/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £5.25m ongoing costed works: Heritage Estate body seeks condition surveys etc, to 09/09 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to transform South Lanarkshire former mining village 11/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Mentmore Towers: Council orders owner to repair ‘exceptional’ grade I mansion 11/09/2026
- HES Chief quits amid deepening governance crisis 11/09/2026
- Heritage Fund & HE: Understanding the impact of climate change on historic parks, gardens and cemeteries 11/09/2026
- HES launches pilot fund to support Scotland’s historic places of worship: Opens Autumn 2026 11/09/2026
- ARB transitioning to a new framework for accreditation, to be completed by December 2028 11/09/2026
- Note to all IHBC Members: Our MARSH AWARD call dates are changing… opening end September and closing December, so get ready now! 08/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises Commercial companies etc. 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 08/09/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 08/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Intervention’ CPD Signpost: SHBT ‘Futureproofing’ project case study aims to sensitively & effectively retrofit buildings in use 08/09/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’: Building, on new NPPF, ‘… a pretty bold swing… but…!’ 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: HE on ‘Remarkable Church with Unrivalled Collection of Stained Glass by Artist Harry Clarke Now Grade II* Listed’ 08/09/2026
- HES survey on use of new service trove.scot: to 28 Feb 2027 08/09/2026
- Government UK on ‘How to treat irreplaceable habitat for biodiversity net gain’ 08/09/2026
- Heritage projects shortlisted for RIBA’s inaugural Conservation Award 2026 08/09/2026
- Celebrating the Launch of RICHeS-funded Museum ‘Multiscale Heritage X-ray Imaging Centre’ investment 08/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: World’s ocean to be better protected as UK ratifies landmark treaty 08/09/2026
Daily Archives: 20/10/2018
IHBC 2019 Nottingham Annual School: Homepage, venue and promotional pages launched – promotional opportunities open now; delegate booking opens February
Opening webpages for the IHBC’s 2019 School in Nottingham – on 4th-6th July 2019 on the theme of ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience: confronting conservation calamities’- have been launched, offering an extended Homepage with links to venues and promotional opportunities, to … Continue reading
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IHBC, HE & ALGAO’s LA conservation stats out now – 2018
Local Authority conservation capacity in England: A small annual increase in conservation capacity follows years of conservation cuts. But still aggregates at 35% cuts over the last 12 years.
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IHBC South Branch reminder… on ‘Yearning for Timelessness’ – ‘…new architecture in historic settings…’, in talks and visits: 26 Oct, Oxford
IHBC South Branch on ‘Yearning for Timelessness…’: New architecture in historic settings, in talks and visits in Oxford, 26 Oct
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IHBC welcomes Gus Astley Student Award judge for 2018 (and 2019 Annual School presentations): Ingval Maxwell OBE, COTAC Chair
The IHBC is delighted to welcome as judge for the 2018 IHBC Gus Astley Student Awards – and guest at the 2019 Nottingham Annual School where the Awards will be presented – Ingval Maxwell OBE, Chair of COTAC (Council on … Continue reading
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IHBC CPD boost: Build your skills, and profile, by contributing to Conservation Wiki (and DBW) – With a handy guide on writing articles
Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and supported also by other leading industry organisations including ICE, CIOB, BRE, CIAT and BSRIA’ – also offers a handy guide on contributing articles, which can help your … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR top pick from £2m+ costed work this week: Sunderland City Council for the Project Evaluation of Bishopwearmouth Townscape Heritage Scheme – closing 23/11, valued at £40,000.
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 from the issue this week featuring a call from … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘heritage from the doorstep’: MP demands – Don’t sell off GII* listed Woolwich Barracks
The South London Press & Mercury has highlighted how MP Matthew Pennycook, who represents Greenwich and Woolwich, has attracted thousands of signatures to a petition to Government against the closure of Grade II* (GII*) listed Woolwich Barracks.
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Hackitt reports: ’… truly shocked’ by construction industry standards, calls for ‘stronger powers of enforcement, to provide more deterrent to cost-cutting’
Dame Judith Hackitt has told a conference she was ‘truly shocked’ by standards in the construction industry when researching her report – the ‘Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety’ – and called for ‘stronger powers of enforcement, to … Continue reading
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CITB: Scotland’s iconic buildings set to benefit from sought-after stonemasonry skills
A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership has been launched in Edinburgh to help meet the demand for stonemasonry skills to protect and preserve Scotland’s iconic buildings.
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Plymouth’s historic Drake’s Island fortress on sale for £6m
An historic island fortress has been put up for sale with a guide price of £6m.
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Report ‘Meanwhile, in London: Making use of London’s empty spaces’ now out
A report by Nicolas Bosetti and Tom Colthorpe ‘Meanwhile, in London: Making use of London’s empty spaces’ has been launched, which looks at planning in the public realm, accommodating growth, community and public services.
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Historic England Angel Awards finalists out: Public vote now open
The Historic England Angel Awards, founded by Andrew Lloyd Webber and are co-funded by the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, celebrate the efforts of people taking action to champion their local heritage, while for the 2018 Awards there are 15 finalists … Continue reading
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Cambridge University completes restoration of college gatehouse
One of Cambridge University’s imposing college gates at Christ’s College Cambridge has been restored with a ‘paint job’ that has taken four years to complete.
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