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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: 22/01/2019
IHBC 2019 Annual Dinner School sponsor warmly welcomed as Jubb Clews supports ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience’ in Nottingham, 4-6 July
The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) is delighted to announce Jubb Clews as the Annual Dinner Sponsor for the IHBC’s 2019 Annual School ‘Heritage, Risk & Resilience – Confronting conservation calamities’, which takes place in Nottingham, 4 -6 July, … Continue reading
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NY Update from IHBC’s Wiki platform partner – Designing Buildings Wiki – and its 5.5M annual users
In its New Year (NY) update to supporters, Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host partner of the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki – has highlighted the growing impact of the service, as page views rise 48%, compared to 2017, and 5.5 million … Continue reading
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IHBC ‘CPD boost’ blog from HES: Steve Robb on Robert Brown
Historic Environment Scotland’s Engine Shed Newsletter has featured a new blog from its Deputy Head of Casework, Steven Robb IHBC, (and also a contributor to IHBC’s journal Context), on Edinburgh classicist Robert Brown – a leading if perhaps less familiar … Continue reading
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IHBC’s IMHO: Energy Performance Certificates: An Alternative Approach
The recent Common Weal Policy Paper produced by Dr Keith Baker and Dr Ron Mould of the Common Weal Energy Working Group concludes that ‘Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are deeply flawed and do not present an accurate or useful picture … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the capital’s doorstep’: The Evening Standard on seeing inside London’s abandoned Tube stations
The Evening Standard has reminded Londoners of the chance to explore inside sealed-off Tube stations with additional tours expected from the London Transport Museum.
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Welsh toilets transformed into a tiny theatre, to open Spring 2019
Listed Victorian public toilets in Newport have been transformed into a tiny theatre and arts space due to open in spring 2019.
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COTAC’s 2nd Newsletter now out – 60th Anniversary update
COTAC – the Council on Training and Education in Conservation – the UK’s conservation skills link body, has issued its second Newsletter, announcing its 60th Anniversary as well as a range of other news – including Lady Tina Feilden as … Continue reading
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CIfA: Chartered Archaeologist proposal published
The CIfA has published the proposal for a Chartered Archaeologist grade of accreditation.
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Scotland’s £25m to SPRUCE for regeneration projects.
Industrial and commercial developments around the country will be given support, under the first release of funding from the £150 million Building Scotland Fund.
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Heritage Lottery Fund updated Policy Directions update
Following consultation, updated policy directions were issued to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in its role as a distributing body of National Lottery funds.
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