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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: 27/06/2019
CPD and volunteering opportunities for both delegates and distance learners @ IHBC’s 2019 Nottingham School: See #IHBCNottingham2019
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is mandatory for all accredited IHBC members (Full Members and Associates) and recommended for Affiliates (non-accredited), so be sure to make the most of our 2019 Annual School in Nottingham (4-6 July) on ‘Heritage, Risk & … Continue reading
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REMINDER TO ALL FULL MEMBERS: AGM PROXY VOTES
Now online: IHBC’s 2019 AGM proposals – and proxy voting links – for ‘Modernising governance’
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Looking ahead to IHBC’s Brighton 2020 School – ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’ – and #IHBCBrighton2020: ‘How culture could reinvent our shopping centres’, via ExperienceUK
Shopping centres are having a hard time, reports ExperienceUK – the ‘business resource for UK companies in the experience industry’ – with 2018 as the worst year for shopping centre investment volumes since 1997, while other data suggesting that footfall … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘CPD Prompt’, out of Context: Property finance and heritage
Steven Tolson provides a thoughtful piece in Context 158 – on the Scottish Highlands and Islands – exploring the need for government agencies to take into account community heritage needs in a changing economic climate, so why not use this … Continue reading
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COTAC launches Potteries studies
COTAC has published two volumes of its ‘Regional Study of The Potteries’ online: The Potteries and Surrounding Areas Part 1: Understanding the Region The Potteries and Surrounding Areas Part 2: Appreciating the Region
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First Report of the UK2070 Commission published
The UK2070 Commission has published ‘The First Report of the UK2070 Commission: Fairer and Stronger – Rebalancing the UK Economy’.
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British Council & Heritage Alliance Travel Grant Scheme – Now open for second round, closing 22 July
The Heritage Alliance, in partnership with the British Council, is offering a second round of travel grants for heritage professionals to develop mutually beneficial international projects and partnerships for their organisations. This welcome new scheme responds to one of the … Continue reading
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2019 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration, open until 2 Sept
The 2019 SURF Awards for Best Practice in Community Regeneration, in partnership with the Scottish Government, are now open for applications, with five categories this year including Scotland’s Most Improved Place and Creative Regeneration, and closes on 2 Sept.
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England’s ‘HODs’ celebrates 25th anniversary, from 13 to 22 September 2019
This year, England’s Heritage Open Days (HODs) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a raft of new initiatives and partners, while a ‘25 for 25’ project will see 25 landmark properties take part in England’s largest festival of history and … Continue reading
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AHRC: Delivery Plans launched
A new Delivery Plan – informed by consultations – sets out Arts & Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) far-reaching ambitions for the next five years.
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Open call: Architects sought to help Local Authorities develop placemaking plans, till 4 July
Partners in the Future Place programme have launched an open call for architects to apply to work alongside the Local Authorities who have already been selected to participate in the 2019 programme, with a deadline for receipt of expressions of … Continue reading
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