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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: 27/08/2019
See #IHBCNottingham2019, on ‘security’… on video: More 2019 Day School content and updates from IHBC’s YouTube channel, now with a special speaker update
IHBC’s 2019 Annual School included the Day School exploration of security aspects of the theme – ‘Heritage, Risk and Resilience’ – with police security adviser Stephen Armson-Smith’s talk now available on IHBC’s YouTube channel, while he offers a special post-school … 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 post-Nottingham School update, on ‘confronting conservation calamities’: Lyme Park evacuated after the 600-year-old stately home hit by ‘devastating’ flooding
Lyme Park staff carried out a massive clean-up operation after the 600-year-old stately home was hit by ‘devastating’ flooding.
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: A ‘critical time’ to protect historic leper hospital in Warwick
Emergency work is set to be ordered to prevent the total collapse of the historic Leper Hospital in Warwick, notes The Leamington Observer, as the site has ‘remained on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register for some two decades – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Two Norfolk churches secure thousands in maintenance funding
News that two Norfolk churches have been given thousands of pounds to help with their maintenance is celebrated by The Fakenham and Wells Times.
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New guidance on land sensitivity assessment from Natural England
New guidance from Natural England has been published on how to create a landscape sensitivity assessment to inform decisions on the planning and management of land use change which influence spatial planning.
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Construction workers given Moodbeam devices to wear for mental health monitoring
Civil contractor Spencer Group is giving staff wearable devices that allow them to log their mood and monitor their emotional wellbeing as they try-out the devices from health tech start-up Moodbeam.
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‘Networks for Change’ funding scheme encourages collaboration amongst archive services: Grants up to £15,000
The purpose of the Networks for Change funding scheme – which offers grants of up to £15,000 – is to encourage collaboration among archive services by providing funding that leads to strong archive service networks, as these networks deliver solutions, … Continue reading
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England’s new online appeals service coming soon
A new online appeal service aims to provide better ease of use and clarity of case progress, and will ultimately replace the existing appeals platform, the Appeals Casework Portal, to offer clearer guidance, an intuitive layout and better tracking of … Continue reading
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£8M nature boost for urban communities via SNH’s Green Infrastructure Fund
Almost £8 million of funding has been announced to help people and nature thrive in some of the most deprived parts of Scotland as the latest round of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH)’s ambitious Green Infrastructure Fund helps support seven major … Continue reading
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RTPI Awards for Research Excellence 2019: Shortlist for national awards out
Research into the role of radical planning in urban justice in South Africa; how a three-dimensional pedestrian network reshapes connectivity of high-density cities in Hong Kong, and the relationship between the built environment and mental health, are among the projects … Continue reading
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The system for recognising EU qualified architects in the UK if there is no Brexit deal
The Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) on the mutual recognition of qualifications will no longer apply if there’s a no-deal Brexit, and the UK government will maintain a system of recognition for architects with an approved … Continue reading
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European funding for low carbon and active travel, third round now open for applications
A third round for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Low Carbon Travel and Transport Challenge Fund is now open and available for applications.
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