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- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ spans disciplines, levels & sectors as interdisciplinary conservation practice standards deliver public benefit 19/12/2025
- Lodge your IHBC proxy vote (accredited members only) ASAP & book your online place (members only) for IHBC’s 2026 AGM, 7 January 2026, featuring HE’s co-CEO, from 5.30pm, with 6.00pm AGM 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s new Context, No185, ‘lifts the lid on roofing’, from craft to carbon, with essential, accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals & colleagues 19/12/2025
- IHBC’s Research Signpost from HE & EH: ‘Pathways Into Heritage Construction: A Strategic View/Models and Case Studies’ 19/12/2025
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s £101K+ of weekly works: Trust seeks fire engineer for GII* project to 15/01 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (riverside) doorstep’: Historic rail bridge collapses into River Spey 19/12/2025
- UK Government urged to step up maintenance to safeguard ageing infrastructure: Royal Academy of Engineering 19/12/2025
- Landmark Planning and Infrastructure Bill becomes law 19/12/2025
- England’s NPPF update: New consultation on proposed reforms and other changes to the planning system, to 10/03 19/12/2025
- AHRC PhD studentships on ‘barriers to creating healthier places’ 19/12/2025
- £2.9m heritage investment for Waterfront regeneration 19/12/2025
- Trowel and Error: A Public User Needs Survey for Archaeology 19/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Costa Carras European Citizens Awards for the Safeguard of Endangered Heritage 2026, entries open to 16/01/2026 19/12/2025
- IHBC welcome SAHGB’s new Colvin Special Award 2025, celebrating editors of The Pevsner Architectural Guides 16/12/2025
- IHBC issues formal notice for 2026 AGM, online on 7 January 2026, from 5.30pm (with special presentation!) for 6pm start 16/12/2025
- IHBC updates on ‘5 Commitments to Help Heritage Skills in Conservation’: Check out our web hub, with video & feedback, and help reduce damage to both health and heritage 16/12/2025
- IHBC warmly welcomes PCO approval to Petition for Charter 16/12/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: How to get started in sharing knowledge and expertise on Designing Buildings 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Hotspur Press will rise from the ashes as developers issue promise for fire-ravaged mill 16/12/2025
- Videogame to help protect Nottingham Cathedral and other heritage buildings: ‘Pugin’s Revival’ despite ‘structural ‘monsters’’ 16/12/2025
- UK Heritage Pulse Spotlight: Operational use of Artificial Intelligence 16/12/2025
- Public appointment: Members appointed to Historic Environment Scotland 16/12/2025
- HHBT to continue its work in the Highlands as part of SHBT 16/12/2025
- RIBA responds to Environmental Audit Committee report on sustainable housing growth 16/12/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the global doorstep’– WMF & EH receive grant for next phase of Coastal Connections Programme 16/12/2025
Daily Archives: 22/11/2019
LAST CHANCE: IHBC’s great ‘FREE CPD’ opportunity: Still chances to join us at Council+, London GII* venue, 28 November, on ‘CPD…’ (Expenses paid; numbers restricted)
Apply now by contacting Fiona at operations@ihbc.org.uk to register to find out more about how the IHBC is integrating the CPD across its operations, and help us improve our services to you, in London on 28 November (Expenses paid; numbers … Continue reading
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More looking ahead to #IHBCBrighton2020 and ‘OLD TOWNS : NEW FUTURES’… with MHCLG: People urged to shape Town Deals in #MyTown campaign
The #MyTown campaign gives people a say in how a new generation of Town Deals, each worth up to £25 million, says England’s Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), in a statement that looks ahead to issues for … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC seeks Rural Panel lead volunteer: ‘Help us make a difference’ in rural policy and advocacy across the UK, while helping build both your learning and our rural communities
Much of the IHBC’s work is built on the contributions of active and informed volunteers who help care for heritage in local communities, and now the IHBC is seeking a volunteer interested in rural heritage policy and advocacy to lead … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £2.2M+ costed opportunities this week: DC seeks CA Appraisals, valued £25-20K, closing 02/12
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services working to the IHBC’s standards – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the IHBC Director’s top pick this week … Continue reading
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IHBC’s IMHO on future conservation, from The Conversation: ‘Building new cities to meet Africa’s rapid urbanisation is a risky bet’
By 2050 an estimated 2.5 billion more people will be added to urban areas, with 90% of this growth taking place in Africa and Asia which could mean the building of more urban areas in the next 100 years than … Continue reading
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SPAB Scotland Update: National Maintenance Week – 25-29/November, includes National Gutters Day, Friday 29
SPAB Scotland has reported that its National Maintenance Week is 25-29th November this year, ending with National Gutters Day on Friday 29th.
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CIOB Art of Building 2019 competition closes 25/11
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Art of Building competition is a platform to show off talent, but closes on 25 November.
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HE calls for arts and heritage organisations to join their local authority’s ‘Cultural Consortium’ group
Historic England (HE) has called for arts and heritage organisations to Join Their Local Authority’s ‘Cultural Consortium’ Group, which are are being put together as part of 69 new High Streets Heritage Action Zones (HAZ) announced by Government this autumn.
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RTPI on ‘Why planning needs better outcome measurement’
Planning is about so much more than the number of applications approved and the speed of processing them so the RTPI is commissioning research aimed at producing a toolkit that can demonstrate a wider range of outcomes (deadline 9am on … Continue reading
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Lewes Castle update: collapsed wall
After some 600 tonnes of rubble fell from a medieval boundary wall at Lewes Castle into a neighbouring garden last week, contractors will be accessing the site of the collapsed wall in order to carry out emergency maintenance work, while … Continue reading
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VAG Winter 2020 Conference bursaries closing 6 December: ‘Marks on buildings’, 2-5 January 2020, Leicester
The Vernacular Architecture Group(VAG) is offering three bursaries to assist registered students or professionals in the early years of their career to attend their 2020 Winter Conference, in Leicester University, on 4-5 January 2020. image: VAG website
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AHRC blog on ‘The Fall of the Berlin Wall: British residents remember…’
A recent Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) blog marks the 30th anniversary of the Berlin Wall as Dr Grace Huxford shares the viewpoints of those that were often overlooked during this defining moment in history, linked to her work … Continue reading
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