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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: 14/04/2020
IHBC’s NewsBlog update and message from our Chair
IHBC Chair David McDonald has offered an update to members on current developments and relevant activities as we face our COVID-19 lockdown, including evolving plans for the IHBC’s 2020 Virtual School, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020 to replace the planned – and postponed – … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 13: England’s Arts Council announces measures to address the Covid-19 crisis
Arts Council announces the latest advice, guidance and emergency funding measures in place to address the Covid-19/Coronavirus crisis.
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IHBC COVID-19 signpost 14: CITB update
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Chief Executive has givenan update on the CITB’s work to support the construction industry during the COVID-19 crisis, focussing on the launch of a newly expanded Skills and Training Fund that, in addition to … Continue reading
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IHBC COVID-19 signpost 15: Need conservation stimulation under isolation? Might the Getty’s fun challenge – ‘Recreating artwork using random house objects’ – be used to recreate favourite buildings of IHBC members?
As nearly a third of the world’s population lives under coronavirus-related restrictions, the Getty Museum is asking people to recreate artwork using random house objects, so might IHBC members with an imaginative turn do the same for their favourite buildings, … Continue reading
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IHBC COVID-19 signpost 16: THA surveys ‘Understanding the concerns of our members’
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched a simple survey specifically for members to get a clear sense of the spread of issues across the parts of our sector.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest’ pick from last week, from the IHBC
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’, including notices gleaned from across the development sector’s … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Conservation from the doorstep’: Council set to step in and buy the at risk GII* Mechanics’ Institute
The Mechanics’ Institute – a hugely important building in Swindon’s heritage – could soon be back in public hands.
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IHBC’s ‘Conservation from the doorstep’: ‘Heritage group’ (HE) stumps up £224k for Wentworth Woodhouse
Historic England has stepped in to help stately home Wentworth Woodhouse when it faced an unexpected £370,000 repair bill, writes The Star.
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More details on the Heritage Emergency Fund
Eilish McGuinness, Executive Director, Business Delivery of the Heritage Fund has issued more detail on how to apply for the £50 million Heritage Emergency Fund.
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Planning heads issue call for high street experts
The Royal Town Planning Institute has issued a call for planners with specialist knowledge of the high street and its changing needs to apply to become High Streets Task Force (HSTF) experts.
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Introducing NESTA’s Arts & Culture £20M Impact Fund: ‘The world’s biggest impact investment fund for the creative arts’
A £20 million fund offering loans of between £150,000 and £1 million to help social enterprises in the arts, cultural and heritage sectors innovate and grow, builds on the success of the new Arts Impact Fund from NESTA (formerly NESTA: … Continue reading
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Welsh Women Making History
Wales’s history books are packed full of extraordinary heroes — from NHS founder, Aneurin Bevan, to 14th-century leader, Owain Glynd?r.But what about the inspiring women that have helped to shape our country?
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