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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: 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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