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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: 24/06/2020
IHBC’s first ‘Virtual School’, #IHBCVirtualSchool2020: Initial feedback, update and future plans
The IHBC has successfully concluded its first Virtual School on 19 June, ‘OLD TOWNS | NEW FUTURES’ Reflections and Speculations from a Global Pandemic, sponsored HCUK Group: Heritage Collective, with interim delegate feedback and plans now available.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Minister wants waterways used for construction freight
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 ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Kensington Odeon Cinema development approved by Council
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (RBKC) council’s decision to approve replacement for Kensington Odeon with a 63% smaller cinema is a ‘box office balls-up’, argues The Steeple Times.
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IHBC’s CPD boost: HE virtual guide to Ove Arup
Historic England (HE) notes that we might not be able to experience all of England’s heritage in person at the moment, but anyone learn from its virtual guide to the buildings of Ove Arup in England (and one beyond!) image: … Continue reading
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 109: PAS FAQs – Planning & COVID-19
The government Planning and Advisory service (PAS) has adapted it’s work programme to help you respond to current pandemic challenges.
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IHBC’s COVID-19 signpost 110: Facilities management solutions that could help prevent or reduce spread of disease
Richard Brayshaw, CAFM sales manager at Excitech, discusses the facilities management solutions which could help prevent or reduce the spread of disease.
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Grant award for growing London Historic Buildings Trust
London Historic Buildings Trust (LHBT) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a three year Regional Capacity Building grant by Historic England.
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HES publishes ‘Designations 2020 Onwards’, on designation priorities and plans
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published its designation priorities and plans: ‘Designations 2020 Onwards’.
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Design Council calls for Government lead on Design Quality Unit
England’s Design Council has called on Government to establish a design quality unit for England in the pamphlet ‘Delivering Urban Quality, Time to get Serious’.
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100 places move a step closer to multi-million pound Towns Fund investment
Guidance has been published for local leaders of the 100 selected towns to prepare for a Town Deal and develop proposals. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Councils pledge to review statues in wake of Black Lives Matter protests
Several councils have promised to review statues, street names and plaques following this week’s Black Lives Matter protests. image: LocalGov website
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‘A duty to prepare’: Vital infrastructure must be ready for the future, finds National Infrastructure Commission
The past is not always the best guide to the future and proactive steps are needed to ensure the UK’s infrastructure can remain resilient, according to a new report by the National Infrastructure Commission.
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InYourArea teams up with FixMyStreet to unveil latest new neighbourhood feature
The latest new feature for users of InYourArea has been launched, helping to highlight neighbourhood issues in need of attention.
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