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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: 17/11/2020
IHBC’s latest HESPR registered practice: Artifex Conservation Architects, joins nearly 50 HESPR service providers working to IHBC standards
Artifex Conservation Architects has become the latest company to join the IHBC’s conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ quality assurance register, the IHBC’s listing and support service that nears 50 service providers working to IHBC standards.
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IHBC’s pre-AGM event is free (IHBC members only; 5.30 on, 03/12), and you can donate to the IHBC CREATIVE Conservation Fund on application… or after, if you missed it!
If lucky enough to be an IHBC member (any category) and able to join the IHBC’s 2020 AGM and free pre-AGM proceedings from 5.30PM on 3 December – with a filmed welcome from Griff Rhys Jones and School updates –you … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: ‘Chinese ruins transformed into museum’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance scheme for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, with notices from across the development sector’s publications, and this week features Dezeen’s … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: North Staffs sites share in £1.57bn fund for support through pandemic
Ford Green Hall and Middleport Pottery in North Staffordshire are among the heritage organisations to receive funding to support them though pandemic.
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AHF: Supporting community ownership in the historic heart of Dumfries
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) has invested £10K towards the regeneration of the Mid-Steeple Quarter project in Dumfries, including allowing use ‘as a community space for local groups, for pop-up events and a re-makery shop.’ image: AHF website
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Build UK survey for CLC on impact of coronavirus pandemic: Supporting Jobs in Construction
The results of the second cross-industry ‘People Survey’, carried out by Build UK on behalf of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) in September provides an up to date snapshot of the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the construction … Continue reading
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Nominate a heritage charity to receive a festive financial boost
Ecclesiastical Insurance is giving £120,000 to good causes as part of its annual 12 days of giving Christmas campaign and is inviting people to nominate a registered charity close to their hearts to benefit from this festive financial boost.
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Environmental charities and funders trapped in ‘vicious cycle’, finds report
Environment charities and funders are ‘stuck in a vicious cycle’ where work is underfunded, leading to less impact and less ability to attract funding, a report has warned. image: for illustration purposes only – Apollo 17/Public Domain
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Historic England launches new education resources and films as part of Breaking New Ground
Historic England has launched new education resources created to help primary school teachers engage key stage two pupils in the history of buildings, as part of the Breaking New Ground project supported by the John Laing Charitable Trust.
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Treasure found on Barking building site
Potentially valuable Roman artefacts have been recovered from a building site in Barking, Essex.
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