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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: 02/02/2021
IHBC/FOE etc. ‘Joint Statement’ on PDR features in Telegraph letters
The cross-sector partnership of lead national and international bodies – including the IHBC and the Friends of the Earth (FoE) – that signed a Joint Statement to ‘express our deep concern about the latest proposals for the expansion of Permitted … Continue reading
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IHBC launches new CPD Recognised Service Provider feedback form
The IHBC has launched a feedback form for users of our CPD Recognised Service Provider network.
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IHBC research signpost: Ecclesiastical Heritage Risk Barometer 2020
The Ecclesiastical Heritage Risk Barometer 2020 offers research to help answer the question: ‘How can the heritage sector adapt and thrive in the digital age’?
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: SCN on Edinburgh’s Royal High School – ‘… back on the market’
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 news from across the development sector, and this week features Scottish Construction … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (construction) doorstep’: Historic Paisley buildings being restored to former glory
A £4.5m project to restore some of Paisley town centre’s historic architecture to its former glory has now completed work at several prominent sites on and around the town’s High Street, Scottish Construction Now reports.
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Ireland-Scotland ‘Joint Bilateral Review Report’: Construction among ‘most promising’ sectors for closer business ties
A joint ‘bilateral review report’ into enhanced cooperation and collaboration between Scotland and Ireland has earmarked construction and renewable energy as two of the most promising sectors in the economic relations between the two countries.
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New Build Back Better Business Council launched
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched the Build Back Better Council which hopes to unlock investment, boost job creation and level up the whole of the UK. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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HES announces £104,888 boost for Scottish heritage projects
Brisbane Observatory, Govanhill Baths and The Ridge Foundations CIC are among the latest round of Historic Environment Support Fund recipients. image: HES – Traditional Lochalsh single storey, 3-bay cottage
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Captivating Sites Across England Listed During 2020
Over 400 historic places have been added to the National Heritage List for England during 2020 and as the year draws to a close, Historic England celebrates the sites that have gained protection. image: Selfridges department store, London © Historic … Continue reading
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