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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: 30/03/2021
IHBC Chair’s ‘March General Meeting’ update, in detail, and confirmation of Special Resolution on ‘virtual’ GMs
With the conclusion of the first General Meeting (GM) under its new constitution, on 26 March 2021, which saw overwhelming support for our first ‘Special Resolution’ under the new arrangements alongside firm encouragement for members to engage with the newly … Continue reading
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IHBC’s NEW Council update: Thanks to ‘new member’ speakers and delegates, and calls for first feedback on Council structures and chartering by 16/04
Following the IHBC’s first Council under its new constitution, on 26 March 2021, IHBC President and meeting chair Mike Brown extended his thanks to all contributors while renewing a call to members to help shape the Institute’s forward planning, notably … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: Dezeen on ‘Green credentials’
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 Dezeen on … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Roman Quarter refusal… ‘put the knife into the city of York’
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary has slammed York Council for rejecting much-vaunted plans for a new Roman-themed tourism development in the city centre, reports The Yorkshire Post.
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CLC seeks industry support to drive delivery of net zero in the built environment with ‘CO2nstruct Zero’
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) is calling on businesses across the industry to help secure net zero carbon construction by 2050, and support the Race to Zero by linking up with its CO2nstruct Zero initiative.
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COTAC’s latest Newsletter now out: With ‘Insights’, updates and more
COTAC’s next Newsletter has been issued, with news, updates and more from across COTAC and its networks, including heritage data, understanding conservation and climate change, and featuring the ‘Insight 1’ series, with its focus on assisting The Need to Appreciate … Continue reading
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WMF’s ‘World Monuments Watch’ 2022 deadline extended: 1 May 2021
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is calling for nominations to the 2022 World Monuments Watch, with submissions accepted until 1 May.
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Two new members appointed to ARB board
Dr Teri Okoro and Cindy Leslie have been appointed to the Architects Registration Board(ARB) by the Privy Council. images: arb website
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THA launches new website
The Heritage Alliance (THA) has launched its new website to make it easier to find advocacy documents and publications and keep up to date with work and news from our members and the wider sector.
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BEFS supporting advocacy: Heritage & Built Environment manifesto links
BEFS has compiled a list of manifestos ahead of and following the forthcoming Scottish elections, with a view to supporting advocacy.
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Historic Grade II Listed TfL Rail station no longer ‘at risk’ after renovations return it to former glory
The Grade II listed Hanwell station will be removed from the Heritage at Risk Register by Historic England following extensive renovation work by Transport for London (TfL).
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IHBC’s IMHO Signpost: Greg Clark via RICS – ‘Has the world left Europe behind?’
An opinion piece column for RICS by Greg Clark – urbanist and author of ‘The Planet Cities – explores how ‘good governance in cities pays dividends’ and how cities can leverage hard and soft powers to compete in the global … Continue reading
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