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- IHBC’s ‘Special Thanks’ to 2025’s Student Award entrants, as 49 seek prizes (to £500) & places at #IHBCNewcastle2026 17/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Campaign for National Parks success as ‘plans to weaken protected landscapes duty quietly dropped’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Practice’ Signpost: Traditional and historic buildings – a new Retrofit British Standard, an update from IHBC’s John Edwards, with joint CPD webinar 14/11 17/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Director’s pick’ from HESPR’s £495K+ of weekly works: Welsh Council seeks team for urban hub, to 31/10 and c.£75K 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’ (& ‘Evaluation’ signpost!): ‘History of the Pioneering Stockton and Darlington Railway’ via HE 17/10/2025
- National Audit Office: Weak controls and oversight blamed for faulty home installations under energy efficiency scheme 17/10/2025
- New UK Town of Culture competition to celebrate our national story 17/10/2025
- THA Call for Case Studies for Heritage Debate 2025, to 24/10 17/10/2025
- New Towns Taskforce: Report to government published 17/10/2025
- Communities to ‘seize control over high streets and restore pride’ 17/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Creative Health – UK & Ireland State of the Sector Survey, to 31 October 17/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, featuring Past President Mike Brown’s Vox Pop 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Communications and Outreach Strategy 2025-28 now online 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s Annual School ‘Save the Date’ notice & Home Page launch: IHBC’s 2026 Newcastle School, 18-20 June, on ‘Adaptive Reuse’ & up to 20 hours CPD – accessible, interdisciplinary, cost-effective 14/10/2025
- IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: GII Coventry Baths demolition approved by Historic England 14/10/2025
- Government responds to Parliamentary Report on Home Retrofitting with £13.2bn programme 14/10/2025
- HH: Lack of support from Scottish Government threatening heritage tourism sector 14/10/2025
- People across the country set to benefit from £4M boost to improve accessibility to arts and culture: Open to 14/11 14/10/2025
- THA’s Heritage and Placemaking Survey and Call for Case Studies – they want to hear from you… by 17 October 14/10/2025
- BSRIA: Wellbeing in Buildings (TG 10/2025) 14/10/2025
- ‘Remaking the relationship between citizens and the built environment’, a blog via Demos 14/10/2025
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: Heritage home in Canada demolished despite Heritage Act 14/10/2025
- Career conscious & in conservation? IHBC’s ‘Jobs etc.’ reaches across disciplines, levels & sectors, from charities – led here by Scotland & CEOs – to Officers (LG) Inspectors (HE) & more 10/10/2025
- Context 184 under the spotlight: IHBC’s accessible CPD for Conservation Professionals, offers insights into ‘The world of generative AI’ 10/10/2025
- IHBC welcomes Gardens Trust report into the role of historic parks and gardens in the 21st century 10/10/2025
Monthly Archives: June 2021
IHBC’s HESPR pick from £3.2M+ costed works last week: Heritage body seeks understanding of evidence in funding, valued at £25K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance for heritage services – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call from a national body seeking … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Richard Hammond faces criticism over ‘inappropriate’ castle home revamp
Richard Hammond has been criticised over an ‘inappropriate’ planning design of his castle home which dates back to the 15th century. image for illustration purposes only Open Government Licence v3.0
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Search for the next UK City of Culture launched: Group applications now also accepted
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has launched the search for UK City of Culture 2025, while now groups of towns will now be able to join together and apply. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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England’s 10 councils to test the use of digital tools in planning process
England’s Housing Minister has announced a £1.1 million fund to test the use of digital tools and data standards across 10 local areas. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Paul Sweeney appointed Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund’s Northern Ireland Funding Committee
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport(DCMS) has appointed Paul Sweeney as Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund’s Northern Ireland Funding Committee for a term of four years from 01 June 2021. image: Open Government Licence … Continue reading
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Colouring London and the Colouring Cities Research Programme
The Alan Turing Research Institute has updated on its open source software programme for platforms able to collect, collate, visualise and release open data on building stocks.
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IHBC’s 2021 Day School #IHBCBrighton2021 update: From £30+VAT to hear Jan Gehl on Design + Donovan Rypkema on Impacts with sector leads on High Street re-purposing + Lottery investment + Local listing + Public participation – Book now and ask your questions early!
Titles have been confirmed for the talks at the IHBC’s Day School sessions on 18 June, while delegates can shape discussions by submitting their questions HERE.
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New ‘Single Seminar’ delegate options for 17 June only, at #IHBCBrighton 2021 – Just £10+VAT: on Asset management OR Retrofit OR 21st Century education & training OR Communities and Campaigning!
General practitioners can now book ‘Single Seminar’ delegate options to access new insights into key practice areas covered at the IHBC’s Brighton School on 17 June, for only £10+VAT.
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IHBC’s Brighton 2021 School #IHBCBrighton2021 featured on DBW’s Newsletter – reaching up to 14.5K construction sector users!
The IHBC’s 2021 Brighton School featured on the Newsletter of Designing Buildings Wiki (DBW) – host platform for the IHBC’s Conservation Wiki and the ‘construction industry knowledge base’ – promoting the School and DBW’s MarketPlace stall there – to its … Continue reading
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SAHBG-IHBC Research Award launched: Celebrating the ‘quality of architectural-historical research… in heritage and conservation practice’: Closing 01/07
The IHBC is delighted to announce a new joint venture with the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) that celebrates the quality of architectural-historical research produced as private consultants or for public bodies etc., with winners to receive a … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick of the week: dezeen on how the Venice Architecture Biennale’s British Pavilion is examining ‘threats to public space
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’, and this week features a post from dezeen on the British Pavilion at … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Dunfermline Conservation Group say planning system is ‘farcical’
Fife’s planning system has been branded ‘farcical’ by Dunfermline campaigners Calais Woods Conservation Group, the Dunfermline Press writes. image: for illustration purposes only
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SAVE and Museum of London host Prince Charles on historic visit to Smithfield General Market
The Prince of Wales has visited the scene of one of SAVE Britain’s Heritage’s greatest battles – the General Market and the Fish Market in Smithfield, where two major attempts at demolition were fought off by SAVE at successive public … Continue reading
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Architecture Fringe 2021: Theme of ‘(Un)Learning’
Architecture Fringe has announced the journey towards the 2021 festival and the theme is (Un)Learning, 04-20 June.
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NCT Foundation (small) Grants – for Maintenance are open
The National Churches Trust (NCT) foundation (small) grants are open – rolling from January 2021 with grant sizes from £500 to £5,000 and works cost up to £10,000 (excl VAT and fees).
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Scientists turn cabbage into construction material stronger than concrete
Scientists have turned cabbage into construction material stronger than concrete and it turns out scraps from onions and fruit also make for durable building products.
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