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- IHBC’s Director joins RICHeS Programme Board: ‘Honoured, of course, but mostly I’m impressed by the £80M of research opportunities for historic and built environment conservation’ 20/02/2026
- Don’t need your paper Context? Do everyone a favour and pass it on, ‘Spreading the Word’ to help the Conservation Professional! 20/02/2026
- IHBC MARSH Awards: Nominate to celebrate ‘Successful Learning…’ AND/OR ‘Community Contribution…’ (Ret IHBC) – with our easy-fill form open to 31/03 20/02/2026
- 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… 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: Unlock Access to RICHeS Research Infrastructure with Full Access Fund Call now Open with ‘Help’ webinar on 11/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ Signpost: Designing Buildings & more on Restoration and Renewal at Westminster 20/02/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Research’ Signpost: LPA Planning Capacity and Capability Survey 2025 20/02/2026
- IHBC Director’s pick from HESPR’s weekly works: Charity seeks PM for heritage regeneration project, to 02/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Legal bid to protect Scots brutalist landmark from bulldozer 20/02/2026
- Delivering restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster: the costed proposals published 20/02/2026
- Government plans to train next generation of construction workers 20/02/2026
- SAVE’s Buildings at Risk register (BaR) – Call for Entries 2026 20/02/2026
- York Consortium for Craft and Conservation opens applications for Bursaries for 2026, to 16/03 20/02/2026
- Government Consultation on Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance, to 10/03 20/02/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: National Residential Retrofit Plan 2026 for Ireland’ makes upgrades more affordable and accessible 20/02/2026
- 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
Daily Archives: 30/07/2021
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To help employers and practitioners, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised in our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, and recent posts range from , so sign up for free alerts and ‘stay ahead’ with the … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes publication of HE’s report from Matthew Saunders: On the ‘…national re-survey… additions to the total and a revisit of the ‘minimalist’…’
The IHBC has welcomed the publication of the report carried out by Matthew Saunders for Historic England (HE), principally concerning ‘…a national re-survey involving additions to the total, and a revisit of the ‘minimalist’ lists compiled before 2005, to ensure … Continue reading
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New Closing Date for IHBC’s Student Awards: Submit your coursework by 31 AUGUST to win up to £500 & a place on IHBC’s 2022 Aberdeen School
Following calls from participating courses, the closing date for the IHBC’s annual Gus Astley Student Award is now 31 August, so relevant coursework submitted on ANY UK taught course – under-graduate or post-graduate – from 2020 OR 2021 may be … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival 2021
The IHBC has welcomed the line-up for the 2021 Edinburgh Traditional Building Festival, just announced by The Edinburgh Traditional Building Forum.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £1M + costed works this week: Council seeks architect for development near listed cathedral, closing 16/08/2021
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 Borough Council for … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (engineer’s) doorstep’: ‘Ashamed to be an engineer’: NCE readers react to Highways England bridge infilling
New Civil Engineer (NCE) readers have expressed ‘shame’ in their profession after images of a the concrete-infilling of a 159-year-old masonry arched bridge in the heart of the Cumbrian countryside were published in national newspapers and circulated widely on social … Continue reading
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Welsh Slate Landscape UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Bath’s inscription extended
The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, while The City of Bath – originally inscribed on the Word Heritage List in 1987 – has also been awarded a dual designation as part … Continue reading
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Free construction training in England as search for new recruits intensifies
The Skills Centre is offering guaranteed training and job interview opportunities around five sites in the Greater London area, north Kent and West Midlands. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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CPRE’s Planning Bill six tests: System that campaigners are using to assess the new planning bill
The Countryside charity CPRE join other leading charities including RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts in releasing six tests that new planning rules must pass to put people and nature first.
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Coalition calls for reforms to ‘flawed’ apprenticeship levy
The Government has been urged to make urgent reforms to the apprenticeship levy by a coalition by local government and major employers in London. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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HTN seeks new Directors, closing 23/08
Heritage Trust Network (HTN) is recruiting new members to its Board of Directors, with calls closing 23 August.
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IHBC Signpost from the House of Commons: Planning Decisions & Local Involvement debate
The matter of ‘Planning Decisions: Local Involvement’ was debated in the House of Commons on 21 June 2021. Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
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