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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: 16/11/2021
IHBC@COP26: ‘Climate and conservation’ Podcasts on Amazon music, Spotify and more, with views of 3.3K+!
‘Climate and Conservation’ Podcasts are the popular weekday anchors across our ‘Conservation Helpdesk+’ service – already with 3.3K+ views via our own IHBC Podcast page and new Spotify and Amazon Music postings.
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IHBC responds to Call for Evidence – Review of Architectural Regulation
The IHBC has submitted its response on the government’s ‘Call for Evidence Review of Architectural Regulation’, highlighting that ‘the main issue for bodies such as IHBC was the lack of inclusivity in the fact finding process.’
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’ pick: SCN on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate change’
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 Scottish Construction Now on ‘A COP26 House [meeting] global climate … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the rural doorstep’: Yorkshire’s highest and weirdest public monument… like an urban street in the sky
At 419m above sea level, Coldstones Cut is probably Yorkshire’s highest monument while this epically proportioned, modern sculpture is also probably the county’s strangest argues YorkshireLive. image: Coldstones Cut by Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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National Churches Trust launches national debate ‘to help safeguard the future of the UK’s local churches’
With an increasing number of churches and chapels facing closure, ‘The Future of the UK’s Churches’ debate highlights the community, economic, heritage and spiritual benefits of churches. image: for illustration purposes only
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Welsh Government written Statement: Announcement of Deep Dive Into Renewable Energy
The Welsh Government has recently published a written statement to announce its ‘deep dive into renewal energy’.
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Scotland’s updated planning reform implementation programme published
The Scottish Government has published an updated Transforming Planning in Practice work programme for implementation of the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 and progressing wider planning reforms.
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HE issues new guidance on the conservation of war memorial inscriptions
Historic England (HE) has released new guidance on the conservation of war memorial inscriptions and is available to read online.
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Contractors sign up to ethical labour commitments
Seven contractors have joined forces with SCAPE to reaffirm their commitment to eradicating modern slavery in the construction industry. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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UK Community Renewal Fund: successful bids
The list of successful bids for the UK Community Renewal Fund has been issued.
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Seven abandoned railways set to follow Dartmoor line back into service
New Civil Engineer has offered updates on the new schemes set to be rvioved as part of the government’s Restoring Your Railway fund, launched in January 2020. image: for illustration puposes only
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IHBC Signpost: ‘Architecture after Architecture’ project
Architecture after Architecture is a project part-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) which is helping architects meet the climate change challenge. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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