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- IHBC’s new CPD Circular: Your user-friendly ‘What’s on’ guide to heritage learning, networking and experiences, in Branches – from ambling at Amberley to linking in Lincoln & networking in NI – CPD Providers & more… 04/09/2026
- IHBC welcomes RICHeS Access Fund second call, opening 14/09 – ‘access… cutting-edge equipment, collections & expertise’, to £20K, for charities, social enterprises, commercial companies etc. 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 04/09/2026
- Join IHBC’s Membership Assessors now and ‘Shape our Conservation Professionals of the future’, with CPD, status, compensation, and more as thanks and benefits 04/09/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 04/09/2026
- IHBC sponsors Gardens Trust on ‘New Town Landscapes: Learning from the Past, Shaping the Future’, 23-24/09, Milton Keynes 04/09/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training & learning programmes & courses 04/09/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: Professional standards and ethical uses of AI, from the RTPI 04/09/2026
- IHBC Director’ from HESPR’s £40K+ costed works this week: Cultural centre seeks feasibility study to strengthen role, to 23/09 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Network Rail begins £3.6m restoration of historic Avon Viaduct 04/09/2026
- HE announces further round of two major grant schemes: HAR Capital and POW Renewal (18/09 & 02/10) 04/09/2026
- HES confirms to BEFS plans to refresh Planning Advice for Archaeology and Conservation Areas 04/09/2026
- HE etc. announce Collaborative Doctoral Opportunities 04/09/2026
- AHF & Govan Workspace shortlisted for ‘Social Investment Deal of the Year’ 04/09/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Global doorstep’: COP31 International Sustainable Buildings Competition, to 1 October 2026 04/09/2026
- IHBC launches ‘Early Career Network’ with calls to join up, as new Working Group explores plans for support and services 01/09/2026
- IHBC ‘Members with benefits’ : Invitation to ‘The Historic Buildings, Parks & Gardens Event’, London, 13/11, with Historic Houses, exhibitors, speakers and more 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s WM Branch to join West Midlands Heritage Careers Fair 2026: ‘Inspiring the Next Generation of Heritage Professionals’, 21/10, Worcester Cathedral 31/08/2026
- IHBC members with benefits 1: ‘Lutyens & Liverpool’, 6-7 Nov, Lutyens Trust member rates for IHBC, with options for Full (£120), Day (£100), Talk, Walk, Student and more 31/08/2026
- REGISTER INTEREST NOW: IHBC’s new ‘Leaders in Learning for Practice Network’ seeks ‘interest’ from leads in conservation-led education, training; learning programmes; courses 31/08/2026
- IHBC NI’s update on hosting a stall in Belfast’s Assembly Buildings, 28/09, at Heritage Network’s Conference 31/08/2026
- IHBC’s ‘Professional’ CPD Signpost: HE Research on ‘Effect of the Historic Built Environment on Local Economic Growth in England: An Instrumental Variable Approach’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC HESPR’s ‘News from the Sector’! IHBC calls for member assessors & Building on ‘Plymouth – UK Design Capital shortlist’ 31/08/2026
- IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Parish priest speaks of ‘Blitz spirit’ after fire devastates Leicester church 31/08/2026
- Public Consultation on Historic Environment Policy for NI, to 23/10 31/08/2026
Daily Archives: 14/12/2021
IHBC’s new ‘HESPR News’ feature update: Director’s selection for this month, from RICS review to Swindon’s ‘Flying Saucer’
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, while the Director’s occasional news listing feature this week offers its members links to updates from … Continue reading
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IHBC’s next ‘Scoop for the School’ for 2022: Councillors approve ‘transformative’ regeneration of Aberdeen city centre, market and beachfront
The pedestrianisation of Union Street Central, the creation of a new city market, and the revitalisation of the beach area, with plans for a pier, new green hub, and a state-of-the-art sports area have been approved by Aberdeen City Council, … Continue reading
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IHBC Signpost: Local Area Guidance, The Heritage Fund’s ‘priority outcome’
The Heritage Fund offers guidance designed to help people meet its priority outcome: the local area.
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: Archdaily on ‘5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture’
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 Archdaily highlighting ‘5 Art Movements that Influenced Architecture’ alongside our … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the Charity’s doorstep’: Preservation charity shut down after trustees found using funds for personal benefit
Trustees at the Manor Building Preservation Trust used the charity’s funds to live in a mansion rent-free, to buy high-end cars and give each other salaries of over £128,000, Civil Society reports via the Charity Commission.
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Gove ‘a bit of a catch’ for housing ministry, says former chief architect to BD
Michael Gove is ‘a bit of a catch’ for the renamed Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the former chief architect has said, as Gove’s early planning decisions suggest ‘beauty remains high on new secretary of state’s agenda’. image: … Continue reading
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BRE report finds poor housing is costing NHS £1.4bn a year
A new BRE report – ‘The Cost of Poor Housing in England’ – quantifies the cost burden to the NHS caused by hazards arising from poor quality homes in England, and reveals that 2.6 million homes in England – 11% … Continue reading
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DCMS/AHRC: Research captures and enhances value of UK culture and heritage
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will support a new study to measure the value of UK culture and heritage.
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Trust in local government stayed strong during pandemic, researchers find
The public placed more trust in local authorities than national government in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the findings of a new survey reported by Local Gov. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton
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AHF publishes Annual Review 2020/21
The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) Annual Review details some of its work this year delivering strategic objectives while providing an insight into a number of AHF supported projects across the UK.
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When the Colosseum in Rome Became the Home of Hundreds of Exotic Plant Species
The Colosseum is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy, and thus one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of Europe. But the nature of its appeal to its many visitors has changed over the centuries. … Continue reading
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