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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: 15/02/2022
IHBC’s latest Membership Matters now out: Catch up and bring queries to the 2022 AGM and Council on 24/02 – with AGM voting proxies still open for eligible members
The IHBC’s latest Membership Matters offers new updates from the Board, so members can bring thoughts to – and get CPD hours from – the virtual 2022 AGM (and Council) on 24/02, while eligible members can still submit long and, … Continue reading
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PASS THE WORD: IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 launched: ‘Your chance to nominate retired IHBC members and/or successful learners’, closing 31 March
The IHBC’s Marsh Awards, developed in partnership with the Marsh Trust, has launched the two 2022 Awards – for civic contributions by retired members, and for successful learning in heritage skills – with prizes that include £500 and a free place at the IHBC’s Aberdeen 2022 … Continue reading
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REMINDER: IHBC’s AGM Papers issued: All members welcome, so book places and/or register proxies (as eligible), and contact IHBC if papers still needed
The IHBC has issued members of ALL categories the papers for the ‘virtual’ 2022 AGM on 24 February 2022 at 6.00pm, so if you have not received yours, please let us know at admin@ihbc.org.uk – while proxy voting is open to eligible members and … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest Sector News’: ArchDaily on ‘THE RUINS – Architecture Photography Competition’
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 on ‘THE RUINS – Architecture Photography Competition’.
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Work starts on new Lidl inside historic former Liverpool cinema saved from demolition
Work appears to have started on a former cinema in Wavertree which was branded an ‘increasingly rare survivor’, according to The Liverpool Echo. image: Former Abbey Cinema Wavertree – By Phil Nash from Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 & GFDLViews, … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Major overhaul of Middleham racing yard overcomes heritage concerns
A major redevelopment of the racing yard responsible for last northern-trained Derby winner, which could see 35 jobs created in a small rural market town, has been recommended for approval after overcoming heritage concerns. image: Middleham Marketplace – By Joe … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (church) doorstep’: Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral could be handed to HES in radical Church shake-up
The Church of Scotland could hand over St Giles Cathedral to Historic Environment Scotland (HES) as part of a massive shake-up which will also see the number of Kirk ministers in Edinburgh slashed by 40 per cent. image: St Giles … Continue reading
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£44 million Dormant Assets funding unlocked for charities and social enterprises
An additional £44 million allocated to ‘Communities and good causes across England’ through the Dormant Assets Scheme takes the total to almost £850 million over the past decade.
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Heritage Fund’s 2nd DASH report 2021: from pandemic to future planning
The second Digital Attitudes and Skills for Heritage (DASH) survey report offers a unique insight into how the UK heritage sector’s use of digital has evolved during the pandemic.
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Local Green Spaces: new research proves their value to people and nature
New CPRE research has found that a total of 6,515 Local Green Spaces have been designated in the decade since their introduction, which combined totals 30,000 acres of protected green space – an area greater than the city of Manchester.
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Task Force announces further 68 local authorities to receive expert support
The High Streets Task Force has announced that 68 further local authorities will receive a package of expert advice and support, helping to deliver long-term transformation to towns and cities in England. image: Fiona Newton
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Overnight demolition of early Marcel Breuer house described as ‘the most significant loss in recent memory’
Modernist architect Marcel Breuer’s Geller I house in Long Island, which was one of his first homes in the US, has been ‘demolished in the dead of night’ to make way for a tennis court. image: Marcel Breuer by Polygoon … Continue reading
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