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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
Daily Archives: 18/02/2022
REMINDER: IHBC’s AGM Papers and Council invites issued: All members welcome, so book places and/or register proxies (as eligible, by 21/02)
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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Your Prosecutions data please, for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’
New information is sought for IHBC’s ‘LB Prosecutions Database’ so if you have been involved with a case please forward the details to Bob Kindred, who complies the list, at government@ihbc.org.uk.
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UPDATE: IHBC looks to the future with new ‘Affiliate’ arrangements offering improved support for all: ONLY the name changes – to ‘Supporter’ – for those seeking status quo
The IHBC Board’s call to upgrade the Affiliate category – and recognise those with an ‘awareness’ of conservation – means that from April 2022 anyone not securing or applying for assessment as an Affiliate will join a new ‘Supporter’ category, … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £8.5M+ works this week: Museum seeks design team, closing 09/03, valued £540K
The IHBC’s heritage business register HESPR – our Historic Environment Service Providers Recognition quality assurance service – emails members weekly ‘News and Tender Alerts’, and the Director’s pick this week features the call by a major museum for an architectural … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Bid to build workshop near historic mill ‘of national importance’ refused by councillors
‘If it wasn’t for this mill, Keighley would not be the town it is now…’ a conservation officer noted to councillors in a call to reject plans that would see a modern industrial unit built in front of Low Mill, … Continue reading
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Westminster repair plans in chaos after Parliamentary authorities scrap Delivery Body
MP and peers could now remain in Parliament while works are undertaken on the Palace of Westminster following a decision to scrap the sponsor body, reports Politics Home. image: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
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Levelling Up White Paper – THA’s Summary for Heritage with added resources (including IHBC Past Chair)
The Heritage Alliance has produced a summary of England’s Levelling Up White Paper outlining those Missions most relevant to culture and heritage, all informed by a dedicated blogsite from their 2021 Heritage Debate which includes a feature by IHBC Past … Continue reading
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HES: New film ‘explains role in the planning system’
Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has released a new short film explaining their role in the planning system.
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Every church region in the country signs up to become an Eco Diocese ahead of 2030 net zero carbon target
All 42 dioceses in the Church of England have signed up to become an ‘eco diocese’ as part of their commitment to reach carbon net zero target by 2030.
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Get involved with the National Lottery Open Week: 19/03-27/03
Say #ThanksToYou to National Lottery players for their support in making the work you do possible, from Saturday 19 March to Sunday 27 March 2022.
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Pandemic has cost some places nearly a years’ worth of high street sales, new Centre for Cities report reveals
Pandemic has cost some places nearly a years’ worth of high street sales, new Centre for Cities report reveals – Covid-19 has ‘levelled down’ prosperous high streets, but poorer areas face bigger problems this year. image: By © David Illif, … Continue reading
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What price heritage? [Are] Scotland’s ancient buildings to be left to the elements
Scotland’s castles and ancient structures which have stood for hundreds of years could be left to crumble and ‘gracefully die’ rather than undergo work to repair their crumbling masonry. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton
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