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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
Monthly Archives: March 2022
The Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF)
Twelve graduates of this year’s Cathedrals’ Workshop Fellowship (CWF) Foundation Degree in Applied Historic Building Conservation & Repair have received their certificates at an Evensong service at Worcester Cathedral on 1 March. image: for illustration purposes only – Worcester Cathedral … Continue reading
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IHBC’s latest CPD Circular now out: Accessible cross-sector support, including #IHBCAberdeen2022 School’s free ‘pre-School’ virtual talk on ‘A Modern Vernacular? Mass Housing…’, 20/04
The IHBC’s regular and free CPD Circular is out, signposting sector-wide learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), including a free pre-School Aberdeen 2022 online talk from Miles Glendinning on ‘mass housing…’, on 20 April, and the 2022 School MarketPlace on … Continue reading
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Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ at IHBC’s ‘blended’ 2022 Aberdeen School: On film, on heritage ‘on the edge’, and more… with delegate options outlined as booking opens 15 March!
The IHBC is delighted to announce that the 2022 Aberdeen School will include a special film with Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC, broadcasting to virtual and in-person delegates at the ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, with … Continue reading
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IHBC Marsh Awards 2022 – ‘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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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £3.4M+ works this week: National Heritage body seeks WHS Condition Survey, closing 14/04, valued up to £40K
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 a national heritage body’s call for a Condition Survey … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Stunning drone images capture church restoration from above
The restoration project for a local J.J. Scoles Roman Catholic Church, documenting repairs to the roof a local, offers a new perspective on its town and the streets that surround it, reports the Great Yarmouth Mercury. image: for illustration purposes … Continue reading
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Historic England updates Tall Buildings Advice
Following a consultation in 2020, and informed by recent developments in planning and recent research, Historic England has updated its Tall Buildings Advice.
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STILL OPEN: Design Council calls on all UK designers, architects, engineers etc. for Design Economy 2021 survey
The Design Council wants to hear from practitioners as part of Design Economy 2021 to ‘better understand who is a designer today, what their personal and professional backgrounds are, and what kind of design they practice’.
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Stonework company fined after employee injured by forklift truck
A stonework company has been fined after an employee was struck by a forklift truck while helping guide a slab.
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Ecclesiastical’s Heritage Heroes announced
Two Heritage Heroes have been recognised for their exceptional service to the UK’s heritage sector in an initiative sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical Sponsored by specialist heritage insurer Ecclesiastical.
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Climate Heritage Network’s survey on Gender and Climate Change
Climate Heritage Network (CHN) members were invited to provide inputs to the UN’s climate agency (the UNFCCC) consultation regarding Gender and Climate Change. Closing [today] 11/03.
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Reduced & more accessible IHBC Affiliate Application Form: Submit by 31/03 to retain ‘Aff’ membership in advance of results in April/May
The IHBC has issued a newly reduced and more accessible Affiliate Application Form to help those current Affiliates successfully applying before 31 March to retain their ‘Affiliate’ membership category title, with assessment results due from April on.
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IHBC Signpost: The role of women in the construction industry
Victoria Brocklesby, COO at Origin, explains her progression to where she is today and why it is important for women in the construction industry and manufacturing to play their part. image: for illustration purposes only – Open Government Licence v3.0
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: BD features Quinlan Terry – ‘Architects don’t know how to produce classical schemes’
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 BDonline on Quinlan Terry and how ‘Architects don’t know how … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (Rep’s) doorstep’: Dundee Repertory Theatre granted A-listed status
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre has registered its pride as its ‘rare and exceptional example of post-war theatre design in Dundee, Scotland has been recognised with A-listed status for its special architectural significance.’
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DCMS Sectors Skills Shortages and Skills Gaps published: 2019
Experimental statistics from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) show skills shortages and gaps in its sectors and sub-sectors (including Creative Industries and the Cultural Sector) for 2019.
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Is £30M underground asset register a waste of taxpayer money?
The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) being created by the Geospatial Commission – part of the Cabinet Office – may be a waste of taxpayer money and lacks rationale, according to an underground asset specialist. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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Technical consultation on consequential changes to permitted development rights: Consultation outcome
The outcome from consultations carried out on consequential changes to permitted development rights has been published with a summary of responses.
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Bennerley Viaduct reopens to public after £1.7m repairs
A Victorian railway bridge, Bennerley Viaduct, is back open to the public after more than five decades of dereliction. image: Grant Shaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses /by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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An East End construction drama on Albert Square
Matthew Grellier, head of construction and engineering at Slater Heelis, assesses the ‘fundamental planning mistakes’ made during the construction of the new Eastenders set that went £30m over budget.
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Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ at IHBC’s ‘blended’ 2022 Aberdeen School: On film, on heritage ‘on the edge’, and more… with delegate options outlined as booking opens 15 March!
The IHBC is delighted to announce that the 2022 Aberdeen School will include a special film with Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC, broadcasting to virtual and in-person delegates at the ‘blended’ Day School on 17 June, with … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £3.7M+ works this week: Council seeks rapid cultural mapping project, closing 04/03, valued to £25K
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 from a Council for a rapid cultural … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Behind the scenes as Morecambe’s Winter Gardens G2* restoration work continues
Work to bring Morecambe’s historic Winter Gardens theatre back to its former glory is continuing at pace, with hoped the Grade 2* listed theatre will open for Easter, The Lancaster Guardian reports. image: for illustration purposes only – Phantom56798, CC … Continue reading
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CLC: Green, Safer, More Productive and Better Resourced – new plans for construction in 2022
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has set out four priorities to deliver a better UK construction sector in 2022, selecting issues where there is the greatest need for collaborative industry action, and the greatest opportunity to deliver positive change.
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Policy Exchange calls for a national tall buildings policy
The advocacy body Policy Exchange has called for a new tall buildings policy to stop high-rises undermining the form and character of cities. image: for illustration purposes only – © User:Colin and Kim Hansen / Wikimedia Commons
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