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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: 15/03/2022
IHBC opens #IHBCAberdeen2022 School Booking; Options for in-person (strictly limited numbers) and virtual delegates (open access) to hear Griff Rhys Jones (on film) and more explore ‘heritage on the edge’ across up to 4 days of IHBC engagement & learning
The IHBC has opened booking for the 2022 Aberdeen School on 15 & 16-18 June, supported by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils and sponsored by MFL Affinity, and including a film featuring Griff Rhys Jones ‘in conversation’ with the IHBC … Continue reading
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Serious about your staffing plans or career? Keep up with ‘IHBC’s Jobs etc.’ as we headline career-defining posts from archaeology (2) & conservation science to placemaking and more
To help marry employers’ needs and practitioners’ skills, the IHBC regularly updates NewsBlog readers on the diverse career opportunities advertised on our ‘IHBC Jobs etc.’ service, while this round offers both more and less familiar career routes, so sign up … Continue reading
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IHBC’s HESPR ‘Special Interest News’: AJ features HESPR member Purcell for RIBA regional joint shortlist
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 the Architects’ Journal (AJ) on IHBC HESPR member Purcell jointly … Continue reading
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IHBC features ‘Heritage from the (engineers’) doorstep’: Decommissioned Welsh power station to be converted into £36M green energy hub
The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) has purchased the decommissioned coal-fired Aberthaw Power Station in south Wales with the intention of converting it into a compound for green energy production, reports New Civil Engineer. image: for illustration purposes only By Dm4244 … Continue reading
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DEFRA: Apply for Landscape Recovery funding to protect native species and improve rivers
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) explains how land managers and farmers can apply for funding from the Landscape Recovery scheme for wildlife and river projects. image: for illustration purposes only – P Badcock
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Search on for CLC co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down: Closing 31/03
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) which works between industry and government to identify and deliver actions supporting UK construction in building greater efficiency, skills and growth has commenced a search for a new co-chair as Andy Mitchell steps down.
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Holocaust memorial: High Court challenge to monument outside Parliament begins
A legal challenge by the London Parks and Gardens Trust over plans for a Holocaust memorial next to Parliament has started at the High Court. image: for illustration purposes only – Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of … Continue reading
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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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