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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: 22/04/2022
Good news for #IHBC25: Interdisciplinary IHBC accreditation recognised by Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) for Professionally Qualified Person (PQP) cards
Sector lead the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has recognised the IHBC’s professional accreditation (Full and Associate Members) and support (CPD etc.) in awarding its PQP (Professionally Qualified Person) cards.
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IHBC CPD update #IHBCAberdeen2022 Day School SESSION 1: ‘Environment & Heritage management’ – in person, or online from £25+VAT
After welcomes from Griff Rhys Jones and others, the first session of the IHBC’s Day School on 17 June focusses on the IHBC’s ‘Management’ Area of Competence, with the Chief Executive (CE) of South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands, … Continue reading
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Good news for #IHBC25: IHBC Wales Branch virtual AGM with free CPD – ‘Conservation updates: IHBC and Cadw’, 11/05
IHBC Wales Branch members of all categories have been invited to the next AGM, on 11 May.
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Check out #IHBC25 online: 25 years since we turned professional – with ideas invited on how to mark our heritage and look ahead too
Our new subscription year – April 2022 to March 2023 – will see the IHBC mark a quarter of a century since our incorporation as a professional body supporting and accrediting built and historic environment conservation specialists, so we’re kick-starting … Continue reading
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Good news for #IHBC25: #IHBCAberdeen2022 FREE ‘pre-school’ online CPD: John Edwards on IHBC ToolBox Retrofit Guidance (3/05)
To prep for the Aberdeen School in June, the second of 2 free IHBC ‘pre-School’ events is still on open for booking: #IHBC Aberdeen2022’s Day School speaker John Edwards will explore the IHBC Toolbox ‘Retrofit Guidance’ on 3 May.
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IHBC CPD Update #IHBCAberdeen2022 SESSION 2: Innovation… working with ‘new’ heritage – in person, or online from £25+VAT
After welcomes that include Griff Rhys Jones (video), the second session of the IHBC’s Aberdeen Day School on 17 June targets issues around ‘new heritage’: the nuclear industry; modernism and communities, and the ‘challenging’ heritage of the fossil fuel era … Continue reading
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IHBC’s newest HESPR pick for #IHBC25: £30K works includes national body’s call on guidance, closes 13 May, valued £30K
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 ‘double up’ pick this week features calls from a national heritage body for … Continue reading
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IHBC’s ‘Heritage from the doorstep’: Nottingham scientist’s fury after Shark house added to Oxford heritage register
The Nottingham owner of a famous Oxford property with a 25ft shark sticking out of its roof has spoken of his fury over the council decision to add it to the city heritage register, The Nottingham Post reports. image: SGBailey … Continue reading
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Share your thoughts on historic harbours for NHS-UK survey, closing 6 May
National Historic Ships UK (NHS-UK) is currently researching and writing a report on the protection of harbours and ports of historical significance, and seeks input to a survey closing 6 May. image: for illustration purposes only – Fiona Newton
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NI’s ‘Village Catalyst’ joint project – Bringing new life to old buildings, from the BBC
The BBC has featured a joint project in Norther Ireland (NI) – The Village Catalyst – that helps regenerate village buildings that ‘once played a central role in everyday life but now lie vacant’. image: St. John’s Church of Ireland, … Continue reading
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Sector survey on Landscape Skills and workforce: Closes 11 May
The Landscape Institute has launched its Landscape Skills and Workforce Survey, a new major piece of research to provide new insights into the economic structures and makeup of the landscape industry, closing 11 May. image: The Landscape Institute
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Marks & Spencer: Demolition of Oxford Street store put on hold
The proposed demolition of Marks & Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store has been put on hold as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Michael Gove, who wants the plans scrutinised by ministers to decide the next steps. … Continue reading
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