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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: 08/07/2022
IHBC Marsh Awards for 2022 (and #IHBC25) announced: ‘Retired’ to John Duncan (SC); ‘Learning’ shared by Leask Mackie & Jessica Burrows
Judges in the seventh year of the IHBC Marsh Charitable Trust Awards are delighted to announce the results of the 2022 Awards: The winner of the ‘Community Contributions by a Retired Member of the IHBC Award’ is John Duncan (Scotland … Continue reading
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IHBC welcomes HE Commissioners – appointed and reappointed – including Full IHBC member Nairita Chakraborty
The IHBC has greeted the various new appointments and reappointments by the Secretary of State of new Commissioners of Historic England, welcoming especially the appointment of IHBC member Nairita Chakraborty. image: Open Government Licence v3.0
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New IHBC CPD Circular out: Schools galore, and much more, from #IHBC25 to Swansea 2023
The IHBC’s new-styled, easy access CPD Circular is out, with School signposts back and forward, alongside events, research, awards and more, all in line with our 25th anniversary ambitions for IHBC25.
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IHBC welcomes FMP Architecture and Conservation to HESPR: IHBC’s register of quality-assured conservation and heritage practice
FMP Architecture and Conservation is the latest company to be accepted on to the IHBC conservation and heritage services ‘HESPR’ listing of heritage businesses that benefit from IHBC’s quality assurance.
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IHBC’s HESPR pick from £400K+ of works this week: Council seeks consultancy for Masterplan, Heritage Assessment etc. due 15/07, £120K
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 IHBC Director’s pick for this week is a call from a Council for a … Continue reading
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IHBC features Heritage from the doorstep’: Plans to breathe new life into listed Derby building rejected
Plans for one of Derby’s oldest buildings to become a nursery have been refused over concerns the demolition of a surrounding historic wall would ‘harm the building’s status’, reports The Derby Telegraph. image: for illustration purposes only – JBel, Public domain, … Continue reading
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Historic Environment (Wales) Bill introduced to Senedd Cymr
Cadw’s latest Historic Environment Update 18 reports on the new Historic Environment (Wales) Bill, now introduced into the Senedd Cymru.
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Ireland’s Our Rural Future: New funding stream to support LA purchase of vacant and derelict buildings for community use
Ireland’s Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, announced a new funding stream to support Local Authorities (LAs) to purchase vacant buildings that could be converted and developed for community use.
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£5.5million awarded to conserve cathedrals and churches across the UK by the National Lottery Heritage Fund
Places of worship and community hubs are benefitting from £5.5million of Lottery awards to help conserve cathedrals and churches across the UK. image: for illustration purposes only – Gloucester Cathedral – Joanna Theobald
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Georgia Guidestones: ‘America’s Stonehenge’ demolished after blast
A granite monument in rural Georgia has been demolished for safety reasons after being damaged in a blast. image: By Quentin Melson – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118062388
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